The DGA Awards Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment The Directors Guild of America is recognizing the best film, TV and commercial directors of the past year at the 2026 DGA Awards. Heading into Saturday night's ceremony - hosted this year by Kumail Nanjiani from the Beverly Hilton - Paul Thomas Anderson (One Battle After Another), Ryan Coogler (Sinners), Guillermo Del Toro (Frankenstein), Josh Safdie (Marty Supreme) and Chloé Zhao (Hamnet) are up for the top prize of outstanding directorial achievement in theatrical feature film, in what tends to be a major predictor for the best director category at the Oscars. (At the Oscars though, Sentimental Value's Joachim Trier is nominated in Del Toro's place). Related Stories Music SCL Awards: Ludwig Göransson and 'Sinners' Win Two, "Golden" Takes Outstanding Original Song for Comedy or Musical Lifestyle Bad Bunny Tops Grammys Fashion Power Rankings The evening will see additional honors handed out for first-time feature filmmakers, as well as in a number of TV categories and special honors for associate director/stage manager David Charles and assistant director Gregory McCollum. It's also the first show to be presided over by new DGA president Christopher Nolan, who was elected to helm the Hollywood union in September. The night began with remarks from Nolan - emphasizing the hard times that filmmakers are currently facing - followed by Nanjiani, who teased "Thank you Chris Nolan for opening for me... it's like a dream, inside a dream, inside a dream." He also joked during his opening bit that directors are "the greatest communicators on the planet. You can take a complex idea and turn it into something an actor can understand." The DGA Awards are unique in that each nominee for the theatrical feature film category receives an honorary medallion and gets a moment on stage before the winner is announced. Paul Thomas Anderson had the first presentation, following words from his One Battle After Another star Leonardo DiCaprio, who paid tribute to how he has given Los Angeles "a cinematic identity that feels almost forensic." Michael B. Jordan was on hand to present to Coogler, saying, "Ryan builds families, not film sets" that leaves actors wanting to work with him again and again; Jacob Elordi made an appearance for Del Toro, telling him, "You're the greatest friend a monster could have," as the filmmaker spotted Nolan in the crowd and joked "I love saying President Nolan" because it was so rare to say a good name after "President." Timothée Chalamet teased Josh Safdie for his recent appearance on The Tonight Show, saying "your days of self-styling are officially over," and called him a "quadruple threat" for the many hats he wears on set; Safdie showed off his DGA card on stage and revealed that he reads every DGA magazine front to back. The Pitt, Dying for Sex and SNL50 notched early wins, while The Plague filmmaker Charlie Polinger nabbed a surprise win in the first-time feature category, thanking the collaborators who were willing to take a chance on him. It's also notable that female directors have dominated the field so far. A complete list of this year's DGA nominees follows. Winners will be updated as they're revealed live. Refresh for the latest. Theatrical Feature Film Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another (Warner Bros. Pictures)Directorial Team:Unit Production Manager: Will WeiskeFirst Assistant Director: Adam SomnerSecond Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares, Ian StoneSecond Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti, Rafael Sanz-JimenezAdditional Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy, Chunning Chang, Kit Conners, Kasia Trojak, Tyler Young Ryan Coogler, Sinners (Warner Bros. Pictures)Directorial Team:Unit Production Manager: Will Greenfield, Kenneth YuFirst Assistant Director: Marvin WilliamsSecond Assistant Director: Amir R. KhanAdditional Second Assistant Director: Gregg Carr, Desiree Stevenson Guillermo Del Toro, Frankenstein (Netflix)Directorial Team:Unit Production Manager: J. Miles DaleFirst Assistant Director: Walter GasparovicSecond Assistant Director: Chad Belair Josh Safdie, Marty Supreme (A24)Unit Production Manager: Anthony Katagas, Joe GuestFirst Assistant Director: Jeremy MarksSecond Assistant Director: Zach CitarellaSecond Second Assistant Director: Kailyn DabkowskiAssistant Unit Production Manager: Max Samu, Suk Yi Mar, Samson JacobsonLocation Manager: Matthew Kania, Ross Brodar Chloé Zhao, Hamnet (Focus Features) Michael Apted First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Hasan Hadi, The President's Cake (Sony Pictures Classics)Harry Lighton, Pillion (A24)Charlie Polinger, The Plague (Independent Film Company) (WINNER)Alex Russell, Lurker (MUBI)Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby (A24) Dramatic Series Liza Johnson, The Diplomat,