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Meet the Nominees: Documentary
DGA Secretary-Treasurer
Michael Apted welcomes the
audience to the event.
Documentary Award nominees RaMell Ross, Morgan Neville,
Betsy West & Julie Cohen, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin and Tim Wardle.
On February 1, members enjoyed the 2019 Meet
the Nominees: Documentary event in the Guild's LA
Theater. Following a welcome from DGA Secretary-
Treasurer Michael Apted, DGA Documentary Host
Committee Co-Chairs James Moll and Lucy Walker,
who served as moderators of the event, introduced
the 2018 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Documentary Award nominees: Morgan Neville (Won't
You Be My Neighbor?), RaMell Ross (Hale County
This Morning, This Evening), Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi
& Jimmy Chin (Free Solo), Tim Wardle (Three Identical
Strangers) and Betsy West & Julie Cohen (RBG).
Illustrated by clips from each fi lm, the nominees
joined Moll and Walker in a lively and entertaining
conversation about their work. The event was followed
by a reception where the nominees mingled with DGA
members and guests.
Documentary Winner
TIM WARDLE
Three Identical Strangers
(Neon and CNN Films)
This was Mr. Wardle's fi rst DGA Award nomination.
Tim Wardle with presenter Dolores Huerta.
DGA members and guests hear the nominated
directors speak about the making of their honored fi lms.
See more photos and video from this event at www.dga.org.
Host Committee Co-Chairs
Lucy Walker & James Moll
introduce the nominees.
