He may not have the Oscar nomination, but Ben Affleck is certainly back. Just after winning the Golden Globe for Best Director, the “Argo” leader also took home the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. The 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner took place last night at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
Director/producer/actor Kelsey Grammer hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests. Presenters included (in alphabetical order): Frank Capra III; Cedric the Entertainer; Bryan Cranston; Peter Fonda; Kelsey Grammer; Dave Grohl; DGA President Taylor Hackford; Anne Hathaway; Michel Hazanavicius; Helen Hunt; Hugh Jackman; Famke Janssen; Norman Jewison; Suraj Sharma; Martin Short; DGA National Vice President Steven Soderbergh; Chris Spencer; George Stevens, Jr.; Eric Stonestreet; Quvenzhané Wallis; and Sam Waterston.
Affleck’s fellow recipients within his directorial team included:
- Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
- First Assistant Director: David Webb
- Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
- First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
Other winners were:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in A Dramatic Series
RIAN JOHNSON
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
(AMC)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
BRIAN SMITH
Master Chef, “Episode #305”
(FOX)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
JAY ROACH
Game Change
(HBO)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
GLENN WEISS
666th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
JILL MITWELL
One Life To Live, “Between Heaven and Hell”
(ABC)
PAUL HOEN
Let it Shine
(Disney Channel)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
MALIK BENDJELLOUL
Searching For Sugar Man
Sony Pictures Classics
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
LENA DUNHAM
Girls, “Pilot”
(HBO)
