DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial AchievementDirectors Guild of America President Michael Apted announced on Jan. 8 the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2007. Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood); Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (No Country For Old Men); Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton); Sean Penn (Into The Wild); Julian Schnabel (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) "2008 marks the 60th Anniversary of the DGA Awards. We are very proud to have today’s five nominees join the illustrious list of directors that have been nominated for directorial excellence in feature filmmaking over the past 59 years," said Apted. "What makes this award truly meaningful to directors is the knowledge that only this one is decided by their peers – the men and women who know first-hand the passion, sweat and fear that goes into each production." The winner will be named at the 60th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 26, 2008, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles. |