Judd Apatow Tapped To Host DGA Awards Again; Beth McCarthy-Miller To Serve As Chair For Fourth Consecutive Year

Judd Apatow has been tapped to host the DGA Awards once again, the guild announced Wednesday.

The 77th annual ceremony is set for February 8 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. This will mark Apatow’s sixth time hosting, previously getting the gig in 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023, and 2024.

“I’m shocked the DGA asked me back to host for a sixth time. I’m starting to think there’s no one else who will say yes,” Apatow joked in a statement. 

Additionally, Beth McCarthy-Miller will serve as the Chair of the Awards for the fourth consecutive year, according to the guild.

In a statement of her own, she added: “I am proud to continue to serve as DGA Awards Chair to help celebrate the incredible talent of all our nominees. I look forward to a wonderful night paying tribute to the best of craft, and to welcoming Judd Apatow back to the podium as our amazing host.” 

The DGA announced the nominees for this year’s award ceremony earlier this month. Notably, Jacques Audiard (Emilia Perez), Sean Baker (Anora), Edward Berger (Conclave), Golden Globe winner Brady Corbet (The Brutalist) and James Mangold (A Complete Unknown) are nominated marquee Theatrical Film Award.

Those in contention for the First-Time Theatrical Feature Film prize are Payal Kapadia (All We Imagine as Light), Megan Park (My Old Ass), RaMell Ross (Nickel Boys), Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel (Armand) and Sean Wang (Dìdi).

As for TV, Ayo Edebiri received a nod for her directorial debut on The Bear, and she’s competing against the series’ creator, Christopher Storer. In drama, we’ve got the usuals including Hiromi Kamata for Shōgun and Issa Lopez for True Detective: Night Country as well as some outliers including Alex Graves for The Diplomat.

See all the nominees here.

The 77th Annual DGA Awards is produced by Ben Roy of Ben Roy Entertainment.