DGA President Christopher Nolan announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in ...

The DGA announced the nominees in ten categories honoring outstanding directorial achievement in television, commercials and documentary for 2025.

In Director Frank Darabont’s 1994 drama The Shawshank Redemption, innocent banker Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) is sentenced to life in Shawshank State Penitentiary for the murders of his wife and her ...

On-set photography is a long-standing tradition that captures a director at work. These Photo Essays reveal in images the careers of some of our most prominent members or showcase our members working ...

In storyboards by Rob McCallum, man and beast clash at sea in Guillermo del Toro’s homage to Japanese monster movies, Pacific Rim (2013).

Associate Director/Stage Manager David Charles will become the 34th recipient of the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which will be presented at the DGA Awards ceremony in February. The ...

1st AD Gregory G. McCollum will become the 40th recipient of the Frank Capra Achievement Award, which will be presented at the DGA Awards ceremony on February 7, 2026. The Capra Award is given to an ...

John Sturges was a movie director who really looked the part. Barrel-chested, 6-foot-2, menacing black sunglasses, and a huge mouth made for bellowing orders. He belongs with others—Aldrich, Fuller, ...

The following is a list of all deceased DGA member directors to whom at least $50 of foreign levies have been assigned, but not yet paid. In some cases, despite efforts to identify and locate them, ...

In this popular feature, a director talks about a film particularly close to their heart, why the creative choices are inspired, how it influenced their own work, and why the movie continues to ...