The DGA Awards will hand out its trophies mighty early in the Oscar season.
The Directors Guild of America announced its 78th Annual DGA Awards will be held Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026, returning to the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The ceremony will take place early in the phase two awards cycle, occurring just 10 days after Oscar nominations are announced Jan. 22, and 19 days before the Producers Guild of America Awards. The event also falls one day after the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Milan. The Oscars are scheduled to take place on March 15, 2026.
Veteran director Beth McCarthy-Miller will return as chair of the ceremony for a fifth consecutive year.
“The DGA Awards is a unique opportunity to celebrate excellence in our craft, and I could not be more honored to serve another year as chair of this important event,” McCarthy-Miller said in a statement. “I thank DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter for appointing me to this role, and I look forward to celebrating with all of the incredible 2025 nominees and honorees.”
The annual ceremony recognizes outstanding directorial achievement in film, television and documentary, honoring both individual directors and their teams. The 78th edition will spotlight work released in 2025.
Voting timelines and key submission deadlines will be announced later this year, according to the guild.
At the 77th Annual DGA Awards, held Feb. 8, 2025, director Sean Baker won the top prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Film for “Anora.”
