DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA: 2009 Awards Ceremony Held Saturday, January 31
HOSTED BY: Carl Reiner
PRESENTERS: Amy Adams Michael Apted Christian Bale Josh Brolin Gil Cates Joel & Ethan Coen Viola Davis Lisa Edelstein Rachel Griffiths Richard Jenkins Frank Langella Melissa Leo Michelle Monaghan Dev Patel Sean Penn Freida Pinto Michael Sheen Steven Soderbergh Marisa Tomei Blair Underwood
Offer your predictions for the following categories:
FEATURE FILM: Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire David Fincher, Curious Case of Benjamin Button Ron Howard, Frost/Nixon Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight Gus Van Sant, Milk
DOCUMENTARY: Gonzalo Arijon, Stranded Elizabeth Farnsworth & Patricio Lanfranco, The Judge & the General Ari Folman, Waltz with Bashir Peter Gilbert & Steve James, At the Death House Door James Marsh, Man on Wire
TV MOVIE/MINISERIES: Bob Balaban, Bernard & Doris Tom Hooper, John Adams Kenny Leon, A Raisin in the Sun Jay Roach, Recount Mikael Solomon, The Andromeda Strain
TV DRAMA SERIES: Dan Attias, The Wire ("Transitions") Paris Barclay, In Treatment ("Alex: Week 8") Jack Bender, Lost ("The Constant") Alan Taylor, Mad Men ("The Mountain King") Matthew Weiner, Mad Men ("Meditations in an Emergency")
TV COMEDY SERIES: Paris Barclay, Weeds ("The Three Coolers") Julian Farino, Entourage ("Tree Trippers") Paul Feig, The Office ("Dinner Party") Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock ("The Reunion") Don Scardino, 30 Rock ("Do Over")
VARIETY PROGRAM: Bucky Gunts, Opening Ceremony 2008 Olympics Louis J. Horvitz, 80th Annual Academy Awards Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live Chuck O'Neil, Daily Show with Jon Stewart Glenn Weiss, 62nd Annual Tony Awards
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Matthew Diamond, Camp Rock Paul Hoen, Cheetah Girls One World Shawn Ku, The American Mall Amy Schatz, Classical Baby Lev Spiro, Minutemen
REALITY PROGRAM: Tony Croll, America's Next Top Model Scott Messick, Pros vs. Joes J. Rupert Thompson, Estate of Panic Bertram Van Munster, The Amazing Race Kent Weed, I Survived a Japanese Game Show
DAYTIME PROGRAM: Larry Carpenter, One Life to Live William Ludel, General Hospital Noel Maxam, Days of Our Lives Owen Renfroe, General Hospital Herbert Stein, Days of Our Lives
COMMERCIAL: Fredrik Bond David Fincher Tom Kuntz Rupert Sanders Peter Thwaites
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It would be nice if the DGA thumbed their noses at the Oscars and gave their award to Christopher Nolan to emphasize the fraud the Academy perpetrated on the American moviegoing public by screwjobbing The Dark Knight. At least that's what my heart hopes.
My head says different, and they'll tow the line and do the predictable, even if Boyle doesn't deserve it.
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REALITY PROGRAM: Bertram Van Munster, The Amazing Race
DAYTIME PROGRAM: Noel Maxam, Days of Our Lives
COMMERCIAL: David Fincher
WILLIAM PETERSEN: Well, this is a shock. The only explanation for this is that somehow in the last year, every one of you tried to act with rubber gloves and tweezers.
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TV DRAMA SERIES: Jack Bender, Lost ("The Constant")
TV COMEDY SERIES: Paul Feig, The Office ("Dinner Party")
VARIETY PROGRAM: Glenn Weiss, 62nd Annual Tony Awards
CHILDREN'S PROGRAM: Matthew Diamond, Camp Rock
REALITY PROGRAM: Bertram Van Munster, The Amazing Race
DAYTIME PROGRAM: William Ludel, General Hospital
COMMERCIAL: David Fincher
For Your Oscar Consideration: Charlotte Gainsbourg, "Antichrist" - Best Actress in a Leading Role Sharlto Copley, "District 9" - Best Actor in a Leading Role Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds" - Best Actor in a Supporting Role
"Inglourious Basterds" - Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Costume Design, Best Art Direction "District 9" - Best Editing, Best Visual Effects "God Bless Us Everyone", A Christmas Carol - Best Original Song
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Originally posted by PaulHan: My head says different, and they'll tow the line and do the predictable, even if Boyle doesn't deserve it.
Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire? I do not have enough predictions for a full post, but I will say that it would be nice to see Jack Bender win after being nominated for Emmys in 2006 and 2007.
Originally posted by PaulHan: It would be nice if the DGA thumbed their noses at the Oscars and gave their award to Christopher Nolan to emphasize the fraud the Academy perpetrated on the American moviegoing public by screwjobbing The Dark Knight. At least that's what my heart hopes.
I second that. Danny Boyle will win the Oscar anyway.
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TV DRAMA SERIES: Jack Bender, Lost ("The Constant") Matthew Weiner, Mad Men ("Meditations in an Emergency") -i give the edge to Bender, but a tie is possible. Taylor is strong here too.
TV COMEDY SERIES: Paul Feig, The Office ("Dinner Party")
Originally posted by thedemonhog: Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire?
I'm going to see it eventually. In any other year, yes; Boyle would be my choice. But THIS YEAR, Nolan was better; nevermind the fact he directed TDK without a second unit. It was all first-unit quality.
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Originally posted by thedemonhog: Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire?
I'm going to see it eventually. In any other year, yes; Boyle would be my choice. But THIS YEAR, Nolan was better; nevermind the fact he directed TDK without a second unit. It was all first-unit quality.
So you know Nolan was better even though you haven't seen Boyle's film? Ummm, OK.
You should have just said you had not seen the movie and left it that. Even saying Boyle would be your choice in another year seems silly when you admit you haven't seen it. You might love it. You might hate it. You just don't know.
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Originally posted by thedemonhog: Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire?
I'm going to see it eventually. In any other year, yes; Boyle would be my choice. But THIS YEAR, Nolan was better; nevermind the fact he directed TDK without a second unit. It was all first-unit quality.
Another little tidbit occurred to me based on your post. Peter Jackson had many units shooting different things on his "Lord of the Rings" films. Does that lessen the quality of his films as he used multiple units? What percentage of those films did not seem "first unit" quality to you?
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Originally posted by thedemonhog: Have you seen Slumdog Millionaire?
I'm going to see it eventually. In any other year, yes; Boyle would be my choice. But THIS YEAR, Nolan was better; nevermind the fact he directed TDK without a second unit. It was all first-unit quality.
A good Director first and foremost needs to be able to communicate his/her vision to the crew. I don't understand why anybody gets extra credit for not doing this, especially on a film like The Dark Knight where there is clearly stuff that could've been shot by a second unit. In fact not doing so suggests that Nolan is a bit of a control freak.
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Ah, forget Nolan and Boyle. My head's going with Fincher.
No, I do think that Boyle will win here and at the Oscars. But let's not forget that Benjamin Button was, just like past Best Picture winner American Beauty, as much about its look as it was about its story. I think a Slumdog-Fincher split at the Oscars wouldn't be surprising.
My DGA Predix:
FEATURE FILM - Boyle, "Slumdog" DOCUMENTARY - Folman, "Waltz" TV MOVIE/MINISERIES - Hooper, "Adams" TV DRAMA SERIES - Bender, "Lost" TV COMEDY SERIES - McCarthy-Miller, "Reunion" VARIETY PROGRAM - Gunts, "Olympics" CHILDREN'S PROGRAM - Diamond, "Camp Rock" REALITY PROGRAM - Munster, "Amazing Race" DAYTIME PROGRAM - Carpenter, "One Life to Live" COMMERCIAL - David Fincher
What commercial did David Fincher direct, anyway?
---- OSCAR FYC: Best Picture - "Up" Best Actor - Michael Stuhlbarg, "A Serious Man" Best Actress - Saoirse Ronan, "Lovely Bones" Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz, "Basterds" Best Original Screenplay - "Up"
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Originally posted by PaulHan: It would be nice if the DGA thumbed their noses at the Oscars and gave their award to Christopher Nolan to emphasize the fraud the Academy perpetrated on the American moviegoing public by screwjobbing The Dark Knight. At least that's what my heart hopes.
I second that. Danny Boyle will win the Oscar anyway.
I concur. We know Boyle will get either BP, BD or both at the Oscars. So, why not honor Nolan? I seriously doubt it, though. The DGA winner is also the Oscar winner 95% of the time. I did see SM and thought it the most exciting of the current nominees, but like a lot of people, I was hoping for more TDK love in the top categories.
TDK Box office champ Oscar winner 08
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