Martin Scorsese wins the DGA
Stunning! Surprising! Scandalous! Shocking! Surely not!!!
Moving on...
Other winners of the evening included Arunas Matelis for the documentary "Before Flying Back to Earth," in something of an upset over Amy Berg's "Deliver Us From Evil." Walter Hill took home the win for television's "Broken Trail," while Jon Cassar and Richard Shepherd won television series awards for "24" and "Ugly Betty" respectively.
EDITED TO ADD (11:03): Variety now has a briefing up (time-stamped at about twenty minutes earlier than the story ACTUALLY went up, mind you).
Comments
Sweetness. :)
Posted by: Aladdin Sane![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 10:50 PM
LaDeF..ingDA, what took 'em so long?
Posted by: austin111![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 10:57 PM
am I a pussy 'cuz I'm actually crying with joy?
I hope not! "The Departed" is a pretty "macho" movie anyways!!
hahahahhaahahahhaa
I'm just so happy!!!!!!!
Posted by: andrevellozo.blogspot.com![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 11:10 PM
So you think the Academy is going to defy the DGA again?
Posted by: John Y![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 11:15 PM
Yes.
Posted by: Kristopher Tapley![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 11:24 PM
did you mean "yes, Andre, you are a pussy" , or did you mean "Yes, AMPAS will defy the DGA again, John"?
for the first time in my life, I hope you mean I'm a pussy!!
hahahahahahahahaha
I'm just ecstatic the man won the DGA!!!
Posted by: andrevellozo.blogspot.com![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 11:39 PM
Yes, to John, but now that I think about it, yes to both.
;)
Posted by: Kristopher Tapley![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 3, 2007 11:47 PM
HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA
loved tonight's result and LOVED your reply , kris!!!
guess I am one, can't argue with that huh!!
oh well... guess I'll just have to blame it on the beers I had while I was waiting for the news then :D
cheers!!
Posted by: andrevellozo.blogspot.com![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 4, 2007 12:37 AM
Also, Rob Marshall is now a two-time DGA winner. Odd, but true.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 4, 2007 07:35 PM
Call it wishful thinking, but I think Scorsese is pretty much a lock for a win. Unlike 2002 and 2004, where he was honestly outdirected and would have won just cause he was due -- this yr. he has every precursor and his film warrants it (though it's not his best, the other competition in my opinion, makes him even more deserving than when he should have won for "raging bull" and "goodfellas".)
clint eastwood is considered the dark horse, but i don't see him winning a 3rd time, though i can see "letters" winning best film. i actually think Innaritu is his closest competetor as i think "Babel" will undeservingly win best picture a-la "Crash" and unlike the latter, "Babel" clearly has that director's feel. especially this yr. in which they seem to love hyperreality filmmakers (i.e. paul greengrass' lone director's slot).
Posted by: reuven![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 7, 2007 10:00 PM
also, a lot of scorsese's two best films, "taxi driver" and "raging bull" feature two of the best screenplays ever composed. i think their greatness is more a tribute to paul schrader and robert deniro.
monohan's screenplay is fun, but scorsese's vision and pacing makes the film the masterpiece it is.
Posted by: reuven![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.incontention.com/nav-commenters.gif)
| February 7, 2007 10:03 PM