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Guillermo del Toro wins the DGA Award for The Shape of Water

February 4, 2018 by Gary Collinson

Having enjoyed success at the Golden Globes and PGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro added the Directors Guild of America’s Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film award to his mantelpiece last night at the DGA Awards, putting the filmmaker firmly in the driving seat for Best Director at the Oscars with his fantasy romance The Shape of Water.

Also honoured by the DGA were Jordan Peele (First Time Feature Award for Get Out), Reed Morano (Dramatic Series for The Handmaid’s Tale), Jean-Marc Vallee (Miniseries for Big Little Lies), Beth McCarthy Miller (Comedy Series for Veep) and Niki Caro (Children’s Series for Anne with an E). Here’s the full list of winners, via Deadline…

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
GUILLERMO del TORO

DRAMATIC SERIES
REED MORANO
The Handmaid’s Tale, “Offred”

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI SERIES
JEAN MARC VALLÉE
Big Little Lies

COMMERCIALS
MARTIN de THURAH

 

COMEDY SERIES
BETH MCCARTHY MILLER
Veep, “Chicklet”

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT OF A FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR
JORDAN PEELE
Get Out

DOCUMENTARY
MATTHEW HEINEMAN
City of Ghosts

REALITY PROGRAMS
BRIAN SMITH
MasterChef, “Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks”

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
GLENN WEISS
The 89th Annual Academy Awards

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live, “Host: Jimmy Fallon”

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
NIKI CARO
Anne with an E, “Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny”

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Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television Tagged With: Beth McCarthy Miller, DGA Awards, Guillermo del Toro, Jean-Marc Vallée, Jordan Peele, Niki Caro, Reed Morano

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is a film, TV and digital content producer and writer, who is the founder of the pop culture website Flickering Myth and producer of the gothic horror feature film 'The Baby in the Basket' and the upcoming suspense thriller 'Death Among the Pines'.

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