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Best in television in 2009: Directors Guild nominations

January 9, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

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 Director: Kaaren Ochoa • Second Assistant Director: Susan Fiore • Second Second Assistant Director: Sarah [Read more...]

2009 Primetime Emmy Awards nominees

July 16, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

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 Carlock, Writer 30 Rock · Mamma Mia · NBC · Broadway Video, Little Stranger, Inc. in association with Universal Media Studios Ron [Read more...]

Writers Guild announces WGA Award winners

February 8, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

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 A by Vikas Swarup DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY Waltz with Bashir, written by Ari Folman TELEVISION DRAMATIC [Read more...]

Directors Guild releases 2008 DGA Awards nominees list

January 30, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

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, "A Raisin in the Sun" Jay Roach, "Recount" Mikael [Read more...]

Mad Men’s Matthew Weiner closes deal with Lionsgate

January 17, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

AMC's Golden Globe winning series Mad Men has got its showrunner back. After several months of negotiations, Matthew Weiner and Lionsgate TV inked a two-year, seven-figure deal that will keep Weiner on board as showrunner and executive producer of Mad Men. Under the deal he will also develop new projects for the network, including a feature film. Weiner said: "Since the beginning, the show has been a charmed experience, made possible by my partnership with AMC and Lionsgate. I am proud to [Read more...]