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DGA Awards 2007 Winners & Nominees

The 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007) took place on February 3, 2007. The Departed won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
The Departed
Headline winners

DGA Awards 2007: The Winners

The Departed won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 4 other nominees.

The Departed (2006) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

The Departed

2006 · Mystery, Thriller, Crime · $291M worldwide

With Martin Scorsese

1 win from 1 nomination at the 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007)

A tense crime thriller set in South Boston, the story follows two men whose lives unexpectedly intersect. Colin Sullivan, an ambitious state trooper, rises through the ranks while secretly working for a dangerous Irish mob boss. Simultaneously, Billy Costigan infiltrates the same mob as an undercover cop. As both men navigate a perilous game of deception and corruption, they risk everything to expose the other's true identity, leading to a deadly confrontation.

About The Departed
Full results

Both DGA Awards 2007 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 2007 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007), back to back: 11 hours 15 minutes.

Total running time 11h 15m 11 hours 15 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Departed 2h 31m
Shortest
Little Miss Sunshine 1h 41m
By genre

The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2007 Winners

Drama led with 4 nominations across 4 films and won none. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  2. Documentary 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  3. Crime 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  4. Comedy 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. Mystery 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  6. Thriller 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  7. Musical 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. Adventure 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. War 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2007 season

How the Rest of the 2007 Awards Season Voted

The other 10 ceremonies of 2007, with the winner of each top prize. The Departed also won the top prize at 2 of them. Little Miss Sunshine took as many.

All 2007 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 2007: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007)?

The Departed (2006) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Dreamgirls, Little Miss Sunshine, Kings & Queen and Babel.

About The Departed

When was the 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007)?

The 59th Directors Guild of America Awards (2007) took place on February 3, 2007. The database has 2 categories and 8 nominations for it.