Directors Guild of America Award
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Directors Guild of America Award
The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America . The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith . The statues are made by New York firm , Society Awards .
Categories
Competitive categories
Special awards
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film : since 1952 (until 1999 as D.W. Griffith Award)
Lifetime Achievement in Television: since 2014
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction: since 1995
Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction: since 1991
Honorary Life Member
Frank Capra Achievement Award : since 1979
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award: since 1983
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award: since 1990
Presidents Award: since 1997
Diversity Award: since 1996
Discontinued categories
Actuality: 1977 to 1980
Daytime Serials : 1991 to 2012
Documentary / Actuality: 1982 to 1990
Documentary / News: 1971 to 1981
Documentary Television: 1977 to 1981
Drama Show Day: 1983 to 1994
Golden Jubilee Special Award: 1986
Musical Variety : 1971 to 2012
Outstanding Television Director: 1971 to 1975
Preston Sturges Award: 1990, 1991, 1993
Specials / Movies for TV / Actuality: 1976 to 1981
Sports: 1984 to 1990
Television: 1953 to 1970
Winners - Motion Picture
Lifetime Achievement Award
(formerly the D. W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award)
Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film
+ - Director won the Academy Award .
? - Director did not win the Academy Award .
§ - Director was not nominated for Academy Award that year.
** - Film also won the Academy Award for Best Picture .
¿ - Originally, the DGA used a non-calendar year for its award. Both films competed in the 22nd Academy Awards for 1949, and both directors were nominated for Best Director ; Mankiewicz won. All the King's Men won Best Picture ; Rossen 's DGA was not awarded until after the Oscars. (Beginning with the 1951 award in 1952, the DGA has been always awarded before the Oscars.)Outstanding Achievement in Documentary
Outstanding Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Winners - Television
Lifetime Achievement Award
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials (1991-2012)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs (2005-present)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Series (2013-present)
Note: This award is for regular programming. Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Special (2013-present)
Note: This award is for special programs. External links