Though not as widely televised as some of the other top awards shows, the Directors Guild Awards does, occasionally, honor the underdog. After Ben Affleck failed to received an Oscar nomination for his directorial work in 2012's Argo, he went on to win the top prize at the 2013 Directors Guild Awards.
This year's big winner was Alfonso Cuaron, who took home the 2014 trophy for his work on the technologically advanced Gravity. Though Cuaron also won the Golden Globe for directing, Gravity failed to take home a Best Picture win at the Golden Globes and SAG AWards, and star Sandra Bullock has lost out to Blue Jasmine's Cate Blanchett every time.
Check out the complete list of 2014 Directors Guild winners below!
Feature Film
** ALFONSO CUARÓN, GRAVITY **
PAUL GREENGRASS, CAPTAIN PHILLIPS?
STEVE MCQUEEN, TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE?
DAVID O. RUSSELL, AMERICAN HUSTLE?
MARTIN SCORSESE, THE WOLF OF WALL STREET
Documentary
ZACHARY HEINZERLING, CUTIE AND THE BOXER
** JEHANE NOUJAIM, THE SQUARE **
JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER, THE ACT OF KILLING?
SARAH POLLEY, STORIES WE TELL?
LUCY WALKER, THE CRASH WHEEL
Dramatic Series
BRYAN CRANSTON, BREAKING BAD, “BLOOD MONEY”?
DAVID FINCHER, HOUSE OF CARDS, “CHAPTER 1”
** VINCE GILLIGAN, BREAKING BAD, “FELINA” **
LESLI LINKA GLATTER, HOMELAND, “THE STAR”
DAVID NUTTER, GAME OF THRONES, “THE RAINS OF CASTAMERE”
Comedy Series
MARK CENDROWSKI, THE BIG BANG THEORY, “THE HOFSTADTER INSUFFICIENCY”?
BRYAN CRANSTON, MODERN FAMILY, “THE OLD MAN & THE TREE”?
GAIL MANCUSO, MODERN FAMILY, “MY HERO”?
** BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER, 30 ROCK, “HOGCOCK!/LAST LUNCH” **
ANTHONY RICH, THE BIG BANG THEORY, “THE LOVE SPELL POTENTIAL”
Movies for Television and Mini-Series
STEPHEN FREARS, MUHAMMAD ALI’S GREATEST FIGHT?
DAVID MAMET, PHIL SPECTOR
BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER AND ROB ASHFORD, THE SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE!?
NELSON MCCORMICK, KILLING KENNEDY?
** STEVEN SODERBERGH, BEHIND THE CANDELABRA **
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Regularly Scheduled Programming
DAVE DIOMEDI, LATE NIGHT WITH JIMMY FALLON, “#799”?
ANDY FISHER, JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, “#13-1810”?
JIM HOSKINSON, THE COLBERT REPORT, “#10004”?
** DON ROY KING, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, “SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE WITH HOST JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE” **
CHUCK O’NEIL, THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART, “#19018”
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Specials
LOUIS C.K., LOUIS C.K.: OH MY GOD
JOEL GALLEN, 2013 ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY
LOUIS J. HORVITZ, THE 55TH ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS
DON MISCHER, THE 85TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS?
** GLENN WEISS, THE 67TH ANNUAL TONY AWARDS **
Reality Programs
MATTHEW BARTLEY, THE BIGGEST LOSER, “1501”?
** NEIL P. DEGROOT, 72 HOURS, “THE LOST COAST” **
PAUL STARKMAN, TOP CHEF, “GLACIAL GOURMAND”?
J. RUPERT THOMPSON, THE HERO, “TEAMWORK”?
BETRAM VAN MUNSTER, THE AMAZING RACE, “BEARDS IN THE WIND”
Children's Programs
STEPHEN HEREK, JINXED?
JEFFREY HORNADAY, TEEN BEACH MOVIE?
JONATHAN JUDGE, SWINDLE?
** AMY SCHATZ, AN APOLOGY TO ELEPHANTS **
ADAM WEISSMAN, A.N.T. FARM
Commercials
FREDRIK BOND, VOYAGE, HEINEKEN; FROM THE FUTURE, JOHNNY WALKER
JOHN X. CAREY, REAL BEAUTY SKETCHES, DOVE?
** MARTIN DE THURAH, THE MAN WHO COULDN’T SLOW DOWN, HENNESSY VS; HUMAN RACE, ACURA MDX 2014 **
MATTHIJS VAN HEIJNINGEN, PERFECT DAY, SONY PLAYSTATION; #FORTY EIGHT, VERIZON?
NOAM MURRO, BASKETBALL, GUINNESS; KIDS, DIRECTV; MASK, VOLKSWAGEN
ROBERT B. ALDRICH AWARD: Steven Soderbergh