January 30, 2005
LOS ANGELES, CA - The winners of the 2004 Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards and the recipients of the DGA's 2005 Career Achievement Awards were announced tonight at the 57th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
For the nineteenth time, Actor/Director/Comedian Carl Reiner hosted the Awards ceremony before an audience of 1,200 guests. The presenters included: DGA President Michael Apted; Mischa Barton (The O.C.); Jason Bateman (Arrested Development); DGA Board member LeVar Burton; Sandra Oh and Paul Giamatti (Sideways); Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives); Regina King and Kerry Washington (Ray); Diane Lane (Unfaithful); Director Garry Marshall (The Princess Diaries); Ian McShane (Deadwood); Edward James Olmos (Battlestar Galactica); DGA Second Vice President Ed Sherin; Abby Singer; Academy Award® winner Halle Berry (Monster's Ball); DGA Lifetime Achievement Award winner Steven Spielberg; and 77th Annual Academy Award® nominees: Cate Blanchett (The Aviator), Leonardo DiCaprio (The Aviator), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Jamie Foxx (Ray and Collateral), Morgan Freeman (Million Dollar Baby), Virginia Madsen (Sideways), Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace) and Hilary Swank (Million Dollar Baby).
The DGA's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally served as a near-perfect barometer for the Academy Award for Best Director. Only six times since the DGA Award's inception in 1949 has the winner not gone on to receive the Academy Award for Best Director.
The winners of the 2004 Directors Guild of America Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement, and the recipients of the Guild's 2005 Career Achievement Awards, are:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2004
Mr. Eastwood's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
- First Assistant Director: Robert Lorenz
- Second Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
- Second Second Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Ryan D. Craig
This is Mr. Eastwood’s second DGA Feature Film Award. His prior win was for Unforgiven (1992) and he also received a nomination for Mystic River (2003).
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies For Television for 2004
Mr. Sargent's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Karyn McCarthy
- First Assistant Director: Michele Ziegler
- Second Assistant Director: Joseph Incaprera
- Second Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan
This is Sargent's third win out of seven previous DGA nominations. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television in 1973 for The Marcus Nelson Murders. That year he also won the DGA Television Award for Most Outstanding TV Director 1973. Sargent's previous nominations include: For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story in 2000; A Lesson Before Dying in 1999; Miss Evers' Boys in 1997; World War II: When Lions Roared in 1994; and Miss Rose White in 1992.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night for 2004
Mr. Hill's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Gregg Feinberg
- First Assistant Director: James Hensz
- Second Assistant Director: Kenneth B. Roth
- Second Second Assistant Director: Kevin Turley
This is Hill's first DGA Award.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2004
Mr. Van Patten's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Managers: Jane Raab, Margo Myers
- First Assistant Director: Bettiann Fishman
- Second Assistant Director: Peter Soldo
This is Van Patten’s second win in the Comedy Series category out of four DGA Award nominations. In 2003, he won the DGA Award in the Comedy Series category for "Boy Interrupted" (Sex and the City). In 2002, he was nominated in the Dramatic Series Night category for "Whoever Did This" (The Sopranos). This year, he was also nominated in the Dramatic Series Night category for "Long Term Parking" (The Sopranos).
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety for 2004
Mr. Gowers' Directorial Team:
- Associate Directors: Laura Lyons, Paige Rabban Hadley, Leslie Wilson
- Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Valdez Flagg, Harve Levine, Dency Nelson, Jacqueline Stathis, Debbie Williams
This was Gowers' first DGA Award win. He was also nominated for Fleetwood Mac Reunion Special in 1997.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for 2004
Mr. Barry's Directorial Team:
- Associate Director: Tracey Bryggman
- Stage Managers: Ann Vettel, Adam Reist
- Production Associate: Jan Conklin
This is Barry's first DGA Award out of five nominations for Daytime Serials. His previous nominations – in 2000, 1996, 1995 and 1993 – were all for episodes of Guiding Light.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2004
This is Davaa & Falorni's first DGA Award.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2004
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NOAM MURRO
Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks |
Carry, Adidas - TBWA Chiat/Day San Francisco
- First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
- Second Assistant Directors: Robert Kay, Brian Stevens, James Veal
Glen, Starbucks - Fallon, NY
- First Assistant Director: James Giovannetti
- Second Assistant Director: Susie Balaban
Toy Boat, eBay - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners
- First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
- Second Assistant Directors: Robert Kay, James Veal
This is Murro's first DGA Award. He was previously nominated in 2003 and 2002 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for 2004
Mr. Gillard's Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Donald Schain
- First Assistant Director: Matias Alvarez
- Second Assistant Director: Miriam Footer
- Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher Barnes
This is Gillard's first DGA Award.
Special Awards 2004
DGA Presidents Award
GILBERT CATES
For Leadership and Extraordinary Efforts in Enhancing the Welfare and Image of the Directors Guild of America and the Industry.
Frank Capra Achievement Award
HERB ADELMAN
For an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager in Recognition of Career Achievement in the Industry and Service to the Directors Guild of America.
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
STANLEY FAER
For an Associate Director or Stage Manager in Recognition of Career Achievement in the Industry and Service to the Directors Guild of America.
DGA Diversity Award
STEPHEN McPHERSON
For Outstanding Commitment to and Leadership in the Hiring of Women and Ethnic Minorities in DGA Categories.