62nd Directors Guild of America Awards

The 62nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2009, were presented on January 30, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.^[1][2][3] The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner.^[4] The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 7, 2010,^[5] the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 8, 2010,^[6][7] and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 12, 2010.^[8]

62nd Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	January 30, 2010 (2010-01-30)
Location	Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Carl Reiner
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow
Best Director Documentary:	The Cove – Louie Psihoyos
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/2000s/2009.aspx?value=2009
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Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker James Cameron – Avatar Lee Daniels – Precious Jason Reitman – Up in the Air Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds
Documentaries
Louie Psihoyos – The Cove Sacha Gervasi – Anvil! The Story of Anvil Mai Iskander – Garbage Dreams Robert Kenner – Food, Inc. Geoffrey Smith – The English Surgeon Agnès Varda – The Beaches of Agnès

Television

Drama Series
Lesli Linka Glatter – Mad Men for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" Paris Barclay – In Treatment for "Week 4: Gina" Jack Bender – Lost for "The Incident" Jennifer Getzinger – Mad Men for "The Gypsy and the Hobo" Matthew Weiner – Mad Men for "Shut the Door. Have a Seat."
Comedy Series
Jason Winer – Modern Family for "Pilot" Paris Barclay – Glee for "Wheels" Larry Charles – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Table Read" Ryan Murphy – Glee for "Pilot" Jeff Schaffer – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "Seinfeld"
Miniseries or TV Film
Ross Katz – Taking Chance Bob Balaban – Georgia O'Keeffe Thomas Carter – Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story John Kent Harrison – The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler Michael Sucsy – Grey Gardens
Musical Variety
Don Mischer – We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial Joel Gallen – The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert Roger Goodman – The 81st Annual Academy Awards Louis J. Horvitz – 2009 Kennedy Center Honors Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Justin Timberlake"
Daytime Serials
Christopher Goutman – As The World Turns for "Once Upon a Time" Casey Childs – All My Children for "Bianca and Reese Get Married" Dean LaMont – The Young and the Restless for "Billy's New Year's Eve Revelation" William Ludel – General Hospital for "Macho Men" Sally McDonald – The Young and the Restless for "Six Minutes and Counting" Cynthia J. Popp – The Bold and the Beautiful for "Fashion Challenge Sabotage"
Reality Programs
Craig Borders – Extreme Engineering for "Hong Kong Bridge" Sueann Fincke – Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan for "Puppy Mills Exposed" Eytan Keller – The Next Iron Chef for "201" Zach Merck – Six Beers of Separation Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"
Children's Programs
Allison Liddi-Brown – Princess Protection Program Martha Coolidge – An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong Fred Savage – Zeke & Luther for "Pilot" Amy Schatz – Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression Andy Wolk – Lincoln Heights for "Time To Let Go"

Commercials

Commercials

Tom Kuntz – Cadbury's "Eyebrows", Old Spice's "Scents For Gents", Skittles' "Tailor", and CareerBuilder's "Tips" Joaquin Baca-Asay – CSX's "Breathe", Bank of America's "Doors", LensCrafters' "See What You Love", and Volvo's "Switch" Garth Davis – U.S. Cellular's "Shadow Puppets" Craig Gillespie – Cars.com's "David Abernathy", Guinness' "Slide", and Orbit's "Dusty" Chris Palmer – Budweiser's "Lyric" and J2O's "Riviera Truckstop (Garage Playboy)" and "A Horse Called Cynthia (Cowboy - Mr. Darcy)"

Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film

• Norman Jewison

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

• Roger Goodman

Frank Capra Achievement Award

• Cleve Landsberg

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

• Maria Jimenez Henley

Honorary Life Member

• Bob Iger
• Barry Meyer