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Scorsese, Allen, Fincher, Hazanavicius & Payne Earn Directors Guild Nominations

“Hugo” filmmaker Martin Scorsese and “Midnight in Paris” creator Woody Allen were among nominees Monday for top filmmaking honors from the Directors Guild of America.

Also nominated for the 64th annual Directors Guild honors were David Fincher for the thriller “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”; Michel Hazanavicius for the silent film “The Artist”; and Alexander Payne for the family drama “The Descendants.”

Tom Hooper Earns Top Directors Guild Prize For ‘King’s Speech,’ Gains Oscar Momentum

Tom Hooper pulled off an upset win Saturday for the top film honor at the Directors Guild of America Awards for his British monarchy tale “The King’s Speech.”

Hooper won out over David Fincher for “The Social Network,” who had been considered the favorite for Hollywood’s main directing prizes, including the Academy Award on February 27.

Filmmakers For ‘Social Network,’ ‘King’s Speech,’ Among Directors Guild Nominations

The filmmakers behind Academy Awards favorites “The Social Network” and “The King’s Speech” were nominated Monday for the Directors Guild of America’s top prize.

Along with David Fincher and Tom Hooper, nominees were Darren Aronofsky for the psychosexual thriller “The Black Swan,” Christopher Nolan for the sci-fi blockbuster “Inception” and David O. Russell for the boxing drama “The Fighter.”

Casting Call: ‘Gossip Girl’ Star Hits ‘Captain America’; ‘American Pie 4’ Scores Directors

Sebastian Stan answers the “Captain” call. The creators of “Harold & Kumar” get ready to serve another helping of “American Pie.” Plus, director Stephen Daldry brings a 9/11 story to life on the big screen.

It’s all in the latest edition of AccessHollywood.com’s Casting Call.

Oscar Darling Directors Eyed For ‘Breaking Dawn’

A slew of critically acclaimed directors are reportedly being eyed for the fourth big screen installment in Stephenie Meyer’s vampire series – “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.”

Brad & Angelina Make Appearance At 2010 Directors Guild Of America Awards

Despite worldwide headlines rumoring their break-up, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were very much the couple at the Director’s Guild of America awards in Hollywood last night.

Brangelina was there to support Brad’s “Inglourious Basterds” director Quentin Tarantino on his nomination for Feature Film. While Brad was confirmed to attend, Angelina’s appearance took the crowd by surprise, especially given all of the buzz that the twosome are kaput.

Kathryn Bigelow Tops Directors Guild Awards WIth Historic Win

Kathryn Bigelow has won the Directors Guild of America’s top prize for “The Hurt Locker.”

The win makes the film and its 58-year-old director the front-runners for the Academy Award.

This Year’s Cannes Festival Mixes Big-Name Directors With Lesser Known In Competition

The 62nd edition of the Cannes film festival this year brings works by Pedro Almodovar, Jane Campion and Ang Lee to compete with films by lesser-known directors for the top award, the Palme d’Or.

Summit Still Considering ‘Eclipse’ Directors

Summit Entertainment is still considering directors for “Eclipse,” the third film in the “Twilight” saga, the studio told Access Hollywood on Friday.

Directors Union Reaches Tentative Agreement With Studios

The Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers have reached an agreement over new media royalties, the organizations announced in a joint statement today.

Martin Scorsese Wins Directors Guild Award

“If you look at the graph at the spikes at where the picture is doing really great figures, it’s like looking at a veritable map of the American underworld,” such as Boca Raton, Fla., Scorsese said. “Vegas, forget about it, it was amazing.”

Edward James Olmos Up For Directors Guild Award

LOS ANGELES (January 11, 2007) — Actors Edward James Olmos and Charles S. Dutton are among five nominees for a Directors Guild of America Award in the movies for television category.