Ethan and Joel Coen won this year’s Directors Guild of America award for their Oscar and Golden Globe nominated film No Country for Old Men.
Their competition included Sean Penn (Into the Wild), Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood) and Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly).
No Country for Old Men and There Will Be Blood are the leading contenders in the race for Best Picture this year, with eight Oscar nominations each.
Here is the complete list of winners:
DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM
Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
“No Country for Old Men”
DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION
Yves Simoneau
“Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee”
DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES NIGHT
Alan Taylor
“Mad Men” — “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes”
DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES
Barry Sonnenfeld
“Pushing Daisies” — “Pie-lette”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL VARIETY
Glenn P. Weiss
“The 61st Annual Tony Awards”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN REALITY PROGRAMS
Bertram Van Munster
“The Amazing Race” (Episode No. 1110)
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DAYTIME SERIALS
Larry Carpenter
“One Life to Live” — “Episode No. 9947”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
Paul Hoen
“Jump In”
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMERCIALS
Nicolai Fuglsig
Production Company MJZ UK
OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY
Asger Leth
“Ghosts of Cite Soleil”
2008 DGA SERVICE AND CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD RECIPIENTS
Jay D. Roth – DGA Honorary Life Membership Award
Liz Ryan – Frank Capra Achievement Award for an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager
Barbara J. Roche – Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award for an Associate Director or Stage Manager