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65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013)
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DGA Awards 2013 Winners & Nominees

The 65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013) took place on February 2, 2013. Argo won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in both categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Argo
Headline winners

DGA Awards 2013: The Winners

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

Argo (2012) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Argo

2012 · Drama · $232M worldwide

With Ben Affleck

1 win from 1 nomination at the 65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013)

In November 1979, during the Iran hostage crisis, six Americans find refuge at the Canadian ambassador's residence in Tehran. Facing imminent discovery, CIA operative Tony Mendez devises a risky plan to extract them. He creates a believable cover story involving a fake science fiction film production to smuggle them out of the country, a perilous operation demanding both quick thinking and bravery.

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Both DGA Awards 2013 Categories: Winners & Nominees

2 categories and 10 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 · 10 nominations

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The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2013 Winners

Drama led with 6 nominations across 6 films and won 1. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 1 win · 6 nominations · 17%
  2. Documentary 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  3. History 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  4. Biography 1 win · 2 nominations · 50%
  5. Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  6. Music 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  7. Action 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. Romance 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  9. Musical 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  10. Adventure 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2013 season

How the Rest of the 2013 Awards Season Voted

The other 12 ceremonies of 2013, with the winner of each top prize. Argo also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2013 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 2013: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013)?

Argo (2012) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Zero Dark Thirty, Les Miserables, Life of Pi and Lincoln.

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When was the 65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013)?

The 65th Directors Guild of America Awards (2013) took place on February 2, 2013. The database has 2 categories and 10 nominations for it.