LOS ANGELES, CA - Carl Reiner will return as host for the 58th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards, DGA President Michael Apted announced today. This year will mark the twentieth time Reiner has hosted the DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Apted also announced the slate of presenters for the DGA Awards.
Following is the list of confirmed presenters as of January 24, in alphabetical order:
- Michael Apted
- Peter Bergman
- Patricia Clarkson
- Matt Dillon
- Jake Gyllenhaal
- Patricia Heaton
- Cheryl Hines
- Ron Howard
- Anjelica Huston
- Catherine Keener
- Heath Ledger
- John Leguizamo
- S. Epatha Merkerson
- Thandie Newton
- Jaime Pressly
- Randy Quaid
- Emmy Rossum
- Geoffrey Rush
- David Strathairn
- Ziyi Zhang
Clint Eastwood, the DGA's 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, will be in attendance as will all five nominees for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film as listed below:
- GEORGE CLOONEY for Good Night, And Good Luck
- PAUL HAGGIS for Crash
- ANG LEE for Brokeback Mountain
- BENNETT MILLER for Capote
- STEVEN SPIELBERG for Munich
The winner in the Feature Film category will be announced at the 58th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2005, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel Los Angeles.
