“Material World,” “Interrupters,” “Nim” vie for DGA doc prize

January 12, 2012 by Adam Benzine

Martin Scorsese’s George Harrison: Living in the Material World (pictured), Steve James’s The Interrupters and James Marsh’s Project Nim are among the five nominees competing for the top doc prize at the 2012 Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards.

Rounding out the nominees for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries category are Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham New York and Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky’s Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory.

“The remarkable documentaries made by this year’s nominees take audiences on a journey, whether casting light on injustice or exploring the human condition in all of its nuance, cruelty, creativity and triumph,” said DGA president Taylor Hackford. “Our nominees represent the best in documentary filmmaking and I congratulate each of them on a job well done.”

The winner will be announced at the 64th annual DGA Awards Dinner on January 28 in the Grand Ballroom at the Hollywood & Highland in LA.

The Interrupters’ nomination comes after the film yesterday scooped the top two prizes at the fifth annual Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking.

Tags: 2012 Cinema Eye Honors, Bill Cunningham New York, Bruce Sinofsky, DGA, Directors Guild of America, George Harrison: Living In The Material World, James Marsh, Joe Berlinger, Martin Scorsese, Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, Project Nim, Richard Press, The Interrupters

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