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DGA Awards Winners & Nominees by Year

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards honor exceptional directorial achievements in film, television, and commercials, as recognized by peers in the directing community. This page has 76 ceremonies from 1948 to 2026: 548 nominations and 104 winners.

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first year here
1948
nominations
548
winners
104
Latest ceremony 78th Directors Guild of America Awards (2026) February 7, 2026 · Outstanding Directing – Feature Film: One Battle After Another
Next DGA Awards Not on the calendar yet. Expected in February 2027, the month it is usually held. Awards calendar
Latest · 2026

78th Directors Guild of America Awards (2026): The Winners

One Battle After Another won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film on February 7, 2026. The main categories at a glance; the ceremony page has every nominee.

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One Battle After Another (2025) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

One Battle After Another

2025 · Action, Crime, Drama · Echo Score 80 · $213M worldwide

With Paul Thomas Anderson

1 win from 1 nomination at the 78th Directors Guild of America Awards (2026)

Washed‑up revolutionary Bob (Leonardo DiCaprio) lives in a haze of paranoia, eking out an off‑grid existence with his spirited, self‑reliant daughter Willa (Chase Infiniti). When his sinister nemesis (Sean Penn) resurfaces after sixteen years and Willa disappears, the former radical races against time to locate her, forcing both father and daughter to confront the lingering fallout of his past activism.

About One Battle After Another
Records

The Most-Awarded People at the DGA Awards

No film has won more than once at the DGA Awards in the database. Steven Spielberg leads the people with 3 wins from 13 nominations. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

People With the Most DGA Awards

  1. Steven Spielberg, 3 wins from 13 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Steven Spielberg 3 of 13 nominations won · last 2023
    3 /13
  2. Fred Zinnemann, 2 wins from 6 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Fred Zinnemann 2 of 6 nominations won · last 1978
    2 /6
  3. Francis Ford Coppola, 2 wins from 5 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Francis Ford Coppola 2 of 5 nominations won · last 1991
    2 /5
  4. Ron Howard, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Ron Howard 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2009
    2 /4
  5. Ang Lee, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Ang Lee 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2013
    2 /4
  6. George Stevens, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the DGA Awards
    George Stevens 2 of 4 nominations won · last 1960
    2 /4
  7. Matthew Heineman, 2 wins from 4 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Matthew Heineman 2 of 4 nominations won · last 2023
    2 /4
  8. Oliver Stone, 2 wins from 3 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Oliver Stone 2 of 3 nominations won · last 1992
    2 /3
  9. Alfonso Cuarón, 2 wins from 2 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Alfonso Cuarón 2 of 2 nominations won · last 2019
    2 /2
  10. Robert Wise, 2 wins from 2 nominations at the DGA Awards
    Robert Wise 2 of 2 nominations won · last 1966
    2 /2
Year by year

DGA Awards Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Winners by Year

Every Outstanding Directing – Feature Film winner in the database since 1950. Pick a decade to jump to it; every year links to its full results.

DGA Awards in the 2020s

7 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 2026
    One Battle After Another (2025) movie poster One Battle After Another Paul Thomas Anderson
  2. DGA Awards 2025
    Anora (2024) movie poster Anora Sean Baker
  3. DGA Awards 2024
    Oppenheimer (2023) movie poster Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan
  4. DGA Awards 2023
    Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) movie poster Everything Everywhere All at Once
  5. DGA Awards 2022
    The Power of the Dog (2021) movie poster The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
  6. DGA Awards 2021
    Nomadland (2020) movie poster Nomadland Chloé Zhao
  7. DGA Awards 2020
    1917 (2019) movie poster 1917 Sam Mendes

DGA Awards in the 2010s

10 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 2019
    Roma (2018) movie poster Roma Alfonso Cuarón
  2. DGA Awards 2018
    The Shape of Water (2017) movie poster The Shape of Water Guillermo del Toro
  3. DGA Awards 2017
    La La Land (2016) movie poster La La Land Damien Chazelle
  4. DGA Awards 2016
    The Revenant (2015) movie poster The Revenant Alejandro G. Iñárritu
  5. DGA Awards 2015
    No top prize winner recorded
  6. DGA Awards 2014
    Gravity (2013) movie poster Gravity Alfonso Cuarón
  7. DGA Awards 2013
    Argo (2012) movie poster Argo Ben Affleck
  8. DGA Awards 2012
    Con Artist (2010) movie poster Con Artist Michel Hazanavicius
  9. DGA Awards 2011
    The King's Speech (2010) movie poster The King's Speech Tom Hooper
  10. DGA Awards 2010
    The Hurt Locker (2009) movie poster The Hurt Locker Kathryn Bigelow

DGA Awards in the 1990s

9 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 1999
    Saving Private Ryan (1998) movie poster Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg
  2. DGA Awards 1998
    Titanic (1997) movie poster Titanic James Cameron
  3. DGA Awards 1997
    The English Patient (1996) movie poster The English Patient Anthony Minghella
  4. DGA Awards 1996
    Apollo 13 (1995) movie poster Apollo 13 Ron Howard
  5. DGA Awards 1995
    Forrest Gump (1994) movie poster Forrest Gump Robert Zemeckis
  6. DGA Awards 1994
    Schindler's List (1993) movie poster Schindler's List Steven Spielberg
  7. DGA Awards 1992
    The Silence of the Lambs (1991) movie poster The Silence of the Lambs Jonathan Demme
  8. DGA Awards 1991
    Dances with Wolves (1990) movie poster Dances with Wolves Kevin Costner
  9. DGA Awards 1990
    Born on the Fourth of July (1989) movie poster Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone

DGA Awards in the 1980s

9 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 1988
    The Last Emperor (1987) movie poster The Last Emperor Bernardo Bertolucci
  2. DGA Awards 1987
    Platoon (1986) movie poster Platoon Oliver Stone
  3. DGA Awards 1986
    The Color Purple (1985) movie poster The Color Purple Steven Spielberg
  4. DGA Awards 1985
    Winners not recorded
  5. DGA Awards 1984
    Terms of Endearment (1983) movie poster Terms of Endearment James L. Brooks
  6. DGA Awards 1983
    Gandhi (1983) movie poster Gandhi Richard Attenborough
  7. DGA Awards 1982
    Reds (1981) movie poster Reds Warren Beatty
  8. DGA Awards 1981
    Ordinary People (1980) movie poster Ordinary People Robert Redford
  9. DGA Awards 1980
    Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) movie poster Kramer vs. Kramer Robert Benton

DGA Awards in the 1970s

10 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 1979
    The Deer Hunter (1978) movie poster The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino
  2. DGA Awards 1978
    Winners not recorded
  3. DGA Awards 1977
    Rocky II (1979) movie poster Rocky II John G. Avildsen
  4. DGA Awards 1976
    One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) movie poster One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Milos Forman
  5. DGA Awards 1975
    The Godfather: Part II (1974) movie poster The Godfather: Part II Francis Ford Coppola
  6. DGA Awards 1974
    The Sting (1973) movie poster The Sting George Roy Hill
  7. DGA Awards 1973
    The Godfather (1972) movie poster The Godfather Francis Ford Coppola
  8. DGA Awards 1972
    Winners not recorded
  9. DGA Awards 1971
    Patton (1970) movie poster Patton Franklin J. Schaffner
  10. DGA Awards 1970
    Midnight Cowboy (1969) movie poster Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger

DGA Awards in the 1960s

10 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 1969
    Winners not recorded
  2. DGA Awards 1968
    The Graduate (1967) movie poster The Graduate Mike Nichols
  3. DGA Awards 1967
    A Man for All Seasons (1966) movie poster A Man for All Seasons Fred Zinnemann
  4. DGA Awards 1966
    The Sound of Music (1965) movie poster The Sound of Music Robert Wise
  5. DGA Awards 1965
    My Fair Lady (1964) movie poster My Fair Lady George Cukor
  6. DGA Awards 1964
    Tom Jones (1963) movie poster Tom Jones Tony Richardson
  7. DGA Awards 1963
    Winners not recorded
  8. DGA Awards 1962
    West Side Story (1961) movie poster West Side Story Jerome Robbins
  9. DGA Awards 1961
    The Apartment (1960) movie poster The Apartment Billy Wilder
  10. DGA Awards 1960
    Ben-Hur (1959) movie poster Ben-Hur William Wyler

DGA Awards in the 1950s

9 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 1958
    Gigi (1958) movie poster Gigi Vincente Minnelli
  2. DGA Awards 1957
    The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) movie poster The Bridge on the River Kwai David Lean
  3. DGA Awards 1956
    Giant (1956) movie poster Giant George Stevens
  4. DGA Awards 1955
    Marty (1955) movie poster Marty Delbert Mann
  5. DGA Awards 1954
    On the Waterfront (1954) movie poster On the Waterfront Elia Kazan
  6. DGA Awards 1953
    From Here to Eternity (1953) movie poster From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann
  7. DGA Awards 1952
    The Quiet Man (1952) movie poster The Quiet Man John Ford
  8. DGA Awards 1951
    A Place in the Sun (1951) movie poster A Place in the Sun George Stevens
  9. DGA Awards 1950
    All About Eve (1950) movie poster All About Eve Joseph L. Mankiewicz

DGA Awards in the 1940s

2 ceremonies All decades
  1. DGA Awards 1949
    Winners not recorded
  2. DGA Awards 1948
    Winners not recorded
Dates

DGA Awards Dates on the Awards Calendar

The latest 3 DGA Awards dates on the awards calendar, with the venue where it is known. Past years link to their results.

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  1. Feb 7 Sat Directors Guild of America Awards logo
    78th Directors Guild of America Awards

    · Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA, USA

    Results
  2. Feb 8 Sat Directors Guild of America Awards logo
    77th Directors Guild of America Awards

    · Beverly Hills, CA, USA

    Results
  3. Feb 10 Sat Directors Guild of America Awards logo
    76th Directors Guild of America Awards

    Results
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Awards Like the DGA Awards

The award bodies closest to the DGA Awards: Annie Awards (33 ceremonies since 1991), Artios Awards (18 ceremonies since 2008), PGA Awards (3 ceremonies since 2020) and WGA Awards (3 ceremonies since 2004). Then the other 15 award bodies in the database. Each page lists its winners and nominees by year.

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DGA Awards: Questions & Answers

The latest winners, the most-awarded film, the most-awarded person, how far back the results go and the next date of the Directors Guild of America Awards, answered from the database.

Who won at the latest DGA Awards?

The latest ceremony in the database is the 78th Directors Guild of America Awards (2026), held on February 7, 2026. One Battle After Another (2025) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The ceremony had 3 categories and 15 nominations.

78th Directors Guild of America Awards winners

Which movie has won the most DGA Awards?

No film has won more than one of the DGA Awards in the database. The latest Outstanding Directing – Feature Film went to One Battle After Another (2025) at the 78th Directors Guild of America Awards (2026).

78th Directors Guild of America Awards winners

Who has won the most DGA Awards?

Steven Spielberg has won 3 times at the DGA Awards, from 13 nominations: the most of anyone named in a category in the database.

Steven Spielberg's awards

How many DGA Awards ceremonies are in the database?

The database has 76 ceremonies of the Directors Guild of America Awards, from 1948 to 2026, with 548 nominations and 104 winners. Years without a page are missing from the source data.

When is the next DGA Awards ceremony?

The date of the next ceremony is not on the calendar yet. The DGA Awards ceremony is usually held in February (11 of its last 20 dates), so the next one is expected in February 2027.

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