//Find the Footer Row or EmptyDataTemplate
Control control = null;
if (GridView1.FooterRow != null)
{
control = GridView1.FooterRow;
}
else
{
control = GridView1.Controls[0].Controls[0];
}
//Find the other DropDowns here
DropDownList ddl2 = (control.FindControl("ddl2") as DropDownList);