LOS ANGELES, Jan. 24, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Carl Reiner will return as host for the 58th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards, DGA President Michael Apted announced today. This year will mark the twentieth time Reiner has hosted the DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Apted also announced the slate of presenters for the DGA Awards. Following is the list of confirmed presenters as of January 24, in alphabetical order:
Michael Apted Catherine Keener Peter Bergman Heath Ledger Eric Braeden John Leguizamo Patricia Clarkson S. Epatha Merkerson Matt Dillon Thandie Newton Jake Gyllenhaal Jaime Pressly Patricia Heaton Randy Quaid Cheryl Hines Emmy Rossum Philip Seymour Hoffman Geoffrey Rush Ron Howard David Strathairn Anjelica Huston Ziyi Zhang
Clint Eastwood, DGA's Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, will be present, and all five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film will also be in attendance:
George Clooney (Good Night, and Good Luck.) Paul Haggis (Crash) Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain) Bennett Miller (Capote) Steven Spielberg (Munich)