• Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017
Dwight Williams, Jim Tanker to be honored at the 70th Annual DGA Awards
Dwight Williams
  • LOS ANGELES
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Dwight Williams will receive the 2018 Frank Capra Achievement Award, which is given to an assistant director or unit production manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America. And Jim Tanker has been named the 2018 Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award, which is given to an associate director or stage manager in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the DGA.  

Williams, a prolific unit production manager and assistant director of hit features and television series, has served for many years on the Guild’s Eastern and Western AD/UPM Councils. Tanker, a longtime associate director of high-profile events, news and sports, and reality series, has served on the Guild’s AD/SM/PA West Council for nearly two decades.

“Dwight Williams and Jim Tanker are leaders in their fields who have dedicated themselves to representing the interests of their fellow members and standing up for their creative and economic rights,” said Thomas Schlamme, DGA president. “The Directors Guild draws its strength from the service and dedication of its members, and our special award winners exemplify that spirit at its highest level.”

The awards will be presented at the 70th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, February 3, 2018 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. 


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