74th Directors Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for film and television directing in 2021

74th Directors Guild of America Awards

Date| March 12, 2022 (2022-03-12)
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
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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

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### Film

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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

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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

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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

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* Spike Lee[10]

### Frank Capra Achievement Award

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* Joseph P. Reidy[11]

### Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

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* Garry W. Hood[11]

## References

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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.
11. ^ a b "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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