A24’s “Everything Everywhere All at Once” can now add another achievement to its long list of honors as its directors, Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert – collectively known as the Daniels – took home the Directors Guild of America’s (DGA) top award over the weekend.
Kwan and Scheinert beat out legendary director Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) during the Saturday night award ceremony at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, after winning the DGA’s top award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film.
Daniel Scheinert and Dan Kwan attend the 75th Directors Guild of America Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California
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This was the first time the Daniels had been nominated for a DGA award.
Other nominees included Todd Field (“Tár”), Joseph Kosinski (“Top Gun: Maverick”) and Martin McDonagh (“The Banshees of Inisherin”).
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In their acceptance speech, Kwan thanked “Everything Everywhere All at Once” star Michelle Yeoh for her performance in the movie that landed her an Academy Awards nomination.
Kwan also thanked A24, saying, “Films like this oftentimes don’t get a launchpad, [but] you are the craziest studio, and you always do somehow take risks on movies like ours. So, thank you.”
In addition to Yeoh and A24, Kwan thanked his fellow nominees in his closing remarks, noting that they inspire him.
Every time we break bread or we get to share a stage with each other, I leave so inspired, and it’s just a beautiful reminder that even the best filmmakers in this industry, even the legends in this industry, deep…
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