Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Revenant", respectively. The Directors Guild of America Award for Feature Film has traditionally been a near perfect barometer for both Best Director and Best Picture Academy Awards. Only seven times since the DGA Award's inception has the DGA Award winner not won the Academy Award; in 1968 (Carol Reed won the Oscar for directing "Oliver!"); 1972 (Bob Fosse won the Oscar for directing "Cabaret"); 1985 (Sydney Pollack won the Oscar for directing "Out of Africa", as Steven Spielberg was not nominated for directing "The Color Purple"); 1995 (Mel Gibson won for directing "Braveheart", as Ron Howard was not nominated for
Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film The Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Short Film, officially known as Efere Ozako Award for Best Short Film, is an annual merit by the Africa Film Academy to reward the best short films for the year. It was introduced in the 4th Africa Movie Academy Awards, but no film was rewarded because the jury didn't deem any of the nominee fit for the award. No submitted film was nominated for the award in 2009. At the 10th Africa Movie Academy Awards, the award category was renamed to honor the memory of