Directors Guild of America President Martha Coolidge and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2002. The winners will be announced at the 55th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
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JULIE DASH The Rosa Parks Story (CBS) |
Ms. Dash's Directorial Team:
- First Assistant Director: Barbara D'Alessandro
- Second Assistant Director: Robin Jorden
This is Ms. Dash's first DGA nomination.
Click here to view Ms. Dash's Filmography on the IMDB.
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HOWARD DEUTCH Gleason (CBS) |
This is Mr. Deutch's first DGA nomination.
Click here to view Mr. Deutch's Filmography on the IMDB.
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JOHN FRANKENHEIMER Path To War (HBO) |
Mr. Frankenheimer's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Udi Nedivi
- First Assistant Director: James Sbardellati
- Second Assistant Director: Peter Merwin
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Brent Clark, Carrie Rudolf
This is John Frankenheimer's fourth DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies For Television Nomination. He was previously nominated for Against the Wall in 1994; Andersonville in 1996; and again in 1997 for George Wallace. Frankenheimer passed away July 6, 2002.
Click here to view Mr. Frankenheimer's Filmography on the IMDB.
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MICK JACKSON Live From Baghdad (HBO) |
Mr. Jackson's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Charles Skouras III
- First Assistant Director: Mary Ellen Woods
- Second Assistant Director: Kristen M. Ploucha
- Second Second Assistant Director: Sally Sue Beisel
This is Jackson's third DGA Nomination. He was previously nominated in 1995 for Indictment: The McMartin Trial, and again in 1999 for Tuesdays With Morrie, both of which garnered him the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies For Television.
Click here to view Mr. Jackson's Filmography on the IMDB.
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RICHARD LONCRAINE The Gathering Storm (HBO) |
Mr. Loncraine's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: James Bigwood
This is Mr. Loncraine's first DGA nomination.
Click here to view Mr. Loncraine's Filmography on the IMDB.
