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DGA Awards 2003 Winners & Nominees

The 55th Directors Guild of America Awards (2003) took place on March 1, 2003. Chicago won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Chicago
Headline winners

DGA Awards 2003: The Winners

Chicago won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 4 other nominees.

Chicago (2002) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Chicago

2002 · Drama, Comedy, Crime · $307M worldwide

With Rob Marshall

1 win from 1 nomination at the 55th Directors Guild of America Awards (2003)

A spirited performer's pursuit of fame takes a surprising turn when she finds herself on trial for murder. As she navigates the sensationalized media coverage and a manipulative lawyer, she competes with another accused woman for the public's attention. This dazzling musical explores the pursuit of celebrity and the lengths people will go to achieve stardom, all with sharp wit and memorable song-and-dance routines.

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Both DGA Awards 2003 Categories: Winners & Nominees

2 categories and 7 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 · 7 nominations

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DGA Awards 2003 Outstanding Directing – Documentaries

Official name: Documentaries

2 nominees

No winner is recorded for this category.

By genre

The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2003 Winners

Drama led with 4 nominations across 4 films and won 1. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 1 win · 4 nominations · 25%
  2. Crime 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  3. Biography 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  4. Documentary 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. Comedy 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  6. Musical 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  7. Action 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. Adventure 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Fantasy 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. War 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2003 season

How the Rest of the 2003 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2003, with the winner of each top prize. Chicago also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 2003 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 2003: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 55th Directors Guild of America Awards (2003), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 55th Directors Guild of America Awards (2003)?

Chicago (2002) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were The Hours, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The Pianist and Gangs of New York.

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When was the 55th Directors Guild of America Awards (2003)?

The 55th Directors Guild of America Awards (2003) took place on March 1, 2003. The database has 2 categories and 7 nominations for it.