Directors Guild of America Award
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The Directors Guild of America Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Directors Guild of America to recognize outstanding achievement in film and television directing.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Directors Guild of America Award Context triple: [Robert Zemeckis, awardReceived, Directors Guild of America Award]
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A.
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
The Golden Globe Award for Best Director is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievement in film directing.
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Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is a special Academy honor given to film producers whose consistently high-quality body of work reflects outstanding achievement in motion picture production.
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C.
Screen Actors Guild Award
The Screen Actors Guild Award is a prestigious American accolade presented annually by SAG-AFTRA to honor outstanding performances in film and television.
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Directors Guild of America
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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E.
Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in film directing.
- 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 Award Target entity description: The Directors Guild of America Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Directors Guild of America to recognize outstanding achievement in film and television directing.
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A.
Golden Globe Award for Best Director
The Golden Globe Award for Best Director is a prestigious annual honor presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association to recognize outstanding achievement in film directing.
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B.
Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award
The Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award is a special Academy honor given to film producers whose consistently high-quality body of work reflects outstanding achievement in motion picture production.
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C.
Screen Actors Guild Award
The Screen Actors Guild Award is a prestigious American accolade presented annually by SAG-AFTRA to honor outstanding performances in film and television.
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D.
Directors Guild of America
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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E.
Academy Award for Best Director
The Academy Award for Best Director is a prestigious Oscar presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to honor outstanding achievement in film directing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
directing award
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film and television award ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Directors Guild of America Award
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surface form:
DGA Award
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| associatedWith | Hollywood ⓘ |
| awardedFor |
outstanding achievement in film directing
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outstanding achievement in television directing ⓘ |
| awardingBodyType | labor union ⓘ |
| ceremonyType | awards ceremony ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
assistant directors and stage managers
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directors and unit production managers ⓘ |
| field |
film
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television ⓘ |
| firstAwardedBy |
Directors Guild of America
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surface form:
Screen Directors Guild
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| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | professional guild award ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
children’s programs directing
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commercials directing ⓘ documentary directing ⓘ feature film directing ⓘ television series directing ⓘ variety and talk programming directing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Directors Guild of America Award
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Feature Film
Directors Guild of America Award self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award in Television
Frank Capra Achievement Award ⓘ Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award ⓘ Honorary Life Member ⓘ Robert B. Aldrich Service Award ⓘ |
| inception | 1948 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| notableFor | strong correlation with Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ |
| organizer | Directors Guild of America ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Directors Guild of America ⓘ |
| scope | national ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | voting by Directors Guild of America members ⓘ |
| significance | one of the most prestigious directing honors in the United States ⓘ |
| website | https://www.dga.org/Awards.aspx ⓘ |
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Subject: Directors Guild of America Award Description of subject: The Directors Guild of America Award is a prestigious honor presented by the Directors Guild of America to recognize outstanding achievement in film and television directing.
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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Directors Guild of America Award
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Directors Guild of America Awards
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
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Directors Guild of America Award
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this entity surface form:
Directors Guild of America Awards
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
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Multiple Directors Guild of America Awards
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Directors Guild of America Award nomination
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Directors Guild of America Award nomination