The 57th Directors Guild of America Awards, given on January 29, 2005, honored the best film and television directors in 2004.
Best Director - Motion Picture
Clint Eastwood - Million Dollar Baby
Marc Forster - Finding Neverland
Taylor Hackford - Ray
Alexander Payne - Sideways
Martin Scorsese - The Aviator
Best Director - Documentary
Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni - Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel (The Story of the Weeping Camel)
Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman - Born into Brothels
Ross McElwee - Bright Leaves
Michael Moore - Fahrenheit 9/11
Jehane Noujaim - Control Room
Best Director - Comedy Series
Timothy Van Patten - Sex and the City ("An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux")
Bryan Gordon - Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The 5 Wood")
Robert B. Weide - Curb Your Enthusiasm ("The Carpool Lane")
Charles McDougall - Desperate Housewives ("Pilot")
Arlene Sanford - Desperate Housewives ("Pretty Little Picture")
Best Director - Dramatic Series (Night)
Walter Hill - Deadwood ("Deawood")
J. J. Abrams - Lost ("Pilot - Part 1")
Christopher Chulack - ER ("Time of Death")
John Patterson - The Sopranos ("All Due Respect")
Timothy Van Patten - The Sopranos ("Long Term Parking")
Best Director - Children's Programs
Stuart Gillard - Going to the Mat
Best Director - Commercials
Noam Murro
for Adidas - "Carry"
for Starbucks - "Glen"
for eBay - "Toy Boat"
