La La Land continued its march towards its expected Oscar success last night as the Directors Guild of America honoured Damien Chazelle with Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film at the 69th DGA Awards.
The win bodes well for Chazelle’s chances at the Academy Awards, as the DGA winner has went on to receive the Best Director Oscar on all but seven occasions.
Other winners on the night includes Garth Davis (First Time Feature Film Director for Lion), Ezra Edelman (Documentary for O.J.: Made in America), Miguel Sapochnik (Dramatic Series for Game of Thrones), Becky Martin (Comedy Series for Veep) and Steven Zaillian (Movies for Television and Miniseries for The Night Of).
Check out a full list of the winners here…
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film
Damien Chazelle – “La La Land”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director
Garth Davis – “Lion”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Miguel Sapochnik – “Game of Thrones,” “The Battle of the Bastards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries
Steven Zaillian – “The Night Of,” “The Beach”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Becky Martin – “Veep,” “Inauguration”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports (Regularly Scheduled Programming)
Don Roy King – “Saturday Night Live,” “Host: Dave Chappelle”
Variety/Talk/News/Sports (Specials)
Glenn Weiss – The 70th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
J. Rupert Thompson – “American Grit,” “The Finale – Over the Falls”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
Tina Mabry – “An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win”
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Derek Cianfrance
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Ezra Edelman – “O.J.: Made in America”
Originally published February 5, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
