Gary Dretzka
Leonard Klady
David Poland
Ray Pride

Awards: January 29, 2004

Directors Guild of America Awards

Outstanding Directorial Achievement
FEATURE FILM

CLINT EASTWOOD
Million Dollar Baby
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

 

 

 

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement
DOCUMENTARY

BYAMBASUREN DAVAA & LUIGI FALORNI
The Story of the Weeping Camel
(Die Geschichte vom weinenden Kamel)

This is Davaa & Falorni's first DGA Award nomination.

 

 

 

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Nominations: January 6, 2004

Feature Film Nominations

CLINT EASTWOOD
Million Dollar Baby
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Mr. Eastwood's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Moore
First Assistant Director: Robert Lorenz
Second Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
Second Second Assistant Directors: Katie Carroll
Additional Second Assistant Director: Ryan D. Craig

This is Mr. Eastwood's third DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He received a previous nomination for Mystic River (2003) and won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Unforgiven (1992).

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MARC FORSTER
Finding Neverland
(Miramax Films)

Mr. Forster's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tim Porter
First Assistant Director: Martin Harrison
Second Assistant Director: Finn McGrath
Second Second Assistant Director: Rosie Newall

This is Mr. Forster's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

 

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TAYLOR HACKFORD
Ray
(Universal Pictures)

Mr. Hackford's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Barbara A. Hall
First Assistant Director: Jerry Grandey
Additional First Assistant Director/Second Assistant Director: Darrell Woodard
Key Second Assistant Director: Stephen LoNano
Second Second Assistant Directors: James Roque, Jr., Ann C. Salzer
Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jason Altieri, Jimi Woods, John Riley
DGA Trainee: Jackie Frost

This is Mr. Hackford's second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for An Officer and a Gentleman (1982).

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ALEXANDER PAYNE
Sideways
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Mr. Payne's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Ginger Sledge
First Assistant Director: George Parra
Second Assistant Director: Nick Satriano
Second Second Assistant Director: Susan Walter

This is Mr. Payne's first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

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MARTIN SCORSESE
The Aviator
(Miramax Films)

Mr. Scorsese's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Jan Foster
First Assistant Director: Joseph Reidy
Second Assistant Director: Christopher Surgent
Second Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress

This is Mr. Scorsese's sixth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Gangs of New York (2002), The Age of Innocence (1993), Goodfellas (1990), Raging Bull (1980) and Taxi Driver (1976). In 1999 Scorsese was presented with the Filmmaker Award at the inaugural DGA Honors Gala and he won the DGA's highest artistic honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award (for distinguished achievement in film direction) in 2003.

Nominations For Best Director of a Documentary

 

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