LOS ANGELES, Jan. 22, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- DGA President Michael Apted announced today that Carl Reiner will return as host for the 60th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards. This year will mark the 21st time Reiner has hosted the DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, January 26, 2008 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Also announced were the slate of presenters for the DGA Awards. Confirmed presenters to date include (in alphabetical order):
Michael Apted Chi McBride Josh Brolin Debra Messing Gil Cates Ellen Page* Kristin Chenoweth Anna Paquin Marion Cotillard* Carl Reiner -- Host Daniel Day-Lewis* Amy Ryan* Adrian Grenier Martin Scorsese Emile Hirsch Tilda Swinton* Hal Holbrook* Tom Wilkinson* Helen Hunt Vanessa Williams John Larroquette
* Announced as an Academy Award Nominee this morning.
All five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Films are also scheduled to attend:
P.T. Anderson* Sean Penn Joel and Ethan Coen* Julian Schnabel* Tony Gilroy*
Three special awards will also be presented at this year's dinner:
Jay D. Roth -- Honorary Life Membership Award Barbara Roche -- Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Liz Ryan -- Frank Capra Achievement Award