DGA Awards Winners include 'Homeland' and 'Transparent'

Winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2014 were announced tonight during the 67th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Alejandro G. Iñárritu won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).

Actor Jane Lynch hosted the ceremony before an audience of more than 1,600 guests. Presenters included (in alphabetical order): DGA President Paris Barclay; Chadwick Boseman; Pierce Brosnan; Glen Charles; Les Charles; Bradley Cooper; Alfonso Cuarón; Julie Delpy; Jodie Foster; Taraji P. Henson; January Jones; Michael Mann; Lea Michele; Don Mischer; Bill Murray; Katey Sagal; Steven Spielberg; Barbra Streisand; and DGA First Vice President Betty Thomas.

The winners of the 2014 DGA Awards for Outstanding Directorial Achievement are:

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film

ALEJANDRO G. IÑÁRRITU
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)

DGA Awards 2013 -- Winners Announced

Jill Mitwell won for ONE LIFE TO LIVE

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2012 were announced on Saturday night during the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.

Jill Mitwell from ONE LIFE TO LIVE took home the award for daytime serials.  This was Mitwell’s fourth DGA Award win and ninth nomination, all for her direction of OLTL.  Rian Johnson from BREAKING BAD won for primetime dramas.

The complete list of Directors Guild of America Award winners is below.

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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
Jill Mitwell -- ONE LIFE TO LIVE ("Between Heaven and Hell")

NOMINEES: Directors Guild of America Awards

Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford today announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2012.

“Television is in the midst of one of the most creative and fruitful periods in its history, and television directors are a critical element of that success,” said Hackford. “The 40 nominated directors in eight television categories represent the highest caliber of directing seen on television this year, with a diverse range of projects highlighting their creativity and skill in eliciting performance, advancing the story and establishing the look and feel in all genres of television. I congratulate them for their excellent work.”

The winners will be announced at the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 2, 2013 at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles. The DGA Awards will be hosted by director/actor/producer Kelsey Grammer.

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials and for a Dramaatic Series are below:

WINNERS: 2012 DGA Awards (GENERAL HOSPITAL's William Ludel)

The Directors Guild of America Awards Dinner was held on Saturday, January 28, at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.

The ceremony honored Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2011.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:

WILLIAM LUDEL - WINNER
GENERAL HOSPITAL, “Intervention” (ABC)

Mr. Ludel’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Christine Magarian Ucar, Denise Van Cleave, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore, RC Cates, David MacLeod
Stage Managers: Craig McManu, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Andrea Compton

This is Mr. Ludel's seventh DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of GENERAL HOSPITAL. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for GENERAL HOSPITAL "Episode #9801" in 2001 and "Episode #8248" in 1995; and was previously nominated for GENERAL HOSPITAL "Macho Men" in 2009, "Luke in Purgatory" in 2008, "Episode #11177" in 2006 and for "Episode #7922" in 1994.

LARRY CARPENTER
ONE LIFE TO LIVE, “Episode #10917” (ABC)

Mr. Carpenter’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Tracy Casper Lang, Michael Sweeney
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Jennifer Blood, Brendan Higgins
Production Associates: Kevin Brush, Nathalie Rodriguez

DGA Nominations: ALL MY CHILDREN & GENERAL HOSPITAL Lead With Two Each

On Tuesday, Directors Guild of America President Taylor Hackford announced the DGA’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2011. There are seven directors nominated in the Daytime Serials category and only five in the primetime Dramatic Series category despite there being many more shows at night.

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for 2011 are (in alphabetical order):

LARRY CARPENTER
ONE LIFE TO LIVE, “Episode #10917” (ABC)

Mr. Carpenter’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Tracy Casper Lang, Michael Sweeney
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Jennifer Blood, Brendan Higgins
Production Associates: Kevin Brush, Nathalie Rodriguez

Larry Carpenter, Martin Scorsese Win DGA Awards

The winners of the Directors Guild of America Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards for 2010 were announced Saturday night during the 63rd Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.

Martin Scorsese won in the Dramatic Series category for BOARDWALK EMPIRE. Larry Carpenter won for the third time in the Daytime Serials category for ONE LIFE TO LIVE.

Click here for a complete list of winners.

AS THE WORLD TURNS Wins DGA Award

The Directors Guild of America handed our their 62nd Annual awards on Saturday night. And the winner for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials was the directing team from AS THE WORLD TURNS lead by Christopher Goutman.

CHRISTOPHER GOUTMAN - AS THE WORLD TURNS - Episode #13,457 (CBS)

Mr. Goutman's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Kerner, Carol Sedwick
Stage Managers: Nancy Barron, Jennifer Blood
Production Associates: Brett Hellman, Alexandra Von Roalsvig (co-creator of GOTHAM), Jared Lynch

This is Mr. Goutman's first DGA Award. It was his fourth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category for AS THE WORLD TURNS "Episode #12971" in 2007 "Episode #12,166" in 2004, and "Episode #10,446" in 1997.

The other daytime directing teams nominated were lead by Casey Childs (AMC), William Ludel (GH), Cynthia J. Popp (B&B), Sally McDonald (Y&R) and Dean Lamont (Y&R).

Lesli Linka Glatter of MAD MEN won for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night.

DGA Nominees Announced! 6 Daytime Teams Nominated

The Directors Guild of America today announced the Guild's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2009.

In the Daytime Serials category, the following were nominated: Casey Childs (AMC), Christopher Goutman (ATWT), William Ludel (GH), Cynthia J. Popp (B&B), Sally McDonald (Y&R) and Dean Lamont (Y&R) plus their directing teams.

News Round-up

INTERVIEW: ONE LIFE TO LIVE's Tuc Watkins (David)
"The great thing about Ron [Carlivati] coming on is that is not often that a character, a writer, and an actor, all sort of get it together. Sometimes an actor does not have a handle on what the writer and director is gunning for, and not have the full grasp on something that you are very familiar with. I think Ron appreciated the same characteristics of David that I appreciated. So, we kind of turned up the volume on David. It has been great. You know, I have been through a lot of different writers on the show. I have never really noticed that much difference in the writing, but I really did notice a difference when Ron started."

Out in Hollywood recap of the DGA Awards
"Once traffic on the red carpet began to dwindle, we headed into the dinner and discovered not only were our seats quite good, but we were the only people at our table who were not from the ABC daytime drama ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Everyone was great and I peppered them with questions about various cast members - especially my fave, Tuc Watkins - and what was great was early on in the evening, Larry Carpenter won the directing prize for the soap!"

The Life And Times of Phillip Spaulding As Told by Grant Aleksander
Grant Aleksander, the actor who has brought the character to life so memorably, gave Fancast an annotated video guide to his character, from Phillip’s days as part of the famed Four Musketeers, to his struggles to help a young Lizzie (then played by Heroes star Hayden Panetierre) survive her battle with leukemia.

New York's Diaper Rush
"If you have twins in Manhattan, it's assumed you had IVF," sighs Upper East Sider Risa Goldberg, who co-founded Big City Moms, a social events group for new mothers. "Some people find it really offensive, others divulge every detail." Risa herself doesn't mind the question—for the record, her duo was conceived naturally. But many aren't, and twin rates in the U.S. have rocketed 70 percent since 1980.

"For people who like attention, twins are great," says Risa. "If I am ever depressed, I put my boys in the stroller and take a walk down the street and people just go nuts." And the fact that they are identical has been lucrative: Her sons were recently cast on the soap opera GUIDING LIGHT. "Because of the labor laws, children can only work a certain number of hours, so identical twins are in such high demand," she says. Risa adds that the social capital is great, too—she's been accepted into an "exclusive society of twin moms who only want to hang out with other twin moms. It can feel elitist. But they get it in a way that someone with one kid will never understand."

Thaao Penghlis on his exit from DAYS
"Must say my gratitude to all of you for all the support. Can't wait to write this chapter. At least I'm in good company and I did live through the best of DAYS. And what a great group of people who have been there to share it with me.
Onwards and off to NY this Thursday for meetings. Changes are in the air."

Hollywood scene not for DAYS' Rachel Melvin
In her latest blog, Melvin writes: "So as I'm sure you've noticed, I haven't been working too much lately. So to fill the time in my schedule, I've taken to the 'Hollywood Scene'. This means going to the trendiest of clubs and hot spots in Los Angeles. The initial interest in the 'Hollywood Scene' for me, came because most of my friends are now regulars on series, working ridiculous hours, and therefore too tired to hang out... or they have boyfriends-enough said. So I wanted to meet new people, maybe network a little within the industry, or possibly meet someone and try my hand at dating finally. Besides, everyone is always talking about how fun these clubs in Los Angeles are. I sucked it up and gave it my best and I failed miserably. I mean, I really just don't get it. The whole experience to me is exhausting, disappointing, and highly overrated!"

Sixth grader hangs herself in reenactment of popular soap opera scene (and survives)
Believing she would not die from the attempt, 11-year-old Rojan of Nablus hung a rope from a tree and tied one end around her neck. She then asked her brother to push the chair out from beneath her. The eight-year-old boy pushed the chair and the rope tightened around Rojan’s neck and she lost consciousness. Hearing a commotion outside Rojan’s mother rushed to her children and cut Rojan from the tree and brought her to hospital.

The scene was meant as a reenactment of a scene from a popular Turkish drama airing currently on MBC satellite called WADI AL-DI'AB [Valley of Wolves]. The heroine of the soap opera hung herself after the hero left her, but she reappears in every following episode of the series in dreams and nightmares of the hero. The children, who Rojan gathered around the tree in the yard, were all convinced that hanging would not kill the girl, since they did not understand that the heroine herself was dead.

Rojan’s father, 36-year-old Abu Islam, said it was a miracle that his daughter was still alive. When he learned that the event was a reenactment of the events of the drama, he was outraged, and called on parents to prevent their children from watching such programs since they do not understand the serious consequences of things played down in the programs.

Relaunch of GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN website
The web presence of the most successful German soap opera on the RTL channel, GUTE ZEITEN, SCHLECHTE ZEITEN, was re-launched on the basis of the content management platform CONTENS. Fans of the series can find here the GZSZ Community, information about the stars and a video archive, among other features. With the help of the chronologically controlled content, there is a preview of the next episode after every show.

The Co-operative takes entire CORRIE ad break for re-brand
The Co-operative Group is to launch its £10m re-branding campaign with a two-and-a-half minute commercial during CORONATION STREET.

Punxsutawney Phil sees shadow, winter to continue
The world's most famous groundhog has seen his shadow which, legend has it, means this already long winter will last for six more weeks.

Punxsutawney Phil's forecast was announced in front of thousands of revelers gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh. They gathered Monday morning in near freezing temperatures, with many revelers buoyed by the Super Bowl victory by the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday night.

DGA Awards Fashion

Former ALL MY CHILDREN actress Melissa Leo (who is nominated for an Oscar for Frozen River), BROTHERS & SISTERS star Rachel Griffiths and former AS THE WORLD TURNS ingenue Marisa Tomei were all presenters at last night's DGA Awards.

Fun fact: Leo beat out Julia Roberts for the role of Linda Warner on AMC back in 1984.

Larry Carpenter Wins Another DGA Award

The Directors Guild of America held their 61st Annual DGA Awards Dinner Saturday night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The event honored the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Documentaries and Commercials for the year 2008.

Presenters included BROTHERS & SISTERS star Rachel Griffiths and former soap stars Marisa Tomei, Blair Underwood and Melissa Leo.

Larry Carpenter of ONE LIFE TO LIFE received his third DGA Award in the Daytime Serials category for Episode #10,281 titled "So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?". The other daytime nomiees were William Ludel (GENERAL HOSPITAL - Episode #11,462), Noel Maxam (DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Episode #10,763), Owen Renfroe (GENERAL HOSPITAL - Episode 11,504) and Herb Stein (DAYS OF OUR LIVES - (Episode #10,764). HOUSE actress Lisa Edelstein presented the daytime category. Carpenter also won last year.

Mr. Carpenter's winning Directorial Team included Associate Directors Teresa Anne Cicala, Paul Glass and Tracy Casper Lang; Stage Managers Alan Needleman, Keith Greer and Brendan Higgins; and Production Associates Kevin Brush and Beth Kravitz.

Former ANOTHER WORLD star Don Scardino was nominated for Directing the "Do Over" episode of 30 ROCK but lost to another director on that show, Paul Feig.

Director's Guild of America Nominations Announced

The Directors Guild of America today announced the Guild’s nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Documentaries and Commercials for the year 2008.

Former ANOTHER WORLD star Don Scardino was nominated for Directing the "Do Over" episode of 30 ROCK. Scardino also played Greg Nelson on ALL MY CHILDREN as a temporary replacement back in the early 1980s and had a stint as Frank Ryan on RYAN'S HOPE as well.

In the Daytime Serials category the nominees are:

LARRY CARPENTER
ONE LIFE TO LIVE - Episode #10,281
ABC

Mr. Carpenter's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Paul Glass, Tracy Casper Lang
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Brenden Higgins,
Production Associate: Beth Kravitz
This is Mr. Carpenter's sixth DGA Award nomination. He won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for ONE LIFE TO LIVE - "Episode #9947" in 2007 and for ONE LIFE TO LIVE "Episode #8849" in 2003. He was previously nominated for that series for "Episode #9686" in 2006, "Episode #9385" in 2005 and "Episode #8655" in 2002.

WILLIAM LUDEL
GENERAL HOSPITAL - Episode #11,462
ABC

Mr. Ludel's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Peter Fillmore, Christina Magarian-Ucar, Ron Cates, Penny Pengra
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Denise Van Cleave, Lisa Kaseff
This is Mr. Ludel's fifth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for GENERAL HOSPITAL "Episode #9801" in 2001 and "Episode #8248" in 1995, and was nominated for "Episode #11177" in 2006 and for "Episode #7922" in 1994.

NOEL MAXAM
DAYS OF OUR LIVES - Episode #10,763
NBC

Mr. Maxam's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Joseph Lumer, Michael J. Fiamingo, Krista Cremidan, Lugh Powers,
Mason Dickson, Marius Darrow III
Stage Managers: Francesca Bellini-DeSimone, Stuart W. Howard
Production Associates: Sara Peterson, Denise White-Serrette
This is Mr. Maxam's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS - "Episode # 6632 in 1999.

OWEN RENFROE
GENERAL HOSPITAL - "Episode 11,504"
ABC

Mr. Renfroe's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Denise Van Cleave, Lisa Kaseff, Christine Magarian-Ucar, Penny Pengra, R.C. Cates, Dave MacLeod, Pete Fillmore
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft, Michelle Azenzer
Production Associate: Christine Cooper
This is Mr. Renfroe's second DGA Award nomination. He won DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for GENERAL HOSPITAL "Episode #10914"in 2005.

HERB STEIN
DAYS OF OUR LIVES - “Episode #10,764”
NBC

Mr. Stein's Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Joseph Lumer, Michael J. Fiamingo
Stage Managers: Francesca Bellini-DeSimone, Stuart W. Howard
Production Associates: Sara Peterson, Denise White-Serrette, Krista Cremidan
This is Mr. Stein's third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials in 1999 for DAYS OF OUR LIVES, "Episode #8557" with co-director Roger W. Inman; and was previously nominated in this category for DAYS OF OUR LIVES - "Episode #10090" with co-director Albert Alar in 2005.

News Brief

New York Daily New: SPOILER ALERT: Lizzie gets the shock of her life Monday on GUIDING LIGHT when she sees that the man who saved her from the oncoming car on Friday was her ex-lover Jonathan - who is supposed to be dead.

Daily Telegraph: Hot on the heels of Idol's Dean Geyer and Cyber Shack's Erin McNaught, NEIGHBOURS has now signed Celebrity Big Brother's Imogen Bailey to play the sister of Miranda (Nikki Coghill).

AfterElton.: Luke and Noah Are Tops.... Again. The results are in and Luke and Noah were the favorite couple to watch in the CBS Daytime Viewers Voice poll.

The Province: If there's such a thing as a Z-list for celebrities, they were in attendance in Atlanta for the NHL All-Star weekend. The stars, such as they were, included David Boreanaz of the TV series, BONES; Thorsten Kaye of ALL MY CHILDREN; singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards; the rock band Mastodon; and actor Matthew Modin, who stood out on the list because you might have heard of him. The big attractions were Alyssa Milano -- and who can ever forget her work on WHO'S THE BOSS? -- and Kelowna's Taylor Kitsch of FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS.

New York Daily News: Provocateur Michael Moore's latest target is (drumroll, please): Joan Lunden? "I got to picket 'The View' this morning," the director and Writers Guild member said cheerfully on Thursday. "It's been a lifelong fantasy to be able to picket THE VIEW." Moore was celebrating his Oscar nomination for the documentary "Sicko" with a lunch, thrown by Harvey Weinstein, at the Four Seasons. I asked him if he enjoyed calling Barbara Walters a scab. "Nah, just some of the guests who shouldn't have been on the show." (Thursday, that meant Lunden, as well as ALL MY CHILDREN'S Debbi Morgan, Darnell Williams and Rebecca Budig. Those villains!)

Palm Beach Post: After all the glitter-and-glamour of last year's half-century anniversary of Palm Beach's famous Red Cross Ball, were the 400-plus well-heeled folks at the 51st Saturday in for a letdown? Although the wingding offered all the Mar-a-Lago hoopla that a $1,000 ticket should provide, there was no international star such as Pierce Brosnan, who came in '07. And there were the fewest ambassadors in memory, four including Luxembourg after the Italians canceled because of political turmoil at home. Yet soap star Susan Lucci of ALL MY CHILDREN strolled into the grand ballroom like a debutante into her first dance. "I've done a lot of work for the Red Cross but I've never been able to attend this event," she said. "It's so exciting."

Chicago Tribune: A recap of the DGA Awards ceremony last night.

Muskegon Chronicle: Drew Pillsbury, a Michigan native and former television and film actor who wrote the screenplay of "Broken," will attend his first Muskegon Film Festival. He played the role of Jim Adams on THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS in 1986.

Central Florida News: The 14th Annual SAG Awards managed to side-step the three-month-long writers strike and is set for a full ceremony Sunday night. It will be the first awards show to roll out the red carpet and garnish the glitz and glamour of Hollywood’s big name stars. “Live at the Screen Actor’s Guild Awards with Lisa (Rinna) and Joey” premieres Sunday, January 27 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. ET/PT on the TV Guide Network.

Daily Star: It must be love for EASTENDERS stars Kara Tointon and Rob Kazinsky. The touchy-feely pair have been spotted cosying up together at a star-studded nightclub. And a close pal told the Daily Star Sunday that romance is definitely on the agenda for the couple, saying: “It’s very early days but they’re both having a lot of fun.

One Life to Live wins DGA Award

The 60th annual Dirctor's Guild of America (DGA) Awards were held last night at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

Director Larry Carpenter and the ONE LIFE TO LIVE team won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials Award for their work on EPISODE #9947.

In that episode, Nash is forced to finish the operation on Antonio by himself, and Michael is leading him through the entire process. Meanwhile, Cristian, Bo, John and the rescue team are working on clearing the damaged area of the hospital. The team helps Michael and Nash finish the operation on Antonio. Jessica is grateful to learn what Nash did for Antonio. Carlotta and Adriana are happy when Cristian informs them about the successful end of the operation. Rex and Roxy are drinking together, and when they see Kirk entering Rodi's, Rex realizes there is something that the man is hiding. He goes to the hospital, where he sees Tate and Adriana in an embrace, and then leaves without saying anything. Miles continues blackmailing Marty into marrying him.

The other members of the directing team include:
Associate Director: Teresa Anne Cicala
Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Keith Greer
Production Associate: Anthony Wilkinson

This was Mr. Carpenter's fifth DGA Award nomination and second win. He previously won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for One Life To Live "Episode #8849" in 2003 and was nominated for that series for "Episode #9686" in 2006, "Episode #9385" in 2005 and "Episode #8655" in 2002.

Directors Guild of America Awards Tonight

Awards season continues with tonight's Director's Guild of America (DGA) Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

The "Daytime Serials" nominees are:

LARRY CARPENTER
ONE LIFE TO LIVE - "EPISODE #9947"
ABC

Associate Director: Teresa Anne Cicala
Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Keith Greer
Production Associate: Anthony Wilkinson

This is Mr. Carpenter's fifth DGA Award nomination. He won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for One Life To Live "Episode #8849" in 2003 and was nominated for that series for "Episode #9686" in 2006, "Episode #9385" in 2005 and "Episode #8655" in 2002.

CASEY CHILDS
ALL MY CHILDREN - "EPISODE #9669"
ABC

Associate Directors: Shirley Simmons, Barbara M. Simmons, Anthony Pascarelli
Stage Managers: Rusty Swope, Penny Bergman, Martin Fritz Brekeller, Brendan Higgins
Production Associates: Jennifer Minda, Marika Brancato

This is Mr. Childs' third DGA Award nomination. He was nominated for All My Children "Episode #9297" in 2006 and "Episode #7919" in 2000.

CHRISTOPHER GOUTMAN
AS THE WORLD TURNS - "EPISODE #12971"
CBS

Associate Directors: Michael Kerner, Carol Sedwick, Janet Andrews
Stage Managers: Nancy Barron, Jennifer Blood
Production Associates: Brett Hellman, Alexandra Verner Roalsvig

This is Mr. Goutman's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category for As the World Turns "Episode #12,166" in 2004, and "Episode #10,446" in 1997.

SCOTT McKINSEY
GENERAL HOSPITAL - "EPISODE #11228"
ABC

Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Christine Magarian, Ron Cates, Pete Fillmore, RC Cates, David MacLeod
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft, Michele Azenzer
Production Associates: Lisa Kaseff, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Cooper

This is Mr. McKinsey's sixth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won for Port Charles "Episode #1433" in 2002, and for General Hospital "Episode #8883" in 1997. He was nominated for General Hospital "Episode #11178" in 2006, "Episode #8492" in 1996, and "Episode #8233" in 1995.

ELLEN WHEELER
GUIDING LIGHT - "EPISODE #15221"
CBS

Associate Directors/Stage Managers: Chris Cullen, David Brandon
Production Associates: David Brandon, Kelly Jobmann

This is Ms. Wheeler's third DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated for Guiding Light "Episode #14832" in 2006, and for Guiding Light "Episode #14696" in 2005.

Awards Schedule Update

Updating my previous post on the schedule of awards shows and nominations.

Director's Guide of America (DGA) Awards: January 26, 2008

Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Pre-nominations: TBD (tentatively February)

NAACP Image Awards: February 14, 2008

Writer's Guide of America (WGA) Awards: February 9, 2008 (winners may only be announced for this one due to the writer's strike)

GLAAD Media Awards: March 17, 2008 (for Daily Drama)

Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Final nominations: April 30, 2008 (tentative)

Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards: June 20, 2008

Awards Show Schedules

Several folks have asked me about the timing of the awards shows so I have compiled a list of the awards shows and links the nominations if they have been announced. I am also including the dates for awards who have yet to announce their nominees.

GLAAD Media Award nominations: January 20, 2008

Director's Guide of America (DGA) Awards: January 26, 2008

Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Pre-nominations: TBD (tentatively February)

NAACP Image Awards: February 14, 2008

Writer's Guide of America (WGA) Awards: February 9, 2008 (winners may only be announced for this one due to the writer's strike)

GLAAD Media Awards: March 17, 2008

Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Final nominations: April 30, 2008 (tentative)

Daytime Entertainment Emmy Awards: June 20, 2008

DGA Nominations Are Announced

Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted today announced the DGA's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Documentaries and Commercials for the year 2007.

DAYTIME SERIALS
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for 2007 are (in alphabetical order):

LARRY CARPENTER
ONE LIFE TO LIVE - "EPISODE #9947"
ABC

Associate Director: Teresa Anne Cicala
Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Keith Greer
Production Associate: Anthony Wilkinson

This is Mr. Carpenter's fifth DGA Award nomination. He won the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for One Life To Live "Episode #8849" in 2003 and was nominated for that series for "Episode #9686" in 2006, "Episode #9385" in 2005 and "Episode #8655" in 2002.

CASEY CHILDS
ALL MY CHILDREN - "EPISODE #9669"
ABC

Associate Directors: Shirley Simmons, Barbara M. Simmons, Anthony Pascarelli
Stage Managers: Rusty Swope, Penny Bergman, Martin Fritz Brekeller, Brendan Higgins
Production Associates: Jennifer Minda, Marika Brancato

This is Mr. Childs' third DGA Award nomination. He was nominated for All My Children "Episode #9297" in 2006 and "Episode #7919" in 2000.

CHRISTOPHER GOUTMAN
AS THE WORLD TURNS - "EPISODE #12971"
CBS

Associate Directors: Michael Kerner, Carol Sedwick, Janet Andrews
Stage Managers: Nancy Barron, Jennifer Blood
Production Associates: Brett Hellman, Alexandra Verner Roalsvig

This is Mr. Goutman's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category for As the World Turns "Episode #12,166" in 2004, and "Episode #10,446" in 1997.

SCOTT McKINSEY
GENERAL HOSPITAL - "EPISODE #11228"
ABC

Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Christine Magarian, Ron Cates, Pete Fillmore, RC Cates, David MacLeod
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft, Michele Azenzer
Production Associates: Lisa Kaseff, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Cooper

This is Mr. McKinsey's sixth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won for Port Charles "Episode #1433" in 2002, and for General Hospital "Episode #8883" in 1997. He was nominated for General Hospital "Episode #11178" in 2006, "Episode #8492" in 1996, and "Episode #8233" in 1995.

ELLEN WHEELER
GUIDING LIGHT - "EPISODE #15221"
CBS

Associate Directors/Stage Managers: Chris Cullen, David Brandon
Production Associates: David Brandon, Kelly Jobmann

This is Ms. Wheeler's third DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated for Guiding Light "Episode #14832" in 2006, and for Guiding Light "Episode #14696" in 2005.