At the Los Angeles entertainment center Hollywood & Highland has concluded the 71st Directors Guild of America Awards. Actress Aisha Tyler was the host of the ceremony. The union includes 17.5 thousand directors and experts in film and television production, who annually celebrate the outstanding achievements of their colleagues in the workshop. The winner of the Guild Award for Best Feature Film Director automatically becomes the main contender for the Oscar. In the entire history of its existence, the association of directors only seven times failed to predict the names of future winners of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This year, Alfonso Cuaron received the Guild Prize and the title of the main favorite of the Oscar race. Five years ago, the Mexican already won a union award, after which he confidently confirmed the title of the strongest director 2013 at the 86th Academy Awards. 2019 Directors Guild of America Awards winners: Best Feature Film Director Alfonso Cuaron - AS Roma Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born Spike Lee - Black Klansman Adam McKay - Power Peter Farrelly - Green Book Best Debutant Director Bo Burnham - Eighth Grade Bradley Cooper - A Star Is Born Boots Riley - Sorry to Bother You Matt Heineman - "A Private War" Carlos Lopez Estrada - "Blind Spots" Best Documentary Director Tim Wardle - "Three Identical Strangers" Elizabeth Chai Vasarheli and Jimmy Chin - Free Rise Alone Morgan Neville - "Will You Be My Neighbor?" Ramell Ross - "Hale County Morning and Evening" Betsy West and Julie Cohen - RBG Best Director, Drama Series Adam McKay - The Heirs Jason Bateman - Ozark Leslie Linka Glatter - Rodina Chris Long - The Americans Daina Reid - The Handmaid's Tale Best Comedy Series Director Bill Hader - "Barry" Donald Glover - Atlanta Hiro Murai - Atlanta Daniel Palladino - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Amy Sherman-Palladino - The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Best Director for a Miniseries or TV Movie Ben Stiller - "Escape from Dannemora" Jean-Marc Vallee - Sharp Objects Barry Levinson - Paterno David Levo and Alex Rudzinski - “Jesus Christ is a superstar. Concert » Carey Fukunaga - "Maniac" The Topic of Article: Best Director's Work of 2018. |