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2 4 I D G A M O N T H L Y I D G A M O N T H L Y DGA Awards Section Photo Credits: Elisa Haber, Shane Karns, Quintin Lundy, Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images and Howard Wise. See more photos and video, where available, from these events at www.dga.org Meet the Nominees Events Meet the Nominees: Documentary Film On February 3, DGA members assembled online for the 2026 edition of the Meet the Nominees: Documentary Film event. Following an introduction from DGA Documentary Committee Co-Chair Marina Zenovich and screenings of clips from the nominated films, the nominated Directors — Mstyslav Chernov (2000 Meters to Andriivka), Geeta Gandbhir (The Perfect Neighbor), Sara Khaki & Mohammadreza Eyni (Cutting Through Rocks), Elizabeth Lo (Mistress Dispeller), and Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus (Cover-Up) — engaged in an insightful dialogue around their projects in a conversation moderated by Director W. Kamau Bell. Meet the Directorial Teams of the DGA Award-Nominated Projects On January 31, Assistant Directors and Unit Production Managers of the projects nominated for the 78th Annual DGA Awards were celebrated during the Western AD/ UPM Council's 23rd Annual Meet the Teams event. Hosted by the Council's Education Committee and the Meet the Teams Organizing Committee, the online event gave DGA members the opportunity to hear fi rsthand accounts of what went into the making of these notable productions for fi lm and television. In a conversation moderated by 2026 Frank Capra Award Recipient Gregory G. McCollum and illustrated by clips from the nominated productions, UPM Will Weiske from Paul Thomas Anderson's theatrical feature One Battle After Another; 1st ADs Jeremy Marks from Josh Safdie's theatrical feature Marty Supreme, George Nessis from Miles Jay's ChatGPT commercials Dish, Pull Up and Trip and Andreas Nilsson's Apple iPhone 16 Pro commercials Garrett and Big Flex and Eric Tignini from Amanda Marsalis' Dramatic Series episode "6:00 p.m." and John Wells' episode "7:00 a.m." of the show The Pitt; 2nd AD Amir Khan from Ryan Coogler's theatrical feature Sinners; 2nd 2nd AD Kaitlin Heins from Lesli Linka Glatter's episode "Episode 6" of the limited & anthology series Zero Day and Kyle Newacheck's movie for television Happy Gilmore 2; and Assistant UPM & 2nd 2nd AD Sean Fogel from Ben Stiller's episode "Cold Harbor" of the dramatic series Severance and Antonio Campos' episode "Sick Puppy" of the limited & anthology series The Beast in Me. L-R First Row: 2026 Frank Capra Award Recipient Gregory G. McCollum (moderator), UPM Will Weiske, 1st ADs Jeremy Marks and George Nessis. Second Row: 1st AD Eric Tignini, 2nd AD Amir Khan, 2nd 2nd AD Kaitlin Heins and Assistant UPM /2nd 2nd AD Sean Fogel discussed their work during the 23rd Annual Meet the Teams event. See more detailed descriptions of this event online at www.dga.org. L-R First Row: Director W. Kamau Bell (moderator) and 2025 Documentary Award Nominees Mstyslav Chernov (2000 Meters to Andriivka), Laura Poitras & Mark Obenhaus (Cover-Up), Second Row: Nominees Mohammadreza Eyni & Sara Khaki (Cutting Through Rocks), Geeta Gandbhir (The Perfect Neighbor) and Elizabeth Lo (Mistress Dispeller).