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2 0 I D G A M O N T H L Y Dolby is the Offi cial Premier Sponsor of the 78th Annual DGA Awards. All winners will be announced at the 78th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 7, 2026 Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series/News MSTYSLAV CHERNOV 2000 Meters to Andriivka - (PBS) This is Chernov's second DGA Award nomination. Chernov previously won in this category in 2023 for 20 Days in Mariupol. GEETA GANDBHIR The Perfect Neighbor - (Netfl ix) This is Gandbhir's fi rst DGA Award nomination. SARA KHAKI AND MOHAMMADREZA EYNI Cutting Through Rocks - (Assembly Releasing) This is Khaki's fi rst DGA Award nomination. This is Eyni's fi rst DGA Award nomination. ELIZABETH LO Mistress Dispeller - (Oscilloscope Laboratories) This is Lo's fi rst DGA Award nomination. LAURA POITRAS AND MARK OBENHAUS Cover-Up - (Netfl ix) This is Poitras' third DGA Award nomination. Poitras was previously nominated in this category in 2023 for All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2015 for Citizenfour. This is Obenhaus' fi rst DGA Award nomination. MARSHALL CURRY SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night "Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room" - (Peacock) This is Curry's fi rst DGA Award nomination. SUSAN LACY AND JESSICA LEVIN Billy Joel: And So It Goes - "Part Two" - (HBO Max) This is Lacy's second DGA Award nomination. Lacy was previously nominated in the Documentary category in 1998 for Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note. This is Levin's fi rst DGA Award nomination. REBECCA MILLER Mr. Scorsese "All This Filming Isn't Healthy" - (Apple TV) This is Miller's fi rst DGA Award nomination. ALEXANDRIA STAPLETON Sean Combs: The Reckoning "Offi cial Girl" - (Netfl ix) This is Stapleton's fi rst DGA Award nomination. MATT WOLF Pee-Wee as Himself "Part 1" - (HBO Max) This is Wolf's fi rst DGA Award nomination.