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Tuesday, March 6, 2018

Negromancer Watches 2017-2018 Movie Award Season - Update #32

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ACADEMY AWARDS - THE OSCARS - (Sunday, March 4, 2018)

From OscarsdotCom: 2018/ 90th Academy Award nominations announces Tuesday, January 23, 2018.

From Variety: Winners at the 2018 / 90th Academy Awards were announced. "The Shape of Water" is named "Best Picture."

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THE BRITISH ACADEMY OF FILM AND TELEVISION ARTS - BAFTA - (February 18, 2018)

From Variety: Winners at the 2018 / 71st British Academy Film Awards announced. "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" wins both "Best Film" and "Outstanding British Film" of 2017

From Variety: 2018 / 71st British Academy Film Awards (the BAFTAs) announced Tuesday, January 9, 2018.

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (December 12, 2017)

From THR:   2018 AAFCA Awards announced; "Get Out" named "Best Picture."

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ANNIE AWARDS - 45th Annie Awards - presented by AISFA-Hollywood (Saturday, February 3, 2018)

From EW: The winners of the 2018 / 45th Annie Awards were announced; "Coco" was named "Best Animated Feature"

From AnnieAwards: Nominations for 2018 / 45th Annie Awards.

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AUSTRALIAN ACADEMY OF CINEMA AND TELEVISION ARTS INTERNATIONAL ARTS - (Friday, January 5, 2018)

From Variety: 7th Annual AACTA International Awards announced; "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" named "Best Film"

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BLACK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (Monday, December 18, 2017)

From Deadline: 2017 Black Film Critics Circle Awards; "Mudbound" named "Best Film."

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BLACK REEL AWARDS - (Thursday, February 22, 2018)

From BlackReelAwards: The 2018 / 18th Black Reel Award nominations were announced Wednesday, December 13, 2017.

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BOSTON ONLINE FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION -

From BOFCA: Boston Online Film Critics Association - 2017 Awards announced. "Get Out" named Best Picture.

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BOSTON SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS - (Monday, December 11, 2017)

From BSFC: 2017 Boston Society of Film Critics Award winners announced. "Phantom Thread" is "Best Picture."

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BRITISH INDEPENDENT FILM AWARD - 2017 BIFA (Sunday, December 10, 2017)

From BIFA: Winners of the 2017 British Independent Film Awards, including "God's Own Country" as "Best British Independent Film."

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CENTRAL OHIO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (Thursday, January 4, 2018)

From COFCA: 2017 COFCA Awards announced; "Lady Bird" named "Best Film"

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CHICAGO FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (December 12, 2017)

From CFC: 2017 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards announced; "Lady Bird" named Best Picture.

From CFC: 2017 Chicago Film Critics Association Awards nominations announced December 10, 2017.

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CHICAGO INDEPENDENT FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (Saturday, December 30, 2017)

From CIFCC: 2017 CIFFCC Award winners; "Lady Bird" named "Best Independent Film" and "Logan" named "Best Studio Film"

From AwardsWatch: 2017 / 2nd Annual CIFCC nominations.

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CRITICS CHOICE MOVIE & TELEVISION AWARDS - (Thursday, January 11, 2018)

From CriticsChoice: 23rd Critics Choice Awards announced; "The Shape of Water" named "Best Film o f2017."

From GoldDerby: Critics Choice Awards 2018 nominees.

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DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (December 13, 2017)

From DFWCritics: The DFW Film Critics Awards announced; "The Shape of Water" named "Best Picture."

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DETROIT FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (December 7, 2017)

From DFCS: 2017 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards announced; "The Florida Project" named "Best Film."

From DFCS: 2017 DFCS Award nominatons.

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DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA - (Saturday, February 3, 2018)

From DGA: 70th Annual DGA Awards announced; Guillermo del Toro wins "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film" for "The Shape of Water."

From DGA: DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2017; Awards will be handed out Feb. 3rd, 2018.

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FLORIDA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (Saturday, December 23, 2017)

From FFCC: Nominations for 2017 FFCC Awards. Winners announced Dec. 23rd.

From AwardsWatch: 2017 FFCC Award winners. "Dunkirk" is named "Best Picture."

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GOLDEN GLOBES - Presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Sunday, January 7, 2018)

From TheWrap: 2018 / 75th Golden Globe Award winners; "Lady Bird" named "Best Picture-Comedy" and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" named "Best Picture-Drama"

From GoldenGlobes: 2018 / 75th Golden Globe Award nominations (Monday, December 11, 2017).

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GOTHAM AWARDS - 2017/ 27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards (Monday, November 27th, 2017)

WINNERS - From IndieWire: 27th Annual IFP Gotham Award winners including "Call Me By Your Name" as "Best Feature"

From IFP: 27th Annual IFP Gotham Awards nominations.

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HOUSTON FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (January 6, 2018)

From TheChronicle:   The 2017 Houston Film Critics Society Awards were announced. "Lady Bird" was named best picture of 2017

From TheChronicle: The 2017 Houston Film Critics Society Award nominations announced Tuesday, December 12, 2017.

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INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARDS - (Saturday, March 3, 2018)

From Variety: 2018 Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony was held. "Get Out" wins "Best Feature of 2017.

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INDIANA FILM JOURNALIST ASSOCIATION - (December 18, 2017)

From IndyStar: The 2017 IFJA Film Awards were announced. "Lady Bird" was named best picture of 2017.

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KANSAS CITY FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (December17, 2017)

From KCFCC: The Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced the 52nd James Loutzenhiser Awards. "Get Out" is named best picture of 2017.

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LAS VEGAS FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (December 18, 2017)

From AwardsWatch: 2017 LVFCS Awards: "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" wins "Best Picture."

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LONDON FILM CRITICS' CIRCLE - (Sunday, January 28, 2018)

From Variety: 38th (2018) London Film Critics Awards were announced; "Three Billboard Outside Ebbing, Missouri" named "Film of the Year" for 2017.

From CriticsCircleUK: The nominees for the 38th London Film Critics Awards were announced December 19, 2017.

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LOS ANGELES FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (Sunday, December 3rd, 2017)

From LAFCA: 2017 winners - "Call Me By Your Name" is the "Best Picture" winner.

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NAACP IMAGE AWARDS - (Sunday, January 14, 2018 and Monday, January 15, 2018)

From Deadline: The 49th NAACP Image Awards wrapped up on Monday night, Jan. 15th. Ava DuVernay was named "Entertainer of the Year." "Girls Trip" was named Outstanding Motion Picture.

From TheWrap: Winners in the non-televised categories of the 49th Image Awards were announced. "Detroit" was named "Outstanding Independent Film."

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NATIONAL BOARD OF REVIEW - A group of film enthusiasts, filmmakers, professionals and academics (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)

From NBoR: 2017 winners including "The Post" as "Best Film."

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NATIONAL SOCIETY OF FILM CRITICS - (Saturday, January 6, 2018)

From IndieWire:   52nd NSFC Awards announced; "Lady Bird" named "Best Picture."

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NEW YORK FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (Thursday, November 30, 2017)

From NYFCC: 2017 Award winners including "Lady Bird" as "Best Picture."

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NEW YORK FILM CRITICS ONLINE - an organization of the top online film critics in New York City (December 10, 2017)

From NYFCO: The 2017 NYFCO Awards; "Mudbound" and "The Florida Project" tie for the "Best Picture" award.

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NORTH CAROLINA FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (Tuesday, January 2, 2017)

From AwardsWatch: 2017 North Carolina Film Critics Association Award nominations.

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OKLAHOMA FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (January 3, 2018)

From Collider: 2018 Oklahoma Film Critics Circle Awards were announced. "Get Out" named Best Film of 2017.

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ONLINE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (Thursday, December 28, 2017)

From AwardsWatch: 2017 OFCS Awards; "Get Out" wins "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: 2017 OFCS Award nominations.

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PHOENIX FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (Tuesday, December 19, 2017)

From PFCS: 2017 PFCS Awards announced. "The Shape of Water" named best picture of 2017.

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PRODUCERS GUILD OF AMERICA - 29th/2018 Annual Producers Guild Awards (January 20, 2018):

From PGA: Theatrical Motion Picture and Television winners announced for 2018 Producers Guild Awards. "The Shape of Water" wins "The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures."

From PGA: Theatrical Motion Picture and Television Nominees Announced for 2018 Producers Guild Awards announced Friday, January 5, 2018.

From PGA: Nominations for "The Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures"

From PGA: Date set for 2018 Producers Guild.

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ST. LOUIS FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION - (Sunday, December 17, 2017)

From AwardsWatch: 2017 St. Louis Film Critics Association Awards announced; "The Shape of Water" wins "Best Film."

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SAN DIEGO FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (Monday, December 11, 2017)

From SDFCS: Winners of the 2017 SDFCS Awards; Jordan Peele's "Get Out" wins "Best Picture."

From AwardsWatch: Nominees for 2017 SDFCS Awards; winners to be announced Dec. 11th.

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SCREEN ACTORS GUILD - Broadcast on TBS and TNT (January 21, 2018)

From THR: 2018 / 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards announced; "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" wins "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture," which is the SAG Awards' version of a best picture category.

From SAG: 2018 / 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award nominations

From SAG: Morgan Freeman to receive Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.

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SEATTLE FILM CRITICS SOCIETY - (Monday, December 18, 2017)

From AwardsWatch: Nominees for the Seattle Film Critics Society Awards; winners announced Dec. 18th

From AwardsWatch: 2017 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards announced. "Get Out" wins "Best Picture of the Year."

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USC LIBRARIES SCRIPTER AWARD - (Saturday, February 10, 2018)

From Negromancer: 30th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award nominations announced for film and television categories.

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UTAH FILM CRITICS ASSOCIATION (Sunday, December 17, 2017))

From AwardsWatch: Utah Film Critics Association announces its 2017 Award winners. "A Ghost Story" is named "Best Picture."

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VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY - (February 13, 2018)

From Deadline: Nominations for the 16th annual VES Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced on Feb. 13th.

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WOMEN FILM CRITICS CIRCLE - (Thursday, December 21, 2017)

From CriticalWomenBlogspot: Women Film Critics Circle - winners and nominees. "Lady Bird" wins two "Best Film" awards.

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WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA - (Sunday, February 11, 2018)

From TheWrap: The winners at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards. Jordan Peele wins best original screenplay for "Get Out." James Ivory wins best adapted screenplay for "Call Me By Your Name."

From GoldDerby: The winners and nominees at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards.

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BEST PICTURE/FILM/FEATURE winners count:

Call Me By Your Name - 2 wins from Gotham Awards, Los Angeles Film Critics Association

Dunkirk - 1 win from Florida Film Critics Circle

The Florida Project - 1 win from Detroit Film Critics Society; 1 tied win (with Mudbound) from the New York Film Critics Online

Get Out - 8 wins from African-American Film Critics Associaiton; Boston Online Film Critics Association; Film Independent Spirit Awards, Kansas City Film Critics Circle; Oklahoma Film Critics Circle; Online Film Critics Society; San Diego Film Critics Society; Seattle Film Critics Society

A Ghost Story - 1 win from Utah Film Critics Association

Girls Trip - 1 win from NAACP Image Awards

God's Own Country - 1 win from British Independent Film Awards

Lady Bird - 9 wins from Central Ohio Film Critics Association; Chicago Film Critics Association; Chicago Independent Film Critics Cirlce; Golden Globes (Best Picture-Comedy); Houston Film Critics Society; Indiana Film Journalist Association; National Society of Film Critics; New York Film Critics Society, Women Film Critics Circle

Logan - 1 win Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle (as "Best Studio Film")

Mudbound - 1 win from Black Film Critics Circle; 1 tied win (with The Florida Project) from the New York Film Critics Online

Phantom Thread - 1 win from Boston Society of Film Critics

The Post - 1 win from National Board of Review

The Shape of Water - 6 wins from Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences; Critics Choice Awards; Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association; Phoenix Film Critics Society; Producers Guild of America; St. Louis Film Critics Association

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - 7 wins from Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts International Awards; BAFTAs (Best Film and Outstanding British Film) Golden Globes (Best Picture-Drama); Las Vegas Film Critics Society; London Film Critics Circle; Screen Actors Guild Awards

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Sunday, February 5, 2017

"La La Land" Tops 69th Directors Guild of America Awards

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

The DGA announced the winners of the 69th Annual DGA Awards at the 69th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

2017 / 69th Annual DGA Award winners (for feature films released in 2016):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

DAMIEN CHAZELLE
La La Land
(Lionsgate)

Mr. Chazelle’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
    First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
    Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
    Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton
    Second Second Assistant Director: Brett Robinson
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Dodi Rubenstein

This was Mr. Chazelle’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film

GARTH DAVIS
Lion
(The Weinstein Company)

Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:

    Production Managers: Rajeev Mehra, Rakesh Singh (India Unit)
    First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
    First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
    Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)

This was one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Davis. He is also nominated in the Feature Film category for Lion. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2009 for “Shadow Puppets,” U.S. Cellular.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

MIGUEL SAPOCHNIK
Game of Thrones, “The Battle of the Bastards”
(HBO)

This was Mr. Sapochnik’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

BECKY MARTIN
Veep, “Inauguration”
(HBO)

Ms. Martin’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: David Hyman
    First Assistant Director: Dale Stern
    Second Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
    Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Gary Cotti

This was Ms. Martin’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series

STEVEN ZAILLIAN
The Night Of, “The Beach”
(HBO)

Mr. Zaillian’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Greer Yeaton
    First Assistant Director: Michael Steele
    Second Assistant Director: Ginger Gonzalez
    Second Second Assistant Director: Rachel Iovine
    Location Manager: Shane Haden

This was Mr. Zaillian’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle”
(NBC)
Mr. King’s Directorial Team:

    Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
    Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly

This was Mr. King’s eleventh DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2015 for Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special and for Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming in 2013 for Saturday Night Live “Host: Justin Timberlake.” He was previously nominated for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, and in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category for the Saturday Night Live episode, “Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato.”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

GLENN WEISS
The 70th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)

Mr. Weiss’s Directorial Team:

    Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner
    Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Andrew Feigin, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Alfonso Pena, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider, Jim Semmelman

This was Mr. Weiss’s thirteenth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th and 68th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series, together with Rob Ashford, for Peter Pan Live!

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

J. RUPERT THOMPSON
American Grit, “The Finale - Over the Falls”
(FOX)

Mr. Thompson’s Directorial Team:

    Associate Director: David Charles
    Stage Managers: Daniel Curran, Kevin Fletcher

This was Mr. Thompson’s seventh DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2005 for Fear Factor, “Heist Fear Factor, Season 6 Premiere.” He was also nominated in 2006 for Fear Factor, “Military Fear Factor, Season Finale,” in 2008 for Estate of Panic, “102, That Sinking Feeling,” in 2011 for Fear Factor 2.0, “Scorpion Tales,” in 2012 for Stars Earn Stripes, “Amphibious Assault,” and in 2013 for The Hero, “Teamwork.”

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

TINA MABRY
An American Girl Story - Melody 1963: Love Has to Win
(Amazon)

Ms. Mabry’s Directorial Team:

    Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King
    First Assistant Director: Otto Penzato
    Second Assistant Director: David Berke
    Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher H. Cook
    Additional Second Assistant Directors: Candice Lee, Matthew W. Ross

This was Ms. Mabry’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

DEREK CIANFRANCE
(RadicalMedia)
Chase, Nike Golf – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

    First Assistant Director: Rick Lange
    Second Assistant Director: Ethan Ross, Craig Sackett, Cue Chatley
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Greg Moutran, Stephen Killebrew

Doubts, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

    First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
    Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

Expectations, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

    First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
    Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

Manifesto, Squarespace – Anomaly

    First Assistant Director: David Backus
    Second Assistant Director: Josh Voegelin

This was Mr. Cianfrance’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

EZRA EDELMAN
O.J.: Made in America
ESPN Films

This was Mr. Edelman’s first DGA Award nomination.

DGA Awards Medallion Small Lifetime Achievement & Service Award Recipients

RIDLEY SCOTT
Lifetime Achievement Award in Feature Film

This award, which is given to a Director in recognition of distinguished achievement in motion picture direction, is the Guild's highest honor and the recipient is selected by the present and past presidents of the Guild.

JAY D. ROTH
DGA Presidents Award

This award, which is given for leadership and extraordinary efforts in enhancing the welfare and image of the Guild and the industry, is bestowed only by a unanimous vote of the sitting and former DGA Presidents.

THOMAS SCHLAMME
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

This award is given in recognition of extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and to its membership.

MARIE CANTIN
Frank Capra Achievement Award

This award is given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America.

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Friday, January 13, 2017

2017 Directors Guild Award Nominations for "Feature Films" Announced

Ridley Scott to Be Honored by the Directors Guild of America

Director Ridley Scott to Receive Guild’s Highest Tribute at 69th Annual DGA Awards

Los Angeles – Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced that Ridley Scott will receive the Guild’s top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction.

“Masterful in any genre, Ridley’s groundbreaking methods and peerless directing instincts have brought to life some of the most memorable films of our time, capturing the resilience of the human spirit and captivating the hearts and minds of audiences around the world,” said Barclay. “Stunning visuals, immersive worlds and powerful performances underpin his diverse body of work which ranges from Alien, Blade Runner and Thelma & Louise to Gladiator, Black Hawk Down, and, most recently, The Martian. Over the course of four decades, his trailblazing career has demonstrated the impact and importance of the director’s singular vision. For these reasons, and so many more, we are honored to present the Lifetime Achievement Award in feature film to Ridley Scott.”

The Award will be presented at the 69th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 4, 2017 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The DGA Lifetime Achievement Award is selected by the present and past presidents of the Guild. In the Guild’s 80-year history, just 34 directors have been recognized with this honor including: Cecil B. DeMille (1953), Frank Capra (1959), Alfred Hitchcock (1968), Orson Welles (1984), Billy Wilder (1985), Steven Spielberg (2000), Martin Scorsese (2003), and most recently Miloš Forman (2013).

Ridley Scott:
Ridley Scott is a world-renowned director whose films have earned countless accolades. He was honored with DGA and Academy Award Best Director nominations for his work on Black Hawk Down (2001), Gladiator (2000) and Thelma & Louise (1991) – as well as a DGA Award nomination for his most recent film, The Martian (2015). His films have also garnered numerous Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA awards and nominations across multiple categories.

In 1977 Scott made his feature-film directorial debut with The Duellists, for which he won the Best First Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival. He followed with the blockbuster science-fiction thriller Alien. In 1982 Scott directed the landmark film Blade Runner. Considered a sci-fi classic, the futuristic thriller was added to the U.S. Library of Congress’ National Film Registry in 1993 and a director’s cut was released to renewed acclaim in 1993 and again in 2007.

Additional film credits as director include: Exodus: Gods and Kings, The Counselor, Prometheus, Legend, Someone to Watch Over Me, Black Rain, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, White Squall, G.I. Jane, Hannibal, Body of Lies, A Good Year, Kingdom of Heaven, Matchstick Men, and Robin Hood – which marked his fifth collaboration with star Russell Crowe.

Scott is currently in post-production on Alien: Covenant, the sequel to Prometheus and will next helm Wraiths of the Broken Land.

A powerful force in film and television for many years, Scott began his directing career in advertising, and has directed numerous well-known spots including Apple’s famous “1984” commercial. He and his late brother Tony formed the commercial production company RSA in 1967, which today has an established reputation for creating innovative and groundbreaking commercials for some of the world’s most recognized corporate brands.

In 1995 the Scott brothers formed the film and television production company Scott Free. With offices in Los Angeles and London, the Scotts produced such films as In Her Shoes, The A-Team, Cyrus, The Grey and the Academy Award-nominated drama The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. On television, Scott executive produced the Emmy, Peabody and Golden Globe-winning hit The Good Wife for CBS and the critically-acclaimed series adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s classic The Man in the High Castle for Amazon.

Scott has also been an executive producer on the company’s long-form projects, including the Starz miniseries The Pillars of the Earth, the A&E miniseries The Andromeda Strain, the TNT miniseries The Company, the award-winning HBO movies RKO 281, The Gathering Storm, and Into the Storm and the hit National Geographic Channels’ telefilms Killing Lincoln, Killing Kennedy, and Killing Jesus.

In 2003 Scott was awarded a knighthood from the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his contributions to the arts. He received the 30th American Cinematheque Award at the organization’s annual gala in 2016.

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Monday, February 8, 2016

2016 Director's Guild Awards - Alejandro G. Iñárritu Wins for "The Revenant"

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

Winners were announced at the 68th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday evening, February 6, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The DGA Awards wias hosted by actor Jane Lynch.

2016 / 68th Annual DGA Award winners;

Feature Film

ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
The Revenant
(20th Century Fox)

Unit Production Managers: Drew Locke, James W. Skotchdopole, Doug Jones
First Assistant Director: Scott Robertson
Second Assistant Directors: Megan M. Shank, Matthew Haggerty, Jeremy Marks
Unit Production Manager: Gabriela Vazquez (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)
Second Assistant Directors: Trevor R. Tavares, Jasmine Marie Alhambra (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Brett Robinson, Kasia Trojak (Argentina, California, and Montana Unit)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director

ALEX GARLAND
Ex Machina
(A24)
Unit Production Manager: Sara Desmond
First Assistant Director: Nick Heckstall‑Smith
Second Assistant Director: Ray Kenny

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

DAVID NUTTER
Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy” (HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

CHRIS ADDISON
Veep, “Election Night” (HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries

DEE REES
Bessie (HBO)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

MATTHEW HEINEMAN
Cartel Land
The Orchard; A&E Indie Films, Our Time Projects, The Documentary Group, Whitewater Films

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special (NBC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming

DAVE DIOMEDI
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, “Episode #325” (NBC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

ADAM VETRI
Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge, “Gods of War” (CMT)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

ANDREAS NILSSON
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Emily’s Oz, Comcast – Goodby, Silverstein & Partners NY
Time Upon A Once, General Electric – BBDO
Dad Song, Old Spice – Wieden + Kennedy

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs

KENNY ORTEGA
Descendants (Disney Channel)

Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction: JOE PYTKA

Commercial director Joe Pytka was honored with the Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Television Direction in honor of his groundbreaking career.

Frank Capra Achievement Award: MARY RAE THEWLIS

Given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America.

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award: THOMAS McDERMOTT

Given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America.

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Sunday, February 8, 2015

"Birdman" and Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu Top 2015 Directors Guild Awards

Saturday, January 17, 2015

2015 Directors Guild Award Nominations - Feature Film Category

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay announced the five nominees for the “DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2014” on Tuesday, January 13, 2015.

“In a year full of excellent films, DGA members have nominated a stellar group of passionate filmmakers,” said Barclay. “Inspiring and artistic, these five directors made films that left an indelible impact not only on their fellow directors and members of the director’s team, but on audiences around the world. Congratulations to all of the nominees for their terrific work.”

Negromancer covers five DGA Award categories: Feature Film, Documentary Films and the television categories: Dramatic Series, Comedy Series, and Movies for Television and Mini-Series. There are five other television categories that Negromancer does not cover: Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regular, Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials, Reality Programs, Children's Programs, Commercials

The DGA Award winners will be named at the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

2015 / 67th DGA Award in Feature Film the nominees for the year 2014 (in alphabetical order):

WES ANDERSON
The Grand Budapest Hotel
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. Anderson’s Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Miki Emmrich
    First Assistant Director: Josh Robertson
    Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard

This is Mr. Anderson’s first DGA Award nomination.

CLINT EASTWOOD
American Sniper
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Eastwood’s Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
    First Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein
    Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
    Second Second Assistant Director: Clark Credle
    First Assistant Director (Morocco Unit): Ahmed Hatimi
    Second Assistant Director (Morocco Unit): Yann Mari Faget
    Second Second Assistant Directors (Morocco Unit): Andrew Madden, Khalil Zghayou

This is Mr. Eastwood’s fourth DGA Award nomination, all in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Million Dollar Baby in 2004 and for Unforgiven in 1992. He was also nominated in this same category for Mystic River in 2003. Mr. Eastwood was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2006.

ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. Iñárritu’s Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: James W. Skotchdopole, Robert Graf
    First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
    Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
    Second Second Assistant Director: Catherine Feeny
    Location Manager: Joaquin Prange

This is Mr. Iñárritu’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Babel in 2006. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for “Best Job” (Proctor and Gamble) in 2012.

RICHARD LINKLATER
Boyhood
(IFC Films)

Mr. Linklater’s Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Cathleen Sutherland
    First Assistant Director: Vince Palmo Jr.
    Second Assistant Directors: Susana Jasso, Kathleen Tull
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Mary Beth Chambers, Brian Franklin

This is Mr. Linklater’s first DGA Award nomination.

MORTEN TYLDUM
The Imitation Game
(The Weinstein Company)

Mr. Tyldum’s Directorial Team:
    Production Manager: Suzie Shearer
    First Assistant Director: Phil Booth
    Second Assistant Director: James Manning

This is Mr. Tyldum’s first DGA Award nomination.

The winner in the Feature Film category will be announced at the 67th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday evening, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. The DGA Awards will be hosted by actor Jane Lynch.

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2015 Directors Guild Awards Nominations - Documentary Feature Category

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay announced the DGA’s nominees for “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary” for 2014 on Wednesday, January 14, 2015

The nominees for the "Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary" for 2014 are (in alphabetical order):

DAN KRAUSS

The Kill Team
Oscilloscope Laboratories
ITVS
f/8 Filmworks, Ltd
Motto Pictures

This is Mr. Krauss 's first DGA Award nomination.

JOHN MALOOF and CHARLIE SISKEL

Finding Vivian Maier
Sundance Selects
Ravine Pictures

This is Mr. Maloof's first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Siskel's first DGA Award nomination.

JESSE MOSS

The Overnighters
Drafthouse Films
Mile End Films
Al Di La Films
Impact Partners

This is Mr. Moss's first DGA Award nomination.

LAURA POITRAS

Citizenfour
RADiUS
Praxis Films
Participant Media
HBO Documentary Films
Bertha Foundation | BRITDOC Circle | Channel 4
Norddeutscher Rundfunk NDR
Bayerischer Rundfunk BR
Deutscher Filmförderfonds

This is Ms. Poitras's first DGA Award nomination.

ORLANDO von EINSIEDEL

Virunga
Netflix
Bertha Foundation
BRITDOC Foundation
Violet Films
Appian Way
Grain Media

This is Mr. von Einsiedel's first DGA Award nomination.

The winners in all categories will be announced at the 67th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.

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2015 Directors Guild Awards Nominations - Television Categories

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay today announced the DGA’s nominees for “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary” for 2014 on Wednesday, January 14, 2015.

The nominees for the “Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2014” are (in alphabetical order):

DAN ATTIAS
Homeland, "13 Hours in Islamabad"
(Showtime)

Mr. Attias's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Angela Phillips, Michael Klick
    First Assistant Director: Nick Heckstall Smith
    Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe

This is Mr. Attias's fourth DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2008 for The Wire, “Transitions.” He was also nominated in 2002 for Six Feet Under, “Back to the Garden” and in 1999 for The Sopranos, “46 Long.”

JODIE FOSTER
House of Cards, "Chapter 22"
(Netflix)

Ms. Foster's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Boris Malden
    First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
    Second Assistant Director: Annie Tan
    Second Second Assistant Director: Tim Blockburger

Ms. Foster was nominated twice this year and these are her first DGA Award nominations. She is also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for Orange is the New Black, "Thirsty Bird."

CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA
True Detective, "Who Goes There"
(HBO)

Mr. Fukunaga's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Carol Cuddy
    First Assistant Director: Jon Mallard
    Second Assistant Director: Scott August
    Second Second Assistant Director: Cali Pomés
    Additional Second Assistant Director: Nathan Parker
    Location Manager: Batou Chandler

This is Mr. Fukunaga's first DGA Award nomination.

LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Homeland, "From A to B and Back Again"
(Showtime)

Ms. Glatter’s Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Angela Phillips, Michael Klick
    First Assistant Director: Nick Heckstall Smith
    Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe

This is Ms. Glatter's fifth DGA Award nomination. She previously won in this category in 2009 for Mad Men, “Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency.” She was also nominated in 2013 and 2012 for Homeland episodes “The Star” and “Q & A,” as well as in 1990 for Twin Peaks, “Episode 32006.”

ALEX GRAVES
Game of Thrones, “The Children”
(HBO)

This is Mr. Graves's second DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2002 for The West Wing, “Posse Comitatus.”

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The nominees for the “Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2014” are (in alphabetical order):

LOUIS C.K.
Louie, "Elevator: Part 6"
(FX)

Mr. C.K.'s Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: M. Blair Breard
    First Assistant Director: Adam Escott
    Second Assistant Director: Nick Vanderpool
    Location Manager: Jeff Caron

This is Mr. C.K.'s third DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2013 for Louis C.K.: Oh My God and for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2012 for the “New Year’s Eve” episode of Louie.

JODIE FOSTER
Orange is the New Black, "Thirsty Bird"
(Netflix)

Ms. Foster's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: David Price, Neri Kyle Tannenbaum
    First Assistant Director: Robert C. Albertell
    Second Assistant Director: Joseph Turner
    Second Second Assistant Director: Emily Evashevski
    Location Manager: Lauri Pitkus

Ms. Foster was nominated twice this year and these are her first DGA Award nominations. She is also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for House of Cards, “Chapter 22.”

MIKE JUDGE
Silicon Valley, "Minimum Viable Product"
(HBO)

Mr. Judge's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Chrisann Verges
    First Assistant Director: Nicholas Mastandrea
    Second Assistant Director: Yumiko Takeya
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Heidi Hinzman, Jessica Faires

This is Mr. Judge's first DGA Award nomination.

GAIL MANCUSO
Modern Family, "Vegas"
(ABC)

Ms. Mancuso's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
    First Assistant Director: Alisa Statman
    Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb
    Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew W. Heffernan

This is Ms. Mancuso's second DGA Award nomination. She was nominated in this same category last year for the “My Hero” episode of Modern Family.

JILL SOLOWAY
Transparent, "Best New Girl"
(Amazon Prime)

Ms. Soloway's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Victor Hsu
    First Assistant Director: Bill Purple
    Second Assistant Director: Allan Monteiro Fortes

This is Ms. Soloway's first DGA Award nomination.

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The nominees for the “Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2014” are (in alphabetical order):

ROB ASHFORD (Directed by)
GLENN WEISS (Live Television Direction By)
Peter Pan Live!
(NBC)

Directorial Team:
    Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Susan Kopensky
    Key Stage Manager: Lynn Finkel
    Stage Managers: Peter Epstein, Jeffry Gitter, Andrew Gottlieb, Isiah James, Jeff Markowitz, Bill Miller, Cyndi Owgang, Jeffrey L. Pearl, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider, Tom Ucciferri, Karen Tasch Weiss

This is Mr. Ashford's second DGA Award nomination. He was nominated in this category last year, together with Beth McCarthy-Miller, for The Sound of Music Live!

This is Mr. Weiss's twelfth DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated this year for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for The 68th Annual Tony Awards. He previously won the DGA Award in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th, and 67th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

LISA CHOLODENKO
Olive Kitteridge
(HBO)

Ms. Cholodenko's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: David Coatsworth
    First Assistant Director: Jesse Nye
    Second Assistant Director: Mark Constance
    Second Second Assistant Director: Elizabeth MacSwan

This is Ms. Cholodenko's first DGA Award nomination.

ULI EDEL
Houdini
(History Channel)

This is Mr. Edel's second DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 1996 for Rasputin.

RYAN MURPHY
The Normal Heart
(HBO)

Mr. Murphy's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Scott Ferguson, Erica Kay
    First Assistant Director: Leo Bauer
    Second Assistant Directors: Becky Chin, Amy Lauritsen
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Verbeke, Josh Muzaffer, Travis Rehwaldt, Brian Papworth
    Location Manager: Kip Davis Myers

This is Mr. Murphy's third DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2009 for the Glee pilot and in 2010 for “The Power of Madonna” episode.

MICHAEL WILSON
The Trip to Bountiful
(Lifetime)

Mr. Wilson's Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Dominic Cancilla
    First Assistant Director: Bobby Bastarache
    Second Assistant Director: Rhonda Guthrie

This is Mr. Wilson's first DGA Award nomination.

The winners in all categories will be announced at the 67th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.

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Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Women Dominate 2014 DGA Awards Documentary Nominations

by Amos Semien

The Directors Guild of America recently announced the nominations in the category of "DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013." Three of the five nominations went to women filmmakers, including Sarah Polley for her much-honored 2012 Canadian doc, Stories We Tell.

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

The 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles

DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013

ZACHARY HEINZERLING
Cutie and the Boxer
(Radius TWC, Ex Lion Tamer, Cine Mosaic)

This is Mr. Heinzerling’s first DGA Award nomination.

JEHANE NOUJAIM
The Square
(Netflix, Participant Media, Noujaim Films, Maktube Productions, WorldView, Roast Beef Productions

This is Ms. Noujaim’s third DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for Startup.com in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for Control Room.

JOSHUA OPPENHEIMER
The Act of Killing
(Final Cut for Real APS, Drafthouse Films, Piraya Films, Novaya Zemlya Ltd., Spring Films Ltd.)

This is Mr. Oppenheimer’s first DGA Award nomination.

SARAH POLLEY
Stories We Tell
(Roadside Attractions, The National Film Board of Canada)

This is Ms. Polley’s first DGA Award nomination.

LUCY WALKER
The Crash Reel
(HBO Documentary Films, KP Rides Again, LLC, Impact Partners, Tree Tree Tree Production)

This is Ms. Walker’s first DGA Award nomination.

http://www.dga.org/

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Wednesday, January 8, 2014

2014 DGA Award Nominations: Cuaron, Greengrass, McQueen, Russell, Scorsese

by Amos Semien

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

The Directors Guild of America President announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2013 (also known as the 2014 DGA Awards) on Tuesday, January 07, 2014.

Alfonso Cuarón, Steve McQueen and David O. Russell were the expected nominations. From what I’ve read, people who follow film awards did not expect Paul Greengrass and Martin Scorsese to receive nominations, or at least not as much as they expected others such as brothers Joel and Ethan Coen (Inside Llewyn Davis), Alexander Payne (Nebraska) and Spike Jonze (Her).

Historically the DGA Awards are a good predictor of five directors who will receive Oscar nominations. However, last year, only two of DGA Award nominees received Oscar nominations, and the eventual best director Oscar winner, Ben Affleck, was not one of the two.

In the next week, nominees in the television, commercials, and documentary categories will be announced. The winners, including in the feature film category, will be named at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

66th Annual DGA Awards Full list of nominations below (with their teams and historical notes from the DGA):

ALFONSO CUARÓN
Gravity
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Cuarón’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: David Siegel (Arizona Unit)
• First Assistant Directors: Josh Robertson, Stephen Hagen (Arizona Unit)
• Second Assistant Director: Ben Howard

This is Mr. Cuarón’s first DGA Award nomination.

PAUL GREENGRASS
Captain Phillips
(Columbia Pictures)

Mr. Greengrass’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Managers: Todd Lewis, Gregory Goodman
• First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
• Second Assistant Directors: Nick Shuttleworth, Mark S. Constance

This is Mr. Greengrass’s first DGA Award nomination.

STEVE McQUEEN
12 Years A Slave
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. McQueen’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Anthony Katagas
• First Assistant Director: Doug Torres
• Second Assistant Director: James Roque Jr.
• Second Second Assistant Director: Sherman Shelton Jr.
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Nathan Parker

This is Mr. McQueen’s first DGA Award nomination.

DAVID O. RUSSELL
American Hustle
(Columbia Pictures)

Mr. Russell’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Managers: Shea Kammer, Mark Kamine
• First Assistant Director: Michele ‘Shelley’ Ziegler
• Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jason Fesel
• Location Managers: David Velasco, Guy Efrat (New York Unit)

This is Mr. Russell’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for The Fighter in 2010.

MARTIN SCORSESE
The Wolf of Wall Street
(Paramount Pictures)

Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Richard Baratta
• First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
• Second Assistant Director: Francisco Oritz
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Marks
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Scott Koche
• Location Manager: Nils Widboom

This is Mr. Scorsese’s eleventh DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2006 for The Departed, and has also been nominated in that category for Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), The Aviator (2004) and Hugo (2011).

Mr. Scorsese also won the DGA Award in 2010 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Television for Boardwalk Empire and he was nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for George Harrison: Living in the Material World in 2011. In 1999, Mr. Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala, and he was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.

http://www.dga.org/

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Monday, February 4, 2013

Directors Guild Gives Top Award to Ben Affleck for "Argo"

The winner of the Director Guild of America Award for “Feature Film” usually wins the best director Oscar. As of last year, only six DGA winners in the “Feature Film” category have not also won the best director Oscar. The last time this happened was for the year 2002. Rob Marshall was the DGA choice for Chicago, but he Oscar went to Roman Polanski for The Pianist.

That was until this year. Ben Affleck won the DGA’s “Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film” award for Argo, but he did not receive a best director Oscar nomination for Argo. So…

65th Annual DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film winners (for the year in film and television 2012):

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
BEN AFFLECK – Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan

This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials:
ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU (Anonymous Content) - Best Job, Proctor and Gamble – Wieden + Kennedy

First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson

This is Mr. Iñárritu’s first DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Award. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Babel in 2006.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:
RIAN JOHNSON - Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One” (AMC)

Mr. Johnson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly

This is Mr. Johnson’s first DGA Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:
BRIAN SMITH - Master Chef, “Episode #305” (FOX)

Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski

This is Mr. Smith’s first DGA Award win and third nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 and 2011 for episodes “103” and “201” of Master Chef.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
JAY ROACH - Game Change (HBO)

Mr. Roach's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea

This is Mr. Roach’s second DGA Award win and second nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety:
GLENN WEISS - 66th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

Mr. Weiss’ Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider

This is Mr. Weiss’ fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010 and 2011 for the 61st, 64th and 65th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in this category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, all for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:
JILL MITWELL - One Life To Live, “Between Heaven and Hell” (ABC)

Ms. Mitwell’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Cicala, Michael Sweeney, Paul S. Glass
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Tracy Casper Lang, Leah M. Weber
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush

This is Ms. Mitwell’s fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination, all for her direction of One Life to Live. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials three times for One Life to Live, “Episode #9779” in 2006, “Episode #8295” in 2000 and “Episode #6356” in 1993. She was nominated five additional times for One Life to Live episodes “Starr X’d Lovers, The Musical, Part Three” in 2010, “Episode #8691” in 2002, “Episode #8012” in 1999, “Episode #7761” in 1998, and “Episode #7285” in 1996.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs:
PAUL HOEN - Let it Shine (Disney Channel)

Mr. Hoen’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Katie Willard Troebs
First Assistant Director: Daniel Coffie
Second Assistant Director: Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director: D. Scott Kirkley

This is Mr. Hoen’s second DGA Award win and sixth nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Program in 2007 for Jump In and was previously nominated in this category in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode “Take My Sister... Please,” in 2004 for Searching for David's Heart, in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World and in 2010 for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary:
MALIK BENDJELLOUL - Searching For Sugar Man; Sony Pictures Classics, Passion Pictures Production, Canfield Pictures & The Documentary Company, Red Box Films

This is Mr. Bendjelloul’s first DGA Award win.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:
LENA DUNHAM - Girls, “Pilot” (HBO)

Ms. Dunham's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma

This is Ms. Dunham’s first DGA Award win.

Lifetime Achievement and Service Awards

The recipients of the Directors Guild of America Service and Achievement Awards for 2013 are:

MILOS FORMAN - DGA Lifetime Achievement Award
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in Motion Picture Direction.

MICHAEL APTED - Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Given in recognition of extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and to its membership.

ERIC SHAPIRO - Lifetime Achievement in News Direction Award
Given in recognition of distinguished achievement in News Direction.

SUSAN ZWERMAN - Frank Capra Achievement Award
Given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of their career and service to the industry and the DGA.

DENCY NELSON - Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Given to an Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of their service to the industry and DGA.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

2013 Directors Guild Award Nominations

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

The winner of the DGA Award for “Feature Film” usually wins the best director Oscar. As of last year, only six DGA winners in the “Feature Film” category have not also won the best director Oscar. The last time this happened was for the year 2002. Rob Marshall was the DGA choice for Chicago. The Oscar went to Roman Polanski for The Pianist.

The winners of the 65th Annual DGA Awards will be announced at the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 2, 2013 in Los Angeles.

65th Annual DGA Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film nominees (for 2012):

BEN AFFLECK for Argo
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan

This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

KATHRYN BIGELOW for Zero Dark Thirty
(Columbia Pictures)

Ms. Bigelow’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
First Assistant Director: David A. Ticotin
Second Assistant Directors: Ben Lanning, Sarah Hood
First Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Scott Robertson
Second Assistant Directors (Jordan Unit): Jonas Spaccarotelli, Yanal Kassay
Second Second Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Tarek Afifi
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Rajeev Mehra

This is Ms. Bigelow’s second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Hurt Locker in 2009.

TOM HOOPER for Les Misérables
(Universal Pictures)

Mr. Hooper's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Patrick Schweitzer
First Assistant Director: Ben Howarth
Second Assistant Director: Harriet Worth
Second Second Assistant Director: Dan Channing Williams

This is Mr. Hooper's second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The King's Speech (2010) and was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series for John Adams in 2008.

ANG LEE for Life of Pi
(Twentieth Century Fox)

Mr. Lee’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael J. Malone
Unit Production Manager (Taiwan): Leo Chen
First Assistant Directors: William M. Connor, Cliff Lanning
Second Assistant Directors: Robert Burgess, Ben Lanning
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director (India Unit): Nitya Mehra
Second Assistant Director (India Unit): Ananya Rane
Second Second Assistant Directors (India Unit): Namra Parikh, Freya Parekh
Second Assistant Directors (Montreal Unit): Derek Wimble, Renato De Cotiis

This is Mr. Lee’s fourth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and was nominated for Sense and Sensibility in 1995.

STEVEN SPIELBERG for Lincoln
(Dreamworks Pictures/Twentieth Century Fox)

Mr. Spielberg’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Susan McNamara
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Ian Stone
Second Second Assistant Directors: Eric Lasko, Trevor Tavares

This is Mr. Spielberg’s eleventh DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film three times for Saving Private Ryan (1998), Schindler’s List (1993) and The Color Purple (1985). He was also nominated in this category for Munich (2005), Amistad (1997), Empire of the Sun (1987), E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Jaws (1975). Mr. Spielberg was honored with the DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Directors Guild Chooses Michel Hazanavicius of "The Artist"

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is the entertainment labor union that represents film and television directors. The DGA gives out the Directors Guild of America Award each year to honor outstanding achievement.

The winner of the DGA Award for “Feature Film” usually wins the best director Oscar. As of last year, only six DGA winners in the “Feature Film” category have not also won the best director Oscar. The last time this happened was for the year 2002. Rob Marshall was the DGA choice for Chicago. The Oscar went to Roman Polanski for The Pianist.

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2011 (as wellas the recipients of the Guild's 2012 Career Achievement Awards) were announced Saturday night (Jan. 28th). Michel Hazanavicius won the DGA's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Artist, which seems to be the latest step the film is taking on its way to Oscar glory.

The 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner was held at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. There were many other categories, but I'm only concerned with the winners in the two film categories.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS
The Artist
(The Weinstein Company)

Mr. Hazanavicius’ Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Antoine De Cazotte
Production Manager (FR): Ségoléne Fleury
First Assistant Director (FR): James Canal
First Assistant Director (US): David Cluck
Second Assistant Directo (US): Dave Paige
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karla Strum, Ricky Robinson

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
JAMES MARSH
Project Nim
Red Box Films, Passion Pictures, HBO Documentary Films, Roadside Attractions, BBC Films, UK Film Council

This was Mr. Marsh’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Man on Wire in 2008.

Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Directors Guild Announces 2011 Film Nominees

64th Annual DGA Awards Feature Film Nominees Announced

LOS ANGELES, CA: On January 9, 2012, DGA President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2011.

"The directors nominated this year for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award have each demonstrated an inspired command of the medium. The fact that their prodigious talents have been recognized by their peers is the highest honor a director can achieve," said Hackford. "I offer my most sincere congratulations to each of the nominees."

The winner will be named at the 64th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2012, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood and Highland.

The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

WOODY ALLEN
Midnight in Paris
(Sony Pictures Classics)

Mr. Allen’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Matthieu Rubin, Helen Robin
First Assistant Director: Gil Kenny
Second Assistant Director: Delphine Bertrand

This is Mr. Allen’s fifth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Annie Hall (1977), and was previously nominated in that category for Manhattan (1979), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989). Mr. Allen was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.

DAVID FINCHER
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
(Columbia Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures)

Mr. Fincher’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Daniel M. Stillman
First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner
Second Assistant Director: Allen Kupetsky
Production Manager (Sweden Unit): Karolina Heimburg
Second Assistant Directors (Sweden Unit): Hanna Nilsson, Pontus Klänge
2nd Second Assistant Director (Sweden Unit): Niklas Sjöström
2nd Second Assistant Director (U.S. Unit): Maileen Williams
Unit Production Manager (Zurich Unit): Christos Dervenis
Unit Production Manager (U.K. Unit): Lara Baldwin
Second Assistant Director (U.K. Unit): Paul Taylor

This is Mr. Fincher’s third DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category last year for The Social Network and for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in 2008. He previously won the DGA Commercial Award for Speed Chain (Nike), Gamebreakers (Nikegridiron.com), and Beauty for Sale (Xelibri Phones) in 2003 and was nominated in that category again in 2008.

MICHEL HAZANAVICIUS
The Artist
(The Weinstein Company)

Mr. Hazanavicius’ Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Antoine De Cazotte
Production Manager (FR): Ségoléne Fleury
First Assistant Director (FR): James Canal
First Assistant Director (US): David Cluck
Second Assistant Director: Dave Paige
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karla Strum, Ricky Robinson

This is Mr. Hazanavicius’ first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

ALEXANDER PAYNE
The Descendants
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. Payne’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: George Parra
First Assistant Director: Richard L. Fox
Second Assistant Director: Scott August
Second Second Assistant Director: Amy Wilkins Bronson

This is Mr. Payne’s second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated in that category for Sideways in 2004.

MARTIN SCORSESE
Hugo
(Paramount Pictures)

Mr. Scorsese’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Charles Newirth, Georgia Kacandes, Angus More Gordon
First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
Second Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark
Second Assistant Directors: Tom Brewster, Fraser Fennell-Ball
Production Managers (Paris Unit): Michael Sharp, Gilles Castera
First Assistant Director (Paris Unit): Ali Cherkaoui

This is Mr. Scorsese’s ninth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2006 for The Departed, and was previously nominated in that category for Taxi Driver (1976), Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Aviator (2004). Mr. Scorsese also won the DGA Award last year for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Television for Boardwalk Empire. In 1999, Mr. Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala, and he was honored with the DGA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2003.