CENTURY CITY, CA – FEBRUARY 07: DGA President Paris Barclay speaks onstage at the 67th Annual Directors Guild Of America Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on February 7, 2015 in Century City, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for DGA)
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67th Annual DGA Award Winners Announced

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2014 were announced February 7, 2015 during the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).
Actor Jane Lynch hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests. Presenters included (in alphabetical order): DGA President Paris Barclay; Chadwick Boseman; Pierce Brosnan; Glen Charles; Les Charles; Bradley Cooper; Alfonso Cuarón; Julie Delpy; Jodie Foster; Taraji P. Henson; January Jones; Michael Mann; Lea Michele; Don Mischer; Bill Murray; Katey Sagal; Steven Spielberg; Barbra Streisand; and DGA First Vice President Betty Thomas. The winners of the 2014 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement are:
FEATURE FILM
WES ANDERSON
The Grand Budapest Hotel
CLINT EASTWOOD
American Sniper
ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) — WINNER

RICHARD LINKLATER
Boyhood
MORTEN TYLDUM
The Imitation Game

DRAMATIC SERIES
DAN ATTIAS
Homeland, “13 Hours in Islamabad”
JODIE FOSTER
House of Cards, “Chapter 22″
CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA
True Detective, “Who Goes There” <.i>
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again” — WINNER

ALEX GRAVES
Game of Thrones, “The Children”

COMEDY SERIES
LOUIS C.K.
Louie, “Elevator: Part 6″
JODIE FOSTER
Orange is the New Black, “Thirsty Bird”
MIKE JUDGE
Silicon Valley, “Minimum Viable Product”
GAIL MANCUSO
Modern Family, “Vegas”
JILL SOLOWAY
Transparent, “Best New Girl” — WINNER

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINISERIES
ROB ASHFORD (Directed by)
GLENN WEISS (Live Television Direction By)
Peter Pan Live!
LISA CHOLODENKO
Olive Kitteridge  — WINNER

ULI EDEL
Houdini
RYAN MURPHY
The Normal Heart
MICHAEL WILSON
The Trip to Bountiful

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
PAUL G. CASEY
Real Time With Bill Maher, “#1226″
DAVE DIOMEDI
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “Episode #1″ — WINNER

JIM HOSKINSON
The Colbert Report, “#11040″
DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live, “Host Jim Carrey/Musical Guest Iggy Azalea”
CHUCK O’NEIL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, “OpenCarrying to the Midterms”

VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
HAMISH HAMILTON
The 86th Annual Academy Awards
LOUIS J. HORVITZ
The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors
DES McANUFF
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays
RICH RUSSO
Super Bowl XLVIII
GLENN WEISS
The 68th Annual Tony Awards — WINNER

REALITY PROGRAMS
BERTRAM van MUNSTERJACK CANNONELISE DOGANIERI
The Quest, “One True Hero”
NEIL DeGROOT
The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1613″
STEVE HRYNIEWICZ
Top Chef, “The First Thanksgiving”
ANTHONY B. SACCO
The Chair, “The Test” — WINNER

ADAM VETRI
Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge, “Welcome to the Gun Show”

CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
PAUL HOEN
How to Build A Better Boy
JONATHAN JUDGE
100 Things To Do Before High School, “Pilot” — WINNER

VINCE MARCELLO
American Girl: Isabelle Dances Into The Spotlight
JOEY MAZZARINO
Sesame Street, “4504 Numericon”
AMY SCHATZ
Saving My Tomorrow, “Part 1 and 2″

COMMERCIALS
NICOLAI FUGLSIG – (MJZ)  – WINNER
Sapeurs, Guinness AMV BBDO
Waiting, FEMA Deutsch NY

LAUREN GREENFIELD – (Chelsea Pictures)
Always #LikeAGirl, Always– Leo Burnett
BRENDAN MALLOY
EMMETT MALLOY – (HSI Productions)
The Huddle, Nike Wieden + Kennedy
DANIEL MERCADANTE
KATINA MERCADANTE – (Epoch Films)
Sports Matter, Dick’s Sporting Goods Anomaly
We Are Not Alone, Facebook Wieden + Kennedy
Big Sister, Facebook Wieden + Kennedy
NOAM MURRO – (Biscuit Filmworks)
Ahead of Their Time, Dodge Wieden + Kennedy Portland
Empty Chair, Guinness BBDO NY

DOCUMENTARY
DAN KRAUSS
The Kill Team
JOHN MALOOFCHARLIE SISKEL
Finding Vivian Maier
JESSE MOSS
The Overnighters
LAURA POITRAS
Citizenfour  — WINNER

ORLANDO von EINSIEDEL
Virunga