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Meet the Nominees: Commercials

February 17, 2023

75th Annual DGA Awards

On February 16, DGA members heralded the best in commercials during the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event. Following a screening of the commercials in the DGA’s Los Angeles Theater and an introduction by DGA Director of Commercial Contracts, Michael Floyd, Nominees Juan Cabral (For All Life’s Moments, John Lewis and Share the Joy, Apple AirPods); Kim Gehrig (Accessibility, Apple and Run Baby Run, iPhone); Craig Gillespie (Hard Knocks, Apple Watch Series 7; Problem, Jimmy John’s and Thrill Driver, Nissan); David Shane (Detectives, iPhone 13 Pro and ITVX, Traffic Stop) and spoke about the making of their ads in a conversation moderated by Director/2020 nominee Nisha Ganatra. The event was followed by a reception where the nominees mingled with DGA members and guests. Nominee Ivan Zachariáš (Data Auction, iPhone, This Is How We Work Now, Upwork) was unable to attend.

 

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photos by Elisa Haber

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DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Award Nominees David Shane (Detectives, iPhone 13 Pro and ITVX, Traffic Stop), Juan Cabral (For All Life’s Moments, John Lewis and Share the Joy, Apple AirPods), Kim Gehrig (Accessibility, Apple and Run Baby Run, iPhone) and Craig Gillespie (Hard Knocks, Apple Watch Series 7; Problem, Jimmy John’s and Thrill Driver, Nissan) and Director Nisha Ganatra (moderator) celebrate the genre at the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
DGA Director of Commercial Contracts, Michael Floyd welcomes the attendees to the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
Director Nisha Ganatra (moderator) is joined onstage by DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials Award Nominees Juan Cabral (For All Life’s Moments, John Lewis and Share the Joy, Apple AirPods), David Shane (Detectives, iPhone 13 Pro and ITVX, Traffic Stop), Kim Gehrig (Accessibility, Apple and Run Baby Run, iPhone) and Craig Gillespie (Hard Knocks, Apple Watch Series 7; Problem, Jimmy John’s and Thrill Driver, Nissan) at the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
Nominee David Shane speaks about the making of his iPhone 13 Pro ad Detectives, and his Traffic Stop ad ITVX.
Nominee Kim Gehrig speaks about the making of her Apple ad Accessibility, and her iPhone ad Run Baby Run.
Nominee Craig Gillespie speaks about the making of his Apple Watch Series 7 ad Hard Knocks, his Jimmy John’s ad Problem and his Nissan ad Thrill Driver.
Nominee Juan Cabral speaks about the making of his John Lewis ad For All Life’s Moments and his Apple AirPods ad Share the Joy.
Director/2020 nominee Nisha Ganatra serves as the moderator for the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
An attendee chats with nominee Juan Cabral during the reception for the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
Attendees chat with nominee Craig Gillespie during the reception for the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
An attendee chats with moderator Nisha Ganatra during the reception for the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
An attendee chats with nominee David Shane during the reception for the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.
DGA members and guests enjoy the reception for the 2023 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event.

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