At the ceremony, held at the Beverly Hilton and once again hosted by Judd Apatow, the Directors Guild of America recognized the best across TV and film.

Jacques Audiard (Emilia Pérez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) were up for the big prize in feature film, but it was Baker who landed the win.

Baker thanked star Mikey Madison and his mother while also acknowledging, “She supported me along the way, all the way. Unfortunately, I’m not really making the movies she wants to make. I don’t think she’s seen Anora, I don’t want her to see Anora.”

Noting that he “made this movie for the big screen” Baker thanked his team for “putting everything into the theatrical release, supporting a long window.”

RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys)

Shogun, Hacks, Saturday Night Live and Ripley were among the winners on the TV side.

Ang Lee received the lifetime achievement award for his impressive career.

This year’s DGA honors are being handed out on a busy awards weekend, following Friday night’s Critics Choice Awards and at the same time as Saturday’s PGA Awards, which took place across the street.

DGA president Lesli Linka Glatter opened the show with a call for production to return to Los Angeles in the wake of the devastating L.A. wildfires.

Apatow —hosting for the sixth time — took the stage as he joked, “I’m what Mel Brooks would look like if he took ‘The Substance.’”

He poked fun at some of this year’s honored films, noting that in the case of Emilia Pérez, “Hollywood hasn’t had a new idea in decades and then suddenly we cram all of them into one fucking movie.” Apatow also teased that it was the “first movie that Donald Trump is trying to deport,” and called Conclave “a prequel to Spotlight.”

Diving into politics, Apatow said: “There are some of you in this room who voted for Trump — I won’t judge you but God will,” and said, “I’m getting very depressed, to deal with it I just started microdosing meth. My new pronouns are we’re fucked.”

He also mused about how he “should start making movies and TV that MAGA people would like, like The Real Housewives of Jan. 6 or Extreme Home Makeover: Gaza edition,” or questioned if Hollywood should go even woker, like “Dune 3 with all gay sandworms” or “The Amazing Spider-Person.”

Complete list of this year’s DGA Awards winners below.

Theatrical Feature Film

JACQUES AUDIARD
Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Anora (Neon)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
• First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
• Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
• Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman
• Location Manager: Ross Brodar

EDWARD BERGER
Conclave (Focus Features)

BRADY CORBET
The Brutalist (A24)

A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Michael Bederman
• First Assistant Director: Douglas Torres
• Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Billy Brennan, Veronica Grant
• Location Manager: Anthony Pisani

Michael Apted Award for First Feature Film

PAYAL KAPADIA
All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow & Janus Films)

MEGAN PARK
My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)

Nickel Boys (Amazon MGM Studios)
Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
• First Assistant Director: James Roque
• Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
• Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Scherer
• Location Manager: Batou Chandler

HALFDAN ULLMANN TONDEL
Armand (IFC Films)

SEAN WANG
Dìdi (Focus Features)