57th Directors Guild of America Awards

57th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	January 29, 2005 (2005-01-29)
Location	The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Host	Carl Reiner
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Million Dollar Baby – Clint Eastwood
Best Director Documentary:	The Story of the Weeping Camel – Byambasuren Davaa and Luigi Falorni
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The 57th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2004, were presented on January 29, 2005, at the Beverly Hilton. The ceremony was hosted by Carl Reiner. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 6, 2005 and the other nominations starting on January 10, 2005.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Clint Eastwood – Million Dollar Baby Marc Forster – Finding Neverland Taylor Hackford – Ray Alexander Payne – Sideways Martin Scorsese – The Aviator
Documentaries
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

Television

Drama Series
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"
Comedy Series
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"
Miniseries or TV Film
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
Musical Variety
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
Daytime Serials
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"
Children's Programs
Stuart Gillard – Going to the Mat Duwayne Dunham – Tiger Cruise Paul Hoen – Searching for David's Heart Jeremy Kagan – Crown Heights Lee Rose – Jack

Commercials

Commercials

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"

Frank Capra Achievement Award

• Herb Adelman

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

• Stanley Faer

Diversity Award

• Steve McPherson

Presidents Award

• Gilbert Cates