DGA Honors transcend glitterati
Event pays tribute to creatives, captains of industry
In just nine years, the DGA Honors in New York have come to represent more than just another vehicle for the industry to pat itself on the back. The Directors Guild of America has always been one of the industry's more successful organizations at flexing its political muscle, which extends to such issues as artists rights and hiring inequities.

Milos Forman
From Czechoslovakia to the top of the DGA class
For Milos Forman, being honored by the Directors Guild of America is a bit like being dragged out of a burning building by a fireman, who then hands you a gold watch.

Dick Wolf
A Wolf who shares the spoils
Good news in a troubled economy: The man who has been a veritable human resources department for television directors has no plans to close up shop.

Robert Rosen
Fulfilling the oath to preserve and protect
It's not surprising to hear Robert Rosen express his gratitude to the Directors Guild of America. Not only is he being honored with the John Huston Award at its gala tonight, but he also joins an impressive lineup of past DGA honorees, including Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Curtis Hanson and the late Sydney Pollack.

John Conyers Jr.
H'wood's D.C. connection fosters creative rights
When it comes to matters of economic import to the entertainment biz -- particularly movies, television, videogames and music --Rep. John Conyers Jr. wields the kind of clout constituents love.

Irwin Young
Mover and shaker casts a lifeline to indie filmmakers
Irwin Young's influence reaches so far and wide it would be difficult to affix him with a singular identity within the New York film community.