USA: FILM DIRECTOR STEPHEN SODEBERGH GETS TWO NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD FOR MOVIES "ERIN BROKOVITCH" AND "TRAFFIC"

Record ID: 390867

  • Title: USA: FILM DIRECTOR STEPHEN SODEBERGH GETS TWO NOMINATIONS FOR DIRECTORS GUILD AWARD FOR MOVIES "ERIN BROKOVITCH" AND "TRAFFIC"
  • Date: 21st January 2001
  • Summary: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (JANUARY 21, 2001) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) SMV, "CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON" DIRECTOR ANG LEE BEING INTERVIEWED SCU (SOUNDBITE) (English) LEE SAYING "I'm just one filmmaker. I think it's opened a lot of chances for people to embrace foreign films in a bigger way, not just at arthouses. What's happening already is that younger peop
  • Embargoed: 5th February 2001 12:00
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  • Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES/ VARIOUS FILM LOCATIONS
  • Country: USA
  • Reuters ID: LVA80NSTSSGAQXFJLVNMGUN4PQAK
  • Story Text: Director Steven Soderbergh was nominated twice on Monday (January 21) as best director of 2000 for his films "Erin Brokovich" and "Traffic," marking only the second double nomination in history by the Directors Guild of America.
    "Traffic" and "Erin Brokovich" mark the first two DGA nominations for Soderbergh. The only other director to receive two nominations in one year was Francis Ford Coppola, who received a dual nomination in 1974 for "The Godfather: Part II" and "The Conversation."
    Other nominees for outstanding directorial achievement in feature film for 2000 at an event hosted by Steven Spielberg included directors Cameron Crowe for "Almost Famous," Ang Lee for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," and Ridley Scott for "Gladiator."
    The award, which will be presented on March 10, is significant because it often foreshadows who will win the best director Oscar when the Academy Awards are handed out later in the month. Since its inception in 1949, the DGA award winner has gone on to win the best directing Oscar in all but four cases.
    Crowe was previously nominated for his 1996 film "Jerry Maguire," while Scott was nominated in 1991 for "Thelma and Louise." Lee, who won the best director Golden Globe for "Crouching Tiger" on Sunday, has been previously nominated for his 1995 film, "Sense and Sensibility."
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