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Alejandro González Iñárritu wins the DGA Award for Birdman

February 8, 2015 by Gary Collinson

The Directors Guild of America held the 67th annual DGA Awards Dinner in Los Angeles last night, during which Alejandro González Inarritu was honoured with the DGA Award for Oustanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Birdman.

Innaitu was nominated alongside Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Clint Eastwood (American Sniper), Richard Linklater (Boyhood) and Morten Tyldum (The Imitation Game), and the award makrs his second DGA success, having received the DGA Award for Commercials in 2012 for a Proctor and Gamble ad.

Here’s a full list of the winners…

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film
ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
“Homeland,” “From A to B and Back Again” (Showtime)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
JILL SOLOWAY
“Transparent,” “Best New Girl” (Amazon Prime)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
LISA CHOLODENKO
“Olive Kitteridge” (HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
DAVE DIOMEDI
“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,” “Episode #1″ (NBC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
GLENN WEISS
“The 68th Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
ANTHONY B. SACCO
“The Chair,” “The Test” (Starz)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
JONATHAN JUDGE
“100 Things To Do Before High School,” “Pilot” (Nickelodeon)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
NICOLAI FUGLSIG
MJZ

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
LAURA POITRAS
Citizenfour

JAMES BURROWS
Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction

ROBERT BUTLER
Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction

PHILLIP GOLDFARB
Frank Capra Achievement Award

JULIE GELFAND
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

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Originally published February 8, 2015. Updated April 13, 2018.

Filed Under: Awards Season, Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: DGA Award

About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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