Alfonso Cuarón Wins At Directors Guild Awards For ‘Gravity'; Could An Oscar Be Next?

Alfonso Cuarón continued with his winning streak at the 66th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards that took place on Saturday, Jan. 25. The Mexican director took the top honor of the night for his work on "Gravity" where he competed against Steve McQueen, David O. Russell, Paul Greengrass and Martin Scorsese. Sandra Bullock, star of the film was very appreciative for the opportunity to work with the critically acclaimed director. "You not only gave me a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity but you gave it to me when I thought I had nothing left to offer as an actor," she said, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Last year's winner, Ben Affleck, handed the award to Cuarón at the ceremony. “This is truly an honor and I am humbled by it,” the director said. “Directing is about the work of your collaborators.”

With Cuaron's DGA win, an Oscar in his hands is not out of the question. "Gravity" has now gained an edge over the other films nominated at the Academy Awards and could end up winning in the Best Picture and Director category. In its 65-year DGA Awards history, in only 7 occassions the winner for Best Director has not coincided with the Oscars. Cuarón is a favorite to win and had previously picked up a Golden Globe for his work. The film also won a Producers Guild of America award. Next up for the filmmaker are the BAFTAs in England and the Oscar where both he is nominated as director, editor and writer.

Other winners at the DGA Awards included Jehane Noujaim for "The Square" in the Documentary award, Vince Gilligan for "Breaking Bad" and Beth McCarthy-Miller for "30 Rock" in the television categories. Neil P. DeGroot took home the accolade for "72 Hours" in the Reality Show category, Don Roy King for "SNL" in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports Regularly Scheduled Program category and Glenn Weiss as director of the "The 67th Annual Tony Awards" in the Specials category. For Children's Programs, Amy Schatz won for "An Apology To Elephants" and finally Steven Soderbergh was honored for his work on HBO's "Behind the Candelabra" as best Movie For Television.