1/28/06: Busy Day for Directors, Editors, Make Up Artists

ACADEMY AWARDS - MakeUp Bake Off. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the seven films in consideration for Achievement in Makeup for the 78th Academy Awards: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Cinderella Man, A History of Violence, The Libertine, Mrs. Henderson Presents, The New World and Stars Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith. Ten-minute clip reels from each film will be screened for nominating committee then members will vote to nominate three of the seven films for Oscar® consideration. All nominations for the 78th Academy Awards will be announced on Tuesday, January 31, 2006.

ACE EDDIE AWARDS - blue ribbon screenings (through 1/29)

DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS - DGA Meet the Nominees: Feature Films

58th Annual DIRECTORS GUILD AWARDS, Hyatt Century Plaza Hotel, Los Angeles. Hosted by Carl Reiner. Presenters include Peter Bergman, Eric Braeden, Patricia Clarkson, Matt Dillon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Patricia Heaton, Cheryl Hines, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ron Howard, Angelica Huston, Catherine Keener, Heath Ledger, John Leguizamo, S. Epatha Merkerson, Thandie Newton, Jaime Pressly, Randy Quaid, Emmy Rossum, Geoffrey Rush, David Strathairn and Ziyi Zhang. Clint Eastwood will receive the Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his distinguished career in motion picture directing. Donald Jacob will receive the Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award for an Associate Director or Stage Manager and Jerry H. Ziesmer will receive the Frank Capra Achievement Award which is given to an Assistant Director or Unit Production Manager, both in recognition of career achievement in the industry and service to the Directors Guild of America, while Joseph R. Aceti will receive the 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award in Sports Direction.