The Winners of the 78th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

The Directors Guild of America has just finished handing out their awards for 2025, and as comes to no surprise, the big winner of the evening was Paul Thomas Anderson for "One Battle After Another," officially cementing his frontrunner status for the Best Director Oscar. Please see below for a complete list of this evening's winners:

Feature Film: Paul Thomas Anderson, One Battle After Another

First-Time Feature Film: Charlie Polinger, The Plague

Documentary: Matyslav Chernov, 2000 Meters to Andriivka

Dramatic Series: Amanda Marsalis, “6:00 P.M.," The Pitt

Comedy Series: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, "The Oner," The Studio

Limited & Anthology Series: Shannon Murphy, "It's Not That Serious," Dying for Sex

Movies for Television: Stephen Chbosky, Nonnas

Documentary Series/News: Rebecca Miller, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy," Mr. Scorsese

Variety: Liz Patrick, SNL50: The Anniversary Special

Reality/Quiz & Game: Mike Sweeney, "Austria," Conan O'Brien Must Go

Sports: Matthew Gangl, 2025 World Series - Game 7 - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays

Commercials: Kim Gehrig, "You Can’t Win. So Win." – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy, "I’m Not Remarkable" – Apple | Client Direct

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