DGA Awards: Christopher Nolan, Celine Song, ‘The Last Of Us’ & ‘SNL’ Among Big Winners – Full List

Tom Tapp

11 February 2024 at 1:44 am·3-min read

The Directors Guild of America held its 76th annual awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton. Christopher Nolan took home the night’s top honor for Oppenheimer. Celine Song took home the prize for first-time theatrical film for Past Lives.

The DGA is a strong predictor of Oscar success historically, missing the eventual Best Director winner only eight times in 75 years. The group handed its top trophy to the Daniels for Everything Everywhere All at Once last year, and Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert went on to snag the Academy Award a month later, becoming only the third duo to claim that prized statuette.

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Here are the winners at the 2024 Directors Guild Awards:

FEATURE FILM

CHRISTOPHER NOLAN
Oppenheimer
(Universal Pictures)

Directoral Team:

Unit Production Managers: Thomas Hayslip, Nathan Kelly, Rafael Lima (New Jersey / New York Unit)
First Assistant Director: Nilo Otero
Second Assistant Director: Andrew Stahl
Second Second Assistant Director: Jesse Carmona
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Dixon McPhillips, Richard Molloy (New Jersey / New York Unit), AJ Jackson (New Jersey / New York Unit)
Location Manager: Patty Carey Perazzo (New Jersey / New York Unit)

DRAMATIC SERIES

PETER HOAR
The Last Of Us, “Long, Long Time” (HBO | Max)

Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Cecil O’Connor
First Assistant Director: Bethan Mowat

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM

CELINE SONG

Past Lives
(A24)
Directorial Team:

Unit Production Manager: Kerry Johnson
First Assistant Director: Ben Kahn
Second Assistant Director: Geraldine Schubert
Second Second Assistant Director: Dan Levy

Location Manager: Joseph Mullaney

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING

MICHAEL MANCINI & LIZ PATRICK
Saturday Night Live
“Pedro Pascal / Coldplay”
(NBC)
· Associate Directors: Janine DeVito, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack
· Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS

PAUL MILLER
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
(NBC)
· Associate Director: Sara Niimi
· Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Christopher McDonald, Jackie Stathis

DOCUMENTARY

MSTYSLAV CHERNOV

20 Days in Mariupol (PBS Distribution)

COMEDY SERIES

CHRISTOPHER STORER

The Bear, “Fishes” (FX)

Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Tyson Bidner, Carrie Holt De Lama
First Assistant Directors: Duccio Fabbri, Pablo Gambetta
Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
Second Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Hiro Taniguchi
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES

SARAH ADINA SMITH

Lessons In Chemistry, “Her And Him” (Apple TV+)

Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Steven Brown
First Assistant Director: Kristofer Kolpek
Second Assistant Director: Deborah Chung

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

AMY SCHATZ

Stand Up & Shout: Songs From A Philly High School (HBO | Max)

REALITY PROGRAMS

NIHARIKA DESAI
Rainn Wilson And The Geography Of Bliss, “Happiness Is A Bottle Of Cod Liver Oil” (Peacock)\

COMMERCIALS

KIM GEHRIG (Somesuch)

Run This Town, Apple Music – Apple (Client Direct)

Directing Team:
First Assistant Director: David Webb

The Travelers, Expedia – Wieden & Kennedy

Directing Team:
First Assistant Director: Zaida Fakih

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