The 62nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2009, were presented on January 30, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 7, 2010, the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 8, 2010, and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 12, 2010.
Winners and nominees
Film Feature FilmKathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker James Cameron – Avatar Lee Daniels – Precious Jason Reitman – Up in the Air Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds DocumentariesLouie Psihoyos – The Cove Sacha Gervasi – Anvil! The Story of Anvil Mai Iskander – Garbage Dreams Robert Kenner – Food, Inc. Geoffrey Smith – The English Surgeon Agnès Varda – The Beaches of Agnès
Television Drama SeriesLesli Linka Glatter – Mad Men for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" Paris Barclay – In Treatment for "Week 4: Gina" Jack Bender – Lost for "The Incident" Jennifer Getzinger – Mad Men for "The Gypsy and the Hobo" Matthew Weiner – Mad Men for "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." Comedy SeriesJason Winer – Modern Family for "Pilot" Paris Barclay – Glee for "Wheels" Larry Charles – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Table Read" Ryan Murphy – Glee for "Pilot" Jeff Schaffer – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "Seinfeld" Miniseries or TV FilmRoss Katz – Taking Chance Bob Balaban – Georgia O'Keeffe Thomas Carter – Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story John Kent Harrison – The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Michael Sucsy – Grey Gardens Musical VarietyDon Mischer – We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Joel Gallen – The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert Roger Goodman – The 81st Annual Academy Awards Louis J. Horvitz – 2009 Kennedy Center Honors Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Justin Timberlake" Daytime SerialsChristopher Goutman – As The World Turns for "Once Upon a Time" Casey Childs – All My Children for "Bianca and Reese Get Married" Dean LaMont – The Young and the Restless for "Billy's New Year's Eve Revelation" William Ludel – General Hospital for "Macho Men" Sally McDonald – The Young and the Restless for "Six Minutes and Counting" Cynthia J. Popp – The Bold and the Beautiful for "Fashion Challenge Sabotage" Reality ProgramsCraig Borders – Extreme Engineering for "Hong Kong Bridge" Sueann Fincke – Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan for "Puppy Mills Exposed" Eytan Keller – The Next Iron Chef for "201" Zach Merck – Six Beers of Separation Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" Children's ProgramsAllison Liddi-Brown – Princess Protection Program Martha Coolidge – An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong Fred Savage – Zeke & Luther for "Pilot" Amy Schatz – Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression Andy Wolk – Lincoln Heights for "Time To Let Go"
Commercials CommercialsTom Kuntz – Cadbury's "Eyebrows", Old Spice's "Scents For Gents", Skittles' "Tailor", and CareerBuilder's "Tips" Joaquin Baca-Asay – CSX's "Breathe", Bank of America's "Doors", LensCrafters' "See What You Love", and Volvo's "Switch" Garth Davis – U.S. Cellular's "Shadow Puppets" Craig Gillespie – Cars.com's "David Abernathy", Guinness' "Slide", and Orbit's "Dusty" Chris Palmer – Budweiser's "Lyric" and J2O's "Riviera Truckstop (Garage Playboy)" and "A Horse Called Cynthia (Cowboy - Mr. Darcy)"
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Norman Jewison
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Roger Goodman
Frank Capra Achievement Award Cleve Landsberg
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Maria Jimenez Henley
Honorary Life Member Bob Iger Barry Meyer
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