On Friday, members of the Directors Guild of America approved a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios and streamers, with 87 per cent of the membership voting in support and making it a record turnout. DGA has 16,321 eligible voters.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, studios like Amazon, Apple, CBS, Disney, NBC Universal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony, and CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery are being represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in the deal.

<h2>What's in the three-year deal?</h2>

Recommended by the DGA negotiating committee, the contract is being called a "historic" deal for work hours, residuals, wages, and artificial intelligence.&nbsp;

The DGA deal includes annual wage increases of 5 per cent, 4 per cent, and 3.5 per cent. It also addresses some aspects of the use of Artificial Intelligence, reaffirming that AI cannot replace humans. The contract also looks to ban live ammunition on set, following the October 2021 shooting incident at the set of the movie Rust, which resulted in the shocking death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins.

The contract, for the first time, also includes global streaming video on demand residuals, which would be paid based on the number of international subscribers, resulting in a 76 per cent increase in foreign residuals for the biggest streaming services.

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"Our new contract secures gains on wages, global streaming residuals, safety, diversity and creative rights that build for the future and impact every category of member in our Guild," said Lesli Linka Glatter, President of Directors Guild of America.

The tentative agreement prevents a doomsday scenario with three major unions in Hollywood striking simultaneously.&nbsp;

The Writers Guild Strike has been going on for eight weeks with more than 11,000 screenwriters voicing their concerns on the picket lines, bringing several productions to a halt. No resolution has been reached, so far, between the two parties.

Meanwhile, a contract between studios and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the guild that represents over 160,000 actors, expires soon. Negotiations between the two started on June 7. It is unclear how those talks are currently going.

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On Friday, members of the Directors Guild of America approved a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios and streamers, with 87 per cent of the membership voting in support and making it a record turnout.

On Friday, members of the Directors Guild of America approved a new three-year contract with Hollywood studios and streamers, with 87 per cent of the membership voting in support and making it a record turnout. DGA has 16,321 eligible voters. Meanwhile, studios like Amazon, Apple, CBS, Disney, NBC Universal, Netflix, Paramount Global, Sony, and CNN’s parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery are being represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) in the deal. What's in the three-year deal? Recommended by the DGA negotiating committee, the contract is being called a "historic" deal for work hours, residuals, wages, and artificial intelligence. The DGA deal includes annual wage increases of 5 per cent, 4 per cent, and 3.5 per cent. It also addresses some aspects of the use of Artificial Intelligence, reaffirming that AI cannot replace humans. The contract also looks to ban live ammunition on set, following the October 2021 shooting incident at the set of the movie Rust, which resulted in the shocking death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The contract, for the first time, also includes global streaming video on demand residuals, which would be paid based on the number of international subscribers, resulting in a 76 per cent increase in foreign residuals for the biggest streaming services. Also read: Paul McCartney clarifies use of AI in new Beatles song: 'Nothing has been artificially created' "Our new contract secures gains on wages, global streaming residuals, safety, diversity and creative rights that build for the future and impact every category of member in our Guild," said Lesli Linka Glatter, President of Directors Guild of America. The tentative agreement prevents a doomsday scenario with three major unions in Hollywood striking simultaneously. The Writers Guild Strike has been going on for eight weeks with more than 11,000 screenwriters voicing their concerns on the picket lines, bringing several productions to a halt. No resolution has been reached, so far, between the two parties. Meanwhile, a contract between studios and the Screen Actors Guild – American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA), the guild that represents over 160,000 actors, expires soon. Negotiations between the two started on June 7. It is unclear how those talks are currently going. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

Hollywood directors overwhelmingly vote to ratify new contract with studios amid WGA strike

The 74th Directors Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 12 with Judd Apatow hosting the in-person ceremony.&nbsp; 
 
The event, which went virtual in 2021, was held in Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills&nbsp;this year, honours the best helmers of the year in movies and television and is one such award that often predicts key categories of the Oscar.&nbsp;

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On Saturday, the Directors Guild of America awarded its top prize for feature-film directing to Jane Campion for 'The Power of the Dog,' making her the third woman ever to receive the award.&nbsp; 
 
Also, she has become the second woman to win the award in back-to-back years, after Chloé Zhao took the prize in 2021 for 
'Nomadland.' Maggie Gyllenhaal also won the award for a first-time feature director for “The Lost Daughter”&nbsp; 
 
Here are this year's DGA Awards winners, take a look:

Theatrical Feature Film: 
 
Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza” 
Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast” 
WINNER&nbsp;Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” 
Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story” 
Denis Villeneuve, “Dune”

First-Time Feature Film Director 
WINNER&nbsp;Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter” 
Rebecca Hall, “Passing” 
Tatiana Huezo, “Prayers for the Stolen” 
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “tick, tick…BOOM!” 
Michael Sarnoski, “Pig” 
Emma Seligman, “Shiva Baby”

Documentary 
Jessica Kingdon, “Ascension” 
WINNER Stanley Nelson, “Attica” 
Raoul Peck, “Exterminate All the Brutes” 
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” 
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi &amp; Jimmy Chin, “The Rescue”

Drama Series 
Kevin Bray, “Succession”: “Retired Janitors of Idaho” 
WINNER Mark Mylod, “Succession”: “All the Bells Say” 
Andrij Parekh, “Succession”: “What It Takes” 
Robert Pulcini &amp; Shari Springer Berman, “Succession”: “Lion in the Meadow” 
Lorene Scafaria, “Succession”: “Too Much Birthday”

Comedy Series 
WINNER Lucia Aniello, “Hacks”: “There Is No Line” 
MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso”: “No Weddings and a Funeral” 
Erica Dunton, “Ted Lasso”: “Rainbow” 
Sam Jones, “Ted Lasso”: “Beard After Hours” 
Mike White, “The White Lotus”: “Mysterious Monkeys”

Movies for Television and Limited Series 
WINNER Barry Jenkins, “The Underground Railroad” 
Barry Levinson, “Dopesick”: “First Bottle” 
Hiro Murai, “Station Eleven”: “Wheel of Fire” 
Danny Strong: “Dopesick”: “The People vs. Purdue Pharma” 
Craig Zobel, “Mare of Easttown”

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming 
Paul G. Casey, “Real Time With Bill Maher”: “Episode 1935: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams” 
Jim Hoskinson, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: “Episode 1105” 
WINNER Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live”: “Keegan-Michael Key; Olivia Rodrigo” 
David Paul Meyer, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”: “Episode 26112” 
Paul Pennolino &amp; Christopher Werner, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”: “Episode 830 – Season Finale”

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials 
Ian Berger, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse” 
Bo Burnham, “Bo Burnham: Inside” 
WINNER Paul Dugdale, “Adele: One Night Only” 
Stan Lathan, “Dave Chappelle: The Closer” 
Glenn P. Weiss, “The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors”

Frank Capra Achievement Award:&nbsp;Joseph P. Reidy 
 
Franklin Schaffner Award: Garry W. Hood 
 
Lifetime Achievement Award: Spike Lee

Reality Programs 
Joseph Guidry, “Full Bloom”: “Final Floral Face Off” 
Patrick McManus, “American Ninja Warrior”: “1304: Qualifiers 4” 
Ramy Romany, “Making the Cut”: “Brand Statement” 
Ben Simms, “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”: “Gina Carano In The Dolomites” 
WINNER Adam Vetri, “Getaway Driver”: “Electric Shock”

Children’s Programs 
James Bobin, “The Mysterious Benedict Society”: “A Bunch of Smart Orphans” 
Michael Lembeck, “The J Team” 
Phill Lewis, “Head of the Class”: “Three More Years” 
WINNER Smriti Mundhra, “Through Our Eyes”: “Shelter” 
Jeff Wadlow, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”: “The Tale of the Darkhouse”

Commercials 
Steve Ayson (MJZ), Anthem, Mattress Firm – Droga5 
Kathryn Bigelow (Smuggler), Hollywood In Your Pocket, iPhone 13 – Media Arts Lab 
Ian Pons Jewell (Reset), ECG, Apple Watch – Apple; Sleep, Apple Watch – Apple; Time, Squarespace – Squarespace; Your Mom’s Short Ribs, Instacart – Goodby Silverstein 
Henry-Alex Rubin (Smuggler), Teenage Dream, Sandy Hook Promise – BBDO – New York 
WINNER Bradford Young (Serial Pictures x Somesuch), Super. Human., Channel 4 Paralympics – 4Creative

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The 74th Directors Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 12 with Judd Apatow hosting the in-person ceremony. The event, which went virtual in 2021, was held in Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills this year, honours the best helmers of the year in movies and television and is one such award that often predicts key categories of the Oscar.

The 74th Directors Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 12 with Judd Apatow hosting the in-person ceremony. The event, which went virtual in 2021, was held in Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills this year, honours the best helmers of the year in movies and television and is one such award that often predicts key categories of the Oscar. 'The Boys' Season 3: The new trailer shows Billy Butcher's new powers! On Saturday, the Directors Guild of America awarded its top prize for feature-film directing to Jane Campion for 'The Power of the Dog,' making her the third woman ever to receive the award. Also, she has become the second woman to win the award in back-to-back years, after Chloé Zhao took the prize in 2021 for 'Nomadland.' Maggie Gyllenhaal also won the award for a first-time feature director for “The Lost Daughter” Here are this year's DGA Awards winners, take a look: Theatrical Feature Film: Paul Thomas Anderson, “Licorice Pizza” Kenneth Branagh, “Belfast” WINNER Jane Campion, “The Power of the Dog” Steven Spielberg, “West Side Story” Denis Villeneuve, “Dune” First-Time Feature Film Director WINNER Maggie Gyllenhaal, “The Lost Daughter” Rebecca Hall, “Passing” Tatiana Huezo, “Prayers for the Stolen” Lin-Manuel Miranda, “tick, tick…BOOM!” Michael Sarnoski, “Pig” Emma Seligman, “Shiva Baby” Documentary Jessica Kingdon, “Ascension” WINNER Stanley Nelson, “Attica” Raoul Peck, “Exterminate All the Brutes” Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)” Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi & Jimmy Chin, “The Rescue” Drama Series Kevin Bray, “Succession”: “Retired Janitors of Idaho” WINNER Mark Mylod, “Succession”: “All the Bells Say” Andrij Parekh, “Succession”: “What It Takes” Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman, “Succession”: “Lion in the Meadow” Lorene Scafaria, “Succession”: “Too Much Birthday” Comedy Series WINNER Lucia Aniello, “Hacks”: “There Is No Line” MJ Delaney, “Ted Lasso”: “No Weddings and a Funeral” Erica Dunton, “Ted Lasso”: “Rainbow” Sam Jones, “Ted Lasso”: “Beard After Hours” Mike White, “The White Lotus”: “Mysterious Monkeys” Movies for Television and Limited Series WINNER Barry Jenkins, “The Underground Railroad” Barry Levinson, “Dopesick”: “First Bottle” Hiro Murai, “Station Eleven”: “Wheel of Fire” Danny Strong: “Dopesick”: “The People vs. Purdue Pharma” Craig Zobel, “Mare of Easttown” Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming Paul G. Casey, “Real Time With Bill Maher”: “Episode 1935: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams” Jim Hoskinson, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”: “Episode 1105” WINNER Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live”: “Keegan-Michael Key; Olivia Rodrigo” David Paul Meyer, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”: “Episode 26112” Paul Pennolino & Christopher Werner, “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”: “Episode 830 – Season Finale” Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials Ian Berger, “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse” Bo Burnham, “Bo Burnham: Inside” WINNER Paul Dugdale, “Adele: One Night Only” Stan Lathan, “Dave Chappelle: The Closer” Glenn P. Weiss, “The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors” Frank Capra Achievement Award: Joseph P. Reidy Franklin Schaffner Award: Garry W. Hood Lifetime Achievement Award: Spike Lee Reality Programs Joseph Guidry, “Full Bloom”: “Final Floral Face Off” Patrick McManus, “American Ninja Warrior”: “1304: Qualifiers 4” Ramy Romany, “Making the Cut”: “Brand Statement” Ben Simms, “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”: “Gina Carano In The Dolomites” WINNER Adam Vetri, “Getaway Driver”: “Electric Shock” Children’s Programs James Bobin, “The Mysterious Benedict Society”: “A Bunch of Smart Orphans” Michael Lembeck, “The J Team” Phill Lewis, “Head of the Class”: “Three More Years” WINNER Smriti Mundhra, “Through Our Eyes”: “Shelter” Jeff Wadlow, “Are You Afraid of the Dark?”: “The Tale of the Darkhouse” Commercials Steve Ayson (MJZ), Anthem, Mattress Firm – Droga5 Kathryn Bigelow (Smuggler), Hollywood In Your Pocket, iPhone 13 – Media Arts Lab Ian Pons Jewell (Reset), ECG, Apple Watch – Apple; Sleep, Apple Watch – Apple; Time, Squarespace – Squarespace; Your Mom’s Short Ribs, Instacart – Goodby Silverstein Henry-Alex Rubin (Smuggler), Teenage Dream, Sandy Hook Promise – BBDO – New York WINNER Bradford Young (Serial Pictures x Somesuch), Super. Human., Channel 4 Paralympics – 4Creative

DGA Awards: Jane Campion wins big, check out the complete winners list

Alfonso Cuaron was named best director by his peers on Saturday for his semi-autobiographical film 'Roma,' cementing his front-runner status ahead of the Oscars in three weeks time. 
 
In one of the last major Hollywood ceremonies before the Feb. 24 Oscars, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awarded its top prize to the Mexican director for his critically-acclaimed black and white movie about a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico. 
 
'Roma' has 10 Oscar nominations, including best director and best picture. 
 
The Directors Guild of America (DGA) award is one of the top indicators of Oscar glory. All but seven of the DGA winners since 1948 have gone on to win the best director Oscar, and often the top prize of best picture. 
 
The DGA ceremony proved another disappointing night for Bradley Cooper, the actor-turned director of musical romance 'A Star is Born.' 
 
Cooper made his directorial debut with the movie, as well as acting in it, but on Saturday he lost both the DGA award for best feature film as well as the prize for first time feature film director. The first time director award went to Bo Burnham for young adult drama 'Eighth Grade.' 
 
'A Star is Born' has garnered multiple nominations, including eight Oscar nods, but neither Cooper nor lead actress Lady Gaga have secured major awards so far. 
 
Hollywood`s long awards season has often proved contradictory and inconsistent this year. 
 
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), many of whose voters are also members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, last month selected musical 'Bohemian Rhapsody' for its top award. But 'Roma' and British historical comedy 'The Favourite,' which also has 10 Oscar nominations, were not among the SAG choices. 
 
The Producers Guild, also a reliable bellwether of Oscar success, in January chose 1960s road trip movie 'Green Book' as its top movie. 
 
The Directors Guild also handed out prizes for television directing, with Adam McKay chosen for corporate family drama series 'Succession,' Bill Hader for comedy series 'Barry,' and Ben Stiller for limited TV series for 'Escape at Dannemora.'

Alfonso Cuaron was named best director by his peers on Saturday for his semi-autobiographical film 'Roma,' cementing his front-runner status ahead of the Oscars in three weeks time.

Alfonso Cuaron was named best director by his peers on Saturday for his semi-autobiographical film 'Roma,' cementing his front-runner status ahead of the Oscars in three weeks time. In one of the last major Hollywood ceremonies before the Feb. 24 Oscars, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) awarded its top prize to the Mexican director for his critically-acclaimed black and white movie about a domestic worker in 1970s Mexico. 'Roma' has 10 Oscar nominations, including best director and best picture. The Directors Guild of America (DGA) award is one of the top indicators of Oscar glory. All but seven of the DGA winners since 1948 have gone on to win the best director Oscar, and often the top prize of best picture. The DGA ceremony proved another disappointing night for Bradley Cooper, the actor-turned director of musical romance 'A Star is Born.' Cooper made his directorial debut with the movie, as well as acting in it, but on Saturday he lost both the DGA award for best feature film as well as the prize for first time feature film director. The first time director award went to Bo Burnham for young adult drama 'Eighth Grade.' 'A Star is Born' has garnered multiple nominations, including eight Oscar nods, but neither Cooper nor lead actress Lady Gaga have secured major awards so far. Hollywood`s long awards season has often proved contradictory and inconsistent this year. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG), many of whose voters are also members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, last month selected musical 'Bohemian Rhapsody' for its top award. But 'Roma' and British historical comedy 'The Favourite,' which also has 10 Oscar nominations, were not among the SAG choices. The Producers Guild, also a reliable bellwether of Oscar success, in January chose 1960s road trip movie 'Green Book' as its top movie. The Directors Guild also handed out prizes for television directing, with Adam McKay chosen for corporate family drama series 'Succession,' Bill Hader for comedy series 'Barry,' and Ben Stiller for limited TV series for 'Escape at Dannemora.'

Alfonso Cuaron wins at Directors Guild for 'Roma,' Bradley Cooper's 'Star Is Born' snubbed once again