DGA Announces Winners of 2003 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards & Recipients of DGA 2004 Lifetime Achievement Awards.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 8, 2004 The winners of the 2003 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and the recipients of the DGA's 2004 Lifetime Achievement Awards were announced tonight at the 56th Annual DGA DGA Directors Guild of America (movie directors union) DGA Délégation Générale pour l'Armement (France) DGA Directeur-Grootaandeelhouder (Dutch: Managing Director and Major Shareholder) Awards Dinner at the Century Plaza Hotel The Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles is a landmark 19-story luxury hotel forming a sweeping crescent design fronting the spectacular fountains on Avenue of the Stars adjacent to the twin Century Plaza Towers. in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Carl Reiner hosted the Awards ceremony which attracted a record 1,750 guests, including the full slate Any political party or faction that seeks to form a majority in a parliament or on a board of directors or other responsible body typically must run a full slate if only to demonstrate that they have the capacity to attract the talent to fill every position with some person, even if that of presenters: Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King), Maria Bello Maria Elana Bello (born April 18, 1967) is a Golden Globe-nominated American actress. Biography Early life Bello was born in Norristown, Pennsylvania to an Italian American father and a Polish American mother. (The Cooler), Bob Butler Bob Butler (born April 4, 1891) was an American football player. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972. (The Division), Keisha Castle-Hughes Keisha Castle-Hughes (born March 24, 1990) is an Academy Award-nominated New Zealand actress. 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He began writing it in 1948, but it was not quite complete when he died in 1955. and producer of numerous Academy Awards), Patricia Clarkson (The Station Agent), James D'Arcy (Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World), Kristin Davis (Sex and the City), Buck Henry (To Die For), Djimon Hounsou (In America), Angelica Huston (Agnes Browne), Christine Lahti (Chicago Hope), Laura Linney (Mystic River), Tobey Maguire (Seabiscuit), Garry Marshall (The Princess Diaries), Rob Marshall (Chicago), Helen Mirren (Calendar Girls), Janel Moloney (The West Wing), Sean Penn (Mystic River), Dan Petrie, Sr. (Inherit the Wind), Naomi Watts (21 Grams) and Elijah Wood (The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King). The DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally served as a near-perfect barometer for the Academy Award for Best Director The Academy Award for Best Director is one of the awards given to directors working in the motion picture industry by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Nominations are made by Academy members in the Directing branch, while the winners are chosen by the Academy . Only six times since the DGA Award's inception in 1949 has the winner not gone on to receive the Academy Award for Best Director. The winners of the 2003 Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, and the recipients of the Guild's 2004 Lifetime Achievement Awards, are: OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM PETER JACKSON The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King New Line Cinema Unit Production Managers: Nikolas Korda, Zane Weiner First Assistant Director: Carolynne Cunningham Key Second Assistant Directors: Guy Campbell, Marc Ashton This is Jackson's first DGA Award and third nomination having been previously nominated for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) and The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION MIKE NICHOLS Angels in America Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes is an award winning play in two parts by American playwright Tony Kushner. It has been made into both a television miniseries of the same name and an opera by Peter Eötvös. HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy Unit Production Managers: Jan Foster, Patricia Doherty Hess First Assistant Director: Mike Haley Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen Second Second Assistant Director: Jennifer Truelove DGA Trainees: Nate Grubb, Peter Koob This is Mike Nichols' second DGA Award, fourth DGA nomination and his first in the category of Movies for Television. He has been nominated for three of his feature films: Working Girl in 1988, The Graduate in 1967, and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 1966. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Graduate. OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DRAMATIC SERIES NIGHT CHRISTOPHER MISIANO "25" The West Wing NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. Unit Production Manager: Dylan Massin First Assistant Director: Douglas S. Ornstein Second Assistant Director: Catherine Bond Second Second Assistant Director: Cary Jones This is Misiano's first DGA Award and nomination. OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMEDY SERIES TIMOTHY M. VAN PATTEN "Boy Interrupted" Sex and the City HBO Unit Production Managers: Jane Raab, Margo Myers First Assistant Director: Bettiann Fishman Second Assistant Director: Peter Soldo Sol´do n. 1. A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth part of a lira. Second Second Assistant Director: Andrea O'Connor Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Nye, Mikki Ziska This is Van Patten's first DGA Award second nomination. He was nominated last year in the category of Dramatic Series Night for The Sopranos episode, "Whoever Did This." OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MUSICAL VARIETY DAVID MALLET Cher: The Farewell Tour NBC Associate Director/Stage Manager: Robert Grossman This is Mallet's first DGA Award and nomination. OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DAYTIME SERIALS LARRY CARPENTER One Life to Live, #8849 ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Associate Director: Danielle Faraldo, Tracy Casper Lang, Mary Ryan Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Richard A. Manfredi Production Associates: Teresa Anne Cicala, Anthony J. Wilkinson This is Carpenter's first DGA Award and second DGA Award nomination. He was nominated last year for his direction of One Life to Live, #8655. OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN'S PROGRAMS KEVIN LIMA Lima, city, Peru Lima (lē`mə, Span. lē`mä), city (1990 metropolitan area est. pop. 6,400,000), W Peru, capital and largest city of Peru. Its port is Callao. Eloise at Christmastime ABC Production Manager: Margot Lulick First Assistant Director: David Wechsler Second Assistant Director: Eric Yellin Second Second Assistant Director: Murphy Occhino This is Lima's first DGA Award and first nomination. OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN COMMERCIALS DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. FINCHER Anonymous Content Gamebreakers, nikegridiron.com Wieden & Kennedy First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner Second Assistant Director: Maria Mantia Speed Chain, Nike Wieden & Kennedy First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner Second Assistant Director: Michael A. McCue Beauty for Sale, Xelibri Phones Motner First Assistant Director: Bob Wagner Second Assistant Director: Michael A. McCue Second Second Assistant Director: Maria Mantia This is Fincher's first DGA Award and first nomination. OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN DOCUMENTARY NATHANIEL KAHN My Architect The Louis Kahn Project, Inc. HBO/Cinemax Documentary Films New Yorker Films This is Kahn's first DGA Award and nomination. The recipients of the Guild's 2004 Lifetime Achievement Awards, are: MIKE NICHOLS - LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD For distinguished career achievement in motion picture directing. LARRY AUERBACH - HONORARY LIFE MEMBER AWARD For recognition of outstanding creative achievement, or contribution to the Directors Guild of America, or the profession of directing. JEREMY KAGAN - ROBERT B. ALDRICH AWARD For extraordinary service to the Directors Guild of America and to its membership. STEPHEN GLANZROCK - FRANK CAPRA ACHIEVEMENT AWARD For an assistant director or unit production manager in recognition of career achievement in the Industry and service to the Directors Guild of America. PEERY FORBIS - FRANKLIN J. SCHAFFNER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD For an Associate Director or Stage Manager in Recognition of Career Achievement in the Industry and Service to the Directors Guild of America. Note: Only six times since the DGA Award's inception in 1949 has the DGA Award winner not won the Best Director Academy Award: 1968: Anthony Harvey won the DGA Award for The Lion in Winter while Carol Reed took home the Oscar(R) for Oliver! 1972: Francis Ford Coppola Noun 1. Francis Ford Coppola - United States filmmaker (born in 1939) Coppola received the DGA's nod for The Godfather while the Academy selected Bob Fosse for Cabaret. 1985: Steven Spielberg received his first DGA Award for The Color Purple while the Oscar(R) went to Sydney Pollack for Out of Africa. 1995: Ron Howard was chosen by the DGA for his direction of Apollo 13 while Academy voters selected Mel Gibson for Braveheart. 2000: Ang Lee was chosen by the DGA for his direction of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Traditional Chinese: 臥虎藏龍; Simplified Chinese: 卧虎藏龙; Pinyin: while Steven Soderbergh won the Best Director Academy Award for Traffic. 2003: Rob Marshall was chosen by the DGA for his direction of Chicago while Roman Polanski won the Best Director Academy Award for The Pianist. |
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