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DGA Awards 2021 Winners & Nominees

The 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards (2021) took place on April 10, 2021. Nomadland won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in all 3 categories is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Nomadland
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DGA Awards 2021: The Winners

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

Nomadland (2020) movie poster Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Nomadland

2020 · Drama · Echo Score 80 · $39.5M worldwide

With Chloé Zhao

1 win from 1 nomination at the 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards (2021)

After losing everything during the economic crisis, Fern embarks on a journey through the American West. She embraces a nomadic lifestyle, living and traveling in a van and encountering a community of modern-day nomads along the way. The film explores themes of loss, resilience, and finding connection in an ever-changing landscape.

About Nomadland
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All 3 DGA Awards 2021 Categories: Winners & Nominees

3 categories and 15 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.

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The Genres Behind the DGA Awards 2021 Winners

Drama led with 8 nominations across 8 films and won 2. A film with several genres counts for each one.

  1. Drama 2 wins · 8 nominations · 25%
  2. Documentary 1 win · 5 nominations · 20%
  3. Comedy 0 wins · 3 nominations · 0%
  4. Thriller 0 wins · 2 nominations · 0%
  5. Music 1 win · 1 nomination · 100%
  6. Crime 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  7. Biography 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
  8. History 0 wins · 1 nomination · 0%
2021 season

How the Rest of the 2021 Awards Season Voted

The other 14 ceremonies of 2021, with the winner of each top prize. Nomadland also won the top prize at 5 of them.

All 2021 awards
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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.

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DGA Awards 2021: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards (2021), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards (2021)?

Nomadland (2020) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Minari, Promising Young Woman, Mank and The Trial of the Chicago 7.

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When was the 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards (2021)?

The 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards (2021) took place on April 10, 2021. The database has 3 categories and 15 nominations for it.