61st Directors Guild of America Awards (2009)

Film
Feature Film
Danny Boyle - Slumdog Millionaire
David Fincher - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard - Frost/Nixon
Christopher Nolan - The Dark Knight
Gus Van Sant - Milk
Documentaries
Ari Folman - Waltz with Bashir
Peter Gilbert and Steve James - At the Death House Door
Elizabeth Farnsworth and Patricio Lanfranco - The Judge and the General
James Marsh - Man on Wire
Gonzalo Arijón - Stranded: I've Come from a Plane that Crashed in the Mountains
Television
Drama Series
Dan Attias - The Wire for "Transitions"
Paris Barclay - In Treatment for "Week 8: Alex"
Jack Bender - Lost for "The Constant"
Alan Taylor - Mad Men for "The Mountain King"
Matthew Weiner - Mad Men for "Meditations in an Emergency"
Comedy Series
Paul Feig - The Office for "Dinner Party"
Paris Barclay - Weeds for "The Three Coolers"
Julian Farino - Entourage for "Tree Tippers"
Beth McCarthy-Miller - 30 Rock for "Reunion"
Don Scardino - 30 Rock for "Do-Over"
Miniseries or TV Film
Jay Roach - Recount
Bob Balaban - Bernard and Doris
Tom Hooper - John Adams
Kenny Leon - A Raisin in the Sun
Mikael Salomon - The Andromeda Strain
Special Awards
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Kim Kurumada
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
William M. Brady
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Scott Berger
Honorary Life Member
Roger Ebert