In the recent bustle of Hollywood displays, "Gravity," David O. Russell's con caper "American Hustle," and Steve McQueen's historical epic "12 Years a Slave" were vying in the tightest three-way Oscar race in years. But the win donates Cuaron's lost-space-saga an brim on the excursion to the Academy Awards.
With 10 Oscar nominations, Cuaron's movie is expected to gain the most Academy accolades this year. "American Hustle" also has 10 nominations, while "12 Years a Slave" has nine. The early impetus of "12 Years a Slave" has started to deflate following this evening's distressed and the outcomes of the Golden Globes. McQueen's film was nominated for seven Globes, but only took dwelling one - best motion picture, drama.
However, it is unlikely "12 Years a Slave" will proceed home empty-handed on Oscar evening, as player Lupita Nyong'o, who is nominated for the best carrying Oscar, is the expected favorite.
Earning the DGA accolade makes Cuaron a near shoo-in to win the best director Oscar on stride 2. The Directors Guild recipient nearly habitually moves on to assertion the same reward on Hollywood's large-scale evening.
In the 65-year annals of the DGA accolades, the victor has failed to furthermore take dwelling the best controller Oscar just seven times. Ben Affleck, who presented Cuaron with his guild accolade, won the same accolade last year for "Argo" but was denied a best director nomination at the Oscars. although, like numerous DGA winners, "Argo" went on to win the best-picture prize at the Oscars.
While accepting his trophy, Cuaron recalled looking at satellite images of soil from space.
"What you will not glimpse from up there is this bizarre experiment of environment that is the human experience," said Cuaron, a first-time DGA winner. "That trial is what controllers try to sort out with our films. Thankfully, that know-how is as diverse as the films as these filmmakers make."
Cuaron also thanked his son and "Gravity" co-writer Jonas Cuaron.
Sandra Bullock, the celebrity of "Gravity," was on-hand to commend Cuaron for his respect. While introducing the controller for his nomination talk, Bullock jested that she could scarcely realise her director while firing "Gravity."
"I had no concept whether ice intended ice or ice," she said, pointing to her eye. subsequent, Cuaron shot back at the player, saying that actors seem that the cosmos revolves around them. When he looked over at Bullock, she pointed to her ear and mouthed, "I can't realise you."
Jehane Noujaim won the documentary reward for "The Square," which was acquired by subscription service Netflix last year and depicts the tumult of the Egyptian transformation starting in 2011.
Each controller gave a nomination speech before the large-scale accolade of the evening was broadcast and the key stars of movies gave their controllers blazing introductions. amidst them was Bradley Cooper of "American Hustle," steal Reiner of "The Wolf of partition Street," Tom Hanks of "Captain Phillips," Sara Paulson of "12 Years a Slave."
Receiving the loudest applause of the evening were diversity award recipients Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers.
"We are being granted an award for something all of us should be doing anyway," said Rhimes. "There is such a lack of need of persons chartering women and minorities that when someone does so on a normal cornerstone they are granted an accolade. There shouldn't need to be an accolade. The lack of diversity in Hollywood is not because of the lack of gifts. It's because of the lack of get access to. People charter their friends. If it's been a white boy's club for 70 years, that's a allotment of white young men hiring one another. Rock some vessels. Something initial is what the public is starving for."
Jehane Noujaim won the documentary prize for "The Square," which was came by by subscription service Netflix last year and depicts the tumult of the Egyptian Revolution beginning in 2011.
"I'm very humbled and very grateful," said Noujaim, whose preceding documentaries encompass "Startup.com" and "Control Room." ''This movie is the most profoundly personal movie I've made, watching my homeland change before me when I not ever considered change was possible. It redefined my comprehending of what was possible."
Steven Soderbergh, the "sex, lies, and videotape" and "Ocean's Twelve" filmmaker, won the TV movie and miniseries reward for HBO's "Behind the Candelabra," which explained the connection of Liberace and his lover Scott Thorson.
Soderbergh, who one time assisted as a DGA first vice leader, was furthermore honored with the Robert B. Aldrich Award for his service to the guild.
"Sometimes you seem empty, and you're just overwhelmed and you look and glimpse how eager your group is to convey you ahead, and you get an additional blew of power, and you hold going," said Soderbergh while accepting his first-ever DGA accolade.
"Breaking Bad" mastermind Vince Gilligan was furthermore respected with his first DGA accolade for administering the series finale of the AMC drama.
Other winners encompassed:
- - Comedy sequence: Beth McCarthy-Miller, "30 Rock."
- - Reality: Neil P. DeGroot, "72 Hours."
- - Variety special: Glenn Weiss, 67th annual Tony accolades.
- - Children's program: Amy Schatz, "An Apology to Elephants."
- - Variety sequence: Don Roy monarch, "Saturday Night Live."
- - financial: Martin de Thurah, Hennessy VS and Acura MDX 2014.
Jane Lynch hosted Saturday night's untelevised DGA awards with presenters encompassing Sandra Bullock, Tom Hanks, Ben Affleck, Don Cheadle, Kerry Washington and Steve Coogan.
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