| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Directors Guild of America |
| First awarded | 2015 |
| Currently held by | Celine Song for Past Lives (2023) |
| Website | https://www.dga.org  |
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 68th Directors Guild of America Awards.
Winners and nominees
- † – indicates a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.
- ‡ – indicates a nomination for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directing.
2010s
| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 (68th) |
Alex Garland | Ex Machina | |
| Fernando Coimbra | A Wolf at the Door | ||
| Joel Edgerton | The Gift | ||
| Marielle Heller | The Diary of a Teenage Girl | ||
| László Nemes | Son of Saul | ||
| 2016 (69th) |
Garth Davis‡ | Lion | |
| Kelly Fremon Craig | The Edge of Seventeen | ||
| Tim Miller | Deadpool | ||
| Nate Parker | The Birth of a Nation | ||
| Dan Trachtenberg | 10 Cloverfield Lane | ||
| 2017 (70th) |
Jordan Peele† ‡ | Get Out | |
| Geremy Jasper | Patti Cake$ | ||
| William Oldroyd | Lady Macbeth | ||
| Taylor Sheridan | Wind River | ||
| Aaron Sorkin | Molly's Game | ||
| 2018 (71st) |
Bo Burnham | Eighth Grade | |
| Bradley Cooper‡ | A Star Is Born | ||
| Carlos López Estrada | Blindspotting | ||
| Matthew Heineman | A Private War | ||
| Boots Riley | Sorry to Bother You | ||
| 2019 (72nd) |
Alma Har'el | Honey Boy | |
| Mati Diop | Atlantics | ||
| Melina Matsoukas | Queen & Slim | ||
| Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz | The Peanut Butter Falcon | ||
| Joe Talbot | The Last Black Man in San Francisco |
2020s
| Year | Winners and nominees | Film | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (73rd) |
Darius Marder | Sound of Metal | |
| Radha Blank | The 40-Year-Old Version | ||
| Fernando Frías de la Parra | I'm No Longer Here | ||
| Regina King | One Night in Miami... | ||
| Florian Zeller | The Father | ||
| 2021 (74th) |
Maggie Gyllenhaal | The Lost Daughter | |
| Rebecca Hall | Passing | ||
| Tatiana Huezo | Prayers for the Stolen | ||
| Lin-Manuel Miranda | Tick, Tick... Boom! | ||
| Michael Sarnoski | Pig | ||
| Emma Seligman | Shiva Baby | ||
| 2022 (75th) |
Charlotte Wells | Aftersun | |
| Alice Diop | Saint Omer | ||
| Audrey Diwan | Happening | ||
| John Patton Ford | Emily the Criminal | ||
| Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović | Murina | ||
| 2023 (76th) |
Celine Song | Past Lives | |
| Cord Jefferson | American Fiction | ||
| Manuela Martelli | Chile '76 | ||
| Noora Niasari | Shayda | ||
| A. V. Rockwell | A Thousand and One |
References
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015". Directors Guild of America. January 12, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- "68th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- "69th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- "70th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 6, 2018.
- Marotta, Jenna (February 3, 2018). "DGA Awards 2018: Full Winners List, from Guillermo del Toro to Jordan Peele". IndieWire. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- "71st Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 8, 2019. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- Eng, Joyce (February 2, 2019). "2019 DGA Awards live blog: Alfonso Cuaron wins Best Feature Film, Bo Burnham upsets Bradley Cooper". GoldDerby. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- "72nd Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2019". Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
- Vary, Adam B. (April 10, 2021). "Chloé Zhao Wins Top DGA Award for 'Nomadland'". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2020". Directors Guild of America. March 9, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- Chuba, Kirsten; Gajewski, Ryan; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2022). "DGA Awards: Jane Campion and The Power of the Dog Take Top Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2021". Directors Guild of America. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- Tapp, Tom (February 18, 2023). "DGA Awards: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Win for Everything Everywhere All At Once – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2022". Directors Guild of America. January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- Murphy, J. Kim (February 10, 2024). "Christopher Nolan Wins at Directors Guild for Oppenheimer, The Bear and The Last of Us Take TV Prizes: Full DGA Winners List". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2023". Directors Guild of America. January 10, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
External links
- Directors Guild of America (official website)
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