Directors Guild of America
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The Directors Guild of America is a prominent U.S. labor union that represents film and television directors and other directorial team members, negotiating their wages, working conditions, and creative rights.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Directors Guild of America canonical | 30 |
| Screen Directors Guild | 3 |
| Directors Guild of America National Board | 1 |
| President of the Directors Guild of America | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T123167 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Directors Guild of America Context triple: [Ron Howard, memberOf, Directors Guild of America]
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A.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization best known for overseeing and presenting the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, recognizing excellence in the film industry.
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B.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a professional honorary organization that oversees and honors excellence in the American television industry, most prominently through its administration of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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C.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a professional organization that recognizes excellence in American television, best known for administering and awarding the Emmy Awards in various categories.
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D.
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a global organization that recognizes excellence in television programming produced and initially aired outside the United States.
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E.
Recording Academy
The Recording Academy is an American professional organization of musicians, producers, and recording professionals best known for organizing and overseeing the annual Grammy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Directors Guild of America Target entity description: The Directors Guild of America is a prominent U.S. labor union that represents film and television directors and other directorial team members, negotiating their wages, working conditions, and creative rights.
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A.
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is a professional honorary organization best known for overseeing and presenting the annual Academy Awards, or Oscars, recognizing excellence in the film industry.
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B.
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a professional honorary organization that oversees and honors excellence in the American television industry, most prominently through its administration of the Primetime Emmy Awards.
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C.
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a professional organization that recognizes excellence in American television, best known for administering and awarding the Emmy Awards in various categories.
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D.
International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a global organization that recognizes excellence in television programming produced and initially aired outside the United States.
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E.
Recording Academy
The Recording Academy is an American professional organization of musicians, producers, and recording professionals best known for organizing and overseeing the annual Grammy Awards.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
labor union
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professional association ⓘ trade union ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith | AFL–CIO ⓘ |
| awardFor |
outstanding directing in documentaries
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outstanding directing in film ⓘ outstanding directing in television ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
collective bargaining agreements
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copyright and creative rights ⓘ labor relations ⓘ |
| founded | 1936 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
King Vidor
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Lloyd Bacon ⓘ other Hollywood directors ⓘ |
| hasAward |
Directors Guild of America Award
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surface form:
Directors Guild of America Awards
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| hasMember |
film directors in the United States
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television directors in the United States ⓘ |
| hasMembershipType |
active members
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associate members ⓘ retired members ⓘ |
| hasOfficeIn | New York City ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| industry |
entertainment industry
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film industry ⓘ television industry ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| negotiatesWith | Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers ⓘ |
| originalName |
Directors Guild of America
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Screen Directors Guild
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| purpose |
collective bargaining
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establishing industry standards ⓘ negotiating wages ⓘ negotiating working conditions ⓘ protecting creative rights ⓘ protecting economic rights ⓘ |
| renamed | Directors Guild of America self-link ⓘ |
| renamedFrom |
Directors Guild of America
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Screen Directors Guild
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| renamedInYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| represents |
assistant directors
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associate directors ⓘ directorial team members ⓘ film directors ⓘ stage managers ⓘ television directors ⓘ unit production managers ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| shortName | DGA ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dga.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Directors Guild of America Description of subject: The Directors Guild of America is a prominent U.S. labor union that represents film and television directors and other directorial team members, negotiating their wages, working conditions, and creative rights.
Referenced by (35)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Screen Directors Guild
this entity surface form:
Screen Directors Guild
this entity surface form:
Screen Directors Guild
this entity surface form:
President of the Directors Guild of America
this entity surface form:
Directors Guild of America National Board
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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presentedBy
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Directors Guild of America
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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organizer
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Directors Guild of America
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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hasAwardingBody
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Directors Guild of America
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