DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials For 2005


LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- Directors Guild of America President Michael Apted today announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2005. The winner will be announced at the 58th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, January 28, 2006 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel in Los Angeles.

"It takes great skill to tell a compelling story in under sixty seconds," said DGA President Michael Apted. "These five directors have mastered the format, using their talent, craft and imagination to provide us with some of the most innovative filmmaking out there today. My congratulations to them all."



 The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding
 Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2005 are (in alphabetical
 order):

 CRAIG GILLESPIE
 MJZ

 Surprise Dinner, Ameriquest                    DDB Direct LA
 Mini-Mart, Ameriquest
 Unit Production Manager:  Deborah Tietjen
 First Assistant Director:  Ken Gilbert
 Second Assistant Director:  Christian Van Fleet
  
 People of Pain, Altoids                        Leo Burnett, Chicago
 Fable of the Fruit Bat, Altoids
 Unit Production Manager:  Deborah Tietjen
 First Assistant Director:  Steven Fernandez
 Second Assistant Director:  Christian Van Fleet

 This is Mr. Gillespie's third DGA nomination in this category. 
 He was previously nominated in 2001 and 2002.

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 SPIKE JONZE
 MJZ

 Hello Tomorrow, Adidas                         TBWA Chiat Day
 Penguin, Miller Beer                           Young & Rubicam
 Unit Production Manager:  Vince Landay
 First Assistant Director:  Thomas Smith
 Second Assistant Director:  Greg Smith
 
 Pardon Our Dust, Gap                           Crispin Porter 
 Unit Production Manager:  Vince Landay         & Bogusky
 First Assistant Director:  Thomas Smith
 Second Assistant Directors:  Greg Smith, Erv Gentry

 This is Mr. Jonze's first DGA nomination in the 
 Commercial category.  He was previously nominated
 for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 
 Feature Film Award for Being John Malkovich in 1999.

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 ROCKY MORTON
 MJZ

 Kung Fu Clowns, Bell South                     West Wayne
 Dance Fight Plumbers, Bell South
 First Assistant Director:  Chris Blanch
 Second Assistant Director:  Ryan Lippert
 Second Second Assistant Director:  Robert Torres

 Office, Cheese Nips                            JWT
 First Assistant Director:  Chris Blanch
 Second Assistant Director:  Ryan Lippert

 Take Me Home, CSI                              The Martin Agency
 First Assistant Director:  Chris Blanch
 Second Assistant Director:  Robert Torres

 This is Mr. Morton's third DGA nomination in this category.
 He was previously nominated in 1998 and 1999.

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 NOAM MURRO
 BISCUIT FILMWORKS

 Monsters, Hummer H3                            Modernista
 First Assistant Director:  Mike Dignum
 Second Assistant Director:  Michael Saffie

 Black Out, Orange                              Mother, London
 First Assistant Director:  Robert Jackson
 Second Assistant Director:  C. Duncan Sutherland
 Second Second Assistant Directors: Doug Webster
                                    Watari Nishida, 
                                    Gary Rake

 Run Barefoot, Nike                             Wieden & Kennedy
 First Assistant Director:  James Giovannetti, Jr.
 Second Assistant Director:  Trey Batchelor

 This is Mr. Murro's fourth DGA nomination in this category.
 He was nominated in 2002 and 2003 and won the award in 2004.

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 RUPERT SANDERS
 OMAHA PICTURES
 Made to Perfection, Adidas                     TBWA Chiat Day
 First Assistant Director:  Gary Marcus
 Second Assistant Director:  Peter Hollocker

 MJZ
 Joy, Xbox                                      McCann Erickson SF
 First Assistant Director:  Haze Bergeron III

 This is Mr. Sanders' first nomination.

For a complete list of nominations in other categories, please visit the Awards Section of the DGA Website at www.dga.org.



            

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