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8 I D G A M O N T H L Y DGA Announces Date and Chair for the 2026 DGA Awards Ceremony On May 6, the DGA announced that the 78th Annual DGA Awards will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2026, and will return once again to the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. Beth McCarthy-Miller will return as Chair of the Awards ceremony for the fi fth consecutive year. "The DGA Awards are a unique opportunity to celebrate excellence in our craft, and I could not be more honored to serve another year as Chair of this important event," said McCarthy-Miller. "I thank DGA President Lesli Linka Glatter for appointing me to this role, and I look forward to celebrating with all of the incredible 2025 nominees and honorees!" McCarthy-Miller began her career at MTV directing such shows as MTV Unplugged, The Ben Stiller Show, MTV Video Music Awards and numerous high-profi le concerts. After MTV, she would direct Saturday Night Live for 11 seasons. She also directed two Superbowl half-time shows, America: A Tribute to Heroes, the post-9/11 telethon for which she received one of her fi ve DGA Awards, and various shows including the original pilot for Reno 911! and Man Up! Her sitcoms directing credits include Modern Family, The Good Place, Parks and Rec, Brooklyn 99 and 30 Rock — which won her several nominations and a DGA Award in 2014. She has also directed dramedies like House of Lies, Californication, The Kominsky Method and Veep for which she earned a DGA Award in 2018. Her recent live television credits include the SNL 50th Anniversary special, the hugely successful 3-hour broadcast of The Sound of Music; performances like Adele: Live in NY and Bill Maher: Live in Oklahoma for HBO, both of which earned her multiple award nominations; and she earned a Clio for directing the live commercial for The Greatest Showman. She has also helmed multiple TV pilots including Great News and Bob Hearts Abishola. Last year she directed three specials including: Carrie Underwood Refl ections, Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular and The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, for which she received the 2024 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials The DGA Awards ceremony commemorates the artistry and mastery of directorial craft, while celebrating the teams who are integral in bringing these visionary works to life. Additional information, including the voting schedule and key deadlines, will be announced later this year. The 77th Annual DGA Awards ceremony took place on February 8, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, where Director Sean Baker was honored with the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Film Award for his fi lm Anora. Abbie Brewer: 740-707-6284, ABrewer@dga.org Meghan Brophy: 212-258-0816, MBrophy@dga.org Bart Daudelin: 212-258-0809, BartD@dga.org Jon Drew: 310-279-7693, JDrew@dga.org Michael Mintz: 646-256-6264, MMintz@dga.org Jennifer Peat: 310-289-5305, JPeat@dga.org Emily Pierceall: 213-321-9791, EPierceall@dga.org Alexis Soto: 323-382-1058, ASoto@dga.org Brett Wise: 570-447-4823, BWise@dga.org DGA CONTACT INFORMATION OFFICES DGA National Headquarters Los Angeles 310-289-2000 New York 212-258-0800 DGA Website www.dga.org REPORTING HOTLINES Safety: 310-289-5326 Racial Harassment: 310-289-2006 Sexual Harassment: 310-289-2006 Contract Violations: 310-289-5300 FIELD REPS For contact information for Guild departments please visit www.dga.org/The-Guild/Departments