The 61st Directors Guild of America Awards, which was given on January 31, 2009, honors the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and televisions.
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant - Milk
Ari Folman - Vals Im Bashir
Peter Gilbert, Steve James - At the Death House Door
Elizabeth Farnsworth, Patricio Lanfranco Leverton - The Judge and the General
James Marsh - Man on Wire
Gonzalo Arijón - Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains
Dan Attias - The Wire ("Transitions")
Paris Barclay - In Treatment ("Week 8: Alex")
Jack Bender - Lost ("The Constant")
Alan Taylor - Mad Men ("The Mountain King")
Matthew Weiner - Mad Men ("Meditations in an Emergency")
Paul Feig - The Office ("Dinner Party")
Paris Barclay - Weeds ("The Three Coolers")
Julian Farino - Entourage ("Tree Tippers")
Beth McCarthy-Miller - 30 Rock ("Reunion")
Don Scardino - 30 Rock ("Do-Over")
Jay Roach - Recount
Bob Balaban - Bernard and Doris
Tom Hooper - John Adams
Kenny Leon - A Raisin in the Sun
Mikael Salomon - The Andromeda Strain
Larry Carpenter - One Life to Live (ABC Daytime)
Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Paul Glass, Tracy Casper Lang
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Brenden Higgins
Production Associate: Beth Kravitz
William Ludel - General Hospital (ABC Daytime)
Associate Directors: Peter Fillmore, Christina Magarian-Ucar, Ron Cates, Penny Pengra
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Denise Van Cleave, Lisa Kaseff
Noel Maxam - Days of Our Lives (NBC Daytime)
Associate Directors: Joseph Lumer, Michael J. Fiamingo, Krista Cremidan, Lugh Powers, Mason Dickson, Marius Darrow III
Stage Managers: Francesca Bellini-DeSimone, Stuart W. Howard
Production Associates: Sara Peterson, Denise White-Serrette
Owen Renfroe - General Hospital (ABC Daytime)
Associate Directors: Denise Van Cleave, Lisa Kaseff, Christine Magarian-Ucar, Penny Pengra, R.C. Cates, Dave MacLeod, Pete Fillmore
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft, Michelle Azenzer
Production Associate: Christine Cooper
Herb Stein - Days of Our Lives (NBC Daytime)
Associate Directors: Joseph Lumer, Michael J. Fiamingo
Stage Managers: Francesca Bellini-DeSimone, Stuart W. Howard
Production Associates: Sara Peterson, Denise White-Serrette, Krista Cremidan
