July 17, 2019
Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America (DGA) today announced the schedule of key dates for the 72nd Annual DGA Awards which will take place at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday, January 25, 2020.
Theatrical Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film nominees will be announced on January 7, 2020 and Television, Commercial, and Documentary nominees will be announced on January 6, 2020.
DGA members will be able to vote online between December 2, 2019 – January 6, 2020 for Feature Film Nominations; between December 6, 2019 – January 3, 2020 for Television Nominations in five categories; and between January 7, 2020 – January 24, 2020 for the Feature Film Award. All voting will continue to take place online. The complete schedule of key dates is included below.
Complete DGA Awards Schedule:
THEATRICAL FILM AWARD
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Online voting for Theatrical Feature Film Nominations opens
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Monday, December 2, 2019
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Deadline to vote online for Theatrical Feature Film Nominations
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Monday, January 6, 2020
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Announce Five Theatrical Feature Film Nominees
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Online voting for Theatrical Feature Film Award opens
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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Membership Screening of Five Nominated Theatrical Feature Films
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Mon-Fri, January 13-17, 2020
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Deadline to vote online for Theatrical Feature Film Award
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Friday, January 24, 2020
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TELEVISION AWARDS
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Entry Forms for TV & Commercials available online
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Tuesday, September 24, 2019
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Deadline for Submitting Television and Commercials entries
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Tuesday, November 26, 2019
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Online voting for Television Nominations opens
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Friday, December 6, 2019
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Deadline to vote online for Television Nominations
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Friday, January 3, 2020
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Announce All Television and Commercials Nominees
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Monday, January 6, 2020
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FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR AWARD
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Entry Forms for First-Time Feature Film Director available online
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Friday, August 23, 2019
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Submission Deadlines:
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For First-Time Feature Film Director entries with a theatrical release during the period of January 1 through September 30, 2019
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Friday, October 4, 2019
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For First-Time Feature Film Director entries with a theatrical release during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2019
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Monday, November 4, 2019
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Announce Five First-Time Feature Film Director Nominees
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Tuesday, January 7, 2020
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DOCUMENTARY AWARD
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Entry Form for Documentary available online
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Friday, August 23, 2019
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For Documentary entries with a theatrical release or broadcast during the period of January 1 through September 30, 2019
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Friday, October 4, 2019
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For Documentary entries with a theatrical release or broadcast during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2019
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Monday, November 4, 2019
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Announce Documentary Nominees
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Monday, January 6, 2020
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72nd ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
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Dinner Reservation Forms Available
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Monday, December 9, 2019*
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Deadline for returning all Dinner Reservation Forms
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Monday, January 13, 2020
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DGA Awards Dinner at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles
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Saturday, January 25, 2020
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About the DGA:
In the eight decades since its founding in 1936, the DGA has fought for the economic and creative rights of its members; protected their ability to financially benefit from the reuse of their work; established strong pension and health plans; and established jurisdiction in new technologies and distribution platforms. Today we represent more than 18,000 directors and members of the directorial team working in film, television, commercials, new media and other audiovisual media.
* updated on 11/14/19