DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Films for 2009
Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2009.
“The DGA Award is especially meaningful to directors because it is decided solely by their peers – the men and women who have been in the same trenches and know exactly what goes into the crafting of a unique motion picture,” said Hackford. “The five nominees for this year have each expressed an indelible vision that transported audiences to vivid vistas of cinematic art. My heartiest congratulations to all of the nominees.”
The winner will be named at the 62nd Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 30, 2010, at the Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.
The nominees are (in alphabetical order):
KATHRYN BIGELOW
“The Hurt Locker”
(Summit Entertainment)
Ms. Bigelow’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark
• First Assistant Director: David Ticotin
• First Assistant Director (Canadian Unit): Lee Cleary
JAMES CAMERON
“Avatar”
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Mr. Cameron’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
• First Assistant Director: Josh McLaglen
• Second Assistant Director/Additional Unit First Assistant Director: Maria Battle Campbell
LEE DANIELS
“Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”
(Lionsgate)
Mr. Daniels’ Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Tony Hernandez
• First Assistant Director: Chip Signore
• Second Assistant Director: Tracey Hinds
• Second Second Assistant Director: Michael “Boogie” Pinckney
• Additional Unit Production Manager: Patrick D. Gibbons
• Additional First Assistant Director: Tom Fatone
• Additional Second Assistant Directors: Kim Thompson, Mirashyam Blakeslee
• Location Manager: Gregory Routt
JASON REITMAN
“Up In The Air”
(Paramount Pictures)
Mr. Reitman’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
• First Assistant Director: Jason Blumenfeld
• Second Assistant Director: Sonia Bhalla
• Assistant Unit Production Manager: Samson Mucke
• Second Second Assistant Director: Joseph Payton
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Heather L. Hogan
QUENTIN TARANTINO
“Inglourious Basterds”
(The Weinstein Company and Universal Pictures)
Mr. Tarantino’s Directorial Team:
• Unit Production Manager: Gregor Wilson
• Unit Production Manager (Germany): Michael Scheel
• First Assistant Director: Carlos Fidel
• Second Assistant Director: Miguel Angelo Pa
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Jill Moriarty, Tanja Däberitz
