The 64th Directors Guild of America Awards, which was given out on January 28, 2012, honors the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, and television.
Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist
Woody Allen – Midnight in Paris
David Fincher – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Martin Scorsese – Hugo
Alexander Payne – The Descendants
James Marsh – Project Nim
Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky – Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory
Steve James – Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer
Richard Press – Bill Cunningham New York
Martin Scorsese – George Harrison: Living in the Material World
Patty Jenkins – The Killing for "Pilot"
Michael Cuesta – Homeland for "Pilot"
Vince Gilligan – Breaking Bad for "Face Off"
Tim Van Patten – Game of Thrones for "Winter is Coming"
Michael Waxman – Friday Night Lights for "Always"
Robert B. Weide – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "Palestinian Chicken"
Fred Savage – Modern Family for "After the Fire"
Don Scardino – 30 Rock for "Double-Edged Sword"
Michael Spiller – Modern Family for "Express Christmas"
David Steinberg – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Divorce"
Jon Cassar – The Kennedys
Jennifer Aniston, Patty Jenkins, Alicia Keys, Demi Moore, and Penelope Spheeris – Five
Jeff Bleckner – Beyond the Blackboard
Stephen Gyllenhaal – Girl Fight
Michael Stevens – Thurgood
Amy Schatz – A Child’s Garden of Poetry
John Fortenberry – Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred
Jeffrey Hornaday – Geek Charming
Michael Lembeck – Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure
Patricia Riggen – Lemonade Mouth
Damon Santostefano – Best Player
