Overview
- Anderson captured Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film at the 78th Directors Guild Awards in Beverly Hills.
- The win arrives as the film heads to the Academy Awards with 13 nominations, second to Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ with 16.
- Christopher Nolan presided over his first DGA ceremony and noted steep drops in guild employment in 2024 and 2025 during opening remarks.
- Other honorees included Mstyslav Chernov for documentary (‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’), Charlie Polinger for first-time feature (‘The Plague’), Amanda Marsalis for dramatic series (‘The Pitt’) and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg for comedy (‘The Studio’).
- In his acceptance, Anderson paid tribute to late first assistant director Adam Somner, and Leonardo DiCaprio presented him with the DGA medallion.