DGA Sets Host, Presenters for 58th Annual DGA Awards Dinner


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)


            

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