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61st Directors Guild of America Awards
Awards

61st Directors Guild of America Awards 2009

The 61st Directors Guild of America Awards honored outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentaries, and television for the year 2008. The ceremony was held on January 31, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and hosted by Carl Reiner. Both feature film and documentary categories recognized excellence in direction with a slate of nominees and one winner in each category.

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Highlights

View the highlights from the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards.


Total movie nominations

7

Total movie wins

2

Total people nominations

7

Total people wins

2

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Slumdog Millionaire

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

6 nominations 2 wins
Romance

Romance

2 nominations 1 wins
Crime

Crime

2 nominations 0 wins
Gus Van Sant

Most Nominations

Gus Van Sant

1 nominations

Feature Film

Find out who won the Feature Film category at the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards.


Documentaries

Find out who won the Documentaries category at the 61st Directors Guild of America Awards.


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