Overview
- The 78th DGA Awards were held Saturday at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, hosted by Kumail Nanjiani under new DGA president Christopher Nolan.
- Anderson prevailed over Ryan Coogler, Chloé Zhao, Guillermo del Toro and Josh Safdie in the theatrical feature category.
- One Battle After Another heads into the Oscars with 13 nominations, trailing Coogler’s Sinners, which leads with 16.
- In his acceptance, Anderson paid tribute to his longtime first assistant director Adam Somner, who died in 2024.
- Other winners included Charlie Polinger (first-time feature), Mstyslav Chernov (documentary), Amanda Marsalis (dramatic series) and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (comedy series).