Wednesday, Apr 21, 2021
The winners of the 73rd annual Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards were announced on April 10, 2021, and the winners of the 32nd annual Producers Guild of America (PGA) awards were announced on March 24, 2021.
Congratulations to the Tisch alumni who won a PGA or DGA award! See the full list of PGA winners here, and the full list of DGA winners here.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Nomadland
Chloé Zhao (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film)
Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director: Mary Kerrigan ‘17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Full Bloom, “Petal to the Metal”
Associate Director: Sean Galvin ‘08 (BFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre
Melina Matsoukas ‘03 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures
Nomadland
Mollye Asher '99 (BFA, Drama)/ '14 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film)
Chloé Zhao (Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film)
Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television – Comedy
Schitt’s Creek
David West Read ‘10 (MFA, Goldberg Department of Dramatic Writing)
*We apologize for any omissions! Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu