Sam Mendes takes home the feature film gong at the Directors Guild of America Awards as Leonardo DiCaprio reunites with Quentin Tarantino at the star-studded ceremony
Sam Mendes took home the award for feature film for his work on the critically lauded 1917 at this year’s Director’s Guild of America Awards.
The star-studded ceremony was held in The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday with Leonardio DiCaprio taking to the stage in honour of Quentin Tarantino.
The director was nominated in the same category as Sam for his work on Once Upon A Time in Hollywood with Leo making a speech about his friend.
Awards: Sam Mendes took home the award for feature film for his work on the critically lauded 1917 at this year’s Director’s Guild of America Awards
Sam looked thrilled after accepting his award for 1917, which has received 10 nominations at this year’s Academy Awards.
The director, who looked dapper in a classic black suit, posed proudly with his plaque after taking home the coveted award.
Meanwhile, director Alma Har’el took home the award for First-Time Feature Film for her work on Honey Boy.
Johan Renck beat out the competition to take home the award for television film or mini-series for directing the hugely successful Chernobyl.
Show; The star-studded ceremony was held in The Ritz Carlton Hotel in Los Angeles on Saturday with Leonardio DiCaprio taking to the stage in honour of Quentin Tarantino
Leonardo looked dapper as he appeared on stage in a classic black suit, singing the praises of Quentin for Once Upon A Time in Hollywood.
The actor starred alongside Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie in the flick about an actor and his stunt double as they navigate a changing film industry.
On the red carpet, Constance Zimmer of UnREAL fame showed off her enviably svelte figure in a fitted black gown that fell into a bit of a train.
The frock featured a half-turtleneck and full sleeves, and she heightened the slimming effect with a sash around the waist.
Event: Sam posed for a snap with 1917 actors Dean-Charles Chapman and George MacKay
Filmmaker: Quentin was nominated for feature film and took to the stage to speak about Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
All that sweet affection: Leo shared a warm onstage hug after his speech with Quentin, who like all the contenders in his category got a plaque for being nominated
This Is Us star Chrissy Metz made her presence felt on the red carpet in a bias-cut blue gown that featured a bit of sheen.
Directors and spouses Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino hit the red carpet together that evening.
Terry Crews cut a dashing figure on the red carpet in a blaxk blazer and matching trousers without a tie.
Canadian actress Katheryn Winnick channeled Old Hollywood with a wavy blonde hairdo and a simple floor-length black gown that slid off the shoulder.
Victory: Bong Joon-Ho posed on the red carpet with Lee Jeong-eun, who along with her co-stars won best ensemble in a film at the Screen Actors Guild Awards last weekend
Hello, gorgeous: Constance Zimmer of UnREAL fame showed off her enviably svelte figure in a fitted black gown that fell into a bit of a train
This Is Us star: Chrissy Metz made her presence felt on the red carpet in a bias-cut blue gown that featured a bit of sheen while Katheryn Winnick looked stunning in a black dress
Side by side: Directors and spouses Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino hit the red carpet together
Mugging for the cameras: Taika Waititi cut a dashing figure in a navy and white checked suit while Terry Cruise looked dapper in a black suit
Blow a kiss: Tichina Arnold shot her best smoldering stare at the camera in sparkly bots and a colorful wrap mini-dress
Thrilled: Taika was nominated for feature film for Jojo Rabbit and was in good spirits as he took to the stage
Suave: Judd Apatow went for a black tuxedo, black bow tie, white dress shirt and black dress shoes as he attended the awards show
What a night: Ava DuVernay looked sensational in a pale blue long-sleeved gown with a diamond broach
Taika Waititi, who was up for the feature film gong for Jojo Rabbit, cut a dashing figure in a navy and white checked suit.
His new film’s leading men George MacKay and Dean-Charles Chapman also turned up to the awards show to support the film.
Judd Apatow went for a black tuxedo, black bow tie, white dress shirt and black dress shoes as he attended the awards show.
Pals: Quentin posed for a snap alongside film producer David Heyman
Stars: Lee and Bong mixed and mingled with the other stars at the awards, including director Ava
Win: Alma Har’el took home the award for First-Time Feature Film for her work on Honey Boy
Success: Johan Renck beat out the competition to take home the award for television film or mini-series for directing the hugely successful Chernobyl
Director Catherine Hardwicke made a splash in a floral trouser suit with sneakers, posing alongside producer Jamie Marshall.
Melina Matsoukas, who was nominated for first-time for her movie Queen & Slim, rocked a color-block dress to the fete.
One of the feature film nominees was Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, whose stars Joe Pesci and Al Pacino were also onstage that evening.
A-list: One of the feature film nominees was Martin Scorsese for The Irishman, whose stars Joe Pesci and Al Pacino were also onstage that evening
Directors Guild of America Awards 2020 Winners
Feature Film
Sam Mendes – 1917 – WINNER
Bong Joon-ho – Parasite
Martin Scorsese – The Irishman
Quentin Tarantino – Once Upon A Time in Hollywood
Taika Waititi – Jojo Rabbit
Winner: Sam Mendes took home the award for feature film for directing 1917
Documentaries
Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert – American Factory – WINNER
Feras Fayyad – The Cave
Alex Holmes – Maiden
Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska – Honeyland
Nanfu Wang and Jialing Zhang – One Child Nation
First-Time Feature Film
Alma Har’el – Honey Boy – WINNER
Mati Diop – Atlantics
Melina Matsoukas – Queen & Slim
Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz – The Peanut Butter Falcon
Joe Talbot – The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Television – Drama Series – Nicole Kassell – Watchmen for ‘It’s Summer and We’re Running Out of Ice’
Mark Mylod – Succession for ‘This Is Not for Tears’
David Nutter – Game of Thrones for ‘The Last of the Starks’
Miguel Sapochnik – Game of Thrones for ‘The Long Night’
Stephen Williams – Watchmen for ‘This Extraordinary Being’
Award: Alma Har’el won for Honey Boy
Comedy Series –Bill Hader – Barry for ‘ronny/lily’
Dan Attias – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for ‘It’s the Sixties, Man!’
David Mandel – Veep for ‘Veep’
Daniel Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for ‘Marvelous Radio’
Amy Sherman-Palladino – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel for ‘It’s Comedy or Cabbage’
Movies for Television and Limited Series – Johan Renck – Chernobyl
Ava DuVernay – When They See Us
Vince Gilligan – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Thomas Kail – Fosse/Verdon for ‘Nowadays’
Minkie Spiro – Fosse/Verdon for ‘All I Care About Is Love’
Jessica Yu – Fosse/Verdon for ‘Glory’
Children’s Programmes
Amy Schatz – Song of Parkland 0 WINNER
Dean Israelite – Are You Afraid of the Dark? for ‘Part One: Submitted for Your Approval’
Jack Jameson – Sesame Street’s 50th Anniversary Special
Luke Matheny – Ghostwriter for ‘Ghost in Wonderland: Part 1’
Barry Sonnenfeld – A Series of Unfortunate Events for ‘Penultimate Peril: Part 1’
Movies for Television and Limited Series – Johan Renck – Chernobyl
Ava DuVernay – When They See Us
Vince Gilligan – El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Thomas Kail – Fosse/Verdon for ‘Nowadays’
Minkie Spiro – Fosse/Verdon for ‘All I Care About Is Love’
Jessica Yu – Fosse/Verdon for ‘Glory’
Honoured: Johan Renck won for his work on Chernobyl
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for ‘Eddie Murphy/Lizzo’ – Winner
Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher for ‘#1730’
Nora S. Gerard – CBS Sunday Morning for ’40th Anniversary’
Jim Hoskinson – The Late Show with Stephen Colbert for ‘Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/Incubus’
Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner – Last Week Tonight with John Oliver for ‘SLAPP Suits’
Variety/Talk/News Sports – Specials
James Burrows and Andy Fisher – Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s All in the Family and The Jeffersons – WINNER
Spike Jonze – Aziz Ansari: Right Now
Stan Lathan – Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Linda Mendoza – Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Glenn Weiss – The 91st Annual Academy Awards
Reality Programmes
Jason Cohen – Encore! for ‘Annie’ – WINNER
Hisham Abed – Queer Eye for ‘Black Girl Magic’
Jon Favreau – The Chef Show for ‘Hog Island’
Ashley S. Gorman – First Responders Live for ‘#103’
Patrick McManus – American Ninja Warrior for ‘#1116: Las Vegas National Finals Night 4’
Gong: Jason Cohen accepted the award for Reality Programmes
Commercials
Spike Jonze – Squarespace’s ‘Dream It’ and MedMen’s ‘The New Normal’ – WINNER
Fredrik Bond – Hewlett-Packard’s ‘Lighter Than Air,’, Coca-Cola’s ‘Take it Lightly’, and Apple’s ‘Nap’
Mark Molloy – Apple’s ‘Underdogs’
Ridley Scott – Hennessy’s ‘The Seven Worlds’
Dougal Wilson – AT&T’s ‘Train’
Franklin Capra Achievement Award
Duncan Henderson
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Arthur Lewis
