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LOS ANGELES, CA: The winners of the 2004 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and the recipients of the DGA's 2005 Career Achievement Awards were announced tonight at the 57th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
For the nineteenth time, Actor/Director/Comedian Carl Reiner hosted the Awards ceremony before an audience of 1,200 guests. The presenters included: DGA President Michael Apted; Mischa Barton (The O.C.); Jason Bateman (Arrested Development); DGA Board member LeVar Burton; Sandra Oh and Paul Giamatti (Sideways); Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives); Regina King and Kerry Washington (Ray); Diane Lane (Unfaithful); Director Garry Marshall (The Princess Diaries); Ian McShane (Deadwood); Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica); DGA Second Vice President Ed Sherin; Abby Singer; Academy Award® winner Halle Berry (Monster's Ball); DGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner Steven Spielberg; and 77th Annual Academy Award® nominees: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Jamie Foxx (Ray and Collateral), Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace) and Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby).
The DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally served as a near-perfect barometer for the Academy Award for Best Director. Only six times since the DGA Award's inception in 1949 has the winner not gone on to receive the Academy Award for Best Director.
The winners of the 2004 Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, and the recipients of the Guild's 2005 Career Achievement Awards, are:
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| DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the year 2004 |
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Clint
Eastwood
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Marc
Forster
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Taylor
Hackford
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Alexander
Payne
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Martin
Scorsese
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Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2004.
"What makes this award truly meaningful to directors is the knowledge that only this award is decided solely by their peers – the men and women who know the blood, passion, and fear that go into each production," said Apted. "I offer my hearty congratulations to all the nominees for demonstrating how vision, when combined with skill and talent, creates excellence on the screen."
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| DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for the year 2004 |
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Robert
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Stephen
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Lloyd
Kramer
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Christopher
Reeve
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Joseph
Sargent
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Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2004.
"What makes this award truly meaningful to directors is the knowledge that only this award is decided solely by their peers – the men and women who know the blood, passion, and fear that go into each production," said Apted. "I offer my hearty congratulations to all the nominees for demonstrating how vision, when combined with skill and talent, creates excellence on the screen."
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| DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in the television categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Daytime Serials and Children's Programs for the year 2004 |
LOS ANGELES, CA: Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for 2004 in the television categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Daytime Serials and Children's Programs. The winners of all five categories will be announced at the 57th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
"The 2004 DGA Television Nominees represent the broad range of excellence found in television directing today," said DGA President Michael Apted. "Through the vast reach of television, these twenty-five directors and their teams have used their skills to craft compelling stories to entertain an increasingly diverse, sophisticated and global audience. I'd like to commend them on their superb work and congratulate each of them on their nominations."
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| DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for the year 2004 |
Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2004. The winner will be announced at the 57th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
"It takes a skilled filmmaker to tell a compelling story in under sixty seconds," said DGA President Michael Apted. "These five directors have done just that -- using talent, craft and a creative imagination to provide us with some of the most innovative storytelling out there today. Congratulations to them all."
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| DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for the year 2004 |
LOS ANGELES, CA: Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2004. The winners will be announced at the 57th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
"The best documentary filmmaking not only provides a look inside a particular place or time, but also leaves us feeling like we've been transported to it – as a real eyewitness," said DGA President Michael Apted. "These gifted filmmakers have created provocative and challenging films which demonstrate why audiences are increasingly attending and why distributors are releasing more documentary films theatrically. I offer my congratulations to each of these filmmakers for their extraordinary work"
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Gilbert Cates to receive DGA Presidents Award
DGA President Michael Apted announced today that former Directors Guild President Gilbert Cates will be the recipient of the DGA Presidents Award at the 57th Annual DGA Awards dinner on January 29 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The Award, which is given for leadership and extraordinary efforts in enhancing the welfare and image of the Directors Guild of America and the industry, is bestowed only by a unanimous vote of former DGA Presidents and the sitting President.
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| DGA Announces recipients of 2005 Frank Capra Achievement Award and Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award |
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2005 Capra Award recipient
Herb Adelman
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2005 Schaffner Award recipient
Stanley M. Faer
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LOS ANGELES, CA: Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced that DGA National Board Member Herb Adelman will be the recipient of the 2005 Frank Capra Achievement Award, and former DGA National Board Associate Member Stanley M. Faer will be the recipient of the 2005 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award.
"The strength and unity of the Directors Guild depends on the dedicated service and accomplishments of its members, which is embodied in these two very special award winners, Herb Adelman and Stanley Faer," Apted said. "They represent the real heroes of our organization - the individuals who toil behind the scenes to ensure that the economic rights and working conditions of their peers are protected and furthered."
The Capra Award is presented to a DGA Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in recognition of career achievement in the Industry and service to the Directors Guild of America. The Schaffner Award is presented to a DGA Associate Director or Stage Manager in recognition of career achievement in the Industry and service to the Directors Guild of America.
The awards will be presented to Adelman and Faer at the 57th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 29, 2005 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
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Stephen McPherson to receive Diversity Award
DGA President Michael Apted DGA President Michael Apted announced today that ABC Primetime Entertainment President Stephen McPherson will be the recipient of the Directors Guild of America's 2005 Diversity Award at the 57th Annual DGA Awards dinner on January 29. The Diversity Award honors McPherson's outstanding commitment to and leadership in the hiring of women and ethnic minorities in DGA categories. It has been bestowed only three times in DGA history: in 1997 to Bruce Paltrow, John Wells and Christopher Chulack; in 1999 to Steven Bochco; and in 2000 to HBO.
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Dear Colleagues,
This past year, you and your fellow DGA members have created (and continue to create) a tremendous body of work in feature film, documentary and television. The DGA Awards is our annual opportunity to celebrate these contributions to the craft and I cordially invite you to participate in this year's nomination process.
Viewing, evaluating and acknowledging our peers' accomplishments is a vital part of being a DGA member. So please review the awards schedule, fill out your ballots and nominate your fellow directors and their teams. I encourage you to be a part of the nomination process and take advantage of our 57-year-old tradition of honoring on another's hard work and creative achievement.
Michael Apted
DGA President
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Online Voting Now Available
For the first time members will be able to vote for the DGA Awards via our secure online voting system created for the DGA by Votenet. Online voting for the Feature Film Award will be available to members as of December 8, 2004.
To use the Votenet Online Voting System for the 2004 DGA Awards, please log onto the DGA Members Only Website.
To log onto the members only website please use the link below or above in the top blue bar of www.dga.org and enter your username and password.
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