Directors Guild of America Awards 2004
The 56th Directors Guild of America Awards · Held February 7, 2004 · 5 categories · everything in 2004
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
- Winner Peter Jackson · The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
- Nominee Sofia Coppola · Lost in Translation
- Nominee Peter Weir · Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
- Nominee Clint Eastwood · Mystic River
- Nominee Gary Ross · Seabiscuit
Outstanding Directing – Documentaries
- Winner Nathaniel Kahn · My Architect
- Nominee Andrew Jarecki · Capturing the Friedmans
- Nominee Errol Morris · The Fog of War
- Nominee Sam Green · The Weather Underground
- Nominee José Padilha · Ônibus 174
Outstanding Directing – Drama Series
- Winner Christopher Misiano · Twenty Five from The West Wing
- Nominee Jon Cassar · Day 2: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. from 24
- Nominee Alan Ball · I'm Sorry, I'm Lost from Six Feet Under
- Nominee J. J. Abrams · Lost
- Nominee Alan Poul · Nobody Sleeps from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Kathy Bates · Twilight from Six Feet Under
Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
- Winner Tim Van Patten · Boy, Interrupted from Sex and the City
- Nominee Charles McDougall · Desperate Housewives
- Nominee James Widdoes · Goodbye from 8 Simple Rules
- Nominee Michael Patrick King · Great Sexpectations from Sex and the City
- Nominee Michael Engler · Hop, Skip, and a Week from Sex and the City
- Nominee James Burrows · Last Ex to Brooklyn from Will & Grace
Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series
- Winner Mike Nichols · Angels in America
- Nominee Richard Loncraine · My House in Umbria
- Nominee Jane Anderson · Normal
- Nominee Jeff Bleckner · The Music Man
- Nominee Rod Holcomb · The Pentagon Papers