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Gravity director Alfonso Cuaron walked away with the top honor at the 66th annual Directors Guild of America Awards, held Saturday.
Steven Soderbergh nabbed an award for his HBO Liberace biopic, Behind the Candelabra, while Jehane Noujaim was honored for her doc The Square.
On the TV series front, Breaking Bad‘s Vince Gilligan won honors for directing the series finale of the AMC hit, and Beth McCarthy-Miller took the first award of the night for her work on 30 Rock.
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The ceremony, hosted by Jane Lynch, took place at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Find the complete list of winners and nominees below, and look back at The Hollywood Reporter’s live blog for tweets from throughout the evening.
FILM
Alfonso Cuaron*WINNER
Gravity
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
Cuarón’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: David Siegel (Arizona Unit)
First Assistant Directors: Josh Robertson, Stephen Hagen (Arizona Unit)
Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard
Paul Greengrass
Captain Phillips
(Columbia Pictures)
Greengrass’ Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Todd Lewis, Gregory Goodman
First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
Second Assistant Directors: Nick Shuttleworth, Mark S. Constance
Steve McQueen
12 Years a Slave
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)
McQueen’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Anthony Katagas
First Assistant Director: Doug Torres
Second Assistant Director: James Roque Jr.
Second Second Assistant Director: Sherman Shelton Jr.
Additional Second Assistant Director: Nathan Parker
David O. Russell
American Hustle
(Columbia Pictures)
Russell’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Shea Kammer, Mark Kamine
First Assistant Director: Michele ‘Shelley’ Ziegler
Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan
Second Second Assistant Director: Jason Fesel
Location Managers: David Velasco, Guy Efrat (New York Unit)
Martin Scorsese
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Paramount Pictures)
Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Richard Baratta
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Francisco Oritz
Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
Additional Second Assistant Director: Scott Koche
Location Manager: Nils Widboom
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DRAMATIC SERIES
Vince Gilligan*WINNER
Breaking Bad, “Felina“
(AMC)
Gilligan’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Nina Jack
Second Assistant Directors: Anna Ramey, Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly
Additional Second Assistant Director: Marcia Woske
Bryan Cranston
Breaking Bad, “Blood Money”
(AMC)
Cranston’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Nina Jack
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Marcia Woske
David Fincher
House of Cards, “Chapter 1”
(Netflix)
Fincher’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: John Melfi, Karyn McCarthy
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Don Hug
First Assistant Director: H. H. Cooper
Second Assistant Director: Dale Pierce Nelson
Second Second Assistant Director: Jennifer Roberts
Lesli Linka Glatter
Homeland, “The Star”
(Showtime)
Glatter’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Pavlina Hatoupis, J. David Brightbill
First Assistant Directors: Sunday Stevens, Susan Walter
Second Assistant Director: Kim Kennedy
David Nutter
Game of Thrones, “The Rains of Castamere“
(HBO)
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***
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
Steven Soderbergh*WINNER
Behind the Candelabra
(HBO)
Soderbergh’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Polaire
First Assistant Director: Gregory Jacobs
Second Assistant Director: Jody Spilkoman
Second Second Assistant Director: Lynn Struiksma
Stephen Frears
Muhammad Ali’s Greatest Fight
(HBO)
Frears‘ Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Scott Ferguson, Erica Kay
First Assistant Director: Michael Steele
Second Assistant Director: Nancy Herrmann
Second Second Assistant Director: Ellen Parnett
David Mamet
Phil Spector
(HBO)
Mamet’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Lee R. Mayes
First Assistant Director: Michael Hausman
Second Assistant Director: Erica Fishman
Second Second Assistant Director: Catherine Feeny
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Eddie Griffith
Beth McCarthy-Miller (Directed By)
Rob Ashford (Theatrical Direction By)
The Sound of Music Live!
(NBC)
McCarthy-Miller and Ashford’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Stefani Cohen, Susan Kopensky
Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Howard Kolins, Jeff Markowitz, Jeffrey L. Pearl, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider, Karen Tasch Weiss, Tom Ucciferri
Nelson McCormick
Killing Kennedy
(National Geographic Channel)
McCormick’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Larry Rapaport
First Assistant Director: Michael “Jocco” Phillips
Second Assistant Director: Ruben Flores Rios
Second Second Assistant Director: Caroline Stephenson
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***
COMEDY SERIES
Beth McCarthy-Miller*WINNER
30 Rock, “Hogcock!/Last Lunch”
(NBC)
McCarthy-Miller’s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Manager: Diana Schmidt
· First Assistant Director: Stephen Lee Davis
· Second Assistant Director: Vanessa Hoffman
· Assistant UPM: Bill Sell
Mark Cendrowski
The Big Bang Theory, “The Hofstadter Insufficiency”
(CBS)
Cendrowski’s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Manager: Jay O’Connell
· First Assistant Director: Anthony Rich
· Second Assistant Director: Nicole Lorre
Bryan Cranston
Modern Family, “The Old Man & The Tree”
(ABC)
Cranston’s Directorial Team:
· Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
· First Assistant Director: Jim Hensz
· Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb
Gail Mancuso
Modern Family, “My Hero”
(ABC)
Mancuso’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
First Assistant Director: Alisa Statman
Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb
Anthony Rich
The Big Bang Theory, “The Love Spell Potential”
(CBS)
Rich’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kelly-Anne Lee
First Assistant Director: Chris Klausen
Second Assistant Director: Nicole Lorre
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***
DOCUMENTARIES
JEHANE NOUJAIM?*WINNER
The Square
Netflix
ZACHARY HEINZERLING
Cutie and the Boxer
Radius TWC
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER
The Act of Killing
Final Cut for Real APS
SARAH POLLEY
Stories We Tell
Roadside Attractions
LUCY WALKER
The Crash Reel
HBO Documentary Films
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***
VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
DON ROY KING*WINNER
Saturday Night Live, “Saturday Night Live with Host Justin Timberlake”
(NBC)
King’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Matt Yonks, Bob Caminiti
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano , Chris Kelly
DAVE DIOMEDI
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, “#799”
(NBC)
Diomedi’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Mark Jankeloff, Maureen Smith
Stage Managers: Nicka Tolmasoff, Mike Kilkenny
ANDY FISHER
Jimmy Kimmel Live, “#13-1810”
(ABC)
Fisher’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Kathleen Fortine, Jeri-Ann Wong, David Craig
Stage Managers: Alec Potter, Josh Wader, Eric Rhoden, Doug Smith, David Wader
JIM HOSKINSON
The Colbert Report, “#10004”
(Comedy Central)
Hoskinson’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Yvonne Demare
Stage Manager: Mark McKenna
CHUCK O’NEIL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, “#19018”
(Comedy Central)
O’Neil’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Paul A.J. Pennolino
Stage Manager: Craig Spinney
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***
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
AMY SCHATZ*WINNER
An Apology to Elephants
(HBO)
STEPHEN HEREK
Jinxed
(Nickelodeon)
Herek’s Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Shea Rowan
JEFFREY HORNADAY
TeenBeachMovie
(Disney Channel)
Hornaday’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Carlos Anibal Vazquez
First Assistant Director: Jose Gilberto Molinari-Rosaly
Second Assistant Director: Colleen Comer
JONATHAN JUDGE
Swindle
(Nickelodeon)
Judge’s Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Shea Rowan
ADAM WEISSMAN
A.N.T. Farm, “influANTces“
(Disney Channel)
Weissman’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Vic Kaplan
First Assistant Director: Greg Zekowski
Second Assistant Director: Susie Balaban
Associate Director: Sam Orender
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***
VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
GLENN WEISS* WINNER
The 67th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
Weiss’s Directorial Team:
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, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Seth Mellman, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider
LOUIS C.K.
Louis C.K.: Oh My God
(HBO)
C.K.’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director/ Stage Manager: M. Blair Breard
JOEL GALLEN
2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(HBO)
Gallen’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Robin Mishkin Abrams, Julie Gelfand
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, John Esposito, Jennifer Marquet, Vince Poxon, Rob Sellers, Doug Smith, Ari Woog
LOUIS J. HORVITZ
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards
(CBS)
Horvitz’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Christine C. Bradley, Ron Andreassen, Kelly Hernacki, Booey Kober, Sara Niimi
· Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Doug Smith, Denny Barry, Dave Cove, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Roy Friedland, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn, Roxanne Lozano, Jennifer Marquet, Dency Nelson, Ron Paul, Vince Poxon, Tammy Raab, Eric Rhoden, Rob Sellers, Jr., Murray Siegel, Jacqueline Stathis, Tshaka Stewart, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, David Wader, Ari Woog
DON MISCHER
The 85th Annual Academy Awards
(ABC)
Mischer’s Directorial Team:
· Associate Directors: Jim Tanker, Tim Kettle, Lori Margules, Jennifer Mischer, Michael Polito
· Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Rita Cossette, Dave Cove, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Dency Nelson, Ron Paul, Vince Poxon, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Doug Smith, David Wader, Debbie Williams
***
REALITY PROGRAMS
NEIL P. DeGROOT*WINNER
72 Hours, “The Lost Coast”
(TNT)
PAUL STARKMAN
Top Chef, “Glacial Gourmand”
(Bravo)
Starkman’s Directorial Team:
· First Assistant Director: Paul Hogan
· Second Assistant Director: Belinda Bernardo
MATTHEW BARTLEY
The Biggest Loser, “1501”
(NBC)
Bartley’s Directorial Team:
· Associate Director: Andy Nelson
· Stage Managers: Dan Shepard, Tammy Oller
J. RUPERT THOMPSON
The Hero, “Teamwork”
(TNT)
Thompson’s Directorial Team:
· Associate Director: Tommy Kuk
· Stage Managers: Mo Motlagh, Bryan Boardley, Carlos Reza
BERTRAM van MUNSTER
The Amazing Race, “Beards in the Wind”
(CBS)
van Munster’s Directorial Team:
· Associate Director: Dan Coffie
***
COMMERCIALS
MARTIN de THURAH*WINNER
Human Race, Acura MDX 2014 – Mullen
First Assistant Director: Jey Wada
Second Assistant Director: Dillon Neaman
Second Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern
Epoch Films
The Man Who Couldn’t Slow Down, Hennessy VS – Droga5
First Assistant Director: Shawn Thomas
FREDRIK BOND
MJZ/Sonny
Voyage, Heineken – Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam
From The Future, Johnny Walker – BBH London
JOHN X. CAREY
Tool/Paranoid
Real Beauty Sketches, Dove – Ogilvy & Mather/Sao Paulo
First Assistant Director: Michael Jordan
Second Assistant Director: Jason Halley
NOAM MURRO
Biscuit Filmworks
Basketball, Guinness – BBDO NY
First Assistant Director: Craig A. Pinckes
Second Assistant Director: Patrick Cunningham
Kids, DIRECTV – Grey NY
Unit Production Manager: James Powell Veal
First Assistant Director: Michael David Salven
Second Assistant Director: Robert E. Kay
Second Second Assistant Directors: Erv E. Gentry, Matt Wilson Ross
Mask, Volkswagen – Deutsch LA
Unit Production Manager: James Powell Veal
First Assistant Director: Craig A. Pinckes
Second Assistant Director: Patrick Cunningham
MATTHIJS van HEIJNINGEN
MJZ
Perfect Day, Sony Playstation – BBH NY
First Assistant Director: William Booker
#Forty Eight, Verizon – McGarry Borren
First Assistant Director: David Dean
Second Assistant Director: Carl Jackson
Second Second Assistant Director: Yvonne Wang
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