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Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film

March 12, 2022

74th Annual DGA Awards

On March 12, the DGA presented its membership with a unique opportunity to celebrate the craft of directing during the 30th Annual Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film symposium. The 2021 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film Award nominees — Paul Thomas Anderson (Licorice Pizza), Kenneth Branagh (Belfast), Jane Campion (The Power of the Dog), Steven Spielberg (West Side Story) and Denis Villeneuve (Dune) — joined moderator Jeremy Kagan onstage in the Guild’s Los Angeles Theater for an in-depth discussion about their work.

 

You can watch the full panel by clicking the video above. Or listen to the panel in podcast form by clicking the following links: Part 1 and Part 2. Find all of our podcasts here. 

Directed by: Tracey Smith Baumert

Stage Manager: Redelia Shaw

See video highlights from this event in the gallery below.

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HIGHLIGHT: Director Paul Thomas Anderson discusses the long take that opens Licorice Pizza and getting through the discomfort of an important scene not working.
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HIGHLIGHT: Director Kenneth Branagh talks about using movies to help illustrate how the young protagonist in Belfast conceptualizes the intimidation and danger surrounding him.
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HIGHLIGHT: Director Jane Campion shares the method she shared with her actors to dive into the psyche of the characters in The Power of the Dog.
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HIGHLIGHT: Director Steven Spielberg breaks down the “balcony” scene between Tony and Maria in his film West Side Story.
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HIGHLIGHT: Director Denis Villeneuve recounts how a banana cake helped him to communicate the spice hallucinations depicted in Dune.
Directors Paul Thomas Anderson, Denis Villeneuve, Jane Campion, Steven Spielberg and Kenneth Branagh discuss the making of their nominated films with moderator Jeremy Kagan on the stage during the 30th Annual Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film symposium.
The nominees make their entrance into the theater accompanied by a standing ovation.
Steven Spielberg explains why he was compelled bring West Side Story back to the screen.
Jane Campion recalls a humorous moment from the making of The Power of the Dog.
Kenneth Branagh describes how he framed a shot for a scene in Belfast.
Denis Villeneuve reveals how he used the desert as a metaphor in Dune.
Paul Thomas Anderson tells a story from the making of Licorice Pizza.
The Los Angeles DGA Theater audience enjoys behind-the-scenes stories about the making of the year’s nominated films .

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