DGA Sets Host and Presenters for 59th Annual DGA Awards Dinner

January 30, 2007

LOS ANGELES, CA - Carl Reiner will return as host for the 59^th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards, DGA President Michael Apted announced today. This year will mark the twentieth time Reiner has hosted the DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Apted also announced the slate of presenters for the DGA Awards.

Following is the list of confirmed presenters as of January 30, in alphabetical order:

• Alan Arkin
• Michael Apted
• Maria Bello
• Steve Carell
• Gilbert Cates
• Leonardo DiCaprio
• Aaron Eckhart
• America Ferrera
• Charles Gibson
• Walter Hill
• Felicity Huffman
• Steve Martin
• Mary McDonnell
• Kyra Sedgwick
• Leelee Sobieski
• Steven Spielberg
• Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
• Chandra Wilson

Four of the five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film will also be in attendance:

BILL CONDON
Dreamgirls

JONATHAN DAYTON & VALERIE FARIS
Little Miss Sunshine

ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU
Babel

MARTIN SCORSESE
The Departed