| 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards | |
| Location: | Virtual |
| Country: | United States |
| Presenter: | Directors Guild of America |
| Award1 Type: | Best Director Feature Film: |
| Award1 Winner: | Nomadland – Chloé Zhao |
| Award2 Type: | Best Director Documentary: |
| Award2 Winner: | The Truffle Hunters – Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw |
| Award3 Type: | Best Director First-Time Feature Film: |
| Award3 Winner: | Sound of Metal – Darius Marder |
| Previous: | 72nd |
| Main: | DGA Awards |
| Next: | 74th |
The 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2020, were presented virtually on April 10, 2021.[1] [2] The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on March 8, 2021,[3] [4] while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on March 9, 2021.[5] [6]
| Feature Film | ||
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Chloé Zhao – Nomadland
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| Documentaries | ||
Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw – The Truffle Hunters
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| First-Time Feature Film | ||
Darius Marder – Sound of Metal
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| Drama Series | |||
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Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for "Prisoners of War"
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| Comedy Series | |||
Susanna Fogel – The Flight Attendant for "In Case of Emergency"
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| Movies for Television and Limited Series | |||
Scott Frank – The Queen's Gambit
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| Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming | |||
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters"
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| Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials | |||
Thomas Schlamme – A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
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| Reality Programs | |||
Joseph Guidry – Full Bloom for "Petal to the Metal"
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| Children's Programs | |||
Amy Schatz – We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
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