Directors Guild of America Award | |
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Logo Medallion of the Directors Guild of America Award
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Awarded for | Film direction |
Country | United States |
First awarded | 1938 |
Official website | dga |
The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an “Honorary Life Member” award issued in 1938 to D. W. Griffith. The statues are made by New York firm, Society Awards.
(formerly the D. W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award)