Awards Ceremony
49th Annual DGA Awards
Pictures
Musical Variety director winner Don Mischer, seated center, with, from left, front row, stage managers Allan Kartum and James Tanker and, back row, associate directors Vince Poxon, Doug Smith, Gary Natoli, Garry Hood and Dency Nelson.
Feature nominee Cameron Crowe
Jack Nicholson, who accepted the D.W. Griffith Award on Stanley Kubrick’s behalf.
Dramatic Specials nominee John Frankenheimer and his wife Evans Evans
LA Awards master of ceremonies director Carl Reiner with his wife Estelle.
DGA National Vice President and UPM Jane Schimel with presenters director Sidney Lumet, left, and director Arthur Penn at the New York ceremony.
Director and two-time DGA past president George Sidney, who presented the D.W. Griffith Award, with DGA Awards coordinator Laraine Savelle.
Raconteur and director Hal Kanter
Director Garry Marshall presented the Comedy Series Award to Andy Ackerman.
Director Martha Coolidge and DGA past president and director Arthur Hiller
LA Awards chairman director Howard Storm, left, with Awards Committee person and director Bozena Armstrong, DGA president and director Gene Reynolds and DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth.
Director and DGA past president Gilbert Cates presented a memorial tribute at the LA ceremonies to director Sheldon Leonard, who passed away earlier this year.
Last year’s Feature director winner Ron Howard, who presented the Feature directing award to Anthony Minghella.
Assistant director Jon Kamen, left, accepts the Commercials Award for director Tarsem Dhandwar, who was unable to attend the ceremonies, from director Joe Pytka.
Robert B. Aldrich Award winner DGA past president and director Delbert Mannm right, with presenter DGA secretary-treasurer and director Jack Shea.
Feature nominee Joel Coen
Children’s Programs director winner Stuart Margolin
Dramatic Series Night director winner Christopher Chulack, front, with, from left, 1st AD Tommy Burns, UPM Michael Salamunovich and 2nd AD Robert Brooks Mendel.
Dramatic Specials director winner Betty Thomas, center, with UPM Jake Jacobsen and presenter director Randa Haines.
Lifetime Achievement in Sports honoree director Larry Kamm
Feature nominee Scott Hicks
Feature director winner Anthony Minghella, left, with producer Saul Zaentz, right and agent Michael Peretzian.
Jack Nicholson
Life Achievement in News honoree director Max A. Schindler, second from right, and Franklin J. Schaffner Award winner stage manager Joseph L. Dicso, left, with DGA National Vice President and UPM Jane Schimel and associate director Max Schindler, Jr. in New York.
Feature nominee Mike Leigh
Daytime Serials director winners Kathryn Foster and Mike Denney, front, with, from left, production associate Nora Wade, associate director Robbin Philips and stage manager Don Jacob.
Musical Variety director winner Don Mischer, seated center, with, from left, front row, stage managers Allan Kartum and James Tanker and, back row, associate directors Vince Poxon, Doug Smith, Gary Natoli, Garry Hood and Dency Nelson.
Documentary winner Al Pacino with Michael Apted