DGA Awards

2000 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerOn the RopesNanette BursteinThe story of three young boxers and their coach who is determined to guide them in a positive direction in and out of the ring.Amazon2000 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesBeyond the MatBarry W. BlausteinAmazonMr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr.Errol MorrisAmazonThe Double Life of Ernesto Gomez-GomezGary WeimbergAmazonThug Life in D.C.Marc LevinAmazon

1999 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerVietnam Long Time ComingJerry BlumenthalThe last American officials were airlifted out of Vietnam from the embassy roof in Saigon in 1975. Most have never returned. In 1998, World T.E.A.M. (The Exceptional Athlete Matters) Sports...Amazon1999 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesDancemakerMatthew DiamondAmazonDying to Tell the StoryKyra ThompsonAmazonGreat PerformancesNigel NobleAmazonLeonard Bernstein: Reaching for the NoteSusan LacyAmazon

1998 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerRiding the RailsMichael UysRiding the Rails offers a visionary perspective on the presumed romanticism of the road and cautionary legacy of the Great Depression. From 'middle class gentility to scrabble-ass poor,' ...Amazon1998 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesColors Straight UpMichèle OhayonAmazonFirst Person Singular: I.M. PeiPeter RosenAmazonLiberty! The American RevolutionMuffie MeyerAmazonWonderlandJohn O'HaganAmazon

1997 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerLooking for RichardAl PacinoAl Pacino's deeply-felt rumination on Shakespeare's significance and relevance to the modern world through interviews and an in-depth analysis of "Richard III."Amazon1997 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Nominees1914-1918Isaac MizrahiAmazonAmerican ExperienceJeanne JordanAmazonParadise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood HillsJoe BerlingerAmazonWhen We Were KingsLeon GastAmazon

1996 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerCrumbTerry ZwigoffAn intimate portrait of controversial cartoonist Robert Crumb and his traumatized family.Amazon1996 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesAmerican MastersHelen WhitneyAmazonComplaints of a Dutiful DaughterDeborah HoffmannAmazonMaya Lin: A Strong Clear VisionFreida Lee MockAmazon

1995 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerHoop DreamsSteve JamesA film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.Amazon1995 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesFrosh: Nine Months in a Freshman DormDaniel GellerAmazonLives in HazardSusan ToddAmazonMama Awethu!Bethany YarrowAmazonMartha & EthelJyll JohnstoneAmazon

1994 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerFallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike TysonBarbara KoppleFilmmaker Barbara Kopple profiles the life and career of former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson and the surrounding events that led to his 1992 6 year prison conviction.Amazon1994 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesGreat PerformancesSusan SteinbergAmazonI Am a Promise: The Children of Stanton Elementary SchoolSusan RaymondAmazonSkinheads USA: Soldiers of the Race WarShari CooksonAmazon

1993 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerBrother's KeeperJoe BerlingerThis documentary by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky details the murder trial of Delbert Ward. Delbert's of a family of 4 brothers (the other 3 being Roscoe, Lyman and William - Bill, for ...Amazon1993 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesAmerican ExperienceRic BurnsAmazonNational Geographic SpecialsMark StoufferAmazon

1992 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerAmerican DreamBarbara KoppleChronicles the six-month strike at Hormel in Austin, Minnesota, in 1985-86. The local union, P-9 of the Food and Commercial Workers, overwhelmingly rejects a contract offer with a $2/hour ...Amazon1992 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary NomineesDoing Time: Life Inside the Big HouseAlan RaymondAmazonHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's ApocalypseFax BahrAmazonSoldiers of MusicBob EisenhardtAmazon

1991 DGA Awards - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary WinnerAmerican MastersSusan SteinbergSince its premiere in 1986, this Emmy-winning documentary series has presented hundreds of hours comprising profiles of outstanding American cultural artists. Past subjects have included ...Amazon