57th Directors Guild of America Awards

Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby

• Marc Forster – Finding Neverland
• Taylor Hackford – Ray
• Alexander Payne – Sideways
• Martin Scorsese – The Aviator

Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni – The Story of the Weeping Camel

• Zana Briski and Ross Kauffman – Born into Brothels
• Ross McElwee – Bright Leaves
• Michael Moore – Fahrenheit 9/11
• Jehane Noujaim – Control Room

Walter Hill – Deadwood for "Deadwood"

• J. J. Abrams – Lost for "Pilot (Part 1)"
• Christopher Chulack – ER for "Time of Death"
• John Patterson – The Sopranos for "All Due Respect"
• Tim Van Patten – The Sopranos for "Long Term Parking"

Tim Van Patten – Sex and the City for "An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"

• Bryan Gordon – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The 5 Wood"
• Charles McDougall – Desperate Housewives for "Pilot"
• Arlene Sanford – Desperate Housewives for "Pretty Little Picture"
• Robert B. Weide – Curb Your Enthusiasm for "The Car Pool Lane"

Joseph Sargent – Something the Lord Made

• Robert Altman – Tanner on Tanner
• Stephen Hopkins – The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
• Lloyd Kramer – The Five People You Meet in Heaven
• Christopher Reeve – The Brooke Ellison Story

Bruce Gowers – Genius: A Night for Ray Charles

• Ron de Moraes – Great Performances for "Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival"
• Jerry Foley – Late Show with David Letterman for "Episode #2187"
• Louis J. Horvitz – The 76th Annual Academy Awards
• Chuck O'Neil – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

Bruce S. Barry – Guiding Light for "Episode #14321"

• Joseph Behar – General Hospital for "Episode #10461"
• Christopher Goutman – As the World Turns for "Episode #12166"
• Matt Lagle and Brian Mertes – Guiding Light for "Episode #14322"
• Conal O'Brien – All My Children for "Episode #8768"

Stuart Gillard – Going to the Mat

• Duwayne Dunham – Tiger Cruise
• Paul Hoen – Searching for David's Heart
• Jeremy Kagan – Crown Heights
• Lee Rose – Jack

Noam Murro – Adidas' "Carry", Starbucks' "Glen", and eBay's "Toy Boat"

• Dante Ariola – Stella Artois' "Circus", Levi's' "Urban Legend", and Barclays' "Money Tree"
• Fredrik Bond – Three's "Cherry" and "Jelly Fish", and Nike's "The Other Game"
• Andrew Douglas – Renault's "Feel It", PricewaterhouseCoopers' "The Air", Barclays' "New Day", and Microsoft's "Hat"
• Jim Jenkins – Discovery Channel's "Antlers" and "Milk Truck", Nextel's "Dance Party", and TBS' "Strange Fruit"