February 8, 2000
Directors Guild of America President Jack Shea and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 1999. The winner will be announced at the 52nd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 11, 2000 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 1999 are (in alphabetical order):
Bryan Buckley
HUNGRY MAN
- "When I Grow Up" Monster.com, Mullen Advertising
First Assistant Director: Kevin Byrne
- "TriMount Studios" e*trade, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
First Assistant Director: Bruce L. Pratt
Second Assistant Director: Cole Campbell
- "Friends" OnHealth.com, TBWA Chiat/Day Inc.
First Assistant Director: Bruce L. Pratt
- "Broker" e*trade, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
First Assistant Director: Pierre Cailliarec
This is Buckley’s first DGA Award nomination.
Adam Cameron & Simon Cole
(AKA "Joe Public")
HEADQUARTERS
- "Sizes" Frito-Lay’s/Cracker Jacks, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
First Assistant Director: Scott Javine
Second Assistant Director: David Goldstein
- "Fire 2" Church’s Chicken, Cliff Freeman & Partners
First Assistant Director: Patton Howell Caldwell
Second Assistant Director: Randol Taylor
- "El Duque Dance" Adidas America, Leagas Delaney
First Assistant Director: Peter Jackson
Second Assistant Director: John Mattern
- "Two Minutes" Amazon.com, Foote Cone & Belding
Second Assistant Director: Thomy Harper
- "Truck Driver" Dreyer’s Ice Cream, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
First Assistant Director: Scott Javine
Second Assistant Director: Brian Bettwy
- "Sponsor" Snapple, Deutsch Inc.
First Assistant Director: Scott Javine
Second Assistant Director: David Goldstein
This is Cameron & Cole’s first DGA Award nomination.
Leslie Dektor
DEKTOR FILM
- "Downhill Racer" Coca-Cola, Edge Creative
First Assistant Director: Frank Glenn
Second Assistant Director: Chris Berger
- "The Debate" e.Score.com, Saatchi & Saatchi
First Assistant Director: Frank Glenn
Second Assistant Director: Chris Berger
- "Anthem" Allstate, Leo Burnett
First Assistant Director: Frank Glenn
Second Assistant Director: Chris Berger
This is Dektor’s eleventh DGA Award nomination. He was nominated every year from 1984 to 1992 and again in 1994. Dektor won the award in 1992. His eleven DGA Commercial Award nominations are second only to Joe Pytka, who has twelve.
Rocky Morton
MJZ, INC.
- "Fly" Lexus, Team One Advertising
First Assistant Director: David Jellison
Second Assistant Director: Kevin Brady
- "Comb" Homestead, Just Partners
Unit Production Manager: Debra Kent
First Assistant Director: Mike Samson
Second Assistant Director: Marc Garland
- "Stick" Homestead, Just Partners
Unit Production Manager: Debra Kent
First Assistant Director: Mike Samson
Second Assistant Director: Marc Garland
- "Promo" Minus Man, Cliff Freeman & Partners
Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director: Mike Samson
Second Assistant Director: Marc Garland
This is Morton’s second DGA Award nomination. He was nominated last year in this category.
Dewey Nicks
EPOCH FILMS
- "Let’s Light this Candle" Ameritrade, Ogilvy & Mather
First Assistant Director: Pierre Cailliarec
Second Assistant Director: Alan Berger
- "I Just Want to be Held" Ameritrade, Ogilvy & Mather
First Assistant Director: Pierre Cailliarec
Second Assistant Director: Alan Berger
- "Rocket Man" Union Bay, Toth Advertising
First Assistant Director: Alan Breton
Second Assistant Director: Julian Metter
- "Square Dance" Ameritrade, Toth Advertising
First Assistant Director: Alan Breton
Second Assistant Director: Julian Metter
This is Nicks’ first DGA Award nomination.