DGA Sets Host, Presenters for 56th Annual DGA Awards Dinner

January 30, 2004

LOS ANGELES, CA - Carl Reiner will return as host for the 56th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards, DGA President Michael Apted and Awards Chairperson Howard Storm announced today. This year will mark the nineteenth time Reiner has hosted the DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2004 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

Apted and Storm also announced the slate of presenters for the DGA Awards, which includes Academy Award^® nominees Patricia Clarkson (Pieces of April), Djimon Hounsou (In America), Sean Penn (Mystic River) and Naomi Watts (21 Grams).

The confirmed presenters as of January 30, 2004 in alphabetical order:


Sean Astin	Maria Bello	Bob Butler	Keisha Castle-Hughes

Gilbert Cates	Patricia Clarkson	James D'Arcy	Kristin Davis

Buck Henry	Djimon Hounsou	Anjelica Huston	Christine Lahti

Laura Linney	Tobey Maguire	Garry Marshall	Rob Marshall

Helen Mirren	Janel Moloney	Sean Penn	Dan Petrie Sr.

Naomi Watts	Elijah Wood

All five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film will also be in attendance:


Sofia Coppola Lost in Translation	Clint Eastwood Mystic River	Peter Jackson Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

Gary Ross Seabiscuit	Peter Weir Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

The winner will be announced at the 56th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 7, 2004 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

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