Leslie Dektor Wins 2000 DGA Award for Commercials

Leslie Dektor was presented the 2000 DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials during the 53rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 10, 2001 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

Leslie Dektor, Dektor Films

New Eyes  Idea Exchange, Dangell/Publicis & Hal Riney
The Check  Pocketcard, FCB/Chicago
The Run Home  Idea Exchange, Dangell/Publicis & Hal Riney

Unit Production Manager: Marc Siegel
First Assistant Director: Frank Glenn
Second Assistant Director: Christopher Berger

This was Leslie Dektor's second win and twelfth DGA nomination, tying him with Joe Pytka for the most DGA nominations in this category. Dektor was nominated every year from 1984 through 1991, was also nominated in 1994 and 1999 and he won the award in 1992.