Danny Boyle wins DGA award for 'Slumdog'

Danny Boyle took home the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for "Slumdog Millionaire."

Also competing for the top award were David Fincher ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"), Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Christopher Nolan ("The Dark Knight") and Ron Howard ("Frost/Nixon").

"If I can get here, you can get here," Boyle said during his speech. Boyle's previous directing credits include "Sunshine," "28 Days Later..." and "Trainspotting."

Ari Folman won the award for best documentary for "Waltz with Bashir," while Jay Roach was named best director of a movie for television for "Recount."

Dan Attias won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in dramatic series night for "The Wire" ("Transitions"), Paul Feig won in the comedy series category for "The Office" ("Dinner Party") and Tony Croll took home the award in the reality program category for "America's Next Top Model" ("1002").

Other winners included Brent Gunts for the opening ceremony at the Beijing 2008 Olympics, Larry Carpenter for daytime serials for "One Life to Live" ("So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?"), Peter Thwaites for commercials and Amy Schatz for children's programs ("Classical Baby").

Head to the official DGA Web site for more information.