THE BUZZ.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) announces nominees: Actors-turned-directors Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is a six-time Emmy and a two-time Golden Globe-winning American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. and Steve Buscemi scored their first Directors Guild of America television award nominations Tuesday. Grammer is nominated in the comedy series category for an episode of ``Frasier,'' and Buscemi in the dramatic series night category for an episode of ``Homicide: Life on the Street.'' James Burrows received his 15th nomination for the pilot for NBC's ``Will & Grace.'' All of Burrows' nods have been in the comedy series category, tying him for first place on the all-time list with George Schaefer. Burrows, whose first nod came in 1981 for an episode of ``Taxi,'' has taken home the trophy three times. He was a 10-time nominee and two-time winner for ``Cheers,'' and also won in 1993 for directing the pilot of ``Frasier.'' His other nominations came for a ``Friends'' episode and the pilot for ``Dharma dharma (där`mə). In Hinduism, dharma is the doctrine of the religious and moral rights and duties of each individual; it generally refers to religious duty, but may also mean social order, right conduct, or simply virtue. & Greg.'' ``The X-Files'' creator Chris Carter received his third DGA nomination for the ``Triangle'' episode, and Mark Tinker captured his seventh DGA nod for the ``Danny Boy'' episode of ``NYPD Blue.'' On Monday, the directors of NBC's ``The Temptations'' and ``Merlin'' and HBO's ``Gia'' were among the nominees for the Directors Guild's award for achievement in movies for television. Allan Arkush (``The Temptations''), Steve Barron (``Merlin'') and Michael Cristofer (``Gia'') are all first-time DGA nominees, as are Rob Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. (HBO's ``The Rat Pack'') and Jon Turteltaub (HBO's ``From the Earth to the Moon From the Earth to the Moon Verne tale of a group who have a monster gun cast to shoot them to the moon. [Fr. Lit.: WB 13:650] See : Astronautics : Part 7 - ``Is That All There Is?''). The winners will be announced at the 51st annual DGA Awards dinner on March 6 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. . Eagles over Jacko: The Eagles' ``Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975'' has passed 25 million in sales in the United States, again tying Michael Jackson's ``Thriller'' as the best-selling album of all time, according to the Recording Industry Association of America's monthly gold and platinum certifications. The Eagles first tied Jackson's previous record of 24 million in March 1997. Meanwhile, the band's 1976 release ``Hotel California'' was certified at 15 million in January, making the Eagles the only act with two single-disc albums at or above the 15 million mark. The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America, Washington, DC, www.riaa.com) A membership association of music recording companies. Its goal is to promote the record label industry and protect the rights of copyright owners. It was a major contributor to the SDMI digital distribution system. opened its 1999 award season with 24 multiplatinum, 18 platinum and 28 gold album certifications. |
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