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52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000)
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DGA Awards 2000 Winners & Nominees

The 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000) took place on March 11, 2000. American Beauty won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
American Beauty
Headline winners

DGA Awards 2000: The Winners

American Beauty won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 4 other nominees.

American Beauty (1999) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

American Beauty

1999 · Drama · $356M worldwide

With Sam Mendes

1 win from 1 nomination at the 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000)

A poignant drama about a man named Lester Burnham experiencing a midlife crisis. Dissatisfied with his stagnant life, he begins a transformative journey that challenges the conventions of suburban existence. His unconventional behavior causes friction with his wife and daughter, who find it difficult to understand his sudden change. As Lester seeks freedom and joy, his attention turns to Angela Hayes, the alluring friend of his daughter Jane, leading to a provocative exploration of desire and identity.

About American Beauty
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Both DGA Awards 2000 Categories: Winners & Nominees

2 categories and 8 nominations. The winner of each comes first, on a green row. Search for a film or a person, show only the winners, or jump straight to a category.

2 categories · 8 nominations

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Movie marathon

The DGA Awards 2000 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000), back to back: 11 hours 27 minutes.

Total running time 11h 27m 11 hours 27 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Green Mile 3h 9m
Shortest
The Sixth Sense 1h 47m
By genre

The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2000 Winners

Drama led with 6 nominations across 6 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 6 nominations · 33%
  2. Documentary 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  3. Biography 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  4. Sport 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  5. Mystery 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Fantasy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  7. Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  8. Crime 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Comedy 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Romance 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2000 season

How the Rest of the 2000 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 2000, with the winner of each top prize. American Beauty also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2000 awards
Earlier years

Previous DGA Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The DGA Awards page has every year back to 1948.

Every DGA Awards ceremony

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DGA Awards 2000: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000)?

American Beauty (1999) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were The Green Mile, Being John Malkovich, The Insider and The Sixth Sense.

About American Beauty

When was the 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000)?

The 52nd Directors Guild of America Awards (2000) took place on March 11, 2000. The database has 2 categories and 8 nominations for it.