The Fifth Annual Directors Guild of America Honors took place on September 29, 2004 at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.

DGA Honors celebrates individuals and institutions that have made distinguished contributions to American culture through the world of film and television. At the same time, DGA Honors recognizes the diversity of achievement - in business, government, labor and higher education - required to produce the best entertainment in the world. The membership of the DGA, other top entertainment industry professionals, union, government and business leadership from across the nation were in attendence.

Filmmakers Jonathan Demme, Robert De Niro and Bertrand Tavernier, studio head Sherry Lansing, producer Lorne Michaels, Congressmen Howard Berman and David Dreier, and Florida State University Film School were saluted as this year's honorees by a star-studded array of presenters in a ceremony hosted by comedian David Chappelle.

The following is a photo gallery posted here as a virtual experience of the evening.