Directors Guild of America

Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Documentary

2018 Directors Guild of America 
Matthew Heineman  Winner
"City of Ghosts"
Ken Burns and Lynn Novick
"The Vietnam War"
Bryan Fogel
"Icarus"
Errol Morris
"Wormwood"
Steve James
"Abacus: Small Enough to Jail"
2017 Directors Guild of America 
Ezra Edelman  Winner
"O.J.: Made In America"
Otto Bell
"The Eagle Huntress"
Elyse Steinberg and Josh Kriegman
"Weiner"
Raoul Peck
"I Am Not Your Negro"
Roger Ross Williams
"Life, Animated"