On January 9, 2009, the DGA announced the Guild's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for the year 2008.
The winners will be announced at the 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 31, 2009 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
GONZALO ARIJON
Stranded: I've Come From a Plane That Crashed on the Mountains
Ethan Productions
Zeitgeist Films
This is Mr. Arijon's first DGA Award nomination.
ELIZABETH FARNSWORTH & PATRICIO LANFRANCO
The Judge and the General
West Wind Productions
This is is the first DGA Award nomination for both Ms. Farnsworth and Mr. Lanfranco.
ARI FOLMAN
Waltz with Bashir
Les Films D'ici, Razor Films
Sony Pictures Classics
This is Mr. Folman's first DGA Award nomination.
PETER GILBERT & STEVE JAMES
At the Death House Door
Kartemquin Films
IFC
This is Mr. Gilbert's third DGA Award nomination. In 1998, he won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary for Vietnam: Long Time Coming (along with Jerry Blumenthal and Gordon Quinn); and was nominated in the Children's Programs category for A Time For Dancing in 2003. This is Mr. James' second DGA Award nomination. In 1994, he won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary for Hoop Dreams.
JAMES MARSH
Man on Wire
Wall to Wall, Red Box Films
Magnolia Pictures
This is Mr. Marsh's first DGA Award nomination.
