Directors Guild Awards 2025 Winners - The Complete List

The winners of the 77th annual DGA Awards have been announced in a ceremony hosted by Judd Apatow that took place at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. Sean Baker won top honors for his film "Anora", solidifying his position as the front-runner for Best Director at the Academy Awards. RaMell Ross won the Michael Apted First-Time Theatrical Feature Film prize for "Nickel Boys".

In the television categories, FX's "Shōgun" took home the Dramatic Series trophy for director Frederick E.O. Toye for the "Crimson Sky" episode. Lucia Aniello took the Comedy series award for "Hacks" ("Bulletproof" episode), while in the Limited Series race Steven Zaillian won for Netflix's "Ripley.".

Ang Lee ("Brokeback Mountain", "Life of Pie", "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") received the guild's Lifetime Achievement Award.

Read the complete list of 2025 DGA Awards winners after the jump:

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THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM

SEAN BAKER
Anora
(Neon)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman
Location Manager: Ross Brodar

MICHAEL APTED FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM

RAMELL ROSS
Nickel Boys
(Amazon MGM Studios)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
First Assistant Director: James Roque
Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Scherer
Location Manager: Batou Chandler

DOCUMENTARY

BRENDAN BELLOMO & SLAVA LEONTYEV
Porcelain War
(Picturehouse)

DRAMATIC SERIES

FREDERICK E.O. TOYE
Shōgun, “Crimson Sky”
(FX)

COMEDY

LUCIA ANIELLO
Hacks, “Bulletproof”
(Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson
First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann
Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES

STEVEN ZAILLIAN
Ripley
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (New York)
First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (New York), Nick Notte (New York)
Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (New York)
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (New York)

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING

LIZ PATRICK
Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan”
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS

BETH McCARTHY MILLER
The Roast of Tom Brady
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta Jr.
Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet, Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis

REALITY PROGRAMS

NEIL DeGROOT
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland”
(National Geographic)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jeff Simms

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

AMBER SEALEY
Out of My Mind
(Disney+)

COMMERCIALS

ANDREAS NILSSON
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Board Game, Hennessy Wieden+Kennedy London
First Office Poo, Andrex FCB London
One More, Apple Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Scott Harris
Second Assistant Director: Ronald Misetich
Whizzer, Virgin Media VCCP London