May 22, 2017
Los Angeles – The Directors Guild of America (DGA) today announced the schedule of key dates for the 70th Annual DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.
Feature Film and First-Time Feature Film nominees will be announced on January 11, 2018 and Television, Commercial, and Documentary nominees will be announced on January 10, 2018.
DGA members will be able to vote online between November 29, 2017 – January 10, 2018 for Feature Film Nominations; between December 11, 2017 – January 8, 2018 for Television Nominations in five categories; and between January 11, 2018 – February 2, 2018 for the Feature Film Award. All voting will continue to take place online. The DGA will also continue to allow Feature Film screeners to be distributed to members for Awards consideration. The complete schedule of key dates is included below.
BMW is returning for the fifth year as the Exclusive Automotive Sponsor of the 70th Annual DGA Awards.
Complete DGA Awards Schedule:
FEATURE FILM AWARD
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Online voting for Feature Film Nominations opens
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
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Deadline to vote online for Feature Film Nominations
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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Announce Five Feature Film Nominees
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
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Online voting for Feature Film Award opens
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
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Membership Screening of Five Nominated Feature Films
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Mon-Fri, January 15-19, 2018
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Deadline to vote online for Feature Film Award
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Friday, February 2, 2018
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TELEVISION AWARDS
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Entry Forms for TV & Commercials available online
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Monday, October 2, 2017
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Deadline for Submitting Television and Commercials entries
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Friday, December 1, 2017
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Online voting for Television Nominations opens
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Monday, December 11, 2017
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Deadline to vote online for Television Nominations
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Monday, January 8, 2018
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Announce All Television and Commercials Nominees
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR AWARD
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Entry Forms for First-Time Feature Film Director available online
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Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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Submission Deadlines:
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For First-Time Feature Film Director entries with a theatrical release during the period of January 1 through September 30, 2017
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Friday, October 6, 2017
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For First-Time Feature Film Director entries with a theatrical release during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2017
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Friday, November 10, 2017
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Announce Five First-Time Feature Film Director Nominees
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Thursday, January 11, 2018
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DOCUMENTARY AWARD
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Entry Form for Documentary available online
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Wednesday, September 6, 2017
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For Documentary entries with a theatrical release or broadcast during the period of January 1 through September 30, 2017
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Monday, October 2, 2017
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For Documentary entries with a theatrical release or broadcast during the period of October 1 through December 31, 2017
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
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Announce Documentary Nominees
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Wednesday, January 10, 2018
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70th ANNUAL AWARDS DINNER
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Dinner Reservation Forms Available
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Friday, December 1, 2017
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Deadline for returning all Dinner Reservation Forms
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Friday, January 19, 2018
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DGA Awards Dinner at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
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Saturday, February 3, 2018
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About the DGA:
In the 81 years since its founding in 1936, the DGA has fought for the economic and creative rights of its members; protected their ability to financially benefit from the reuse of their work; established strong pension and health plans; and established jurisdiction in new technologies and distribution platforms. Today we represent nearly 17,000 directors and members of the directorial team working in film, television, commercials, new media and other audiovisual media.
About BMW Group In America:
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown to include marketing, sales, and financial service organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including motorcycles, the MINI brand, and Rolls-Royce Motor Cars; Designworks, a strategic design consultancy based in California; a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global manufacturing network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all X5 and X3 Sports Activity Vehicles and X6 and X4 Sports Activity Coupes. The BMW Group sales organization is represented in the U.S. through networks of 341 BMW passenger car and BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 152 BMW motorcycle retailers, 127 MINI passenger car dealers, and 36 Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW Group’s sales headquarters for North America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.
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