62nd Directors Guild of America Awards

Kathryn Bigelow – The Hurt Locker

• James Cameron – Avatar
• Lee Daniels – Precious
• Jason Reitman – Up in the Air
• Quentin Tarantino – Inglourious Basterds

Louie Psihoyos – The Cove

• Sacha Gervasi – Anvil! The Story of Anvil
• Mai Iskander – Garbage Dreams
• Robert Kenner – Food, Inc.
• Geoffrey Smith – The English Surgeon
• Agnès Varda – The Beaches of Agnès

Lesli Linka Glatter – Mad Men for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"

• Paris Barclay – In Treatment for "Week 4: Gina"
• Jack Bender – Lost for "The Incident"
• Jennifer Getzinger – Mad Men for "The Gypsy and the Hobo"
• Matthew Weiner – Mad Men for "Shut the Door. Have a Seat."

Jason Winer – Modern Family for "Pilot"

• Paris Barclay – Glee for "Wheels"
• Larry Charles – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Table Read"
• Ryan Murphy – Glee for "Pilot"
• Jeff Schaffer – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "Seinfeld"

Ross Katz – Taking Chance

• Bob Balaban – Georgia O'Keeffe
• Thomas Carter – Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story
• John Kent Harrison – The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler
• Michael Sucsy – Grey Gardens

Don Mischer – We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial

• Joel Gallen – The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert
• Roger Goodman – The 81st Annual Academy Awards
• Louis J. Horvitz – 2009 Kennedy Center Honors
• Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Justin Timberlake"

Christopher Goutman – As The World Turns for "Once Upon a Time"

• Casey Childs – All My Children for "Bianca and Reese Get Married"
• Dean LaMont – The Young and the Restless for "Billy's New Year's Eve Revelation"
• William Ludel – General Hospital for "Macho Men"
• Sally McDonald – The Young and the Restless for "Six Minutes and Counting"
• Cynthia J. Popp – The Bold and the Beautiful for "Fashion Challenge Sabotage"

Craig Borders – Extreme Engineering for "Hong Kong Bridge"

• Sueann Fincke – Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan for "Puppy Mills Exposed"
• Eytan Keller – The Next Iron Chef for "201"
• Zach Merck – Six Beers of Separation
• Bertram van Munster – The Amazing Race for "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"

Allison Liddi-Brown – Princess Protection Program

• Martha Coolidge – An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong
• Fred Savage – Zeke & Luther for "Pilot"
• Amy Schatz – Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression
• Andy Wolk – Lincoln Heights for "Time To Let Go"

Tom Kuntz – Cadbury's "Eyebrows", Old Spice's "Scents For Gents", Skittles' "Tailor", and CareerBuilder's "Tips"

• Joaquin Baca-Asay – CSX's "Breathe", Bank of America's "Doors", LensCrafters' "See What You Love", and Volvo's "Switch"
• Garth Davis – U.S. Cellular's "Shadow Puppets"
• Craig Gillespie – Cars.com's "David Abernathy", Guinness' "Slide", and Orbit's "Dusty"
• Chris Palmer – Budweiser's "Lyric" and J2O's "Riviera Truckstop (Garage Playboy)" and "A Horse Called Cynthia (Cowboy - Mr. Darcy)"