Host, Presenters and Honorees for 2008 DGA Honors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Directors Guild of America:

WHAT:

  2008 Directors Guild of America Honors Event
 

WHO:

Host: Actor and Comedian Richard Belzer (Law & Order)

 

Presenters/Honorees:

Sam Waterston (Law & Order) and members of the casts of the three Law & Order series will present to Creator/Producer Dick Wolf (Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU, Law & Order: Criminal Intent);

 

F. Murray Abraham (Amadeus) will present to Director Milos Forman (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Amadeus);

 

Martin Scorsese (Goodfellas, The Departed) will present to Robert Rosen, Dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television;

 

Taylor Hackford (Ray, An Officer and a Gentleman) and Paris Barclay (In Treatment, Cold Case) will present to Congressman John Conyers, Jr. (D-MI), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee;

 

Presenter for Irwin Young, Chair of DuArt Film and Video, to be confirmed.

 

Attendees: Please visit www.dga.org for updated list of confirmed attendees.

 

WHEN:

Thursday, October 16, 2008

6:00pm Red Carpet Arrivals
7:00pm Awards Presentation
8:30pm VIP After-Party at Nobu 57 (invitation only)
 

WHERE:

DGA Theater, 110 West 57th Street, New York City
 

WHY:

DGA Honors celebrates individuals and institutions that have made distinguished contributions to American culture through the world of film and television.
 

HOW:

Credentials are required for both the red carpet arrivals line and the press room. Please go to www.dga.org to download the application or call (310) 289-5334 to receive one by email. Please return the application no later than Monday, October 13 to Sahar Moridani at smoridani@dga.org or by fax at (310) 289-5384.

Contacts

Directors Guild of America
Sahar Moridani, 310-289-5333

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