Alfonso Cuarón took the top feature film award for Roma at tonight’s 71st Annual DGA Awards, fellow feature film nominee Adam McKay took the TV drama series nod for Succession and Bo Burnham snagged the first-time director nod for Eighth Grade.
“Roma simply doesn’t exist without the generosity of spirit and effortless grace of Yalitza (Aparicio) and Marina (De Tavira). They somehow with the rest of my beautiful cast managed to bring to life this film from my memory,” Cuarón said in accepting the award for his film that is an homage to his childhood.
The guild award has been a top bellwether for the best directing Oscar. Last year’s winner Guillermo del Toro, who presented tonight’s award to Cuarón, went on to win the Academy Award in directing for The Shape of Water. The film won four Oscars in all, including best picture. The guild...
“Roma simply doesn’t exist without the generosity of spirit and effortless grace of Yalitza (Aparicio) and Marina (De Tavira). They somehow with the rest of my beautiful cast managed to bring to life this film from my memory,” Cuarón said in accepting the award for his film that is an homage to his childhood.
The guild award has been a top bellwether for the best directing Oscar. Last year’s winner Guillermo del Toro, who presented tonight’s award to Cuarón, went on to win the Academy Award in directing for The Shape of Water. The film won four Oscars in all, including best picture. The guild...
- 2/3/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Roma” filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron won one of the top prizes at Saturday night’s 71st Directors Guild of America Awards, beating out Bradley Cooper for “A Star Is Born,” Spike Lee for “BlacKkKlansman,” Adam McKay for “Vice,” and Peter Farrelly for “Green Book” for the feature film award.
Bo Burnham was also among the guild’s big winners, taking home the first-time feature film prize for his coming-of-age drama “Eighth Grade.” He was up against Cooper, Carlos Lopez Estrada for “Blindspotting,” Matthew Heineman for “A Private War,” and Boots Riley for “Sorry to Bother You.”
While Cooper lost out on both awards, two other actors-turned-directors were victorious: Ben Stiller and Bill Hader. Stiller won in the movies for television and limited series category for his prison-break drama “Escape at Dannemora,” while Hader won for comedy series for “Barry,” which he also toplines.
McKay didn’t take the top film award,...
Bo Burnham was also among the guild’s big winners, taking home the first-time feature film prize for his coming-of-age drama “Eighth Grade.” He was up against Cooper, Carlos Lopez Estrada for “Blindspotting,” Matthew Heineman for “A Private War,” and Boots Riley for “Sorry to Bother You.”
While Cooper lost out on both awards, two other actors-turned-directors were victorious: Ben Stiller and Bill Hader. Stiller won in the movies for television and limited series category for his prison-break drama “Escape at Dannemora,” while Hader won for comedy series for “Barry,” which he also toplines.
McKay didn’t take the top film award,...
- 2/3/2019
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
The Directors Guild of America announced its television, commercial and documentary nominations on Monday, unveiling a lineup of nominees that includes actors-turned-directors Jason Bateman, Donald Glover, Bill Hader, Ben Stiller and Sacha Baron Cohen.
Bateman was nominated for an episode of “Ozark,” Glover for “Atlanta,” Hader for “Barry” and Stiller for “Escape at Dannemora” — while Baron Cohen shared a directing nomination with three others for an episode of his Showtime series “Who Is America?”
Other nominees included Adam McKay for the series “Celebration,” Jean-Marc Vallee for “Sharp Objects,” Barry Levinson for “Paterno” and Spike Jonze for his Apple Homepod commercial.
As usual, the roster of nominees was predominantly male, with 44 men nominated and only seven women.
Also Read: Female Directors Dropped to Just 8 Percent of the Top 250 Films in 2018, Study Finds
Shows receiving multiple nominations include “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Atlanta,” each of which have two nominations in the comedy category,...
Bateman was nominated for an episode of “Ozark,” Glover for “Atlanta,” Hader for “Barry” and Stiller for “Escape at Dannemora” — while Baron Cohen shared a directing nomination with three others for an episode of his Showtime series “Who Is America?”
Other nominees included Adam McKay for the series “Celebration,” Jean-Marc Vallee for “Sharp Objects,” Barry Levinson for “Paterno” and Spike Jonze for his Apple Homepod commercial.
As usual, the roster of nominees was predominantly male, with 44 men nominated and only seven women.
Also Read: Female Directors Dropped to Just 8 Percent of the Top 250 Films in 2018, Study Finds
Shows receiving multiple nominations include “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” and “Atlanta,” each of which have two nominations in the comedy category,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Directors Guild of America is out with the TV, documentary and commercial nominees for its 71st annual DGA Awards. Check out the full list below.
Its 2019 film nominations will be released Tuesday, and the winners will be read February 2 during the trophy show at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Kathleen McGill, Mimi Deaton and Don Mischer will receive career honors that night, and FX Networks will pick up the DGA Diversity Award.
Here is full list of its TV, docu and commercial nominees, with annotations by the guild.
Its 2019 film nominations will be released Tuesday, and the winners will be read February 2 during the trophy show at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Kathleen McGill, Mimi Deaton and Don Mischer will receive career honors that night, and FX Networks will pick up the DGA Diversity Award.
Here is full list of its TV, docu and commercial nominees, with annotations by the guild.
- 1/7/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 68th annual DGA Awards! Missing were Todd Haynes ("Carol") and Steven Spielberg for "Bridge of Spies." But I'm very happy that George Miller for "Mad Max: Fury Road" got in. While we're in the subject of sequel, apparently, the DGA felt that J.J. Abrams is not worthy...yet...for a nod!
But this year's awards offer a bunch of newbies like Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), and Miller. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott has been nominated three times before but never won for "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, "Gladiator" in 2000, and "Black Hawk Down" in 2001. Let's see if "The Martian" will do the trick and get Ridley his DGA! By the way, he hasn't won an Oscar either and he was nominated for those movies too!
Winners will be announced on Feb. 6th. Here's your complete list of nominees...
But this year's awards offer a bunch of newbies like Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), and Miller. Meanwhile, Ridley Scott has been nominated three times before but never won for "Thelma and Louise" in 1991, "Gladiator" in 2000, and "Black Hawk Down" in 2001. Let's see if "The Martian" will do the trick and get Ridley his DGA! By the way, he hasn't won an Oscar either and he was nominated for those movies too!
Winners will be announced on Feb. 6th. Here's your complete list of nominees...
- 1/13/2016
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Fresh off its impressive haul at the Golden Globes the weekend, "The Revenant" is poised to nab yet another statuette with a nomination for a Directors Guild of America Award.
The DGA announced its annual slate of honorees for outstanding directorial achievement on Tuesday, and "Revenant" director Alejandro G. Inarritu was among the five nominees. Inarritu also won the DGA award last year, for 2014's "Birdman," and with the new momentum from "The Revenant"'s Globes wins, the director looks like an early favorite to repeat.
The rest of the nominees were rounded out by Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), and Ridley Scott ("The Martian"). In addition to those names, the DGA also included a new category this year, honoring directors who helmed their first feature films in 2015.
"There's a first time for every feature filmmaker, but not every first time...
The DGA announced its annual slate of honorees for outstanding directorial achievement on Tuesday, and "Revenant" director Alejandro G. Inarritu was among the five nominees. Inarritu also won the DGA award last year, for 2014's "Birdman," and with the new momentum from "The Revenant"'s Globes wins, the director looks like an early favorite to repeat.
The rest of the nominees were rounded out by Tom McCarthy ("Spotlight"), Adam McKay ("The Big Short"), George Miller ("Mad Max: Fury Road"), and Ridley Scott ("The Martian"). In addition to those names, the DGA also included a new category this year, honoring directors who helmed their first feature films in 2015.
"There's a first time for every feature filmmaker, but not every first time...
- 1/12/2016
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
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