The 70th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary,

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and commercials of 2017, were presented on February 3, 2018 at

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, California. The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on January 10, 2018, while the nominations for the film categories were announced on January 11, 2018. Comedian

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hosted the ceremony, and

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served as the DGA Awards Chair.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Commercials

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* Dwight Williams

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

* Jim Tanker

Honorary Life Member

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Directors Guild Of America Awards, 70 Directors Guild of America Awards 2017 film awards 2017 television awards 2017 in American cinema 2017 in American television 2018 awards in the United States