DGA President Christopher Nolan announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in ...

The DGA announced the nominees in ten categories honoring outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary for 2025.

In Director Frank Darabont’s 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption, innocent banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her ...

John Sturges was a movie director who really looked the part. Barrel-chested, 6-foot-2, menacing black sunglasses, and a huge mouth made for bellowing orders. He belongs with others—Aldrich, Fuller, ...

Los Angeles — The entire DGA community mourns the tragic and untimely passing of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner. Rob was a giant whose work helped define modern American cinema.

Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America announced today the recipients of two special service awards, recognizing exemplary service to the Guild and for extraordinary career achievements. The ...

New Members, Primary Category Changes, Deceased Members ...

On December 16, the Disability Committee (DC) meeting featured the conversation, Empowering Disabled Artists – The Creation and Foundations of the Disability Committee, with Director Jenni Gold.

Associate Director/Stage Manager David Charles will become the 34th recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which will be presented at the DGA Awards ceremony in February. The ...

1st AD Gregory G. McCollum will become the 40th recipient of the Frank Capra Achievement Award, which will be presented at the DGA Awards ceremony on February 7, 2026. The Capra Award is given to an ...

In this popular feature, a director talks about a film particularly close to their heart, why the creative choices are inspired, how it influenced their own work, and why the movie continues to ...

On-set photography is a long-standing tradition that captures a director at work. These Photo Essays reveal in images the careers of some of our most prominent members or showcase our members working ...