The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2012 were announced tonight during the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. Ben Affleck won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for “Argo.”
Director/producer/actor Kelsey Grammer hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests. Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Frank Capra III; Cedric the Entertainer; Bryan Cranston; Peter Fonda; Kelsey Grammer; Dave Grohl; DGA President Taylor Hackford; Anne Hathaway; Michel Hazanavicius; Helen Hunt; Hugh Jackman; Famke Janssen; Norman Jewison; Suraj Sharma; Martin Short; DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh; Chris Spencer; George Stevens, Jr.; Eric Stonestreet; Quvenzhan๏ฟฝ Wallis; and Sam Waterston.
The winners of the 2012 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement are:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
BEN AFFLECK
“Argo”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
• First Assistant Director: David Webb
• Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
• First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award win.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMERCIALS
ALEJANDRO G. I๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝRRITU
Anonymous Content
“Best Job,” Proctor and Gamble – Wieden + Kennedy
• First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
• Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson
This is Mr. I๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝrritu’s first DGA Award win and second nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Babel in 2006.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
RIAN JOHNSON
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
(AMC)
Mr. Johnson’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
• Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
• First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
• Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
• Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly
This is Mr. Johnson’s first DGA Award win.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMS
BRIAN SMITH
Master Chef, “Episode #305”
(FOX)
Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team:
• Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
• Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski
This is Mr. Smith’s first DGA Award win and third nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 and 2011 for episodes “103” and “201” of Master Chef.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
JAY ROACH
“Game Change”
(HBO)
Mr. Roach’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
• First Assistant Director: Josh King
• Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
• Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea
This is Mr. Roach’s second DGA Award win and second nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL VARIETY
GLENN WEISS
66th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
Mr. Weiss’ Directorial Team:
• Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
• Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider
This is Mr. Weiss’ fourth DGA Awar
