68th Directors Guild of America Awards

68th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date February 6, 2016 (2016-02-06)
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

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] The ceremony was hosted by Jane Lynch for the third time.[3] The nominees for the feature film categories were announced on January 12, 2016[4][5] and 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

Documentaries

Matthew Heineman – Cartel Land

First-Time Feature Film

Alex Garland – Ex Machina

Television

Drama Series

David Nutter – Game of Thrones for "Mother's Mercy"

Comedy Series

Chris Addison – Veep for "Election Night"

Miniseries or TV Film

Dee Rees – Bessie

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

Dave Diomedi – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for "Episode #325"

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special

Reality Programs

Adam Vetri – Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge for "Gods of War"

Children's Programs

Kenny Ortega – Descendants

Commercials

Commercials

Andreas Nilsson – Comcast's "Emily's Oz", General Electric's "Time Upon a Once", and Old Spice's "Dad Song"

Lifetime Achievement in Television

Frank Capra Achievement Award

  • Mary Rae Thewlis

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

  • Tom McDermott

References

  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. 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. 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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