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DGA Awards 2006 Winners & Nominees

The 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006) took place on January 28, 2006. Brokeback Mountain won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Brokeback Mountain
Headline winners

DGA Awards 2006: The Winners

Brokeback Mountain won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 4 other nominees.

Brokeback Mountain (2005) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Brokeback Mountain

2005 · Drama, Romance, Western · $178M worldwide

With Ang Lee

1 win from 1 nomination at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006)

In the rugged landscape of Wyoming, two cowboys, the rough-edged Jack Twist and the reserved Ennis Del Mar, develop a surprising connection while working on Brokeback Mountain. What begins as a summer job evolves into a complex and enduring relationship, marked by stolen moments and unspoken desires. As they return to their separate lives, the pull between them persists, forcing them to confront the societal constraints and personal sacrifices that define their unconventional love.

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Full results

Both DGA Awards 2006 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 2006 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006), back to back: 10 hours 17 minutes.

Total running time 10h 17m 10 hours 17 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Munich 2h 44m
Shortest
Good Night, and Good Luck. 1h 33m
By genre

The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2006 Winners

Drama led with 5 nominations across 5 films and won 1. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  2. Biography 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  3. Documentary 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  4. History 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. Crime 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Romance 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  7. Western 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  8. Thriller 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2006 season

How the Rest of the 2006 Awards Season Voted

The other 9 ceremonies of 2006, with the winner of each top prize. Brokeback Mountain also won the top prize at 4 of them.

All 2006 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 2006: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006)?

Brokeback Mountain (2005) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Good Night, and Good Luck., Crash, Capote and Munich.

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When was the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006)?

The 58th Directors Guild of America Awards (2006) took place on January 28, 2006. The database has 2 categories and 8 nominations for it.