61st Directors Guild of America Awards

The 61st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2008, were presented on January 31, 2009, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 8, 2009, and the nominations for directorial achievement in television, documentaries and commercials were announced on January 9, 2009.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight Gus Van Sant – Milk
Documentaries
Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir Peter Gilbert and Steve James – At the Death House Door Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco – The Judge and the General James Marsh – Man on Wire Gonzalo Arijón – Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains

Feature Film

Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire

David Fincher – The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan – The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant – Milk

Documentaries

Ari Folman – Waltz with Bashir

Peter Gilbert and Steve James – At the Death House Door
Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco – The Judge and the General
James Marsh – Man on Wire
Gonzalo Arijón – Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains

Television

Drama Series
*Dan Attias – The Wire* for "Transitions"** Paris Barclay – In Treatment for "Week 8: Alex" Jack Bender – Lost for "The Constant" Alan Taylor – Mad Men for "The Mountain King" Matthew Weiner – Mad Men for "Meditations in an Emergency"
Comedy Series
*Paul Feig – The Office* for "Dinner Party"** Paris Barclay – Weeds for "The Three Coolers" Julian Farino – Entourage for "Tree Tippers" Beth McCarthy-Miller – 30 Rock for "Reunion" Don Scardino – 30 Rock for "Do-Over"
Miniseries or TV Film
Jay Roach – Recount Bob Balaban – Bernard and Doris Tom Hooper – John Adams Kenny Leon – A Raisin in the Sun Mikael Salomon – The Andromeda Strain
Musical Variety
Bucky Gunts – Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games Louis J. Horvitz – The 80th Annual Academy Awards Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live Chuck O'Neil – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart for "Episode #13107" Glenn Weiss – The 62nd Annual Tony Awards
Daytime Serials
*Larry Carpenter – One Life to Live* for "So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?"** William Ludel – General Hospital for "Luke in Purgatory" Owen Renfroe – General Hospital for "Catch Me If You Can" Noel Maxam – Days of Our Lives for "This Is It" Herbert Stein – Days of Our Lives for "Airplane Crash Aftermath"
Reality Programs
*Tony Croll – America's Next Top Model* for "Episode #1002"** Scott Messick – Pros vs. Joes for "Episode #301" J. Rupert Thompson – Estate of Panic for "That Sinking Feeling" Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "Episode #1303" Kent Weed – I Survived a Japanese Game Show for "A Long Way From Home"
Children's Programs
*Amy Schatz – Classical Baby* for "The Poetry Show"** Matthew Diamond – Camp Rock Paul Hoen – The Cheetah Girls: One World Shawn Ku – The American Mall Lev L. Spiro – Minutemen

Commercials

Commercials
Peter Thwaites – Barclaycard's "Waterslide" and Guinness' "Light Show" Fredrik Bond – Levi's' "First Time" David Fincher – Nike's "Fate", Apple's "Hallway", and Stand Up to Cancer's "Stand Up For Something" Tom Kuntz – FedEx's "Carrier Pigeons", Xbox's "Lips", Skittles' "Pinata", and Got Milk?'s "White Gold Is" Rupert Sanders – Air Jordan's "Clock Tower"

Peter Thwaites – Barclaycard's "Waterslide" and Guinness' "Light Show"

Fredrik Bond – Levi's' "First Time"
David Fincher – Nike's "Fate", Apple's "Hallway", and Stand Up to Cancer's "Stand Up For Something"
Tom Kuntz – FedEx's "Carrier Pigeons", Xbox's "Lips", Skittles' "Pinata", and Got Milk?'s "White Gold Is"
Rupert Sanders – Air Jordan's "Clock Tower"

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Kim Kurumada

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

William M. Brady

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Scott Berger

Honorary Life Member

Roger Ebert

References

Finke, Nikki (January 31, 2009). "'Slumdog' Director Danny Boyle Wins DGA". Deadline. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
King, Susan (February 1, 2009). "Directors Guild names Danny Boyle best director for 'Slumdog Millionaire'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
"All Winners of 2008 DGA Awards and Special Award Recipients". Directors Guild of America. January 31, 2009. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
"DGA Sets Host and Presenters for 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner". Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
Garrett, Diane (January 8, 2009). "DGA unveils director nominees". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2018.
McNary, Dave (January 9, 2009). "'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' top DGA noms". Variety. Retrieved January 20, 2018.

External links

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