DGA Awards 2013 -- Winners Announced

Jill Mitwell won for ONE LIFE TO LIVE

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2012 were announced on Saturday night during the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.

Jill Mitwell from ONE LIFE TO LIVE took home the award for daytime serials.  This was Mitwell’s fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination, all for her direction of OLTL.  Rian Johnson from BREAKING BAD won for primetime dramas.

The complete list of Directors Guild of America Award winners is below.

TELEVISION

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
Jill Mitwell -- ONE LIFE TO LIVE ("Between Heaven and Hell")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Jay Roach -- Game Change

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Rian Johnson -- BREAKING BAD ("Fifty-One")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Lena Dunham -- GIRLS ("Pilot")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
Glenn Weiss -- "The 66th Annual Tony Awards"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Brian Smith -- MASTER CHEF ("Episode #305")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Paul Hoen -- LET IT SHINE

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Alejandro G. Inarritu (Anonymous Content)

FILM

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Ben Affleck -- Argo

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Malik Bendjelloul -- Searching for Sugar Man