Directors' Guild Awards 2013

So The Directors' Guild of America Awards are being held tomorrow night. Apparently, they have been very accurate in predicting, in a way, the Oscar winners; since its inception in 1949, the DGA winner has won the corresponding Academy Award 58 out of 64 times. (The Wrap) I want to see how it goes this year, as a few of the directors nominated (Tom Hooper, Ben Affleck, Kathryn Bigelow, to name a few) were not nominated for the Academy Awards.

In the spirit of more awards season all the time, I thought I'd post the nominees and then update the post when they're announced! (I don't believe these are being televised, so once I get the list, I'll add this. The dinner, hosted by Kelsey Grammer, is being held February 2, 2013!) Winners will be highlighted in another colour.

UPDATING: So I'll be highlighting who won! It's interesting Ben Affleck took home the award; he's been winning across the board and the Academy may be kicking themselves a little bit right now.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Ben Affleck - Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan

Kathryn Bigelow - Zero Dark Thirty (Columbia Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
First Assistant Director: David A. Ticotin
Second Assistant Directors: Ben Lanning, Sarah Hood
First Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Scott Robertson
Second Assistant Directors (Jordan Unit): Jonas Spaccarotelli, Yanal Kassay
Second Second Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Tarek Afifi
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Rajeev Mehra


Tom Hooper - Les Miserables (Universal Pictures)
Unit Production Manager: Patrick Schweitzer
First Assistant Director: Ben Howarth
Second Assistant Director: Harriet Worth
Second Second Assistant Director: Dan Channing Williams

Ang Lee - Life of Pi (Twentieth Century Fox)
Unit Production Manager: Michael J. Malone
Unit Production Manager (Taiwan): Leo Chen
First Assistant Directors: William M. Connor, Cliff Lanning
Second Assistant Directors: Robert Burgess, Ben Lanning
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director (India Unit): Nitya Mehra
Second Assistant Director (India Unit): Ananya Rae
Second Second Assistant Directors (India Unit): Namra Parikh, Freya Parekh
Second Assistant Directors (Montreal Unit): Derek Wimble, Renato De Cotiis

Steven Spielberg - Lincoln (Dreamworks Pictures/Twentieth Century Fox)
Unit Production Manager: Susan McNamara
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Ian Stone
Second Second Assistant Directors: Eric Lasko, Trevor Tavares

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
Greg Berlanti - Political Animals, "Pilot" (USA Network)
Unit Production Manager: Suzanne Geiger
First Assistant Director: Richard Coad
Second Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
Second Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

Philip Kaufman - Hemingway & Gellhorn (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Trish Hofmann
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Frank Simeone
First Assistant Director: Mike Topoozian
Second Assistant Director: Michael A. McCue
Second Second Assistant Director: Cindy A. Taylor

Kevin Reynolds - Hatfields & McCoys (History Channel)
First Assistant Director: Christopher Landry

Jay Roach - Game Change (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea

Michael Rymer - American Horror Story: Asylum, "Dark Cousin" (FX)
Unit Production Manager: Chip Vucelich
First Assistant Director: Ron Rapiel
Second Assistant Director: Francesco Tignini
Additional Second Assistant Director: Jason Z. Kemp
Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Reisig

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES
Michael Cuesta - Homeland, "The Choice" (Showtime)
Unit Production Manager: J. David Brightbill
First Assistant Director: Ken Collins
Second Assistant Director: Kim Kennedy
Second Second Assistant Director: Robert Tierney

Jennifer Getzinger - Mad Men, "A Little Kiss" (ABC)
Unit Production Manager: Michele Greco
First Assistant Director: Adam Ben Frank
Second Assistant Director: Jessica Lowrey
Second Second Assistant Director: Erik J. Carpenter

Lesli Linka Glatter - Homeland, "Q&A" (Showtime)
Unit Production Manager: J. David Brightbill
First Assistant Director: Louis J. Guerra
Second Assistant Director: Kim Kennedy
Second Second Assistant Director: Robert Tierney

Rian Johnson - Breaking Bad, "Fifty-One" (AMC)
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly

Greg Mottola - The Newsroom, "We Just Decided To" (Pilot) (HBO)
Unit Production Manager: Leanne Moore
First Assistant Director: Kenneth B. Roth
Second Assistant Director: Zach Hunt
Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Dudycha

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Louis C.K. - Louie, "New Year's Eve" (FX)
Unit Production Managers: M. Blair Breard, Tony Hernandez
First Assistant Director: Adam Escott
Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Vanderpool

Mark Cendrowski - The Big Bang Theory, "The Date Night Variable" (CBS)
Unit Production Manager: Kelly-Anne Lee
First Assistant Director: Anthony Rich
Second Assistant Director: Chris Klausen
Second Second Assistant Director: Nikki Lorre
Additional Second Assistant Director: T. Ryan Brennan
Associate Director: Gay Linvill

Bryan Cranston - Modern Family, "Election Day" (ABC)
Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
First Assistant Director: Jim Hensz
Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb
Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew W. Heffernan
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Patrick Richmond

Lena Dunham - Girls, "Pilot" (HBO)
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma

Beth McCarthy-Miller - 30 Rock, "Live from Studio 6H" (NBC)
Unit Production Manager: Diana Schmidt
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bill Sell
First Assistant Director: James E. Sheridan
Second Assistant Director: Jennifer Truelove
Associate Directors: Stefani Cohen, Bob Caminiti, Michael Poole
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Lynn Finkel

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL VARIETY
Michael Dempsey - 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief (Multiple Networks/Cable Outlets)
Associate Directors: Alex Vietmeier, Stefani Cohen
Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Karen Tasch Weiss, Andrew Feigin, Lauren Class Schneider, Jeffrey Pearl, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Desperanzo, Elise Reaves

Don Roy King - Saturday Night Live with Host Mick Jagger (NBC)
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly

Don Mischer - 84th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Associate Directors: Jim Tanker, Tim Kettle, Lori Margules, Jennifer Mischer, Michael Polito
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Rita Cossette, Dave Cove, Valdez Flagg, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Dency Nelson, Ron Paul, Vince Poxon, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Doug Smith, David Wader

Chuck O'Neil - The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, "Episode #17153" (Comedy Central)
Associate Director: Paul A.J. Pennolino
Stage Manager: Craig Spinney

Glenn Weiss - 66th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMS
Tony Croll - America's Next Top Model, "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" (CW)
Associate Directors: David Charles, Dan Curran
Segment Directors: Bryan O'Donnell, Rebecca Taylor

Peter Ney - Face Off, "Scene of the Crime" (Syfy)
Associate Director: Paul Hogan
Stage Manager: Belinda Bernardo

Brian Smith - Master Chef, "Episode #305" (FOX)
Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski

J. Rupert Thompson - Stars Earn Stripes, "Amphibious Assault" (NBC)
Stage Managers: Joe Osborne, Tommy Kuk, Bryan Boardley

Tim Warren - Ink Master, "Pasties and a Cameltoe" (SpikeTV)
Associate Director: Charity Thomson

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DAYTIME SERIALS
Albert Alarr - Days of Our Lives, "Trapped" (NBC)
Associate Directors: Michael Flamingo, Joe Lumer, Lugh Powers, Tina Kellner, Jenee Muyeau
Stage Managers: Fran De Simone, Stuart Howard
Production Associates: Krista Cremidan, Holly Metts, Sara Peterson, Lucy Yalenian

Larry Carpenter - General Hospital, "Bad Water" (ABC)
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave
Stage Managers: Brendan Higgins, Robert Markham, Craig McManus
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Allison Reames

William Ludel - General Hospital, "Magic Milo" (ABC)
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Magarian-Ucar
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Allison Reames

Scott McKinsey - General Hospital, "Shot Through the Heart" (ABC)
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave, Chrsitine Magarian-Ucar
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Allison Reames

Jill Mitwell - One Life to Live, "Between Heaven and Hell" (ABC)
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Cicala, Michael Sweeney, Paul S. Glass
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Tracy Casper Lang, Leah M. Weber
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS
Stuart Gillard - Girl vs. Monster (Disney Channel)

Paul Coen - Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
Unit Production Manager: Katie Willard Troebs
First Assistant Director: Daniel Coffle
Second Assistant Director: Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director: D. Scott Kirkley

Savage Steve Holland - Big Time Movie (Nickelodeon)

Jonathan Judge - Camp Fred (Nickelodeon)
Unit Production Manager: Tara L. Craig
First Assistant Director: Lance W. Lanfear
Second Assistant Director: Billy Greenfield
Second Second Assistant Director: Mark Ballou
Additional Second Assistant Director: Andrew Kent

Amy Schatz - Don't Divorce Me!: Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce (HBO)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMERCIALS
Lance Accord (Park Pictures)
Jogger, Nike – Wieden + Kennedy, Portland

• First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
• Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares

The Dog Strikes Back, Volkswagen 2012 – Deutsch LA

• First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell
• Second Assistant Director: Ben Randolph
• Second Second Assistant Director: Kelly Flynn

Thread, Levi’s – Wieden + Kennedy, Portland

• First Assistant Director: John Lowe
• Second Assistant Directors: Stan Wiencko, Jackie Kelman Bisbee
• Second Second Assistant Director: John Scott Wilson

Greatness, Nike – Wieden + Kennedy, Portland

• First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
• Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares
• Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Milan 

Steve Ayson (MJZ/The Sweet Shop)
Beer Chase, Carlton Draught – Clemenger BBDO/Melbourne

• First Assistant Director: Todd Thompson
• Second Assistant Director: Jason Swanson

Let Me Go, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas – Fallon Minneapolis

Fredrik Bond (MJZ)
Surfer, Puma – Droga5

• Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
• First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell
• Second Assistant Director: Ben Randolph
• Second Second Assistant Director: Dana Rummerfield

Eternal Optimism, Budweiser – Anomaly

• First Assistant Director: Richard Marvin
• Second Assistant Director: Andrew Ward
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Deven Parmar, Kenneth Hanson 

Alejandro G. Inarritu (Anonymous Content)
Best Job, Proctor and Gamble – Wieden + Kennedy

• First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
• Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson 

Tom Kuntz (MJZ)
Terry Crews Muscle Music, Old Spice – Wieden + Kennedy, NY

• First Assistant Director: Craig Eisenberg
• Second Assistant Director: Robert Topp

Stray Animals, DirecTV – Grey

• First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
• Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay

Roadside Ditch, DirecTV – Grey

• First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
• Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay

Platoon, DirecTV – Grey, NY

• First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
• Second Assistant Director: Jeb Barrows
• Second Second Assistant Director: David Riebel 

 OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY
Malik Bendjelloul - Searching for Sugar Man
Sony Pictures Classics; Passion Pictures Production; Canfield Pictures & The Documentary Company; Red Box Films

Kirby Dick - The Invisible War
Rise Films; ITVS; Fork Films; Cuomo Cole Productions; Canal Plus; Chain Camera Pictures

David France - How to Survive a Plague
Public Square Films; Ford Foundation/Justfilms Impact Partners; How to Survive a Plague, LLC

Lauren Greenfield - The Queen of Versailles
Magnolia Pictures; Evergreen Pictures; BBC Storyville; Impact Partners; Candescent Films; Plus Pictures; DR; VPRO; Queen of Versailles, LLC 

Alison Klayman - Ai Weiwei: Never SorryUnited Expression Media; Muse Film and Television; Never Sorry, LLC

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AND SERVICE AWARDS
Milos Forman - DGA Lifetime Achievement Award

Michael Apted - Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Eric Shapiro - Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Award

Susan Zwerman - Frank Capra Achievement Award

Dency Nelson - Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award