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69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017)
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DGA Awards 2017 Winners & Nominees

The 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017) took place on February 4, 2017. La La Land won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in all 3 categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
La La Land
Headline winners

DGA Awards 2017: The Winners

La La Land won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film against 4 other nominees.

La La Land (2016) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

La La Land

2016 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · $509M worldwide

With Damien Chazelle

1 win from 1 nomination at the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017)

Mia, an aspiring actress, and Sebastian, a dedicated jazz musician, meet and fall in love in Los Angeles while pursuing their dreams. Their passionate relationship is challenged as they each strive for professional success in the demanding world of Hollywood. As Mia and Sebastian navigate the complexities of ambition and artistry, they must confront the sacrifices required to achieve their goals and the potential cost to their love.

About La La Land
Scoreboard

DGA Awards 2017: Which Films Won the Most

No film won more than one award: 2 films won one category each. Green is wins, blue is nominations.

  1. Lion (2016) movie poster
    Lion 1 / 2
    2016 · Drama · 1 win from 2 nominations
  2. La La Land (2016) movie poster
    La La Land 1 / 1
    2016 · Drama, Comedy · 1 win from 1 nomination
  3. Moonlight (2016) movie poster
    Moonlight 0 / 1
    2016 · Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  4. Manchester by the Sea (2016) movie poster
    Manchester by the Sea 0 / 1
    2016 · Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  5. Arrival (2016) movie poster
    Arrival 0 / 1
    2016 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  6. The Eagle Huntress (2016) movie poster
    The Eagle Huntress 0 / 1
    2016 · Adventure, Sport · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  7. Weiner (2016) movie poster
    Weiner 0 / 1
    2016 · Documentary · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  8. I Am Not Your Negro (2016) movie poster
    I Am Not Your Negro 0 / 1
    2016 · Documentary · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  9. Life, Animated (2016) movie poster
    Life, Animated 0 / 1
    2016 · Drama, Romance · 0 wins from 1 nomination
  10. The Edge of Seventeen (2016) movie poster
    The Edge of Seventeen 0 / 1
    2016 · Drama, Comedy · 0 wins from 1 nomination
Full results

All 3 DGA Awards 2017 Categories: Winners & Nominees

3 categories and 14 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.

3 categories · 14 nominations

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Movie marathon

The DGA Awards 2017 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017), back to back: 10 hours 10 minutes.

Total running time 10h 10m 10 hours 10 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Manchester by the Sea 2h 17m
Shortest
Moonlight 1h 51m
By genre

The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2017 Winners

Drama led with 10 nominations across 9 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 10 nominations · 20%
  2. Documentary 0 wins · 4 nominations · 0%
  3. Comedy 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  4. Romance 1 win · 3 nominations · 33%
  5. Sci-Fi 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  6. Thriller 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  7. Mystery 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  8. Adventure 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  9. Family 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  10. Action 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
2017 season

How the Rest of the 2017 Awards Season Voted

The other 13 ceremonies of 2017, with the winner of each top prize. La La Land also won the top prize at one of them. Moonlight won the most of them: 3.

All 2017 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 2017: Questions & Answers

The top prize, the most-nominated film and the date of the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017)?

La La Land (2016) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Lion, Moonlight, Manchester by the Sea and Arrival.

About La La Land

Which film had the most nominations at the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017)?

Lion (2016) led with 2 nominations and won one of them.

When was the 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017)?

The 69th Directors Guild of America Awards (2017) took place on February 4, 2017. The database has 3 categories and 14 nominations for it.