In another slap to the 380 members of Director’s Branch of the Oscars, Ben Affleck last night won the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the movie Argo as selected by the 15,000 plus members of the DGA.  In another notable win, Girl‘s everything Lena Dunham continues having the best year of her life so far.

Directors Guild of America Nominees and WINNERS

For more on this year’s Oscar Best Director race, there is a good read about it in the New York Times.