It looks like Searching for Sugar Man has the momentum heading into the final Oscar stretch…
The critically acclaimed documentary about Mexican American musician Sixto Rodriguez, who has been dubbed “the greatest rock star who never was,” earned the film’s helmer Malik Bendjelloul his first DGA Award from the Directors Guild of America.
Bendjelloul picked up the award during the 65th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards dinner on Saturday night at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Los Angeles.
It’s the latest award for Searching for SugarMan, which is looking like an Oscar front-runner in its category. The film had previously won a Critics Choice award and Producers Guild of America award.
Claudio Miranda may have to look for another place to display his growing stash of awards… The Chilean cinematographer, a favorite to win at this year’s Oscars, won the Best Cinematography gong at Sunday night’s BAFTA Awards, sponsored by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Miranda, who wasn’t…
Searching for Sugar Man continues to rock up the award nominations… Malik Bendjelloul’s film about 70-year-old Mexican American singer Rodriguez has received a DGA Award nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries by the Directors Guild of America. The film, which earned an Academy Award nomination last week, tells the…
The documentary about '70s singer/songwriter Rodríguez continues to garner praise this awards season… Following its best documentary feature nod from the International Documentary Association, the Producers Guild of America has selected Searching for Sugar Man as a nominee for its Documentary Motion Picture Award. Directed by Malik Bendjelloul, the documentary…
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