The 65th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2012, were presented on February 2, 2013, at the Hollywood and Highland Center. The ceremony was hosted by Kelsey Grammer for the second time. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 8, 2013, the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 9, 2013, and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 14, 2013.
Winners and nominees
Film Feature FilmBen Affleck – Argo Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty Tom Hooper – Les Misérables Ang Lee – Life of Pi Steven Spielberg – Lincoln DocumentariesMalik Bendjelloul – Searching for Sugar Man Kirby Dick – The Invisible War David France – How to Survive a Plague Lauren Greenfield – The Queen of Versailles Alison Klayman – Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry
Television Drama SeriesRian Johnson – Breaking Bad for "Fifty-One" Michael Cuesta – Homeland for "The Choice" Jennifer Getzinger – Mad Men for "A Little Kiss" Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for "Q&A" Greg Mottola – The Newsroom for "We Just Decided To" Comedy SeriesLena Dunham – Girls for "Pilot" Louis C.K. – Louie for "New Year's Eve" Mark Cendrowski – The Big Bang Theory for "The Date Night Variable" Bryan Cranston – Modern Family for "Election Day" Beth McCarthy-Miller – 30 Rock for "Live from Studio 6H" Miniseries or TV FilmJay Roach – Game Change Greg Berlanti – Political Animals for "Pilot" Philip Kaufman – Hemingway & Gellhorn Kevin Reynolds – Hatfields & McCoys Michael Rymer – American Horror Story: Asylum for "Dark Cousin" Musical VarietyGlenn Weiss – The 66th Annual Tony Awards Michael Dempsey – 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Mick Jagger" Don Mischer – The 84th Annual Academy Awards Chuck O'Neil – The Daily Show with John Stewart for "Episode #17153" Daytime SerialsJill Mitwell – One Life to Live for "Between Heaven and Hell" Albert Alarr – Days of Our Lives for "Trapped" Larry Carpenter – General Hospital for "Bad Water" William Ludel – General Hospital for "Magic Milo" Scott McKinsey – General Hospital for "Shot Through The Heart" Reality ProgramsBrian Smith – MasterChef for "Episode #305" Tony Croll – America's Next Top Model for "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" Peter Ney – Face Off for "Scene of the Crime" J. Rupert Thompson – Stars Earn Stripes for "Amphibious Assault" Tim Warren – Ink Master for "Episode 103" Children's ProgramsPaul Hoen – Let It Shine Stuart Gillard – Girl vs. Monster Savage Steve Holland – Big Time Movie Jonathan Judge – Fred 3: Camp Fred Amy Schatz – Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce
Commercials CommercialsAlejandro González Iñárritu – Procter & Gamble's "Best Job" Lance Acord – Nike's "Jogger" and "Greatness", Volkswagen's "The Dog Strikes Back", and Levi's' "Thread" Steve Ayson – Carlton Draught's "Beer Chase" Fredrik Bond – Puma's "Surfer" and Budweiser's "Eternal Optimism" Tom Kuntz – Old Spice's "Terry Crews Muscle Music" and DirecTV's "Stray Animals", "Roadside Ditch" and "Platoon"
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Miloš Forman
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Eric Shapiro
Frank Capra Achievement Award Susan Zwerman
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Michael Apted
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Dency Nelson
References
External links