The Directors Guild of America Awards were first held in 1949. The first woman to be nominated in the Feature Film category was Lina Wertmüller in 1977. Another woman, Barbra Streisand, wasn’t nominated until 1992. Only four other women have been nominated since with Kathryn Bigelow winning for “The Hurt Locker” in 2010. Over four decades after Wertmüller crashed the party the DGA finally showed a sliver of equity as “Nomadland’s” Chloe Zhao and “Promising Young Woman’s” Emerald Fennell were both nominated in the same year.

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Filmmakers have made their thoughts known. Theater chains have blasted the idea, already. But now, we get to hear the official word from the Directors Guild of America (DGA) about WarnerMedia’s decision to release WB’s 2021 film slate day-and-date on HBO Max and in theaters. And unsurprisingly, the organization that represents directors and their best interests doesn’t approve of a move that was made without consulting the filmmakers.

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In an open letter (via Deadline) to CEO of WarnerMedia Studios and Network Group, Ann Sarnoff, the head of the DGA, Russell Hollander, spoke bluntly about the move made by the studio and how it’s going to negatively affect the directors involved, as well as set a dangerous precedent during an uncertain time.

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The fallout of the controversial move by WarnerMedia to push all of its 2021 WB films to HBO Max and in theaters on the same day is still being felt in Hollywood as the big picture of what this deal means continues to become more clear. Basically, it’s been a really rough week for WarnerMedia, as stars, filmmakers, and guilds have been just a few of the entities upset with this unprecedented move.

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Steven Soderbergh may have been a bit of a fortune-teller a decade ago when he debuted his film, “Contagion.” No, he didn’t use magic to accurately predict what might happen when the world is hit by a global pandemic. He, along with screenwriter Scott Z. Burns, talked to experts in the field and did plenty of research to figure out what our world would look like.

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The Director’s Guild of America announced the film nominees for the 2019 DGA Awards and, as expected, “A Star is Born’s” Bradley Cooper, “Roma’s” Alfonso Cuaron and “BlacKkKlansman’s” Spike Lee were recognized for their work. They were joined by “Green Book’s” Peter Farrelly and “Vice’s” Adam McKay. Notable omissions include “Black Panther’s” Ryan Coogler, “If Beale Street Could Talk’s” Barry Jenkins, “The Favourite’s” Yorgos Lanthimos and “Cold War’s” Paweł Pawlikowski.

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Over the last couple of years, the entertainment industry has been going through a bit of an upheaval. With #MeToo and Time’s Up leading the charge for people speaking up about the abuses occurring behind-the-scenes, more attention has been brought on the roles of women and directors of color in the system, and how the industry has truly been dominated by white males. Now, in a new report from the Directors Guild of America, we’re starting to see that change is happening.

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The Directors Guild of America released a study about diversity among filmmakers for 2017, and surprisingly (not really) the numbers are virtually the same as in previous years. However, unlike previous years, the DGA President is sick of the trend and is demanding change.

In the new report published, the DGA found that of the 651 feature films released theatrically, which includes limited release and those that grossed under $250,000, only 16% were directed by females.

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