Scorcese Leads DGA Noms
By Peter Kiefer and Gregg Kilday
Friday, January 24 2003
Friday, January 24 2003
Published on AllBusiness.com
There was a little something for everyone within the five nominees for the Directors Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film, announced by DGA president Martha Coolidge on Tuesday morning.
Three of the five nominees, which ranged from the second installment of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to an adaptation of a Broadway musical, were Miramax films.
Stephen Daldry scored his first DGA nomination for the cross-generational drama "The Hours," which was co-produced by Paramount and Miramax.
Rob Marshall, the only other first-time nominee, was nominated for Miramax's "Chicago."
Martin Scorsese —no stranger to DGA award nominations and fresh off his best directorial Golden Globe Award—was nominated for Miramax's period drama, "Gangs of New York." This is Scorsese's fifth DGA nomination. He was nominated in 1976 for "Taxi Driver," in 1980 for "Raging Bull," in 1990 for "Goodfellas," and in 1993 for "Age of Innocence."
Peter Jackson received his second DGA nomination in as many years for New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Jackson was nominated last year for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."
Finally, Roman Polanski is back with his first DGA nomination in 29 years. Polanski was nominated for Focus Features' Holocaust drama "The Pianist." Polanski was previously nominated for a DGA award for "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) and "Chinatown" (1974).
"We all want to win an Oscar," said Coolidge at a press conference at DGA headquarters, "but this award is the nearest and dearest to a director's heart."
The DGA Award for best feature film has proven a peerless barometer in gauging the front runner in the race for the Academy Award for Best Director. Only five times since its inception in 1949 has the DGA Award winner not gone on to win the Academy Award.
The winner will be named at the 55th Annual DGA Awards dinner on March 1 at the Century Plaza Hotel.
That dinner will also see the DGA bestow its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, on Scorsese.
"In the guild's 67-year history, only 29 directors have previously been recognized with this, our highest honor," said Coolidge. "Because of his remarkable, groundbreaking films, his nurturing of young filmmakers and his ever-vigilant fight to preserve the legacy of motion picture art for future generations, it is my pleasure to announce that Martin Scorsese has joined this group of film giants. There are few who have impacted our industry in the numerous ways that Marty has."
Three of the five nominees, which ranged from the second installment of "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy to an adaptation of a Broadway musical, were Miramax films.
Stephen Daldry scored his first DGA nomination for the cross-generational drama "The Hours," which was co-produced by Paramount and Miramax.
Rob Marshall, the only other first-time nominee, was nominated for Miramax's "Chicago."
Martin Scorsese —no stranger to DGA award nominations and fresh off his best directorial Golden Globe Award—was nominated for Miramax's period drama, "Gangs of New York." This is Scorsese's fifth DGA nomination. He was nominated in 1976 for "Taxi Driver," in 1980 for "Raging Bull," in 1990 for "Goodfellas," and in 1993 for "Age of Innocence."
Peter Jackson received his second DGA nomination in as many years for New Line Cinema's "The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers." Jackson was nominated last year for "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring."
Finally, Roman Polanski is back with his first DGA nomination in 29 years. Polanski was nominated for Focus Features' Holocaust drama "The Pianist." Polanski was previously nominated for a DGA award for "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) and "Chinatown" (1974).
"We all want to win an Oscar," said Coolidge at a press conference at DGA headquarters, "but this award is the nearest and dearest to a director's heart."
The DGA Award for best feature film has proven a peerless barometer in gauging the front runner in the race for the Academy Award for Best Director. Only five times since its inception in 1949 has the DGA Award winner not gone on to win the Academy Award.
The winner will be named at the 55th Annual DGA Awards dinner on March 1 at the Century Plaza Hotel.
That dinner will also see the DGA bestow its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award, on Scorsese.
"In the guild's 67-year history, only 29 directors have previously been recognized with this, our highest honor," said Coolidge. "Because of his remarkable, groundbreaking films, his nurturing of young filmmakers and his ever-vigilant fight to preserve the legacy of motion picture art for future generations, it is my pleasure to announce that Martin Scorsese has joined this group of film giants. There are few who have impacted our industry in the numerous ways that Marty has."
