On the same day that the BAFTA Awards weighed in with their choices on the best film and directing achievements of the year, the prestigious (and typically more telling of Oscar nominations) DGA Awards dropped their nominees, with some historic nods.
Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) became the ninth and tenth women ever to be nominated by the Directors Guild of America. Zhao is the first woman of color to ever be nominated. They join a small list of women that have been recognized by the large guild: Lina Wertmüller (“Seven Beauties”), Randa Haines (“Children of a Lesser God”), Barbra Streisand (“The Prince of Tides”), Jane Campion (“The Piano”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”), Valerie Faris (who shared her nom with co-director Jonathan Dayton for “Little Miss Sunshine”), Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty”) and Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”). That brings the grand...
Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Chloé Zhao (“Nomadland”) became the ninth and tenth women ever to be nominated by the Directors Guild of America. Zhao is the first woman of color to ever be nominated. They join a small list of women that have been recognized by the large guild: Lina Wertmüller (“Seven Beauties”), Randa Haines (“Children of a Lesser God”), Barbra Streisand (“The Prince of Tides”), Jane Campion (“The Piano”), Sofia Coppola (“Lost in Translation”), Valerie Faris (who shared her nom with co-director Jonathan Dayton for “Little Miss Sunshine”), Kathryn Bigelow (“The Hurt Locker” and “Zero Dark Thirty”) and Greta Gerwig (“Lady Bird”). That brings the grand...
- 3/9/2021
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Annnd … action! The Directors Guild of America is out with the nominations for its 73rd annual DGA Awards for theatrical feature film and first-time feature. The guild, which unveiled its TV, commercials and documentary nominees on Monday, will announce this year’s winners during an April 10 virtual event.
A diverse group of helmers including two women and three persons of color is vying for the marquee Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize: Lee Isaac Chung (for Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), David Fincher (Mank), Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7) and Chloé Zhao (Nomadland).
The rookie feature helmers up for the First Time Feature prize also is a diverse group: Radha Blank (The Forty-Year-Old Version), Fernando Frías de la Parra (I’m No Longer Here), Regina King (One Night in Miami), Darius Marder (Sound of Metal) and Florian Zeller (The Father).
“Throughout these challenging and isolating times,...
A diverse group of helmers including two women and three persons of color is vying for the marquee Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film prize: Lee Isaac Chung (for Minari), Emerald Fennell (Promising Young Woman), David Fincher (Mank), Aaron Sorkin (The Trial of the Chicago 7) and Chloé Zhao (Nomadland).
The rookie feature helmers up for the First Time Feature prize also is a diverse group: Radha Blank (The Forty-Year-Old Version), Fernando Frías de la Parra (I’m No Longer Here), Regina King (One Night in Miami), Darius Marder (Sound of Metal) and Florian Zeller (The Father).
“Throughout these challenging and isolating times,...
- 3/9/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell, David Fincher, Aaron Sorkin and Lee Isaac Chung have been nominated for best director of a feature film by the Directors Guild of America, which announced its film nominations on Tuesday.
Zhao and Fennell, who were nominated for “Nomadland” and “Promising Young Woman,” respectively, become only the ninth and tenth women ever nominated in the category in the 73-year history of the DGA Awards. This is the first time two women have been nominated in the same year.
Fincher was nominated for “Mank,” Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and Chung for “Minari.”
Directors who were not nominated this year include Spike Lee for “Da 5 Bloods,” Paul Greengrass for “News of the World,” George C. Wolfe for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Shaka King for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
In the relatively new category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film,...
Zhao and Fennell, who were nominated for “Nomadland” and “Promising Young Woman,” respectively, become only the ninth and tenth women ever nominated in the category in the 73-year history of the DGA Awards. This is the first time two women have been nominated in the same year.
Fincher was nominated for “Mank,” Sorkin for “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and Chung for “Minari.”
Directors who were not nominated this year include Spike Lee for “Da 5 Bloods,” Paul Greengrass for “News of the World,” George C. Wolfe for “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” and Shaka King for “Judas and the Black Messiah.”
In the relatively new category of Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film,...
- 3/9/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The 7th annual Lmgi Awards have named Once Upon A Time in Hollywood and The Last Black Man in San Francisco as its film location winners.
The awards spotlight international features, television, and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations set the tone, enrich the character and enhance the narrative.
The Location Managers Guild International /Lmgi announced the winners in an online event hosted by Isaiah Mustafa, honoring outstanding creative contributions of location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe, and recognizing outstanding service by film commissions for their support “above and beyond” during the production process.
Celebrating the theme “2020 Vision: We See It First,” this year’s Lmgi Awards broke with tradition in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ceremony was presented on a digital platform and streamed to a worldwide audience.
“At a time when the industry is shifting under our collective feet,...
The awards spotlight international features, television, and commercials in which the creative use of filming locations set the tone, enrich the character and enhance the narrative.
The Location Managers Guild International /Lmgi announced the winners in an online event hosted by Isaiah Mustafa, honoring outstanding creative contributions of location professionals in film, television and commercials from around the globe, and recognizing outstanding service by film commissions for their support “above and beyond” during the production process.
Celebrating the theme “2020 Vision: We See It First,” this year’s Lmgi Awards broke with tradition in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the ceremony was presented on a digital platform and streamed to a worldwide audience.
“At a time when the industry is shifting under our collective feet,...
- 10/24/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Spike Lee has released a powerful short film that splices together the deaths of George Floyd and Eric Garner with clips from the climax of his 1989 film “Do the Right Thing,” calling Floyd, Garner and the character Radio Raheem “3 Brothers.”
“Will history stop repeating itself,” a title card reads as we hear Garner, who was killed in 2014, say “I’m minding my business officer.”
The short film makes a powerful parallel between how Lee visualized a protest and the police’s treatment of the black man Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) in his film and how closely they match up with what we’ve seen in real life with Floyd and Garner.
Also Read: George Floyd's Brother Speaks Out on Protests: Floyd 'Was About Unity' (Video)
Lee released the film on Twitter, but it first made its premiere on Sunday night as part of his appearance with CNN’s Don Lemon...
“Will history stop repeating itself,” a title card reads as we hear Garner, who was killed in 2014, say “I’m minding my business officer.”
The short film makes a powerful parallel between how Lee visualized a protest and the police’s treatment of the black man Radio Raheem (Bill Nunn) in his film and how closely they match up with what we’ve seen in real life with Floyd and Garner.
Also Read: George Floyd's Brother Speaks Out on Protests: Floyd 'Was About Unity' (Video)
Lee released the film on Twitter, but it first made its premiere on Sunday night as part of his appearance with CNN’s Don Lemon...
- 6/1/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Spike Lee has shared a “love letter” to New York in the face of the coronavirus pandemic with New York New York, a three-minute short film soundtracked by Frank Sinatra’s classic Big Apple ode.
Filmed on grainy Super 8, the first two minutes of the short travels from Brooklyn to the Bronx and all Manhattan landmarks in between, spotlighting a New Yorker-less and tourist-less metropolitan area under “Stay Home” measures.
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Plain And Simple. Special Love Shout To Ms. Tina Sinatra,Sony/Atv,Kerwin Devonish (Camera...
Filmed on grainy Super 8, the first two minutes of the short travels from Brooklyn to the Bronx and all Manhattan landmarks in between, spotlighting a New Yorker-less and tourist-less metropolitan area under “Stay Home” measures.
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Plain And Simple. Special Love Shout To Ms. Tina Sinatra,Sony/Atv,Kerwin Devonish (Camera...
- 5/8/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Spike Lee has dropped “New York New York,” a short film and love letter to New York and its people, on Instagram.
The short film opens with plenty of scenes of contemporary New York’s uncharacteristically silent streets before transitioning to scenes of ambulances and frontline workers who are handling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Those scenes are followed by a handful of shots showing New York residents cheering and offering support to the frontline workers, followed by several closing shots of New York’s many landmarks — a sort of light in the darkness.
Lee offered special thanks on Instagram to Tina Sinatra, who gave him the rights to the film’s song, and Kodak, which supplied the film and cameras.
The outspoken director has offered ample comments on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic over the last few weeks. Lee, who was set to head the 2020 Cannes Film Festival jury as president,...
The short film opens with plenty of scenes of contemporary New York’s uncharacteristically silent streets before transitioning to scenes of ambulances and frontline workers who are handling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Those scenes are followed by a handful of shots showing New York residents cheering and offering support to the frontline workers, followed by several closing shots of New York’s many landmarks — a sort of light in the darkness.
Lee offered special thanks on Instagram to Tina Sinatra, who gave him the rights to the film’s song, and Kodak, which supplied the film and cameras.
The outspoken director has offered ample comments on the ongoing coronavirus pandemic over the last few weeks. Lee, who was set to head the 2020 Cannes Film Festival jury as president,...
- 5/8/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
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