The DGA Awards is kicked off each year by the Annual Nominee Breakfast. The morning offers honorees in all categories the opportunity to mingle with their fellow nominees and officers of the Guild in an informal atmosphere, preceding the "Meet the Nominees: Feature Film" Symposium.
Nominee Breakfast
64th Annual DGA Awards
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DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth, Outstanding Direction in Feature Film nominees Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, Michel Hazanavicius, David Fincher and DGA President Taylor Hackford
Martin Scorsese and Alexander Payne congratulate each other on their Feature Film nominations
DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth with DGA Secretary-Treasurer Michael Apted
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award recipients Donald E. Jacob (2006), Scott Berger (2009), Dennis W. Mazzocco (2012), Scott L. Rindenow (2000), and Stanley Faer (2005).
Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium moderator Jeremy Kagan greets nominee Martin Scorsese
DGA Past President Arthur Hiller is greeted by DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay
Directors Michael Spiller and Fred Savage were both nominated for episode of Modern Family.
Feature Film Nominee Michel Hazanavicius chats with DGA First Vice President Paris Barclay and Secretary-Treasurer Michael Apted.
DGA President Taylor Hackford welcomes all the nominees and past winners to the breakfast
The 2011 DGA Award nominees and past winners applaud the accomplishments of all.
DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth chats with Feature Film nominee Alexander Payne and DGA Third Vice President Betty Thomas
DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth poses with Board Member Michael Mann.
Feature Film nominee Alexander Payne gets a laugh out of fellow nominee David Fincher.
DGA Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Scott Berger, Fourth Vice President Gary Donatelli, Daytime Serials nominee Larry Carpenter, and Associate National Executive Director/Eastern Executive Director Russ Hollander.
DGA Past President Arthur Hiller with Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium moderator Jeremy Kagan.
2011 Feature Film winner Tom Hooper chats with 2011 nominee Alexander Payne and DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth.
Feature Film nominee David Fincher shares a moment with DGA President Taylor Hackford.
Daytime Serials nominee Larry Carpenter with 2005 winner Owen Renfroe.
2010 Capra Award recipient Cleve Landsberg, DGA Board Member Donald Petrie, Feature Film Nominee Michel Hazanavicius, and 2008 Capra Award recipient Liz Ryan.
DGA Fourth Vice President Gary Donatelli chats with 1980 Movies for Television winner Jerry London.
DGA Awards Committee Chair Howard Storm, 2010 Capra Award recipient Cleve Landsberg, and DGA Board Member Donald Petrie.
1987 Comedy Series winner Will Mackenzie, 1999 Daytime Serials winner Herbert D. Stein, Meet the Nominees: Feature Film Symposium Director Don Barnhardt, and 2004 Capra Award recipient Stephen Glanzrock.
1989 Comedy Series winner Barnet K. Kellman, DGA Board Alternate Victoria Hochberg, and DGA Sixth Vice President Vince Misiano
DGA Awards Committee Chair Howard Storm chats with Children’s Programs nominee Michael Lembeck.
2005 Capra Award recipient Herb Adelman, and DGA Board Member Donald Petrie and 2008 Schaffner Award recipient Barbara Roche.
2010 Children’s Programs winner Eric Bross and 2011 nominee Patricia Riggen.
Outstanding Direction in Documentary Nominees Steve James and Bruce Sinofsky.
DGA Associate National Executive Director/Western Executive Director Bryan Unger, 2009 Documentary Award winner Louie Psihoyos and Children’s Award nominee Amy Schatz.
Children’s Award nominee Jeffrey Hornaday, Associate National Executive Director/Eastern Executive Director Russ Hollander, and Children’s Award nominee John Fortenberrry.
Commercial nominee Fredrik Bond and 2005 Commercial Award winner Craig Gillespie.
Comedy Series Award nominee Michael Spiller and Children’s Award nominee Damon Santostefano.
Outstanding Direction in Comedy Series nominees Robert B. Weide and Fred Savage.
Outstanding Direction in Reality Programs nominee J. Rupert Thompson with 2009 winner Craig Borders.
Feature Film Nominee Michel Hazanavicius chats with DGA National Executive Director Jay D. Roth.
2011 Feature Film nominees Martin Scorsese, Alexander Payne, Michel Hazanavicius and David Fincher chat before the Meet the Nominees Symposium.
Feature Film Symposium moderator Jeremy Kagan gives the participants a final briefing before heading into the theater.