Directors Guild of America President Martha Coolidge and Awards Committee Chairperson Howard Storm today announced the five nominees for the DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2002. The winner will be announced at the 55th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, March 1, 2003 at the Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
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DANTE ARIOLA
Production Company: Morton Jankel Zander |
"Signs" - Sony Playstation 2 - TBWA/Chiat/Day
- First Assistant Directors: Thomas Patrick Smith, Travis Gold
"Cheese" - Buddy Lee - Fallon Worldwide
- First Assistant Director: Gregory McCollum
"Butcher" - Bank of America - Bozell/NY
- First Assistant Director: Scott Javine
- Second Assistant Director: John Morse
- Second Second Assistant Director: Stuart Hagen
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Brad Ewing
This is Ariola's second DGA Award nomination. He received his first DGA nomination in 2000 for "Tickets" (Hewlett Packard); "Taxi"(Hewlett Packard); and, "Elephant" (Nike).
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LESLIE DEKTOR
Production Company: Dektor Film |
"Crazy Love" - American Express - Ogilvy & Mather
- Unit Production Manager: Marc Siegel
- First Assistant Director: Chris Berger
- Second Assistant Director: Don Julien
- Second Second Assistant Director: Nancy Fulton Rogers
"Rent or Food" - America's Second Harvest - Euro RSCG McConnaughy Tatham
- Unit Production Manager: Marc Siegel
- First Assistant Director: Chris Berger
- Second Assistant Directors: Phil Swiadon, Russel Sher
"Lady Liberty" - Verizon - McGarry Bowen
- Unit Production Manager: Marc Siegel
- First Assistant Director: Chris Berger
- Second Assistant Director: Don Julien
- Second Second Assistant Director: Kathryn Shertzer
Dektor has been nominated for the DGA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials thirteen times, and has won the Award twice. He won in 1992 for "Elevator" (American Express), "Missed the Bus" (U.S. West), "Truth" (So. California Edison), and "Second Generation" (Bank Of America); he won again in 2000 for "Run Home" (Idea Exchange), "The Check" (Pocketcard) and "New Eyes" (Idea Exchange).
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CRAIG GILLESPIE
Production Company: Morton Jankel Zander |
"Treadmill" - Citibank - Fallon McElligott
- Unit Production Managers: Brian Latt, Susan Levin
- First Assistant Director: Ken Gilbert
- Second Assistant Director: David Welch
"Snake Bite" - Holiday Inn Express - Fallon Worldwide
- Unit Production Manager: Brian Latt
- First Assistant Director: Ken Gilbert
- Second Assistant Director: David Welch
- Second Second Assistant Director: Brad Ewing
"Cops" - Chevy - Campbell-Ewald
- Unit Production Managers: Brian Latt, Susan Levin
- First Assistant Director: Ken Gilbert
- Second Assistant Director: David Welch
"Coffee Machine" - SBC - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
- Unit Production Manager: Susan Levin
- First Assistant Director: Ken Gilbert
- Second Assistant Director: David Welch
"Suki" - EDS - Fallon McElligott
- First Assistant Director: Ken Gilbert
- Second Assistant Director: David Welch
This is Gillespie's second DGA Award nomination. He was nominated last year for "Kiss Reunion" (Holiday Inn Express); "Welcome Wagon" (SBC); "Delivery Room" (Citibank); "College Tuition" (Citibank); and "Plumber" (Ameritech).
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NOAM MURRO
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks |
"Sheet Metal" - Saturn - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners/SF
- First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
- Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay
- Second Second Assistant Director: Craig Eisenberg
"Do It eBay"- eBay - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners/SF
- First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
- Second Assistant Director: Domonic Mandy
"Pick" - E Trade - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners/SF
"Pitch" - E Trade - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners/SF
- First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
- Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay
This is Murro's first DGA Nomination.
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BAKER SMITH
Production Company: harvest films |
"Black Bands" - Canal + - Euro RSCG BETC
- First Assistant Director: Brad Stevenson
"Lightning" - Fox Sports - Cliff Freeman & Partners
- First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
- Second Assistant Directors: Patrick Farrell, Robert Kay
"Wind" - Fox Sports - Cliff Freeman & Partners
- First Assistant Director: Brad Stevenson
- Second Assistant Directors: Patrick Farrell, Robert Kay
"Clown" - Mini BMW Cooper - Crispin Porter Bogusky
- First Assistant Director: Brad Stevenson
- Second Assistant Director: Christian Van Fleet
"Visigoths" - Canal + - Euro RSCG BETC
- First Assistant Director: Brad Stevenson
This is Smith's second DGA Nomination. He was nominated last year for "Asylum" (Toshiba), "Nail Gun" (Fox Sports), "Cheryl 'n Me" (Lucky Magazine), and "Birth Of Scratching" (Heineken).
