DGA President Taylor Hackford today announced that Carl Reiner will return as host for the 62nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards. This year will mark the 22nd time Reiner has hosted the DGA Awards, which will take place on Saturday, January 30, 2010 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
Also announced was the slate of presenters for the DGA Awards. Confirmed presenters to date include (in alphabetical order):
Jane Alexander
Jason Bateman
Danny Boyle
Julie Bowen
Gil Cates
Jodie Foster
Taylor Hackford
Christina Hendricks
Cheryl Hines
Robert Iger
Anna Kendrick
Lea Michele
Matthew Morrison
Carey Mulligan
Christopher Nolan
Paula Patton
Donald Petrie
Brad Pitt
Jeremy Renner
Zoe Saldana
Gabourey Sidibe
Jesus Trevino
Christoph Waltz
Sam Worthington
Robert Zemeckis
All five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Films are also scheduled to attend:
Kathryn Bigelow
James Cameron
Lee Daniels
Jason Reitman
Quentin Tarantino
Six special awards will also be presented at this year’s dinner:
Norman Jewison โ Lifetime Achievement Award for Motion Picture Directing
Robert A. Iger โ Honorary Life Membership Award
Barry M. Meyer โ Honorary Life Membership Award
Roger Goodman โ Lifetime Achievement Award in News Direction
Cleve Landsberg โ Frank Capra Achievement Award
Maria Jimenez Henley โ Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award