DGA Monthly - Volume 4 - Issue 3 - March 2007 - click here to return to table of contents
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Presenter Felicity Huffman with Movies for Television winner Walter Hill.
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WALTER HILL

Broken Trail
(AMC)

This is Mr. Hill's second DGA Award win. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television - Dramatic Series Night - in 2004 for the pilot for Deadwood.

Dramatic Series Night winner Jon Cassar
with presenter Kyra Sedgwick.

JON CASSAR

24
"7:00am - 8:00am"
(FOX)

Mr. Cassar’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Michael Klick
  • First Assistant Director: Nicole Burke
  • Second Assistant Director: Mark Rabinowitz
  • Second Second Assistant Directors: Rebecca Gaither, Scott Remick

This is Mr. Cassar's first win and second nomination. He was nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night in 2003 for 24 ("7:00 am-8:00 am").

Presenter Maria Bello with Comedy
Series winner Richard Shepard

RICHARD SHEPARD

Ugly Betty "Pilot"
(ABC)

Mr. Shepard’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Margot Lulick, Jack Philbrick
  • First Assistant Directors: Christopher Surgent, Allen Digioia
  • Second Assistant Directors: Takahide Kawakami, Handel R. Whitmore
  • Second Second Assistant Directors: Patrick McDonald, Paul D. Kramer
  • DGA Trainee: Jennifer Wilkins

This is Mr. Shepard's first DGA Award.

Presenter Chandra Wilson with
Musical Variety winner Rob Marshall.

ROB MARSHALL

Tony Bennett:
An American Classic
(NBC)

Mr. Marshall’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Yudi Bennett
  • Stage Managers: Barbara J. Roche, Lee Grant and Murray Siegel

This is Mr. Marshall's second win and third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 2002 for Chicago. He was also nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 1999 for Annie.

Reality Programs winner Tony Sacco
with presenter America Ferrera.

TONY SACCO

Treasure Hunters
"Episode #101"
(NBC)

Mr. Sacco’s Directorial Team:

  • Segment Director: Craig Spirko
  • Associate Director: Javier Winnik

This is Mr. Sacco's first DGA Award.

Presenter Leelee Sobieski (left) accepted
the Daytime Serials award for One Life to Live
on behalf of director Jill Mitwell (right)
who was unable to attend.

JILL MITWELL

One Life To Live
"Episode #9779"
(ABC)

Ms. Mitwell’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Paul Glass
  • Stage Managers: Richard A. Manfredi, Alan P. Needleman
  • Production Associate: Nathalie Price

This is Ms. Mitwell's third win and seventh DGA Award nomination in this category. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for One Life to Live "Episode #8295" in 2000 and "Episode #6356" in 1993. She was nominated for One Life to Live "Episode #8691" in 2002, "Episode #8012" in 1999, "Episode #7761" in 1998, and "Episode #7285" in 1996.

Documentary winner Arunas Matelis
with presenter Aaron Eckhart.

ARUNAS MATELIS

Before Flying Back to the Earth

(Studio Nominum, Tag/Traum)

This is Mr. Matelis' first DGA Award.

Presenter Mary McDonnell with 2006
Commercials Award winner Dante Ariola.

DANTE ARIOLA

Production Company: MJZ

Mr. Ariola’s Directorial Team:

First Taste, Coca Cola - Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam

  • Unit Production Manager: Natalie Gillian Hill
  • First Assistant Director: Gregory G. McCollum
  • Second Assistant Director: John Ray Elmore
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Vance Zanin

Snowball, Traveler's Insurance - Fallon MN

  • Unit Production Manager: Natalie Gillian Hill
  • First Assistant Director: Gregory G. McCollum
  • Second Assistant Director: John Ray Elmore
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Clark Credle

Human, Johnny Walker - Bartle Bogle Hegarty

  • Unit Production Manager: Brady Vant Hull
  • First Assistant Director: Haze J. F. Bergeron III
  • Second Assistant Director: Ryan E. Lippert

This is Mr. Ariola's first win and fourth DGA Award nomination in this category. He was nominated in 2004 for Money Tree (Barclay's), Urban Legend (Levi's), and Circus (Stella), in 2002 for Butcher (Bank of America), Cheese (Buddy Lee) and Signs (Sony Playstation 2), and in 2000 for Taxi (Hewlett Packard), Tickets (Hewlett Packard) and Elephant (Nike).

Children’s Programs winner Kenny Ortega
with presenter Alan Arkin.

KENNY ORTEGA

High School Musical
(Disney Channel)

Mr. Ortega’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Donald R. Schain
  • First Assistant Directors: Matias Alvarez
  • Second Assistant Director: Tobijah Tyler

This is Mr. Ortega's first DGA Award.

Honorary Life Member recipient Carl Reiner and presenter Steve Martin.

2007 DGA Honorary
Life Member Award

CARL REINER

For service to the Directors Guild of America and Outstanding Creative Achievements.

Honorary Life Member recipient Carl Reiner embraces his friend, presenter Steve Martin.

Martin comicly steals Reiner's award
during his acceptance speech.

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award co-recipient
Paris Barclay with presenter Walter Hill.

2007 Robert B. Aldrich
Service Award

PARIS BARCLAY
(co-recipient)

and

TAYLOR HACKFORD
(co-recipient)

For extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and its membership

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
co-recipient Taylor Hackford with presenter
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa.

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
recipient Terry Benson with presenter
DGA Second Vice President Ed Sherin.

2007 Franklin J. Schaffner
Achievement Award

TERRY BENSON

For an Associate Director or Stage Manager in Recognition of Career Achievement in the Industry and Service to the Directors Guild of America.

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction
Award recipient George Paul with presenter,
ABC News Anchor Charles Gibson.

2007 Lifetime Achievement
in News Direction Award

GEORGE PAUL


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