68th Directors Guild of America Awards

68th Directors Guild of America Awards
68th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	February 6, 2016
Location	Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Jane Lynch
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	The Revenant – Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Best Director Documentary:	Cartel Land – Matthew Heineman
Best Director First-Time Feature Film:	Ex Machina – Alex Garland
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/2010s/2015.aspx?value=2015

The 68th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2015, were presented on February 6, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.^[1]^[2] Jane Lynch hosted the ceremony for the third time.^[3] The nominees for the feature film categories were announced on January 12, 2016.^[4]^[5] The nominations for directing achievements in television, documentaries and commercials were announced on January 13, 2016.^[6]^[7]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Alejandro G. Iñárritu – The Revenant Tom McCarthy – Spotlight Adam McKay – The Big Short George Miller – Mad Max: Fury Road Ridley Scott – The Martian
Documentaries
Matthew Heineman – Cartel Land Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi – Meru Liz Garbus – What Happened, Miss Simone? Alex Gibney – Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief Asif Kapadia – Amy
First-Time Feature Film
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

Television

Drama Series
*David Nutter – Game of Thrones* for "Mother's Mercy"** Michael Engler – Downton Abbey for "Episode Eight" Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for "The Tradition of Hospitality" Steven Soderbergh – The Knick for "Williams and Walker" Matthew Weiner – Mad Men for "Person to Person"
Comedy Series
*Chris Addison – Veep* for "Election Night"** Louis C.K. – Louie for "Sleepover" Mike Judge – Silicon Valley for "Binding Arbitration" Gail Mancuso – Modern Family for "White Christmas" Jill Soloway – Transparent for "Kina Hora"
Miniseries or TV Film
Dee Rees – Bessie Angela Bassett – Whitney Laurie Collyer – The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe Paul Haggis – Show Me a Hero Kenny Leon and Matthew Diamond – The Wiz Live!
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
*Dave Diomedi – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon* for "Episode #325"** Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for "#1334" Ryan McFaul and Amy Schumer – Inside Amy Schumer for "12 Angry Men" Chuck O'Neil – The Daily Show with John Stewart for "Episode #20142" Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest Demi Lovato"
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Sofia Coppola – A Very Murray Christmas Hamish Hamilton – The 87th Annual Academy Awards Beth McCarthy-Miller – Adele Live in New York City Chris Rock – Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Reality Programs
*Adam Vetri – Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge* for "Gods of War"** Brady Connell – The Great Christmas Light Fight for "Episode 304" Ken Fuchs – Shark Tank for "702" Steve Hryniewicz – Cutthroat Kitchen for "Superstar Sabotage Finale: It's Raining Ramen" Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "Bring the Fun, Baby!"
Children's Programs
Kenny Ortega – Descendants Paul Hoen – Invisible Sister Joey Mazzarino – Sesame Street for "The Cookie Thief" Amy Schatz – Saving My Tomorrow for "Part 3" Sasie Sealy – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street for "Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist"

Commercials

Commercials
Andreas Nilsson – Comcast's "Emily's Oz", General Electric's "Time Upon a Once", and Old Spice's "Dad Song" Juan Cabral – IKEA's "Monkeys" and Lurpak's "Freestyle" Miles Jay – ESPN's "It Can Wait" Tom Kuntz – Old Spice's "So It Begins", Heineken's "The Chase", and Clash of Clans' "Revenge" Steve Rogers – Nike Golf's "Ripple" and Nike's "Snow Day"

Lifetime Achievement in Television

Joe Pytka

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Mary Rae Thewlis

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Tom McDermott

References

^ Kilday, Gregg (February 6, 2016). "2016 DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ "68th Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ Petski, Denise (July 22, 2015). "DGA Awards 2016 Timeline Announced". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
^ Tapley, Kristopher (January 12, 2016). "Alejandro G. Inarritu, Tom McCarthy, Adam McKay, George Miller, Ridley Scott Land DGA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015". Directors Guild of America. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2016). "DGA Awards Nominations Set For TV & Documentaries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2015". Directors Guild of America. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

External links

68th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

[1] Kilday, Gregg (February 6, 2016). "2016 DGA Awards: The Complete Winners List". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[2] "68th Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[3] Petski, Denise (July 22, 2015). "DGA Awards 2016 Timeline Announced". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 8, 2018.

[4] Tapley, Kristopher (January 12, 2016). "Alejandro G. Inarritu, Tom McCarthy, Adam McKay, George Miller, Ridley Scott Land DGA Nominations". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2016.

[5] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2015". Directors Guild of America. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[6] Hipes, Patrick (January 13, 2016). "DGA Awards Nominations Set For TV & Documentaries". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

[7] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2015". Directors Guild of America. January 13, 2016. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

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