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70th Annual DGA Awards Arrivals and Cocktail Reception Gallery

February 4, 2018

The 70th Annual DGA Awards Dinner took place on Saturday night, February 3, 2018. The nominees, celebrity presenters, DGA Members, industry VIPs and other guests gathered at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills in celebration of the outstanding directorial achievements of 2017.

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DGA Awards photos by:
Frederick Brown/Getty Images, Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, Byron Gamarro, Elisa Haber, Shane Karns and Howard Wise

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Feature Film Award nominee Greta Gerwig walks the red carpet.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme and presenter Christine Lahti.
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander, Third Vice President Jon Favreau and First Vice President Betty Thomas.
Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara, Feature Film nominee Christopher Nolan and Producer Emma Thomas.
Directors Todd Holland, Paris Barclay, John Singleton, Zetna Fuentes, Kimberly Peirce, Lesli Linka Glatter and Seith Mann.
Comedy Series nominee Melina Matsoukas.
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander and wife Helena Prigal.
First-Time Feature nominee William Oldroyd.
IATSE President Matt Loeb and SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris.
Presenter Chelsea Peretti and Feature Film nominee Jordan Peele.
DGA members and guests enjoy the party in the garden of the Beverly Hilton.
DGA Awards Master of Ceremonies Judd Apatow and Leslie Mann.
Dame Angela Lansbury and Movies for Television Nominee Kyra Sedgwick.
Children’s Programs nominee Alison McDonald.
Frank Capra Achievement Award recipients Cleve Landsberg (2010), Marie Cantin (2017), Dwight Williams (2018), Lee Blaine (2014), Liz Ryan (2008) and Stephen Glanzrock (2004).
Women’s Steering Committee Co-Chairs Maria Burton and A. Laura James, Latino Committee Co-Chair Regina Ainsworth and DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander.
DGA Awards Chair Don Mischer and Suzan Mischer.
Sherry Grant, DGA Senior Advisor Jay D. Roth, Lifetime Achievement Award winner Norman Jewison and Lynne St. David-Jewison.
DGA women members have fun posing for photos at the ‘selfie’ wall.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports Series nominee Jim Hoskinson.
Movies for Television Nominee Kyra Sedgwick and presenter Kevin Bacon.
Feature Film Award nominee Guillermo del Toro arrives on the red carpet.
DGA President Thomas Schlamme and SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris.
DGA Sixth Vice President Laura Belsey.
Feature Film nominee Martin McDonagh enjoys the reception.
National Executive Director Russell Hollander and Board Alternate Donald Petrie.
2018 Special Award recipients Dwight Williams (Frank Capra Achievement Award ) and Jim Tanker (Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award).
Presenter Frankie Shaw enjoys the reception.
Western AD/UPM Council Chair Victor Hsu.
DGA members and guests enjoy the party in the garden of the Beverly Hilton.
Actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Documentary Award nominee Matthew Heineman.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports Specials nominee Stan Lathan.
Associate National Executive Director David Korduner and wife Joan Krimston.
Commercial Award nominee Alma Ha’el and guest.
Movies for Television Nominee George C. Wolfe.
Presenter Bradley Whitford catches up with his old West Wing director Thomas Schlamme.
Associate Director Kelly Hernacki, Variety/Talk/News/Sports Specials nominee Linda Mendoza and Associate Director Dora Mendoza.
DGA Second Alternate Board member Lee Blaine greets Eastern Executive Director Neil Dudich.
Actor/Director Natalie Zea and Variety/Talk/News Sports Awards presenter Pamela Adlon.
Children’s Programs nominee Matthew O’Neill.
DGA Awards emcee Judd Apatow chats with Dame Angela Lansbury.
Dramatic Series nominees The Duffer Brothers.
Associate National Executive Director/Western Executive Director Daniel Bush and wife Nicole.
Presenter Kevin Bacon chats with Feature Film nominee Greta Gerwig.
Comedy nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino.
Presenter John Singleton, Alternate Board Member Seith Mann and DGA Past President Paris Barclay.
Movies for Television and Min-Series nominee Scott Frank.
Feature Film nominee Jordan Peele chats with DGA Third Vice President Jon Favreau.
Reality Programs nominee Adam Vetri.
Feature Award nominee Guillermo del Toro poses for a selfie with Lifetime Achievement Award winner Norman Jewison and Meet the Nominees: Feature Film symposium moderator Jeremy Kagan.
Documentary nominee Steve James.
Directors Lucy Walker and Kimberly Peirce and actor Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
Children’s Programs nominee Niki Caro and guest make their entrance.
Reality Programs nominee Kent Weed.
Becca Pecaut, Emma Schlamme, Feature Film nominee Greta Gerwig and presenter Christine Lahti.
Presenters Pamela Adlon and Sam Rockwell meet in the green room.
Variety/Talk/News/Sports Series nominee Paul G. Casey.
DGA members and guests capture the occasion.
Presenters Richard Jenkins and Catherine Keener.
DGA Latino Committee member A.P. Gonzalez and Committee Co-Chair Alejandro Treviño.
First-Time Feature nominee Geremy Jasper.
DGA Associate National Executive Director Bryan Unger and wife Karin.
Director Allan Arkush.
Documentary nominee Lynn Novick.
Director Ted Lange enjoys the pre-awards reception.
DGA Assistant Secretary-Treasurer Scott Berger and Eastern AD/SM/PA Council Chair Joyce Thomas.
First-Time Feature nominee Aaron Sorkin.
DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander with SAG-AFTRA National Executive Director David White.
Reality Programs nominee John Gonzales.
Double nominee Jordan Peele with members of his Get Out cast Betty Gabriel and Marcus Henderson.
Children’s Programs nominee Benjamin Lehmann.
2017 First-Time Feature Award presenter John Singleton shares a table with 2018 presenter Kimberly Peirce.
Directors Alan Taylor and Matt Shakman were both nominated for episodes of Game of Thrones.
Presenter Frankie Shaw greets presenter/Variety Specials nominee Amy Schumer in the green room.
Commercial Award nominees Julius Metoyer and Will Hoffman (aka Hoffman/Metoyer).
DGA Awards guest Peter Fonda.
DGA members and guests settle into the Beverly Hilton ballroom to await the start of the show.
DGA Associate Executive Director, National Operations, Marcel Giacusa, oversees things from his perch.
DGA Awards Chair Don Mischer has a final check in the green room.
DGA Awards show Director Marty Pasetta Jr. and Associate Director Julie Gelfand are ready to start the show in the production truck.
DGA Awards Master of Ceremonies Judd Apatow makes a final check of his notes before the start of the show.
President Thomas Schlamme opens the show. (To see photos from the ceremony, click the RELATED link in the right hand margin.)

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