The 73rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials of 2020, were presented virtually on April 10, 2021.

[1][2] The nominations for the television and documentary categories were announced on March 8, 2021,[3][4] while the nominations for the feature film categories were announced on March 9, 2021.

[5][6] Chloé Zhao – Nomadland Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw – The Truffle Hunters Darius Marder – Sound of Metal Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for "Prisoners of War" Susanna Fogel – The Flight Attendant for "In Case of Emergency" Scott Frank – The Queen's Gambit Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters" Thomas Schlamme – A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Joseph Guidry – Full Bloom for "Petal to the Metal" Amy Schatz – We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest Melina Matsoukas – Beats by Dre's "You Love Me"