Paul Thomas Anderson wins for Outstanding Directorial Achievement at the 78th DGA Awards, other winners announced
Ever since Paul Thomas Anderson‘s One Battle After Another hit theaters, it’s been one of the most talked-about films of 2025. Everyone I know (and even people I don’t) has been singing its praises, and here I am with a digital copy going to waste. I need to stop watching anime (I can’t, it’s my job) and give this movie a go. Anyway, speaking of making a splash, PTA won the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for One Battle After Another at the 78th Directors Guild of America Awards!
PTA’s win at the DGA Awards is a sign that his chances of winning Best Director at this year’s Academy Awards are looking good! Meanwhile, on the TV front, Amanda Marsalis’ work on The Pitt is being recognized. At the same time, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s The Studio won the comedy series prize for their episode ‘The Oner.’ Elsewhere, Shannon Murphy took home the limited or anthology series win for Dying for Sex. In contrast, Stephen Chbosky won the television movie award for Netflix’s Nonnas, starring Vince Vaughn, Lorraine Bracco, and Talia Shire.
Many consider the Directors Guild of America Awards as an amuse-bouche to the Academy Awards, a way of testing the water, if you will. While the categories are different, I can already tell that One Battle After Another is likely to clean up at this year’s Oscars. We’ll likely get some shocks, surprises, and snubs, too, but expect to hear PTA’s name throughout the evening.
Here’s a complete list of the 78th DGA Awards Winners:
THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
WINNER: Paul Thomas Anderson, “One Battle After Another”
Ryan Coogler, “Sinners”
Guillermo del Toro, “Frankenstein”
Josh Safdie, “Marty Supreme”
Chloé Zhao, “Hamnet”
FIRST-TIME THEATRICAL FEATURE FILM
Hasan Hadi, “The President’s Cake”
Harry Lighton, “Pillion”
WINNER: Charlie Polinger, “The Plague”
Alex Russell, “Lurker”
Eva Victor, “Sorry, Baby”
DRAMATIC SERIES
Liza Johnson, “The Diplomat”
WINNER: Amanda Marsalis, “The Pitt”
Janus Metz, “Andor”
Ben Stiller, “Severance”
John Wells, “The Pitt”
COMEDY SERIES
Lucia Aniello, “Hacks”
Janicza Bravo, “The Bear”
WINNER: Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, “The Studio”
Christopher Storer, “The Bear”
Mike White, “The White Lotus”
LIMITED & ATHOLOGY SERIES
Jason Bateman, “Black Rabbit”
Antonio Campos, “The Beast in Me”
Lesli Linka Glatter, “Zero Day”
WINNER: Shannon Murphy, “Dying for Sex”
Ally Pankiw, “Black Mirror”
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION
Jesse Armstrong, “Mountainhead”
WINNER: Stephen Chbosky, “Nonnas”
Scott Derrickson, “The Gorge”
Michael Morris, “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy”
Kyle Newacheck, “Happy Gilmore 2”
VARIETY
Yvonne De Mare, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Andy Fisher, “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
Beth McCarthy-Miller, “SNL50: The Homecoming Concert”
WINNER: Liz Patrick, “SNL50: The Anniversary Special”
Paul Pennolino, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
SPORTS
WINNER: Matthew Gangl, 2025 World Series
Steve Milton, 2025 Masters Tournament
Rich Russo, Super Bowl LIX
REALITY — QUIZ & GAME
Lucinda M. Margolis, “Jeopardy!”
Adam Sandler, “The Price is Right”
WINNER: Mike Sweeney, “Conan O’Brien Must Go”
COMMERCIALS
WINNER: Kim Gehrig
Miles Jay
Spike Jonze
Andreas Nilsson
Steve Rogers
DOCUMENTARY
WINNER: Mstyslav Chernov, “2000 Meters to Andriivk”
Geeta Gandbhir, “The Perfect Neighbor”
Mohammadreza Eyni, Sara Khaki, Eyni Sara Khaki, and Mohammad Reza Eyni, “Cutting Through Rocks”
Elizabeth Lo, “Mistress Dispeller”
Mark Obenhaus and Laura Poitras, “Cover-Up”
DOCUMENTARY SERIES – NEWS
Marshall Curry, “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night”
Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin, “Billy Joel: And So It Goes”
WINNER: Rebecca Miller, “Mr. Scorsese”
Alexandria Stapleton, “Sean Combs: The Reckoning”
Matt Wolf, “Pee-wee as Himself”
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