DIRECTORS' AND PRODUCERS' GUILDS HONOR 'CHICAGO'.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services ``Chicago'' continued to hoof its way toward Oscar gold with top honors over the weekend at two 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. guild ceremonies and at the box office. Sunday, the musical's producer, Martin Richards Martin Richards is a British computer scientist, best known for his development of the BCPL programming language, which is both the earliest major development in portable software and the ancestor of the widely used C programming language. , was named the Darryl F. Zanuck Darryl Francis Zanuck (September 5, 1902–December 22, 1979) was a producer, writer, actor and director who played a major part in the Hollywood studio system as one of its longest survivors (the length of his career being rivalled only by that of Adolph Zukor). Producer of the Year by the Producers Guild of America. The film beat out ``Adaptation,'' ``Gangs of New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ,'' ``My Big Fat Greek Wedding,'' ``Road to Perdition'' and ``The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.'' A day earlier, the Directors Guild of America voted ``Chicago's'' Rob Marshall its best director. The choreographer and first-time feature director took the top prize for his screen adaptation of the musical originally created by Bob Fosse on Broadway in 1975. Marshall paid tribute to Fosse, Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was a famous Hollywood director and accomplished stage director, often considered by critics to be the father of the modern musical. , Stanley Donen and other great directors of Hollywood musicals. ``I'm here because of them - because I watched their work and studied their work and loved their work,'' he said in accepting his award Saturday. ``Chicago,'' which leads this year's Academy Award nominations with 13 nods, including best picture and best director, surpassed $100 million at the box office, making it the 24th film released last year to hit that high-water mark high-water mark n. 1. Abbr. HWM A mark indicating the highest level reached by a body of water. 2. The highest point, as of achievement; the apex. . The film also won a Golden Globe for best musical comedy. Other Producers Guild winners in the movie area included Robert Evans There are several well-known people named Robert Evans, including:
Top guild honors are usually a sign of Academy Awards to come. The Producers Guild winner has won best picture in nine of the past 13 Oscar races, while the Directors Guild pick has gone on to receive the best director Oscar on all but five occasions since 1949. Honors also were handed out for work in TV and commercials. Producers' awards in the top TV categories went to three programs that aired on HBO Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBO) A form of oxygen therapy in which the patient breathes oxygen in a pressurized chamber. Mentioned in: Ozone Therapy - ``Live From Baghdad'' (Mick Jackson); ``Whitecaps'' (John Patterson), the episode of ``The Sopranos'' in which Tony and Carmela's marriage ruptured; and ``Special Section'' (Brian Gordon), an episode of Larry David's ``Curb Your Enthusiasm.'' CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Rob Marshall, with Renee Zellweger, displays the Directors Guild award he won Saturday for ``Chicago.'' Chris Weeks/Associated Press |
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