Directors Guild Of America Crowns ‘The Artist’ Helmer Michel Hazanavicius As Best Of 2011
AndMichel Hazanaviciusand his filmThe Artisttake one more step towards total awards dominance. The film has topped critic lists since it premiered at Cannes in May of 2011, and in the past couple weeks has become an awards juggernaut.
Last weekendThe Artistwon the PGA awardfor best picture of 2011, and last night Hazanavicius took the Director’s Guild award for Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film in 2011. Given that it has been almost a decade since someone won the DGA award and didn’t take the Best Director Oscar we can safely bet on the outcome of theAcademy Awards, which are still a month away. (On average, the DGA award and Oscar go to different people once a decade.)
For those disappointed that the documentaryProject Nim, fromMan on WiredirectorJames Marsh, didn’t get an Oscar nod, his win for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary might be considered a great consolation. AndPatty Jenkins, who wasbootedfrom Marvel’sThor 2, took a DGA award for directing the pilot forThe Killing.
The full list of winners is below.
Here are the winners of the DGA awards:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film:Michel Hazanavicius,The Artist
Mr. Hazanavicius' Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Antoine De Cazotte
Production Manager (FR): Ségoléne Fleury
First Assistant Director (FR): James Canal
First Assistant Director (US): David Cluck
Second Assistant Directo (US): Dave Paige
Second Second Assistant Directors: Karla Strum, Ricky Robinson
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-SeriesJon Cassar,The Kennedys(Reelz Channel)Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Patty Jenkins,The Killing, “Pilot” (AMC)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy SeriesRobert B. Weide,Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Palestinian Chicken” (HBO)Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
