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We’ve known for nearly a year when the 2020 DGA Awards will be held — thanks to the Oscars’ earlier date — but the guild today revealed the other key dates leading up to its 72nd annual trophy show. With the ceremony set for January 25 at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, the Directors Guild’s theatrical…

In a blow to the streaming world, the Directors Guild of America’s national board has voted unanimously to ban day-and-date film releases from eligibility for its top DGA Award, which has now been renamed Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film. "The DGA proudly affirms that a first-run…

Thomas Schlamme was re-elected president of the Directors Guild of America by acclamation today by the delegates to the guild's biennial convention. The Emmy-winning West Wing director was first elected in 2017. "It is my honor to once again accept the position of President of the Directors Guild of America," he said…

The “Presidents of the Guilds” panel at ATX Television Festival has been canceled, Deadline has confirmed. SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Carteris, WGA West president David A. Goodman and DGA president Thomas Schlamme were scheduled to attend the Austin-based festival, but the panel was removed from their schedule. The…

The DGA is already gearing up for next year's film and TV contract negotiations. "This is the most important thing we do as a guild," DGA president Thomas Schlamme said at the guild's recent annual membership meeting. "It's where we exert our collective bargaining strength and leverage on this business. While our…

Brett Holey, Lily Olszewski and Scott Berger have been named co-chairs of the DGA's Network Staff Negotiations Committee, which bargains on behalf of DGA members who primarily work in staff and freelance positions in news and sports. The current contract expires June 30, 2020. Holey, senior director for NBC News, has…

The Directors Guild has hired Celeste Drake as Executive in Charge of Government Affairs and promoted guild veteran Tim Webber to Executive in Charge of Physical Operations. The appointments were announced today by DGA National Executive Director Russell Hollander, to whom they’ll report. Drake will oversee the…

The DGA is telling its hyphenate members that they don't have to fire their agents for DGA-covered work even if they are also writers who are being told by the WGA that they must fire their agents who refuse to sign its new Agency Code of Conduct. At least not for now. "There are important issues that we are examining…

The Directors Guild already is gearing up for its next round of film and TV contract negotiations, even though its current three-year pact doesn't expire until June 30, 2020. At the DGA's recent board meeting, directors Jon Avnet and Todd Holland were appointed co-chairs of the guild's negotiating committee. Russ Holla…

The Directors Guild has raisedthe curtain on the initial group of presenters for its 71st annual DGA Awards next month. Check out the list of nearly two dozen below. Film nominations were announced three weeks ago for the trophy show, which is set for Saturday at Hollywood & Highland's Ray Dolby Ballroom, Aisha Tyler…

The Directors Guild has announced nominees for outstanding directing in a film for 2018, along with its annual first-time director noms. This year’s list includes a double mention for Bradley Cooper, who made his directorial debut with Warner Bros’ musical drama A Star Is Born, and Spike Lee, who gets his first DGA…

The Directors Guild of America is out with the TV, documentary and commercial nominees for its 71st annual DGA Awards. Check out the full list below. Its 2019 film nominations will be released Tuesday, and the winners will be read February 2 during the trophy show at Hollywood & Highland’s Ray Dolby Ballroom. Kathleen…