65th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 65th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 2012, were presented on February 2, 2013 at the Hollywood and Highland Center. The ceremony was hosted by Kelsey Grammer for the second time. The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 8, 2013, the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 9, 2013, and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 14, 2013.

Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film

 * Miloš Forman

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

 * Eric Shapiro

Frank Capra Achievement Award

 * Susan Zwerman

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

 * Michael Apted

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

 * Dency Nelson