Best in television in 2009: Directors Guild nominations
After releasing the list of DGA Award nominees in film, the Directors Guild of America has announced the nominations for the best achievements in television in 2009. The winners will be revealed on January 30.
Here is the list of the nominated directors:
MINISERIES OR MOVIES FOR TELEVISION
BOB BALABAN
Georgia O’Keeffe
• Unit Production Manager: Tony Mark
• First Assistant [...]
2009 Primetime Emmy Awards nominees
Here is the complete list of this year’s Primetime Emmy nominees:
Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
30 Rock · Reunion · NBC · Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios Matt Hubbard, Writer
30 Rock · Apollo, Apollo · NBC · Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios Robert [...]
Writers Guild announces WGA Award winners
The Writers Guild announced the winners of this year’s WGA Awards at simultaneous ceremonies at the Century Plaza in Los Angeles and the Hudson Theater in New York on Saturday.
Here is the complete list of winners:
FILM
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Milk, written by Dustin Lance Black
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Slumdog Millionaire, screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, based on the Novel Q and [...]
Directors Guild releases 2008 DGA Awards nominees list
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) has released the list of nominees for the 2008 DGA Awards in film and television categories. Here they are:
FEATURE FILM
Danny Boyle, “Slumdog Millionaire”
David Fincher, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”
Ron Howard, “Frost/Nixon”
Christopher Nolan, “The Dark Knight”
Gus Van Sant, “Milk”
MOVIE FOR TELEVISION/MINISERIES
Bob Balaban, “Bernard and Doris”
Tom Hooper, “John Adams”
Kenny Leon, [...]
Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner closes deal with Lionsgate
After several months of negotiations, Matthew Weiner and Lionsgate TV inked a two-year, seven-figure deal that includes Weiner staying on board as showrunner and executive producer of Mad Men and also developing new projects for the network, including a feature film.
