74th Directors Guild of America Awards

74th Directors Guild of America Awards
74th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 12, 2022
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Judd Apatow
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion
Best Director Documentary:	Attica – Stanley Nelson Jr.
Best Director First-Time Feature Film:	The Lost Daughter – Maggie Gyllenhaal

The 74th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2021, were presented on March 12, 2022.^[1]^[2] The ceremony was hosted by Judd Apatow, who previously hosted the ceremonies in 2018 and 2020.^[3] The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 26, 2022,^[4]^[5] while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on January 27, 2022.^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Jane Campion – The Power of the Dog Paul Thomas Anderson – Licorice Pizza Kenneth Branagh – Belfast Steven Spielberg – West Side Story Denis Villeneuve – Dune
Documentaries
Stanley Nelson Jr. – Attica Jessica Kingdon – Ascension Raoul Peck – Exterminate All the Brutes Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson – Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin – The Rescue
First-Time Feature Film
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

Television

Drama Series
*Mark Mylod – Succession* for "All the Bells Say"** Kevin Bray – Succession for "Retired Janitors of Idaho" Andrij Parekh – Succession for "What It Takes" Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman – Succession for "Lion in the Meadow" Lorene Scafaria – Succession for "Too Much Birthday"
Comedy Series
*Lucia Aniello – Hacks* for "There Is No Line"** MJ Delaney – Ted Lasso for "No Weddings and a Funeral" Erica Dunton – Ted Lasso for "Rainbow" Sam Jones – Ted Lasso for "Beard After Hours" Mike White – The White Lotus for "Mysterious Monkeys"
Movies for Television and Limited Series
Barry Jenkins – The Underground Railroad Barry Levinson – Dopesick for "First Bottle" Hiro Murai – Station Eleven for "Wheel of Fire" Danny Strong – Dopesick for "The People vs. Purdue Pharma" Craig Zobel – Mare of Easttown
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
*Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live* for "Keegan-Michael Key/Olivia Rodrigo"** Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "#1935" Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for "#1105" David Paul Meyer – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for "#26112" Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for "#830"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Paul Dugdale – Adele One Night Only Ian Berger – The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse" Bo Burnham – Bo Burnham: Inside Stan Lathan – Dave Chappelle: The Closer Glenn Weiss – The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
Reality Programs
*Adam Vetri – Getaway Driver* for "Electric Shock"** Joseph Guidry – Full Bloom for "Final Floral Face Off" Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior for "1304: Qualifiers 4" Ramy Romany – Making the Cut for "Brand Statement" Ben Simms – Running Wild with Bear Grylls for "Gina Carano In The Dolomites"
Children's Programs
*Smriti Mundhra – Through Our Eyes* for "Shelter"** James Bobin – The Mysterious Benedict Society for "A Bunch of Smart Orphans" Michael Lembeck – The J Team Phill Lewis – Head of the Class for "Three More Years" Jeff Wadlow – Are You Afraid of the Dark? for "The Tale of the Darkhouse"

Commercials

Commercials
Bradford Young – Channel 4's "Super. Human." Steve Ayson – Mattress Firm's "Anthem", and Miller Lite's "Award Speech" and "Networking" Kathryn Bigelow – Apple's "Hollywood In Your Pocket" Ian Pons Jewell – Apple's "ECG" and "Sleep", Squarespace's "Time", and Instacart's "Your Mom’s Short Ribs" Henry-Alex Rubin – Sandy Hook Promise's "Teenage Dream"

Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film

Spike Lee^[10]

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Joseph P. Reidy^[11]

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Garry W. Hood^[11]

References

^ 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.
^ "74th Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "74th Annual DGA Awards: Judd Apatow Returning as Host, Beth McCarthy-Miller to Chair". Directors Guild of America. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021". Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ Lewis, Hilary (January 26, 2022). "DGA Awards: 'Succession' Dominates Drama Series Nominees; 'Summer of Soul' and 'The Rescue' Up for Documentary Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 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.
^ Davis, Clayton (January 27, 2022). "DGA Nominations: Jane Campion, Kenneth Branagh and Denis Villeneuve Lead the Directors Field". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
^ Hammond, Pete; Hipes, Patrick (August 18, 2021). "DGA Awards Set 2022 Date & Timeline, Reinstate Theatrical First-Run Rule For Best Picture – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ "DGA Announces 2022 Awards Schedule". Directors Guild of America. August 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
^ Evans, Greg (January 19, 2022). "Spike Lee To Receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award". Deadline. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "DGA Announces Special Award Winners for 74th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

External links

Official website

[1] 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.

[2] "74th Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[3] "74th Annual DGA Awards: Judd Apatow Returning as Host, Beth McCarthy-Miller to Chair". Directors Guild of America. February 10, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2022.

[4] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021". Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[5] Lewis, Hilary (January 26, 2022). "DGA Awards: 'Succession' Dominates Drama Series Nominees; 'Summer of Soul' and 'The Rescue' Up for Documentary Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[6] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2021". Directors Guild of America. January 27, 2022. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[7] Davis, Clayton (January 27, 2022). "DGA Nominations: Jane Campion, Kenneth Branagh and Denis Villeneuve Lead the Directors Field". Variety. Retrieved January 27, 2022.

[8] Hammond, Pete; Hipes, Patrick (August 18, 2021). "DGA Awards Set 2022 Date & Timeline, Reinstate Theatrical First-Run Rule For Best Picture – Update". Deadline. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[9] "DGA Announces 2022 Awards Schedule". Directors Guild of America. August 18, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

[10] Evans, Greg (January 19, 2022). "Spike Lee To Receive DGA Lifetime Achievement Award". Deadline. Retrieved January 19, 2022.

[DGASpecialAwards-11] "DGA Announces Special Award Winners for 74th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

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