78th Annual DGA Awards: Winners Announced

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2025 were announced tonight during the 78th Annual DGA Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.

Paul Thomas Anderson won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another.

Kumail Nanjiani hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,000 guests.

Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Emily Bader, Sean Baker, Patrick Ball, Yvette Nicole Brown, D’arcy Carden, Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Dearden, Paul W. Downs, Leonardo DiCaprio, DGA Associate National Executive Director/Eastern Executive Director Neil Dudich, Jacob Elordi, Lukas Gage, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Jim Jenkins, Michael B. Jordan, Michael Keaton, Adam Scott, Rhea Seehorn, Kerri Kenny-Silver, Steven Spielberg, Charissa Thompson, J Rupert Thompson, Kerry Washington, and Olivia Wilde.

Associate Director / Stage Manager David Charles was the recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which recognizes extraordinary service to the industry and the Guild, and Commercials 1st AD Gregory G. McCollum was the recipient of the Frank Capra Achievement Award, which is given in recognition of notable career achievements and for outstanding service to the DGA.

Theatrical Feature Film

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2025 is:

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON

One Battle After Another

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Will Weiske
• First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
• Second Assistant Directors: Trevor Tavares, Ian Stone
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Dominic Pacitti, Rafael Sanz-Jimenez
• Additional Second Assistant Directors: Nuekellar Hardy, Chunning Chang, Kit Conners, Kasia Trojak, Tyler Young

This was Anderson’s third DGA Award nomination. Anderson was previously nominated in this category in 2007 for There Will Be Blood and again in 2021 for Licorice Pizza.

Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film for 2025 is:

CHARLIE POLINGER

The Plague

(Independent Film Company)

This was Polinger’s first DGA Award nomination.

Dramatic Series

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2025 is:

AMANDA MARSALIS

The Pitt, “6:00 P.M.”

(HBO Max)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Michelle Lankwarden
• First Assistant Director: Eric Tignini
• Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers, Chloe Huckins
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Michelle Akeley

This was Marsalis’ first DGA Award nomination.

Comedy Series

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2025 is:

SETH ROGEN & EVAN GOLDBERG

The Studio, “The Oner”

(Apple TV)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Shawn Dyrdahl
• First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
• Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress
• Second Second Assistant Director: Denise Anderson Poore
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Abran Trujillo

This was Rogen’s first DGA Award nomination.

This was Goldberg’s first DGA Award nomination.

Limited & Anthology Series

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series for 2025 is:

SHANNON MURPHY

Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”

(FX on Hulu)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Francesca M. Mannix
• First Assistant Director: Julie A. Bloom
• Second Assistant Director: Findlay Ward Zotter
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Kristin Dombroski, Laura E. Rizer

This was Murphy’s first DGA Award nomination.

Movies for Television

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2025 is:

STEPHEN CHBOSKY

Nonnas

(Netflix)

Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Pamela Hirsch, Kara Doherty
• First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
• Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
• Second Second Assistant Director: Cary Lee
• Location Manager: Tatiana Forster

This was Chbosky’s first DGA Award nomination.

Variety

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety for 2025 is:

LIZ PATRICK

SNL50: The Anniversary Special

(NBC)

Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini, Dan Dome
• Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Peter Epstein, Karen Tasch Weiss, Steve Bautista, Joey Despenzero, Frank Fernandez, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Cyndi Owgang, Elise Reaves, Niclana Tolmasoff, Leslie Williams

This was Patrick’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Patrick won the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming awards for Saturday Night Live episodes “Jack Harlow” (2022), “John Mulaney/Chappell Roan” (2024) and with Michael Mancini for “Pedro Pascal/Coldplay” (2023).

Sports

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports for 2025 is:

MATTHEW GANGL

2025 World Series – Game 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays

(FOX Sports)

Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Larry Lancaster, Aaron Stojkov, Bryan Colucci
• Stage Managers: Dominick Tringali, Dan Frank

This was Gangl’s first DGA Award nomination.

Reality / Quiz & Game

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz & Game for 2025 is:

MIKE SWEENEY

Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Austria”

(HBO Max)

Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Jason Chillemi

This was Sweeney’s first DGA Award nomination.

Commercials

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2025 is:

KIM GEHRIG

(Somesuch)

You Can’t Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy

Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: Peter Jackson, John Mattern
• Second Assistant Director: Melina Greene
• Second Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Meador

I’m Not Remarkable – Apple | Client Direct

Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
• Second Assistant Director: Amanda Johnson
• Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Dudley, Clyde Broom

This was Gehrig’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Gehrig previously won in this category in 2022 for The Greatest (Apple) and Run Baby Run (Apple iPhone 13); in 2023 for Run This Town (Apple) and The Travelers (Expedia); and was nominated in 2024 for A Life in Sound (SiriusXM), Am I a Bad Person? (Nike) and Find Your Friends (Apple).

Documentary Film

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film for 2025 is:

MSTYSLAV CHERNOV

2000 Meters to Andriivka

(PBS)

This was Chernov’s second DGA Award nomination. Chernov previously won in this category in 2023 for 20 Days in Mariupol.

Documentary Series / News

The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News for 2025 is:

REBECCA MILLER

Mr. Scorsese, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy”

(Apple TV)

This was Miller’s first DGA Award nomination.

The 78th Annual DGA Awards will take place on February 8, 2026.

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