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Nicole Kidman Loses and Gets Her Voice Back, “Darkest Hour” Director Spending Summer With Girlfriend Haley Bennett in Connecticut

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Nicole Kidman Loses and Gets Her Voice Back, “Darkest Hour” Director Spending Summer With Girlfriend Haley Bennett in Connecticut

The Critics Choice Awards were a lot of fun, but long…so I learned a lot…

“Darkest Hour” director Joe Wright will spend the summer in East Haddam, Connecticut with girlfriend Haley Bennett. The talented actress must be able to sing because she’s signed on star as Nancy in a new production of “Oliver!” She gets to sing Lionel Bart’s wonderful classic “As Long as He Needs Me.” And that might be prophetic since now I also read in Page Six that Wright has just split up with his wife, Anoushka Shankar, gifted musician daughter of the late Ravi Shankar and sister of Norah Jones. The Wrights have two children. Joe was also engaged at one time to Rosamund Pike….

Nicole Kidman completely lost her voice before the Critics Choice show started. She’d been working all day, filming a new movie with Tatiana Maslany, playing a police detective. There must have been some yelling in the script because Nicole opened her mouth to say hello to me and almost nothing came out. “Oh dear,” she said. Luckily, she had some time before her category was called and she won yet another statue for “Big Little Lies.” When she hit the stage you could hear her hoarseness but the mic helped. Nicole thanked “all of my children” including her older ones, Connor and Isabella. She told me that she’d spoken to each of them in last day or so, by the way. They are very close.

Ann Dowd is one of my heroes. She’s an adult and she’s been working as a journeyman actor since 1985. Five years ago she appeared in a little indie film called “Compliance,” in a main role, and lightning struck. She was discovered! She hasn’t stopped working since then. On Thursday night she won a Critics Choice Award for Best Supporting Actress in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” I was sitting next to the cast and they all jumped when her name was announced, starting with Elisabeth Moss. What a story! She told me she never gave up and just kept going all these decades. Mazel tov!

I did sit among not one but three Supporting Actor  nominees: Armie Hammer and Michael Stuhlbarg from “Call Me By Your Name,” as well as Willem daFoe from “The Florida Project.” I had to cheer them all on equally– and then none of them won! (I was lucky Richard Jenkins was sitting far away, and Sam Rockwell wasn’t even there.)  Dafoe was sitting next to “Florida Project” director Sean Baker (who should have been nominated by the DGA this week). After 7 year old Brooklynn Prince won her award, she came over to see both of them and burst into tears.  Next year she’ll be such a big star they won’t be able to get her on the phone!

James Franco Scandal Spells Disaster for “The Disaster Artist”: Despite Awards, Box Office Drops 28%

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James Franco Scandal Spells Disaster for “The Disaster Artist”: Despite Awards, Box Office Drops 28%

James Franco has won a Golden Globe, a Critics Choice Award and a Gotham Award for playing loser Tommy Wiseau in “The Disaster Artist.”

But Franco’s accusations of sexual misconduct are now impacting the movie’s box office– and the awards don’t matter.

Thursday night’s numbers indicate a 28% drop from Wednesday numbers. The Thursday take was just $83,103.

The movie was already slowing down as it tries desperately to make $20 million. With the awards, A24 could have trotted out some ads. But now that the impact of the scandal has kicked in there should be a significant drop off over the weekend.

Of the five films Franco himself has directed, this is the first to make over $40,000–yes, forty thousand dollars. He’s pretty much squandered millions of investor dollars on badly made vanity projects up til now. And it’s from those movies–that usually feature gay or porn themes– that the many accusations have come.

“Shape of Water,” Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand Advance in Oscar Race as Broadcast Critics Sideline Spielberg Movie, “Lady Bird”

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“Shape of Water,” Gary Oldman, Frances McDormand Advance in Oscar Race as Broadcast Critics Sideline Spielberg Movie, “Lady Bird”

You can’t say the Critics Choice Awards weren’t interesting. Hosted by Olivia Munn, the long ceremony– broadcast live from a hanger at the Santa Monica Airport– put the Oscar race into focus. Guillermo del Toro won Best Picture and Best Director for “The Shape of Water,” sending that movie into lead position for the Oscars.

This is tricky since “Shape of Water” has not produced any acting wins and it’s hard to have a Best Picture without actors. “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” garnered Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Supporting Actor for Sam Rockwell, neither of whom attended the ceremony.

Rockwell had a good excuse- he’s  hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. McDormand just didn’t show up.

So now what? Steven Spielberg’s “The Post” needs a jolt from Oscar nominations or it’s over. Greta Gerwig’s “Lady Bird” was ignored tonight as was Jordan Peele’s “Get Out.” Can they come back?

One strange phenomenon: Allison Janney, Best Supporting Actress for “I, Tonya,” seems to be pulling Margot Robbie along— the opposite of how it usually works. This is hurting Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf from “Lady Bird.”

If you’re voting an Oscar ballot this morning, my Best Actress choices remain Meryl Streep, Ronan, Judi Dench, McDormand, and Michelle Williams, with Jessica Chastain as a backup and then Robbie.

PS Nicole Kidman thanked “all of my children,” to rebuke criticism from the Golden Globes that she’d forgotten her older kids. A source told me she’d just spoken to daughter Bella, and that contrary to reports, all their relationships are fine.

 

 

WINNERS OF THE 23RD ANNUAL CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS

FILM:

BEST PICTURE – “The Shape of Water”

 

BEST ACTOR – Gary Oldman, “Darkest Hour”

 

BEST ACTRESS – Frances McDormand, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR – Sam Rockwell, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS – Allison Janney, “I, Tonya”

 

BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESS – Brooklynn Prince, “The Florida Project”

 

BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE – “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”

 

BEST DIRECTOR – Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”

 

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY – Jordan Peele, “Get Out”

 

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY – James Ivory, “Call Me By Your Name”

 

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY – Roger Deakins, “Blade Runner 2049”

 

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN – Paul Denham Austerberry, Shane Vieau, Jeff Melvin, “The Shape of Water”

 

BEST EDITING (TIE) – Paul Machliss, Jonathan Amos, “Baby Driver”

 

BEST EDITING (TIE) – Lee Smith, “Dunkirk”

 

BEST COSTUME DESIGN – Mark Bridges, “Phantom Thread”

 

BEST HAIR AND MAKEUP – “Darkest Hour”

 

BEST VISUAL EFFECTS – “War for the Planet of the Apes”

 

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE – “Coco”

 

BEST ACTION MOVIE – “Wonder Woman”

 

BEST COMEDY – “The Big Sick”

 

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY – James Franco, “The Disaster Artist”

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY – Margot Robbie, “I, Tonya”

 

BEST SCI-FI OR HORROR MOVIE – “Get Out”

 

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM – “In The Fade”

 

BEST SONG – “Remember Me” from “Coco”

 

BEST SCORE – Alexandre Desplat, “The Shape of Water”

 

 

TELEVISION:

BEST COMEDY SERIES – The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,Amazon

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES – Ted Danson,The Good Place, NBC

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, Amazon

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES– Walton Goggins, Vice Principals, HBO

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES – Mayim Bialik, The Big Bang Theory, CBS

BEST DRAMA SERIES – The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu

 

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us, NBC

 

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES – Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES – David Harbour, Stranger Things, Netflix

 

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES– Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu

 

BEST LIMITED SERIES – Big Little Lies, HBO

 

BEST MOVIE MADE FOR TV – The Wizard of Lies, HBO

BEST ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Ewan McGregor, Fargo, FX

BEST ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Nicole Kidman, Big Little Lies, HBO

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Alexander Skarsgård, Big Little Lies, HBO

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MOVIE MADE FOR TV OR LIMITED SERIES – Laura Dern, Big Little Lies, HBO

BEST TALK SHOW – Jimmy Kimmel Live!, ABC

BEST ANIMATED SERIES – Rick and Morty, Adult Swim

BEST UNSTRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Born This Way, A&E

BEST STRUCTURED REALITY SERIES – Shark Tank, ABC

BEST REALITY COMPETITION SERIES – The Voice, NBC

BEST REALITY SHOW HOST – RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race, VH1

Week 5: “Last Jedi” Losing Almost Four Times as Many Theaters This Weekend as “Force Awakens”

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Week 5: “Last Jedi” Losing Almost Four Times as Many Theaters This Weekend as “Force Awakens”

Disney and LucasFilm are about to cut bait on “The Last Jedi.”

This Friday– the beginning of Week 5–  they’ll cut the number of theaters for “The Last Jedi” by 1,100.

By contrast, in its fifth week, “The Force Awakens” lost only 300 locations.

Right now, after 26 days, “The Last Jedi” has $576 million in its US box office and another $651 million from around the world. In China, demand has been disappointing with just $28 million.

After day 26, “The Force Awakens” was at $826 million US.

But let’s face it, Disney and Lucas has done everything possible to make this film a monster hit. And it has been– just as not as big a monster as its predecessor. It’s likely nothing else will ever match that high mark. “The Last Jedi” currently ranks as the 6th biggest movie of all time, which is pretty pretty good.

Oscars: All Eyes on Broadcast Critics Awards Tonight as Fate of Spielberg’s “The Post” Hangs in Balance

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Oscars: All Eyes on Broadcast Critics Awards Tonight as Fate of Spielberg’s “The Post” Hangs in Balance

It was without a doubt a brilliant and daring undertaking. In light of Donald Trump’s flagrant disregard for a free press, Steven Spielberg decided to address the problem quickly and head on. He would take two of Hollywood’s top tier stars and make a  movie about how Richard Nixon tried to block publication of The Pentagon Papers. The parallels were too good, and the moment was exactly right. And he completed the project — which received rave reviews– in less than five months.

But now. 19 days after release, the fate of “The Post” depends on tonight’s Critics Choice Awards. Fox has kept “The Post” in limited release and depended on reviews to make $4 million in 36 theaters. To go wide, “The Post” is waiting for awards to trumpet its importance and urgency.

But the movie struck out at the Golden Globes last Sunday. And it received no Best Ensemble nomination from the Screen Actors Guild. Today, the Directors Guild overlooked Spielberg. The only citations it’s received are from the National Board of Review, which gave it Best Picture, Actor (Tom Hanks) and Actress (Meryl Streep).  But the NBR is like your grandma saying your kid is really smart. That won’t get you into college.

If the Broadcast Critics, who vote the Critics Choice Awards (CW Network, 8pm Eastern) don’t give “The Post” some kind of help tonight, Fox has a problem. And it’s vexing because “The Post” should be the Best Film– it’s the Big Idea movie and tells an important piece of history. It’s also extremely entertaining. Its competitors are worthy but with caveats:  “Three Billboards” has divided loyalties. “Shape of Water” is a fantasy. Some of the others are small gems. Only “Dunkirk” equals “The Post” in scope.

Stay tuned…

Directors Guild Snubs Old School, Omits Spielberg, Nominates 4 First Timers, Plus Female and Black Directors

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Directors Guild Snubs Old School, Omits Spielberg, Nominates 4 First Timers, Plus Female and Black Directors

The Directors Guild of America took a huge leap this morning. They snubbed Steven Spielberg for “The Post” and ushered in a new era.Their nominees are all first timers but for one — Christopher Nolan. Greta Gerwig is the 8th woman ever to be nominated. Jordan Peele is only the second African American director after Lee Daniels to achieve a nomination. Peele was not only nominated for Best Film with “Get Out,” but overlapped in the First Feature category. Also snubbed were other more veteran directors like Joe Wright and Paul Thomas Anderson.

In the First Time Directors category the DGA nominated Taylor Sheridan for “Wind River,” a movie that was released by the Weinstein Company, did well at the box office, but was then removed from the studio by its financiers. It’s nice to see  the DGA — which has since ousted Harvey Weinstein– didn’t penalize the film despite the mogul’s scandals.

If del Toro wins, he’ll be the third Mexican director to do so in the last five years– or technically fourth since 2013 because Alejandro Innaritu has won twice. (Alfonso Cuaron is the other.)

FILM

FEATURE FILM

Guillermo del Toro, “The Shape of Water”
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

del Toro’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: J. Miles Dale
Production Manager: Dennis Chapman
First Assistant Director: Pierre Henry
Second Assistant Director: Tyler Delben

Greta Gerwig, “Lady Bird”
(A24)

Gerwig’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Lila Yacoub, Danielle Blumstein, Jamin O’Brien (New York Crew)
First Assistant Directors: Jonas Spaccarotelli, Cedric Vara (New York Crew)
Second Assistant Director: Brendan Lee, Dana Zolli (New York Crew)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Lillian Awa, Teri Barber

Martin McDonagh, “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri”
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

McDonagh’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Bergen Swanson
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Peggy Robinson
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
Second Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor

Christopher Nolan, “Dunkirk”
(Warner Bros.)

Nolan’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: David Witz, Christine Raspillere (France Unit), Chris Brock (UK Unit), Nicky Tüske (Netherlands Unit)
First Assistant Directors: Nilo Otero, William Pruss (France Unit), Willem Quarles van Ufford (Netherlands Unit)
Second Assistant Director: Eric Lasko, Nicolas Baldino (France Unit), Alexis Chelli (France Unit), Clément Comet (France Unit)
Second Second Assistant Director: Alina Gatti

Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
(Universal Pictures)

Peele’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit)
First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi
Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit)
Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard
Location Manager: Kurt Enger (New York Unit)

FIRST-TIME FEATURE FILM DIRECTOR:

Geremy Jasper, “Patti Cake$”
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Jasper’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sara Blechman
First Assistant Director: Inna Braude
Second Assistant Director: Natasha Rivera
Second Second Assistant Director: Lucas Isabella
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Alice Johnson

William Oldroyd, “Lady Macbeth”
(Roadside Attractions)

Oldroyd’s Directorial Team:
Production Manager: Robert K. Harm
Unit Manager: Eugene Galbrath
First Assistant Director: George Every
Second Assistant Director: Richard Stanley Jan Harris

Jordan Peele, “Get Out”
(Universal Pictures)

Peele’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Marcei A. Brown, Rick A. Osako (Fairhope Unit)
First Assistant Director: Gerard DiNardi
Second Assistant Directors: Ram Paul Silbey, Marc Newland (Fairhope Unit), Jack McKenna (New York Unit)
Second Second Assistant Director: Maggie Ballard
Location Manager: Kurt Enger (New York Unit)

Taylor Sheridan, “Wind River”
(Acacia Entertainment)

Sheridan’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Christopher H. Warner
First Assistant Director: Nicholas Harvard
Second Assistant Director: Jason Altieri
Second Second Assistant Director: Kristina Massie

Aaron Sorkin, “Molly’s Game”
(STX Entertainment)

Sorkin’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Lyn Lucibello-Brancatella, Stuart M. Besser, Michael Beugg (Los Angeles Unit)
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton (Los Angeles Unit)
First Assistant Director: Walter Gasparovic
Second Assistant Directors: Penny Charter, Travis Rehwaldt (New York Unit), Paula Case (Los Angeles Unit)
Second Second Assistant Directors: Conor Griff (New York Unit), Drew Ritson (New York Unit), Bryan Snodgrass (Los Angeles Unit)
Location Manager: Dena Ghieth (New York Unit)

Vanity Fair Gives “Phantom Thread” the A List Treatment Pre-Oscar Soiree with Director Paul Thomas Anderson

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Vanity Fair Gives “Phantom Thread” the A List Treatment Pre-Oscar Soiree with Director Paul Thomas Anderson

Half the town is down in Palm Springs at the Film Festival. Some people are coming back from New York for tonight’s Critics Choice Awards (CW Network, 8pm Eastern). Celebrities are criss-crossing the country on private planes, regular flights, helicopters. When you walk into a room in Hollywood this week, the main topics are How did you get here? Where were you? And where are you going?

The second topics are James Franco’s scandal, Michelle Williams getting no money for re-shoots of “All the Money in the World,” and Movies I Slept Through.

Also, everyone loves “Get Out.”

At the fabled Chateau Marmont Wednesday night, Vanity Fair took over the lobby and garden to showcase the fashions from Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Phantom Thread.” It was a swanky, elegant affair toasting costume designer Mark Bridges. PTA himself was there, cavorting with fellow directors Joe Wright (“Darkest Hour”) and Edgar Wright (“Baby Driver”). PTA brought one of the film’s stars, Vicky Krieps, who everyone wanted to meet.

Sort of hiding out: Jon Hamm, looking like a movie star, who’s in town “taking meetings” and that sort of thing. Remember Hamm was one of the star of Wright’s great action movie “Baby Driver” this year.

I also ran into past Oscar nominee John C. Reilly, who told me he’s got no fewer than four films coming out this year. Not bad. Plus, nominee from every awards show Liev Schreiber, star of “Ray Donovan,” stopped in. He told me life is a lot easier since “Ray Donovan” moved to New York so he could be with his kids. And songwriter extraordinaire Diane Warren, whose “Stand Up for Something” is nominated for a Critics Choice award and should be up for an Oscar. She has 8 nominations so far!

The pictures you see around here are models wearing Mark Bridges’ creations for “Phantom Thread.” They’re very elegant, 1950s esque, and for a couple of hours the Chateau seemed oh so retro and swell.

There were also a lot of up and coming young women who are going to turn this town over. I met the amazingly multi-talented Zelda Williams, daughter of Robin Williams and Marcia Garces Williams– she’s going to be quite th the force and filmmaker, as well as one third of the sister rock act Haim–Alana Haim– they’re already superstars, as well as Kate Sumner, eldest daughter of rock star Sting, a simmering beauty who acts and sings. They are Hollywood’s ladies of the future, and they won’t take no for an answer.

Photo c2018 Showbiz411 of Zelda Williams and Alana Haim

all other photos c2018 Showbiz411

Exclusive: Amy Adams Breaks Down and Tells 7 Year Old Daughter the Facts of Life: Mom’s a Movie Star

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Exclusive: Amy Adams Breaks Down and Tells 7 Year Old Daughter the Facts of Life: Mom’s a Movie Star

Here’s the most outstandingly cute anecdote from the Golden Globes.

File this under: Mom, exactly what is it that you do?

On Sunday night, Amy Adams had to tell her 7 year old daughter, Aviana, the facts of life: Mom is a movie star.

I ran into Adams on Monday night in West Hollywood at Craig’s having a quiet dinner with actor-director Darren LeGallo and producer Chuck Roven and his wife, Stephanie.

Did you watch the Golden Globes, I asked them?

Amy and Darren then told this story. “Aviana saw the people getting the awards and she said, Mom, do you have one?”

Amy replied: “Well, as a matter of fact, I do. I have two.” Amy won back to back Globes in 2014 and 2015 for “Big Eyes” and “American Hustle.”

Aviana asked: Where are they? “They’re up on a shelf,” Amy told her and took them down.

How did the little girl react? I wish I could show you the pictures, but the rights belong to Aviana– of the little girl having dinner on her TV table, big grin, with a Golden Globe on either side of her plate. It’s a sight to behold! Wait til Aviana finds out her mom also has 5 Oscar nominations!

Directors Guild TV Nominations Include “Game of Thrones,” “Veep,” “Stranger Things,” “Master of None,” “Handmaid’s Tale”

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Directors Guild TV Nominations Include “Game of Thrones,” “Veep,” “Stranger Things,” “Master of None,” “Handmaid’s Tale”

The DGA has just issued its TV nominees. There are several for HBO, naturally, as well as Netflix. Hulu and Amazon. There are none for the major networks, and zero for Showtime.

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

THE DUFFER BROTHERS

Stranger Things, “Chapter Nine: The Gate”
(Netflix)

The Duffer Brothers‘ Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Timothy Lonsdale
  • First Assistant Director: Richard Denault
  • Second Assistant Director: John R. Bonaccorse
  • Second Second Assistant Directors: David Champion, Robert S. Hoffman
  • Additional Second Assistant Directors: Clayton Thompson, Tyler Smith

This is Mr. Matt Duffer’s and Mr. Ross Duffer’s second DGA Award nomination. They were previously nominated in this same category in 2016 for Stranger Things, “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers.”

 

REED MORANO

The Handmaid’s Tale, “Offred”

(Hulu)

 

Ms. Morano’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Joe Boccia

 

This is Ms. Morano’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

JEREMY PODESWA

Game of Thrones, “The Dragon and the Wolf”

(HBO)

 

This is Mr. Podeswa’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category in 2010 for The Pacific, “Home.”

 

MATT SHAKMAN

Game of Thrones, “The Spoils of War”

(HBO)

 

This is Mr. Shakman’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

ALAN TAYLOR

Game of Thrones, “Beyond the Wall”

(HBO)

 

Mr. Taylor’s Directorial Team:

  • First Assistant Director: Toby Ford

 

This is Mr. Taylor’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2008 for Mad Men, “The Mountain King.” He won the DGA Award in this category in 2007 for his Mad Men pilot “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”

 

 

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COMEDY SERIES

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

 

AZIZ ANSARI

Master of None, “The Thief”

(Netflix)

 

Mr. Ansari’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Gwen Bialic, Igor Srubshchik
  • First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
  • Second Assistant Director: Ellen Parnett

 

This is Mr. Ansari’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

MIKE JUDGE

Silicon Valley, “Server Error”

(HBO)

 

Mr. Judge’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Tyler Romary
  • First Assistant Director: Nick Mastandrea
  • Second Assistant Director: Heather Wagner‑Wang
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
  • Additional Second Assistant Director: Gordon Freeman

 

This is Mr. Judge’s fourth DGA Award nomination – all in this category for episodes of Silicon Valley. He was previously nominated in 2016 for “Founder Friendly,” in 2015 for “Binding Arbitration” and in 2014 for “Minimum Viable Product.”

MELINA MATSOUKAS

Master of None, “Thanksgiving”

(Netflix)

Ms. Matsoukas’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Gwen Bialic, Igor Srubshchik
  • First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
  • Second Assistant Director: Ellen Parnett
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Dustin Bewley
  • Location Manager: Julie Sage

This is Ms. Matsoukas’s first DGA Award nomination.

BETH McCARTHY‑MILLER

Veep, “Chicklet”

(HBO)

Ms. McCarthy‑Miller’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: David Hyman
  • First Assistant Director: Dale Stern
  • Second Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Yarden Levo
  • Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero

This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s twelfth DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode “Hogcock!/Last Lunch.” She was also nominated that year, together with Rob Ashford, in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category for The Sound of Music Live! She was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for 30 Rock episodes “Live from Studio 6H” in 2012, “Live Show” in 2010, “The Reunion Episode #304” in 2008 and “Somebody to Love” in 2007. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety twice, in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the “Val Kilmer and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Adele Live in New York City.

AMY SHERMAN‑PALLADINO

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

(Amazon)

Ms. Sherman‑Palladino’s Directorial Team:

Unit Production Managers: Frank Covino, Dhana Rivera Gilbert

First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini

Second Assistant Director: Soren Miltich

Second Second Assistant Director: Kyle Burstein

Location Manager: Michael Buonanno

This is Ms. Sherman‑Palladino’s first DGA Award nomination.

MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI‑SERIES

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini‑Series for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

SCOTT FRANK

Godless

(Netflix)

 

Mr. Frank’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Alton Walpole, Michael Malone
  • First Assistant Directors: Aldric La’auli Porter, Eric Henriquez
  • Second Assistant Directors: Eric Glasser, Kevin O’Neil
  • Second Second Assistant Directors: Jai James, C.J. Neels, Ronan O’Connor
  • Additional Second Assistant Directors: Kathryn Olguin, Jessica Richey, Joe Bufalino

 

This is Mr. Frank’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

BARRY LEVINSON

The Wizard of Lies

(HBO)

 

Mr. Levinson’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Amy Herman, Joseph E. Iberti
  • First Assistant Director: Michele Ziegler
  • Second Assistant Director: Xanthus Valan
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Jakub Porembski
  • Location Manager: Andrew D. Cooke

 

This is Mr. Levinson’s sixth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2010 for You Don’t Know Jack. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 1988 for Rain Man, and was previously nominated in that category in 1990 for Avalon and in 1991 for Bugsy. He was also nominated in the Dramatic Series category in 1993 for his Homicide: Life on the Street episode “Gone for Goode.”

 

KYRA SEDGWICK

Story of a Girl

(Lifetime)

 

This is Ms. Sedgwick’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

JEAN‑MARC VALLÉE

Big Little Lies

(HBO)

 

Mr. Vallée’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Barbara A. Hall, G.D. Fienberg
  • First Assistant Director: David Ticotin
  • Second Assistant Director: Christine Danahy
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Bob Riley
  • Additional Second Assistant Directors: Bryan Landrine, Rob Burgess, Allison Rushton, Mallory Squeo

 

This is Mr. Vallée’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

GEORGE C. WOLFE

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

(HBO)

 

Mr. Wolfe’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Kathryn Dean, Patricia Doherty Hess
  • First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
  • Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Kevin Breen

 

This is Mr. Wolfe’s second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini‑Series in 2005 for Lackawanna Blues (in a tie with Joseph Sargent for Warm Springs).

 

 

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VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

ANDRE ALLEN

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee, “#2061”

(TBS)

 

Mr. Allen’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Jeremy Hardwick, Pat King
  • Stage Manager: Laura Mack

 

This is Mr. Allen’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

PAUL G. CASEY

Real Time with Bill Maher, “#1527”

(HBO)

 

Mr. Casey’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
  • Stage Managers: Patrick Whitney, Brian Anderson

 

This is Mr. Casey’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2016, 2015 and 2014 for Real Time with Bill Maher, “Show #1437,” “Show #1334” and “Show #1226.”

 

JIM HOSKINSON

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Joe Biden/Elton John”

(CBS)

 

Mr. Hoskinson’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger
  • Stage Manager: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib, Susan Schroer

 

This is Mr. Hoskinson’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2016 for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Episode #0179” and in 2015, 2013 and 2007 for The Colbert Report episodes “11040, “ “10004” and “3052.”

 

DON ROY KING

Saturday Night Live, “Host: Jimmy Fallon”

(NBC)

 

Mr. King’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
  • Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly

 

This is Mr. King’s twelfth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in this category for Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle” in 2016, and for Saturday Night Live, “Host: Justin Timberlake” in 2013. Mr. King also won the DGA Award for Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special in 2015. He was previously nominated for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, and in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category for the Saturday Night Live episode, “Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato.”

 

PAUL PENNOLINO

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “French Elections”

(HBO)

 

Mr. Pennolino’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
  • Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Susan Schroer

 

This is Mr. Pennolino’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2016 for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. He is also nominated this year in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents‘ Dinner.

 

 

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VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

STAN LATHAN

Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin

(Netflix)

 

Mr. Lathan’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Sara Niimi
  • Stage Manager: Rob Sellers

 

This is Mr. Lathan’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

LINDA MENDOZA

Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman

(PBS)

 

Ms. Mendoza’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Dora Mendoza, Kelly Hernacki
  • Stage Managers: Arthur Lewis, Mark McKenna, Lou Moore

 

This is Ms. Mendoza’s third DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated in this same category in 2016 for Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House. She was also nominated in the Musical Variety category in 2010 for Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at The White House.

 

PAUL PENNOLINO

Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents‘ Dinner

(TBS)

 

Mr. Pennolino’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Jeremy Hardwick, Mike Walker, Libby Minarek, Jonathan Harris
  • Stage Managers: Laura Mack, April Smith, Kenyon Noble

 

This is Mr. Pennolino’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2016 for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. He is also nominated this year in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “French Elections.”

 

AMY SCHUMER

Amy Schumer: The Leather Special

(Netflix)

 

This is Ms. Schumer’s second DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category in 2015 for Inside Amy Schumer, “12 Angry Men” with Director Ryan McFaul

 

GLENN WEISS

The 89th Annual Academy Awards

(ABC)

 

Mr. Weiss’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Eve Adair, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Michael Polito
  • Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Rita Cossette, Dave Cove, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Ron Paul, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel‑Moore, Debbie Williams, Ari Woog

 

This is Mr. Weiss’s fourteenth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2013, 2014 and 2016 for the 67th, 68th and 70thAnnual Tony Awards and in the Musical Variety category in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, and 66thAnnual Tony Awards.  He was also nominated in the Musical Variety category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards. Additionally, Mr. Weiss was nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series, together with Rob Ashford, for Peter Pan Live!

 

 

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REALITY PROGRAMS

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

HISHAM ABED

Encore!, “Pilot”

(ABC)

 

This is Mr. Abed’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for The Hills.

 

JOHN GONZALEZ

Live PD, “Episode 50”

(A&E)

 

Mr. Gonzalez’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Janine Devito
  • Stage Manager: Jeff Buda

 

This is Mr. Gonzalez’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2016 for Live PD.

 

BRIAN SMITH

MasterChef, “Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks”

(FOX)

 

Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Anna Moulaison
  • Stage Managers: Drew Lewandowski, Brady Hess

 

This is Mr. Smith’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for MasterChef in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 – and in 2016 for S.T.R.O.N.G.

 

ADAM VETRI

Dare to Live, “Chainsmokers”

(MTV)

 

Mr. Vetri’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Ian Blankenship

 

This is Mr. Vetri’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2014, and won in 2015, for Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge.

 

KENT WEED

Spartan: The Ultimate Team Challenge, “Season Premiere”

(NBC)

 

Mr. Weed’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Ben Simms
  • Stage Manager: Dave Massey

 

This is Mr. Weed’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2008 for I Survived a Japanese Game Show.

 

 

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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

NIKI CARO

Anne with an E, “Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny”

(Netflix)

 

This is Ms. Caro’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

 

BENJAMIN LEHMANN

The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special

(HBO)

 

Mr. Lehmann’s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Yori Tondrowski, Frank Campagna
  • Stage Managers: Anne Marie Dentici Gammon, Shawn Havens, Theresa Anderson
  • Location Managers: Steven Carbajal, Jillian Stricker

 

This is Mr. Lehmann’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

LILY MARIYE

Just Add Magic, “Just Add Meddling”

(Amazon)

 

Ms. Mariye’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Pixie Wespiser
  • First Assistant Director: Gregory Guzik
  • Second Assistant Director: Darrell Woodard
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Tara Nicole Tjahjadi

 

This is Ms. Mariye’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

ALISON McDONALD

An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life

(Amazon)

 

Ms. McDonald’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King
  • First Assistant Director: Otto Penzato
  • Second Assistant Director: David Berke
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Yarden Levo

 

This is Ms. McDonald’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

MATTHEW O’NEILL AND THALIA SODI

15: A Quinceañera Story: Zoey

(HBO)

 

 

 

This is Mr. O’Neill’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

This is Ms. Sodi’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

 

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COMMERCIALS

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

MARTIN de THURAH

(Epoch Films)

 

Festival, StubHub – Goodby Silverstein

  • First Assistant Director: Charles Conner

 

Machines, StubHub – Goodby Silverstein

  • First Assistant Director: Charles Conner

 

Mad World, WealthSimple – WealthSimple In House

  • First Assistant Director: Jey Wada
  • Second Assistant Director: Curtis Smith

 

This is Mr. de Thurah’s second DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2013 for The Man Who Couldn’t Slow Down (Hennessy VS) and Human Race (Acura MDX 2014).

 

ALMA HAR’EL

(Epoch Films)

 

Love Without Bias, P&G – Wieden + Kennedy

  • First Assistant Director: George Miles Johnstone

 

This is Ms. Har’el’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

HOFFMAN/METOYER

(MJZ)

 

Anthem, KitchenAid – DigitasLBi

  • Second Assistant Director: Frankie Pagnotta
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Ross

 

Go Further, Ford – GTB

  • First Assistant Director: David Webb
  • Second Assistant Director: David Marnell
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Jeff Tavani

 

This is the first DGA nomination for Mr. Will Hoffman and Mr. Julius Metoyer.

 

 

MILES JAY

(SMUGGLER)

 

Alive, Bose QuietComfort 35 Headphones – Grey

  • First Assistant Director: Gareth Moses

 

Calling JohnMalkovich.com, Squarespace – John X Hannes

 

Who is JohnMalkovich.com?, Squarespace – John X Hannes

 

This is Mr. Jay’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2015 for It Can Wait (ESPN).

 

ISAIAH SERET

(Biscuit Filmworks)

 

Growing Up, Samsung Galaxy – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

  • First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell
  • Second Assistant Director: Ben Randolph
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Shauna Frontera

 

I Love You, Samsung Great – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

  • First Assistant Director: Brian Stevens
  • Second Assistant Director: Steve Bagnara

 

Never Too Composed, Kohler – DDB Chicago

  • First Assistant Director: Eric Topp
  • Second Assistant Director: Rob Nia

 

This is Mr. Seret’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

 

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DOCUMENTARY

 

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2017 are (in alphabetical order):

 

 

KEN BURNS & LYNN NOVICK

The Vietnam War

(PBS)

 

This is Mr. Burns’ and Ms. Novick’s second DGA Award nomination. They were previously nominated in this category in 2007 for The War.

 

BRYAN FOGEL

Icarus

(Netflix)

 

This is Mr. Fogel’s first DGA Award nomination.

 

MATTHEW HEINEMAN

City of Ghosts

(Amazon Studios)

 

 

This is Mr. Heineman’s second DGA Award nomination. He won in this category in 2015 for Cartel Land

 

STEVE JAMES

Abacus: Small Enough to Jail

(PBS)

 

This is Mr. James’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He won in this category in 1994 for Hoop Dreams, and was also nominated in this category in 2008 and 2011 for At The Death House Door and Frontline: The Interrupters.

 

ERROL MORRIS

Wormwood

(Netflix)

Mr. Morris’s Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Caroline Baron
  • Assistant Unit Production Manager: Sean Fogel
  • Stage Managers: Kamen Velkovsky, Keith Marlin
  • Location Manager: David Velasco

Bad Guys Win: Oscar Winner Paul Haggis Forced to Resign from Successful Haiti Charity After Accusations

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Bad Guys Win: Oscar Winner Paul Haggis Forced to Resign from Successful Haiti Charity After Accusations

I am very sad to learn that Oscar winning director and writer Paul Haggis has resigned from the important charity he started, Artists for Peace and Justice.

Paul, who won two Oscars for “Crash” and was nominated for writing “Million Dollar Baby,” literally willed APJ into existence before the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake. Prior to the quake he’d already been raising money and enlisting celebrity friends to help one of the poorest nations in the world. But once the quake hit, Haggis went into overdrive. He’s raised millions of dollars for rebuilding, for education, etc. In the last couple of years he’s even joined forces with Sean Penn and his Haiti charity to make a difference in the impoverished country.

Now because of accusations of sexual misconduct that are unfounded and unproven, Haggis has stepped away from APJ. This is tragic.  His first accuser apparently demanded $9 million to keep quiet, so Haggis went to the US Attorney because he was being extorted. The follow up accusers haven’t asked for anything nor made actual accusations– they’ve just waved the magic wand of social media to brand Haggis.

The accusers– particularly the secondary ones– could easily be attached to Scientology. Haggis, a former member of the cult religion, broke free a few years ago and has been a constant public critic of the notoriously vengeful group. Haggis was the main source for Lawrence Wright’s book “Going Clear” and the documentary of the same name by Alex Gibney. It’s not out of the question that Scientology has plotted against him.

Haggis has a lot of lady friends, including his ex wife, who are steadfastly behind him. Unlike some other recent alleged misconducters, Haggis is not the guy who everyone said, “Oh yeah, sure.” Quite the contrary. Something is wrong here the shame of it is that before it’s straightened out a lot of damage will be done– not only to Haggis but to the people of Haiti who depend on his dedication and unwavering loyalty.

 

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