The Awardist Jane Campion calls Sam Elliott 'a bit of a bitch' for his anti-Power of the Dog rant at DGA Awards "He's not a cowboy, he's an actor," Campion said at the DGA Awards, where she had words for Elliott after his anti-Power of the Dog comments. See the full list of 2022 DGA Awards winners. By Joey Nolfi Joey Nolfi Entertainment Weekly's Oscars expert, 'RuPaul's Drag Race' beat reporter, host of 'Quick Drag' Twitter Spaces, and cohost of 'EW's BINGE' podcast. Almost all of the drag content on this site is my fault (you're welcome). EW's editorial guidelines Published on March 13, 2022 01:29PM EDT Jane Campion seemingly won twice at the Saturday's 2022 Directors Guild of America Awards — first when she took home the DGA's top annual prize for her direction of The Power of the Dog, and again when she called 1883 actor Sam Elliott "a bit of a bitch" for what many have called misogynistic and homophobic comments directed at her 12-time Oscar-nominated western. "I'm sorry, he was being a little bit of a b-i-t-c-h, and, I'm sorry to say it, he's not a cowboy, he's an actor," Campion said on the DGA Awards red carpet, before she took home the prize for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Film for the Netflix psychological drama. "The West is a myth exposed. There's a lot of room on the range. I think it's a little bit sexist, because you think about the number of amazing westerns that were made in Spain by Sergio Leone. I consider myself a creator and I think he sees me a woman or something lesser first, and I don't appreciate that." Campion's response comes after Elliott appeared on an episode of the WTF With Marc Maron podcast in February, and criticized The Power of the Dog's "allusions to homosexuality" and compared characters played by Benedict Cumberbatch — who also spoke out against Elliott's comments — and Kodi Smit-McPhee to Chippendales dancers "running around in chaps and no shirts." He also questioned Campion's qualifications to helm a movie set in the American West, as the history-making Oscar nominee and Cannes Palme d'Or winner is from New Zealand, not the United States. The 67-year-old added to her massive haul of awards at Saturday night's event, as the most influential directors in the industry helmed a winning narrative for her — and other key contenders in the ongoing awards race — ahead of the March 27 Oscars. Campion earned the top prize for Dog, while Maggie Gyllenhaal won in the First-Time Feature category for helming The Lost Daughter, also for Netflix. Jane Campion called Sam Elliott 'a bit of a bitch' on the 2022 DGA Awards red carpet. Jesse Grant/Getty On the television side, Succession's Mark Mylod won for directing the HBO show's "All the Bells Say" episode, among a category populated entirely by fellow helmers of the project's third season, who took up all five of the DGA's Drama Series nomination slots. Among Comedy Series contenders, Lucia Aniello won for directing the Hacks episode "There Is No Line," while Barry Jenkins won for his work in directing the limited drama series The Underground Railroad. Voted on by thousands of members within the industry union, when it comes to the overall awards race, the DGA is often considered a reliable Oscar predictor, and this year continued the upward trajectory of major Academy Awards contenders with nominees like Campion, Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Steven Spielberg (West Side Story), and Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza). Between them, the groups share four nominees this year, with Oscar nominee Ryusuke Hamaguchi (Drive My Car) swapping in for DGA nominee Denis Villeneuve (Dune) among the Oscars' bracket. With heavy crossover membership with AMPAS' directing branch, the DGA holds influence on the trail alongside the PGA and the Screen Actors Guild as the largest industry unions funneling voting ranks into the Academy. Across the last 20 years, only four DGA winners — Ang Lee (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Rob Marshall (Chicago), Ben Affleck (Argo), and last year's Sam Mendes (1917) — failed to translate their DGA victories into Best Director Oscar wins. Last year, Nomadland's Chloe Zhao — who presented Campion with her prize at the 2022 ceremony — made history as the first Asian woman to win the DGA's top prize as well as the Academy's Best Director prize. Kathryn Bigelow — the first woman to win Best Director at the Oscars for her work on The Hurt Locker — also scored a DGA nomination in 2022 for her work helming the Hollywood in Your Pocket commercial for the iPhone 13, though she lost in the category to Bradford Young's Channel 4 spot "Super. Human." See the full list of 2022 DGA Awards winners below. FILM NOMINEES Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Film Paul Thomas Anderon, Licorice PizzaKenneth Branagh, BelfastWINNER: Jane Campion, The Power of the DogSteven Spielberg, West Side StoryDenis Villeneuve, Dune Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director WINNER: Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost DaughterRebecca Hall, PassingTatiana Huezo, Prayers for the StolenLin-Manuel Miranda, Tick, Tick... Boom!Michael Sarnoski, PigEmma Seligman, Shiva Baby Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Jessica Kingdom, AscensionWINNER: Stanley Nelson, AtticaRaoul Peck, Exterminate All the BrutesAhmir "Questlove" Thompson, Summer of SoulElizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin, The Rescue TELEVISION NOMINEES Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Kevin Bray, Succession ("Retired Janitors of Idaho")WINNER: Mark Mylod, Succession ("All the Bells Say")Andrij Parekh, Succession ("What It Takes")Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, Succession ("Lion in the Meadow")Lorene Scafaria, Succession ("Too Much Birthday") Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series WINNER: Lucia Aniello, Hacks ("There Is No Line")MJ Delaney, Ted Lasso ("No Weddings and a Funeral")Erica Dunton, Ted Lasso ("Rainbow")Sam Jones, Ted Lasso ("Beard After Hours")Mike White, The White Lotus ("Mysterious Monkeys") Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series WINNER: Barry Jenkins, The Underground RailroadBarry Levinson, Dopesick ("First Bottle")Hiro Murai, Station Eleven ("Wheel of Fire")Danny Strong, Dopesick ("The People vs. Purdue Pharma")Craig Zobel, Mare of Easttown Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming Paul G. Casey, Real Time With Bill Maher ("Episode 1935")Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert ("Episode 1105")WINNER: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live ("Keegan-Michael Key; Olivia Rodrigo")David Paul Meyer, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah ("Episode 26112")Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver ("Episode 830") Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials Ian Berger, The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Presents ("Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse — Into the Megaverse")Bo Burnham, Bo Burnham: InsideWINNER: Paul Dugdale, Adele: One Night OnlyStan Lathan, Dave Chappelle: The CloserGlenn P. Weiss, The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs Joseph Guidry, Full Bloom ("Final Floral Face Off")Patrick McManus, American Ninja Warrior ("1304")Ramy Romany, Making the Cut ("Brand Statement")Ben Simms, Running Wild With Bear Grylls ("Gina Carano in the Dolomites")WINNER: Adam Vetri, Getaway Driver ("Electric Shock") Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs James Bobin, The Mysterious Benedict Society ("A Bunch of Smart Orphans")Michael Lembeck, The J TeamPhill Lewis, Head of the Class ("Three More Years")WINNER: Smriti Mundhra, Through Our Eyes ("Shelter")Jeff Wadlow, Are You Afraid of the Dark? ("The Tale of the Darkhouse") Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Steve Ayson, Anthem (Mattress Firm — Droga5)Kathryn Bigelow, Hollywood in Your Pocket (iPhone 13)Ian Pons Jewell, ECG (Apple Watch), Sleep (Apple Watch), Time (Squarespace), Your Mom's Short Ribs (Instacart)Henry-Alex Rubin, Teenage Dream (Sandy Hook Promise)WINNER: Bradford Young, Super. Human. (Channel 4 Paralympics) Check out more from EW's The Awardist, featuring Oscars analysis, exclusive interviews, and our podcast diving into all the highlights from the year's movies and performances. Related content: 2022 Oscar winners predictions: From Will Smith to Power of the Dog, here's who will win at the 94th Academy Awards Oscars heat index: SAG Awards lift Jessica Chastain, Troy Kotsur as surprise Academy Awards contenders Tracking the top Oscars contenders for 2022