By Marla Lewin
Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2009.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
Kathryn Bigelow The Hurt Locker (Summit Entertainment)
James Cameron Avatar (Twentieth Century Fox)
Lee Daniels Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lionsgate)
Jason Reitman Up In The Air (Pa...
Directors Guild of America President Third Vice President Taylor Hackford today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2008. "A film is a collaboration, but it is the director's energy and vision that brings the elements of script, performance and production into a satisfying totality. Today's nominees demonstrate how vision, combined with skill and talent, creates magic on the screen," said Hackford. "What makes this award tru...
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This is also Scorsese's first win after a record seven DGA Award nominati...
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Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted has announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2003.Mr. Apted followed up the announcement by stating, "I offer my hearty congratulations to all the nominees for their outstanding achievements. A director has the responsibilities of shaping a story, creating a visual language, and bringing all elements of the filmmaking process together. These five individuals and their films clearly...
