2007 Directors Guild Awards
2007 Directors Guild of America nominations: feature film nominees on January 9, 2007; made-for-TV movies on January 10, 2007; other television nominees on January 11; and documentary and commercials nominees on January 16, 2007
2007 DGA Award winners: Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles on February 3, 2007
("*" denotes the winner in each category)
Steven Spielberg, DGA winner Martin Scorsese, and Leonardo DiCaprio © DGA
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:
BILL CONDON – Dreamgirls (Paramount Pictures)
Bill Condon's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Patricia Whitcher
First Assistant Director: Richard Graves
Second Assistant Director: Eric Sherman
Second Second Assistant Director: Renee Hill-Sweet
JONATHAN DAYTON & VALERIE FARIS – Little Miss Sunshine (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris' Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
First Assistant Director: Thomas Patrick Smith
Second Assistant Director: Gregory Smith
Second Second Assistant Director: Kate Greenberg
STEPHEN FREARS – The Queen (Miramax Films)
Stephen Frears' Directorial Team:
Production Manager: Sue Claverly
First Assistant Director: Stuart Renfrew
Second Assistant Director: Rickay Graysmark
Third Assistant Director: Lucy Egerton
ALEJANDRO GONZÁLEZ IÑÁRRITU – Babel (Paramount Vantage)
Alejandro González Iñárritu's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Ann Ruark
First Assistant Director: Sebastián Silva
* MARTIN SCORSESE – The Departed (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Martin Scorsese's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Carol Cuddy
First Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
Second Second Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary:
AMY BERG, Deliver Us from Evil, Lionsgate Films
MICHAEL GLAWOGGER, Workingman's Death, Lotus Films & Quinte Film
JAMES LONGLEY, Iraq in Fragments, Typecast Pictures / HBO Documentary Films
* ARUNAS MATELIS, Pries parskrendant i zeme / Before Flying Back to the Earth, Studio Nominum, Tag/Traum
JEAN-HENRI MEUNIER, Ici Najac, à vous la terre, Little Bear
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:
CHARLES S. DUTTON – Sleeper Cell: American Terror "Home" (Showtime)
Mr. Dutton's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Robert Rothbard
First Assistant Director: Dennis M. White
Second Assistant Director: Andy Spilkoman
Second Second Assistant Director: Pete Waterman
DGA Trainee: Joshua Madera
RANDA HAINES – The Ron Clark Story (TNT)
Ms. Haines' Directorial Team:
Production Manager: Fred Styles
First Assistant Director: Glen Trotiner
Second Assistant Director: Eddie Micallef
Second Second Assistant Director: Chris DeAngelis
* WALTER HILL – Broken Trail (AMC)
PETER MARKLE – Flight 93 (A&E)
EDWARD JAMES OLMOS – Walkout (HBO)
Mr. Olmos' Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Lisa Bruce
First Assistant Director: Marty Eli Schwartz
Second Assistant Director: Ken Wada
Second Second Assistant Director: Tonatiuh Esparza
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night:
* JON CASSAR, 24 – "7:00am – 8:00am" – FOX
Unit Production Manager: Michael Klick
First Assistant Director: Nicole Burke
Second Assistant Director: Mark Rabinowitz
Second Second Assistant Directors: Rebecca Gaither, Scott Remick
PETER HORTON, Grey's Anatomy, "It's the End of the World
(As We Know It)" – ABC
Unit Production Manager: Carla Corwin
First Assistant Director: Chris Hayden
Second Assistant Director: Shawn Hanley
Second Second Assistant Director: Laura Petticord
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Daniella Eisman
DGA Trainee: Kate Boyle
DAVID NUTTER, The Sopranos, "Join the Club" – HBO
Unit Production Manager: Henry Bronchtein
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Noreen Cheleden
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Gordon
DGA Trainee: Marcy Patterson
THOMAS SCHLAMME, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, "Pilot" – NBC
Unit Production Manager: Suzanne Geiger
First Assistant Director: William Connor
Second Assistant Director: Kristen Ploucha
Second Second Assistant Director: Paul Schmitz
Additional Second Second Director: John Nolan
TIM VAN PATTEN, The Sopranos, "Members Only" – HBO
Unit Production Managers: Henry J. Bronchtein, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Jeff Bernstein
Second Assistant Director: Nancy Herrmann
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Gordon
DGA Trainee: Marcy Patterson
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:
ADAM BERNSTEIN, 30 Rock, "Pilot" – NBC
Unit Production Manager: Neri Tannenbaum
First Assistant Director: Stephen Lee Davis
Second Assistant Director: Betsy Jo Friedman-Palmieri
Second Second Assistant Director: Jane Chase Wells
JULIAN FARINO, Entourage, "One Day in the Valley" – HBO
Unit Production Manager: Isaac Wayne Carmona
First Assistant Director: John Nelson
Second Assistant Director: Susan Hellmann
Second Second Assistant Director: Vernon Davidson
SEITH MANN, Grey's Anatomy, "Name of the Game" – ABC
Unit Production Manager: Carla Corwin
First Assistant Director: Annette Sutera
Second Assistant Director: Shawn Hanley
Second Second Assistant Director: Laura Petticord
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Daniella Eisman
ARLENE SANFORD, Boston Legal, "Breast in Show" – ABC
Unit Production Manager: Janet Knutsen
First Assistant Director: Carol Vitkay
Second Assistant Director: Leo Bauer
Second Second Assistant Director: Alicia Lewis
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Nancy Townsend
* RICHARD SHEPARD, Ugly Betty, "Pilot" – ABC
Unit Production Manager: Margot Lulick
First Assistant Director: Christopher Surgent
Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
Second Second Assistant Director: Patrick McDonald
DGA Trainee: Jennifer Wilkins
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety:
BRUCE GOWERS, American Idol: Season 5 Finale: Episode #534/535 – FOX
Associate Directors: Laura Lyons, Gregg M. Gelfand
Stage Manager: Debbie Williams, Robert L. Sellers Jr., Spencer Emmons, Harve K. Levine
DON ROY KING, Saturday Night Live: Alec Baldwin Hosts – NBC
Associate Directors: Bob Caminiti, Stefani Cohen, Mark Jankeloff
Stage Managers: Gena Rose Rositano, Christopher Joseph Kelly
* ROB MARSHALL, Tony Bennett: An American Classic – NBC
Associate Director: Yudi Bennett
Stage Managers: Barbara J. Roche, Lee Grant and Murray Siegel
CHUCK O'NEIL, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central
Associate Director: Paul A.J. Pennolino
Stage Manager: Craig L. Spinney
GLENN P. WEISS, The 60th Annual Tony Awards – CBS
Associate Directors: Gregg M. Gelfand, Robin Mishkin-Abrams, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry W. Hood, Peter H. Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn M. Finkel, Douglas M. Fogel, Jeffry S. Gitter, Arthur E. Lewis, Cyndi Owgang, Jeffrey L. Pearl, Rose Riggins, Lauren Schneider
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:
BOBBIE BIRLEFFI, Texas Ranch House, "The Good, the Bad and the Colonel" Episode #2" – PBS
* TONY SACCO, Treasure Hunters, "Segment Director: Craig Spirko
Associate Director: Javier Winnik
J. RUPERT THOMPSON, Fear Factor, "Military Fear Factor, Season Finale" – NBC
Stage Manager: John Stewart
Segment Director: Michael Noval
TIM WARREN, Pros vs. Joes, "Episode #101" – Spike
Associate Director: Jon Scheide
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:
LARRY CARPENTER, One Life to Live Episode #9686 – ABC
Associate Directors: Mary Ryan, Tracy Casper Lang, Paul Glass
Stage Managers: Richard A. Manfredi, Alan P. Needleman
Production Associates: Allison Samon, Anthony Wilkinson
CASEY CHILDS, All My Children Episode #9297 – ABC
Associate Director: Shirley Simmons, Barbara Simmons, Anthony Pascarelli
Stage Manager: Penny Bergman, Rusty Swope, Fritz Brekeller, Brendan Higgins
Production Associate: Jennifer Minda, Marika Brancato
WILLIAM LUDEL, General Hospital Episode #11177 – ABC
Associate Directors: Ron Cates, Christine Magarian, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft, Michele Azenzer
Production Associates: Lisa Kaseff, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Cooper
SCOTT McKinsey, General Hospital Episode #11178 – ABC
Associate Directors: Ron Cates, Christine Magarian, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Lisa Kaseff, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Cooper
BRIAN MERTES, Guiding Light Episode #14905 – CBS
Associate Directors: Charles Grayauskie, Ilene Frankel, Tracey Bryggman, Andrea Giles-Rich
Stage Managers: Adam Reist, Kristin Doherty, Joseph Willmore
Production Associates: Elana Slott, Kelly Jobmann
* JILL MITWELL, One Life To Live Episode #9779 – ABC
Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Paul Glass
Stage Managers: Richard A. Manfredi, Alan P. Needleman
Production Associate: Nathalie Rodriguez
ELLEN WHEELER, Guiding Light Episode #14832 – CBS
Associate Directors: Charles Grayauskie, Ilene Frankel, Tracey Bryggman, Andrea Giles-Rich
Stage Managers: Adam Reist, Kristin Doherty, Joseph Willmore
Production Associates: Elana Slott, Kelly Jobmann
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs:
JOYCE CHOPRA, Molly: An American Girl on the Homefront – Disney
SEAN McNAMARA, Cutting Edge II – ABC Family
Unit Production Manager: David Grace
First Assistant Director: John Scherer
Second Assistant Director: Aaron Penn
* KENNY ORTEGA, High School Musical – Disney Channel
Unit Production Manager: Donald R. Schain
First Assistant Directors: Matias Alvarez
Second Assistant Director: Tobijah Tyler
FRED SAVAGE, Phil of the Future, "Not So Great Great Great Grandpa" – Disney Channel
Unit Production Manager: Bob Mora
First Assistant Director: Eddie Ziv, Glenn Steelman
Second Assistant Director: Lincoln Myers
RON UNDERWOOD, The Year Without a Santa Claus – NBC
Unit Production Manager: Robert Wilson
First Assistant Director: Frank Capra III
Second Assistant Director: Jason Altieri
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials:
* DANTE ARIOLA
Production Company: MJZ
First Taste, Coca Cola – Wieden & Kennedy Amsterdam
Unit Production Manager: Natalie Gillian Hill
First Assistant Director: Gregory G. McCollum
Second Assistant Director: John Ray Elmore
Snowball, Traveler's Insurance – Fallon MN
Unit Production Manager: Natalie Gillian Hill
First Assistant Director: Gregory G. McCollum
Second Assistant Director: John Ray Elmore
Second Second Assistant Director: Clark Credle
Human, Johnny Walker – Bartle Bogle Hegarty
Unit Production Manager: Brady Vant Hull
First Assistant Director: Haze J. F. Bergeron III
Second Assistant Director: Ryan E. Lippert
BRYAN BUCKLEY
Production Company: Hungry Man
Animal, Amex – Ogilvy & Mather
Unit Production Manager: Stephen W. Ruggieri
First Assistant Director: Craig H. Owens
Second Assistant Director: Eric Topp
Second Second Assistant Director: Robert Torres
Manthem, Burger King – Crispin Porter Bogusky
First Assistant Director: Kevin Byrne
More Mayo, Burger King – Crispin Porter Bogusky
First Assistant Director: Rhonda L. Raulston
Second Assistant Director: Dean Peratsakis
DAVID GRAY
Production Company: Hungry Man
Transvestite, Tribeca Film Festival
Mugger, Tribeca Film Festival – Ogilvy & Mather
First Assistant Director: John C. Towse
Second Assistant Director: Michael R. Vernola
Jesus Throws, Full Tilt Poker – Wong Doody
First Assistant Director: Edward James Walsh
Second Assistant Director: Ronald C. Misetich
Born, Ebay – Delaney Lund Knox Warren and Partners
TOM KUNTZ
Production Company: MJZ
Fruit Pants, Altoids – Leo Burnett
First Assistant Director: Chris Tomas Medak
Second Second Assistant Directors: Leslie M. Evers, Cara Lee McCastlain
Trade, Skittles
Beard, Skittles
Leak, Skittles – TBWA Chiat Day
Unit Production Manager: Caleb Harper Omens
First Assistant Director: Craig H. Owens
Second Assistant Director: Eric Topp
JOE PYTKA
Production Company: Pytka
Clydesdales American Dream, Budweiser – DDB
First Assistant Director: Randy Fletcher
Second Assistant Director: Greg J. Jenks
Preparation, Disney – Leo Burnett
First Assistant Director: Randy Fletcher
Second Assistant Directors: Randall Scott LaFollette, Fred A. Donatelli
Where Were You, WTC Memorial – TBWA Chiat Day
First Assistant Director: Randy Fletcher, Jermaine Sumra
Second Assistant Director: Ryan Lippert, Jennifer Wilkins
Honorary Life Member Award: Carl Reiner
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award: Paris Barclay and Taylor Hackford
Lifetime Achievement Award in News Direction: George Paul
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award (for an Associate Director or Stage Manager): Terry Benson
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