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)
Location| The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
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
| ← 73rd · | DGA Awards | · 75th →

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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, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.[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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