Directors Guild of America Awards 2016
The 68th Directors Guild of America Awards · Held February 6, 2016 · 6 categories · everything in 2016
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
- Winner Alejandro González Iñárritu · The Revenant
- Nominee George Miller · Mad Max: Fury Road
- Nominee Tom McCarthy · Spotlight
- Nominee Adam McKay · The Big Short
- Nominee Ridley Scott · The Martian
Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film
- Winner Alex Garland · Ex Machina
- Nominee Fernando Coimbra · A Wolf at the Door
- Nominee László Nemes · Son of Saul
- Nominee Marielle Heller · The Diary of a Teenage Girl
- Nominee Joel Edgerton · The Gift
Outstanding Directing – Documentaries
- Winner Matthew Heineman · Cartel Land
- Nominee Asif Kapadia · Amy
- Nominee Alex Gibney · Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
- Nominee Jimmy Chin · Meru
- Nominee Liz Garbus · What Happened, Miss Simone?
Outstanding Directing – Drama Series
- Winner David Nutter · Mother's Mercy from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Michael Engler · Episode Eight from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Matthew Weiner · Person to Person from Mad Men
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · The Tradition of Hospitality from Homeland
- Nominee Steven Soderbergh · Williams and Walker from The Knick
Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
- Winner Chris Addison · Election Night from Veep
- Nominee Mike Judge · Binding Arbitration from Silicon Valley
- Nominee Joey Soloway · Kina Hora from Transparent
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Sleepover from Louie
- Nominee Gail Mancuso · White Christmas from Modern Family
Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series
- Winner Dee Rees · Bessie
- Nominee Paul Haggis · Show Me a Hero
- Nominee Laurie Collyer · The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
- Nominee Kenny Leon, Matthew Diamond · The Wiz Live!
- Nominee Angela Bassett · Whitney