Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries
Awarded for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries
Country United States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
First awarded 1991
Currently held by Matthew Heineman for City of Ghosts (2017)

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 44th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1992.

Winners and nominees

1990s

Year Winners and nominees Film Ref.
1991
(44th)		Barbara KoppleAmerican Dream [1]
Eleanor Coppola, Fax Bahr, and George HickenlooperHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
Albert Maysles, Bob Eisenhardt, Susan Froemke, and Peter GelbSoldiers of Music: Rostropovich Returns to Russia
Alan RaymondDoing Time: Life Inside the Big House
1992
(45th)		Joe Berlinger and Bruce SinofskyBrother's Keeper [2]
Ric BurnsThe Donner Party
Mark StoufferBraving Alaska
1993
(46th)		Barbara KoppleFallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson [3]
Shari CooksonSkinheads USA: Soldiers of the Race War
Bruce Kuerten and John DiJulioFrom Fields of Promise
Susan RaymondI Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary School
Susan SteinbergAmerican Masters for "Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time"
1994
(47th)		Steve JamesHoop Dreams [4]
Dan Geller and Dayna GoldfineFrosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm
Jyll JohnstoneMartha & Ethel
Susan Todd and Andrew YoungLives in Hazard
Bethany YarrowMama Awethu!
1995
(48th)		Terry ZwigoffCrumb [5]
Deborah HoffmannComplaints of a Dutiful Daughter
Freida Lee MockMaya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision
Bill Van DaalenIndianapolis: Ship of Doom
Helen WhitneyAmerican Masters for "Richard Avedon: Darkness and Light"
1996
(49th)		Al PacinoLooking for Richard [6]
Joe Berlinger and Bruce SinofskyParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills
Leon GastWhen We Were Kings
Jeanne Jordan and Steven AscherTroublesome Creek: A Midwestern
Isaac MizrahiThe Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century for "Slaughter"
1997
(50th)		Michael Uys and Lexy LovellRiding the Rails [7]
Ellen Hovde and Muffie MeyerLiberty! The American Revolution for "Blows Must Decide"
John O'HaganWonderland
Michele OhayonColors Straight Up
Peter RosenFirst Person Singular: I.M. Pei
1998
(51st)		Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert and Gordon QuinnVietnam, Long Time Coming [8]
Matthew DiamondDancemaker
Susan LacyAmerican Masters for "Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note"
Nigel NobleGreat Performances for "Porgy and Bess: An American Voice"
Kyra ThompsonDying to Tell the Story
1999
(52nd)		Nanette Burstein and Brett MorgenOn the Ropes [9]
Barry W. BlausteinBeyond the Mat
Marc LevinThug Life in D.C.
Errol MorrisMr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.
Gary WeimbergThe Double Life of Ernesto Gomez-Gomez

2000s

Year Winners and nominees Film Ref.
2000
(53rd)		Charles BravermanHigh School Boot Camp [10]
Laurie CollyerNuyorican Dream
Mark LewisThe Natural History of the Chicken
Michael MierendorfBroken Child
David de VriesThe True Story of the Bridge on the River Kwai
2001
(54th)		Chris Hegedus and Jehane NoujaimStartup.com [11]
Charles BravermanRocky and Rolanda
Stephen IvesAmato: A Love Affair with Opera
Frances Reid and Deborah HoffmannLong Night's Journey Into Day
Martin J. SpinelliLife on Jupiter: The Story of Jens Nygaard, Musician
2002
(55th)		Tasha OldhamThe Smith Family [12]
Charles BravermanBottom of the Ninth
Rebecca Cammisa and Rob FruchtmanSister Helen
Malcolm Clarke and Stuart SenderPrisoner of Paradise
Leah MahanSweet Old Song
2003
(56th)		Nathaniel KahnMy Architect [13]
Sam Green and Bill SiegelThe Weather Underground
Andrew JareckiCapturing the Friedmans
Errol MorrisThe Fog of War
José PadilhaBus 174
2004
(57th)		Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi FalorniThe Story of the Weeping Camel [14]
Zana Briski and Ross KauffmanBorn into Brothels
Ross McElweeBright Leaves
Michael MooreFahrenheit 9/11
Jehane NoujaimControl Room
2005
(58th)		Werner HerzogGrizzly Man [15]
Kief Davidson and Richard LadkaniThe Devil's Miner
Sean McAllisterThe Liberace of Baghdad
Rupert MurrayUnknown White Male
Brent Renaud and Craig RenaudOff to War: Welcome to Baghdad
2006
(59th)		Arūnas MatelisBefore Flying Back to Earth [16]
Amy J. BergDeliver Us from Evil
Michael GlawoggerWorkingman's Death
James LongleyIraq in Fragments
Jean-Henri MeunierIci Najac, A Vous La Terre
2007
(60th)		Asger LethGhosts of Cité Soleil [17]
Ken Burns and Lynn NovickThe War
Alex GibneyTaxi to the Dark Side
Richard E. RobbinsOperation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience
Barbet SchroederTerror's Advocate
2008
(61st)		Ari FolmanWaltz with Bashir [18]
Peter Gilbert and Steve JamesAt the Death House Door
Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio LanfrancoThe Judge and the General
James MarshMan on Wire
Gonzalo ArijónStranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains
2009
(62nd)		Louie PsihoyosThe Cove [19]
Sacha GervasiAnvil! The Story of Anvil
Mai IskanderGarbage Dreams
Robert KennerFood, Inc.
Geoffrey SmithThe English Surgeon
Agnès VardaThe Beaches of Agnès

2010s

Year Winners and nominees Film Ref.
2010
(63rd)		Charles FergusonInside Job [20]
Lixin FanLast Train Home
Alex GibneyClient 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Davis GuggenheimWaiting for "Superman"
Tim Hetherington and Sebastian JungerRestrepo
2011
(64th)		James MarshProject Nim [21]
Joe Berlinger and Bruce SinofskyParadise Lost 3: Purgatory
Steve JamesThe Interrupters
Richard PressBill Cunningham New York
Martin ScorseseGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World
2012
(65th)		Malik BendjelloulSearching for Sugar Man [22]
Kirby DickThe Invisible War
David FranceHow to Survive a Plague
Lauren GreenfieldThe Queen of Versailles
Alison KlaymanAi Weiwei: Never Sorry
2013
(66th)		Jehane NoujaimThe Square [23]
Zachary HeinzerlingCutie and the Boxer
Joshua OppenheimerThe Act of Killing
Sarah PolleyStories We Tell
Lucy WalkerThe Crash Reel
2014
(67th)		Laura PoitrasCitizenfour [24]
Dan KraussThe Kill Team
John Maloof and Charlie SiskelFinding Vivian Maier
Jesse MossThe Overnighters
Orlando von EinsiedelVirunga
2015
(68th)		Matthew HeinemanCartel Land [25]
Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai VasarhelyiMeru
Liz GarbusWhat Happened, Miss Simone?
Alex GibneyGoing Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Asif KapadiaAmy
2016
(69th)		Ezra EdelmanO.J.: Made in America [26]
Otto BellThe Eagle Huntress
Josh Kriegman and Elyse SteinbergWeiner
Raoul PeckI Am Not Your Negro
Roger Ross WilliamsLife, Animated
2017
(70th)		Matthew HeinemanCity of Ghosts [27]
Ken Burns and Lynn NovickThe Vietnam War
Bryan FogelIcarus
Steve JamesAbacus: Small Enough to Jail
Errol MorrisWormwood

Multiple wins and nominations

Wins Nominations Name (Year)
2 3 Jehane Noujaim (2001, 2004, 2013)
2 Barbara Kopple (1991, 1993)
2 Matthew Heineman (2015, 2017)
1 4 Steve James (1994, 2008, 2011, 2017)
3 Joe Berlinger (1992, 2006, 2011)
3 Bruce Sinofsky (1992, 2006, 2011)
3 Charles Braverman (2000, 2001, 2002)
2 Peter Gilbert (1998, 2008)
2 James Marsh (2008, 2011)
0 3 Errol Morris (1999, 2003, 2017)
3 Alex Gibney (2007, 2010, 2015)
2 Deborah Hoffmann (1995, 2001)
2 Ken Burns (2007, 2017)
2 Lynn Novick (2007, 2017)

References

  1. ↑ "44th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  2. ↑ "45th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  3. ↑ "46th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  4. ↑ "47th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  5. ↑ "48th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  6. ↑ "49th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  7. ↑ "50th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  8. ↑ "51st Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  9. ↑ "52nd Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "53rd Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ "54th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ "55th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  13. ↑ "56th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "57th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "58th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  16. ↑ "59th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ "60th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  18. ↑ "61st Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ "62nd Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ "63rd Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  21. ↑ "64th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  22. ↑ "65th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  23. ↑ "66th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  24. ↑ "67th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  25. ↑ "68th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  26. ↑ "69th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
  27. ↑ "70th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
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