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'Girls,' 'Argo' earn Directors Guild honors

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Ben Affleck has won the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for his CIA thriller "Argo," further sealing its status as best-picture front-runner at the Academy Awards.

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"Girls" creator and star Lena Dunham is having a good awards season. Dunham, fresh off her Screen Actors Guild award, won for directing the pilot of her HBO show.

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Ben Affleck has won the top film honor from the Directors Guild of America for his CIA thriller “Argo,” further sealing its status as best-picture front-runner at the Academy Awards. Saturday's prize also normally would make Affleck a near shoo-in to win best-director at the Feb. 24 Oscars, since the Directors Guild recipient nearly always goes on to claim the same prize at Hollywood's biggest night.