56th Directors Guild of America Awards (2004)

Film
Feature Film
Peter Jackson - The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Sofia Coppola - Lost in Translation
Clint Eastwood - Mystic River
Gary Ross - Seabiscuit
Peter Weir - Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
Documentaries
Nathaniel Kahn - My Architect
Sam Green and Bill Siegel - The Weather Underground
Andrew Jarecki - Capturing the Friedmans
Errol Morris - The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
José Padilha - Ônibus 174
Television
Drama Series
Christopher Misiano - The West Wing for "Twenty Five"
Alan Ball - Six Feet Under for "I'm Sorry, I'm Lost"
Kathy Bates - Six Feet Under for "Twilight"
Jon Cassar - 24 for "Day 2: 7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m."
Alan Poul - Six Feet Under for "Nobody Sleeps"
Comedy Series
Tim Van Patten - Sex and the City for "Boy, Interrupted"
James Burrows - Will & Grace for "Last Ex to Brooklyn"
Michael Engler - Sex and the City for "Hop, Skip, and a Week"
Michael Patrick King - Sex and the City for "Great Sexpectations"
James Widdoes - 8 Simple Rules for "Goodbye"
Miniseries or TV Film
Mike Nichols - Angels in America
Jane Anderson - Normal
Jeff Bleckner - The Music Man
Rod Holcomb - The Pentagon Papers
Richard Loncraine - My House in Umbria
Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film
Mike Nichols
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Stephen Glanzrock
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Jeremy Kagan
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Peery Forbis
Honorary Life Member
Larry Auerbach