Jehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE won DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DocumentaryJehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE won DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2013 were announced at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday night. Jehane Noujaim, director of THE SQUARE won DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary. This is Ms. Noujaim’s second DGA Award and third nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for STARTUP.COM in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for CONTROL ROOM.

The complete list of 2014 Directors Guild winners:

Feature Film

Winner: ALFONSO CUARÓN, GRAVITY
PAUL GREENGRASS, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS?
STEVE MCQUEEN, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE?
DAVID O. RUSSELL, AMERICAN HUSTLE?
MARTIN SCORSESE, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

Documentary

ZACHARY HEINZERLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER
Winner: JEHANE NOUJAIM, THE SQUARE 
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER, THE ACT OF KILLING?
SARAH POLLEY, STORIES WE TELL?
LUCY WALKER, THE CRASH WHEEL

Dramatic Series

BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD, “BLOOD MONEY”?
DAVID FINCHER, HOUSE OF CARDS, “CHAPTER 1”
Winner: VINCE GILLIGAN, BREAKING BAD, “FELINA” 
LESLI LINKA GLATTER, HOMELAND, “THE STAR”
DAVID NUTTER, GAME OF THRONES, “THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE”

Comedy Series

MARK CENDROWSKI, THE BIG BANG THEORY, “THE HOFSTADTER INSUFFICIENCY”?
BRYAN CRANSTON, MODERN FAMILY, “THE OLD MAN & THE TREE”?
GAIL MANCUSO, MODERN FAMILY, “MY HERO”?
Winner: BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER, 30 ROCK, “HOGCOCK!/LAST LUNCH” 
ANTHONY RICH, THE BIG BANG THEORY, “THE LOVE SPELL POTENTIAL”

Movies for Television and Mini-Series

STEPHEN FREARS, MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT?
DAVID MAMET, PHIL SPECTOR
BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER AND ROB ASHFORD, THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!?
NELSON MCCORMICK, KILLING KENNEDY?
Winner: STEVEN SODERBERGH, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA 

Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Regularly Scheduled Programming

DAVE DIOMEDI, LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, “#799”?
ANDY FISHER, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, “#13-1810”?
JIM HOSKINSON, THE COLBERT REPORT, “#10004”?
Winner: DON ROY KING, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH HOST JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE” 
CHUCK O’NEIL, THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, “#19018”

Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Specials

LOUIS C.K., LOUIS C.K.: OH MY GOD
JOEL GALLEN, 2013 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
LOUIS J. HORVITZ, THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
DON MISCHER, THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS?
Winner: GLENN WEISS, THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS 

Reality Programs

MATTHEW BARTLEY, THE BIGGEST LOSER, “1501”?
Winner: NEIL P. DEGROOT, 72 HOURS, “THE LOST COAST” 
PAUL STARKMAN, TOP CHEF, “GLACIAL GOURMAND”?
J. RUPERT THOMPSON, THE HERO, “TEAMWORK”?
BETRAM VAN MUNSTER, THE AMAZING RACE, “BEARDS IN THE WIND”

Children’s Programs

STEPHEN HEREK, JINXED?
JEFFREY HORNADAY, TEEN BEACH MOVIE?
JONATHAN JUDGE, SWINDLE?
Winner: AMY SCHATZ, AN APOLOGY TO ELEPHANTS 
ADAM WEISSMAN, A.N.T. FARM

Commercials

FREDRIK BOND, VOYAGE, HEINEKEN; FROM THE FUTURE, JOHNNY WALKER
JOHN X. CAREY, REAL BEAUTY SKETCHES, DOVE?
Winner: MARTIN DE THURAH, THE MAN WHO COULDN’T SLOW DOWN, HENNESSY VS; HUMAN RACE, ACURA MDX 2014
MATTHIJS VAN HEIJNINGEN, PERFECT DAY, SONY PLAYSTATION; #FORTY EIGHT, VERIZON?
NOAM MURRO, BASKETBALL, GUINNESS; KIDS, DIRECTV; MASK, VOLKSWAGEN

ROBERT B. ALDRICH AWARD: Steven Soderbergh

via US Magazine

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