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1 6 I D G A M O N T H L Y Meet the Nominees: Movies for Television & Limited Series Nominees Susanne Bier, Scott Frank, Thomas Kail and Matt Shakman and Movies for Television Sub- Committee Chair Mike Robe (moderator). On April 6, DGA members were able to view online the 2021 Meet the Nominees: Movies for Television & Limited Series event. Following an introduction of the nominated Directors by DGA Associate National Executive Director Bryan Unger, Directors Susanne Bier (The Undoing), Scott Frank (The Queen's Gambit), Thomas Kail (Hamilton) and Matt Shakman (WandaVision) spoke about the making of their productions, and remembered their fellow nominee, the late Lynn Shelton (Little Fires Everywhere, "Find a Way") in a conversation moderated by Movies for Television Sub-Committee Chair Mike Robe. MEET THE NOMINEES Meet the Nominees: Commercials Director Kim Nguyen (moderator) with Commercials Award Nominees Steve Ayson, Melina Matsoukas, Niclas Larsson and Nisha Ganatra. On April 7, DGA members heralded the best in commercials during the 2021 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event. Following a screening of the commercials and an introduction of the nominated directors by DGA Director of Commercial Contracts, Fabiana Ochoa, the online event featured Directors Steve Ayson (The Great Chase, Nike), Nisha Ganatra (#wombstories, Bodyform/Libresse), Niclas Larsson (See the Unseen, VW Touareg; The Parents, Volvo XC60) and Melina Matsoukas (You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre) speaking about the making of their ads in a conversation moderated by Director Kim Nguyen. Nominee Taika Waititi (The Letter, Coca-Cola) was unable to attend.