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.

[1][2] The ceremony was hosted by Kelsey Grammer for the second time.

[3] The nominees for the feature film category were announced on January 8, 2013,[4] the nominations for the television and commercial categories were announced on January 9, 2013,[5] and the nominees for documentary directing were announced on January 14, 2013.

[6] Ben Affleck – Argo Malik Bendjelloul – Searching for Sugar Man Rian Johnson – Breaking Bad for "Fifty-One" Lena Dunham – Girls for "Pilot" Jay Roach – Game Change Glenn Weiss – The 66th Annual Tony Awards Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live for "Between Heaven and Hell" Brian Smith – MasterChef for "Episode #305" Paul Hoen – Let It Shine Alejandro González Iñárritu – Procter & Gamble's "Best Job"