Alejandro G. Iñárritu Wins DGA Feature Film Award For THE REVENANT

Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu and Leonardo DiCaprio on location for THE REVENANT.

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2015 were announced on Saturday evening during the 68th Annual DGA Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. In a historic win, Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for THE REVENANT.

Mr. Iñárritu is the first director to win the award in back-to-back years. He won this Award last year for BIRDMAN or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).

Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director went to Alex Garland for EX MACHINA, while CARTEL LAND director Matthew Heineman brought home the DGA for Best Documentary. This is Heineman’s first DGA Award win.

As far as the Oscars go, Kristopher Tapley over at Variety says “we have a bona fide sprint on our hands.” Read his look at the race to the 88th Academy Awards here.

See the full list of awards here.