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Saturday, June 27, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, June 27, 2026

DGA members give the thumbs up to a new contract

DGA/New Contract Ratified— The last of the big three Hollywood entertainment unions has signed off on a new contract. The Directors Guild of America announced yesterday that its membership had overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement. Earlier this month, DGA President Christopher Nolan said this about the 4-year pact: “We entered this negotiation with three main priorities: secure our Health […]

Saturday, June 13, 2026

By Fronnie Lewis Saturday, June 13, 2026

DGA tentative deal getting scrutinized by union members

DGA/Tentative Deal— Another important Hollywood agreement is being put to a membership vote. Yesterday, the National Board of the Directors Guild of America voted unanimously to send a tentative deal to the rank-and-file for a vote. The DGA reached an agreement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers on June 9. Like the new pacts of the Writers […]

Sunday, January 15, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, January 15, 2012

Catching up: DGA Awards nominees are out

The entertainment industry’s awards season is in full bloom. This past week, the Directors Guild of America released a slew of its nominations for television, feature films, and documentaries. Here are the nominees for the prestigious outstanding directorial achievement in feature films for 2011. Woody Allen “Midnight in Paris” Fifth nomination. He won in 1977 for “Annie Hall” David Fincher “The […]