78th Directors Guild of America (DGA) Award Winners

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film

Paul Thomas Anderson

One Battle After Another

(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film

Charlie Polinger

The Plague

(Independent Film Company)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

Amanda Marsalis

The Pitt, “6:00 P.M.”

(HBO Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg

The Studio, “The Oner”

(Apple TV)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series

Shannon Murphy

Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”

(FX on Hulu)

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television

Stephen Chbosky

Nonnas

(Netflix)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety

Liz Patrick

SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports

Matthew Gangl

2025 World Series - Game 7 - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays

(FOX Sports)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz & Game

Mike Sweeney

Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Austria”

(HBO Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

Kim Gehrig

(Somesuch)

You Can’t Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film

\Mstyslav Chernov

2000 Meters to Andriivka

(PBS)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News

Rebecca Miller

Mr. Scorsese, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy”

(Apple TV)