The Envelope - LA Times - Guild Awards

'Sopranos' creator David Chase to receive WGA award

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The guild will honor him with a lifetime achievement award.

David Chase, creator of "The Sopranos," will be given a lifetime achievement award by the Writers Guild of America, West.

Costume Designers Guild hands out annual awards

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Blades of Glory, Sweeney Todd and The Golden Compass win top film honors.

"Blades of Glory," "Sweeney Todd" and "The Golden Compass" won the 10th annual Costume Designers Guild Awards in feature film Tuesday evening.

'Bourne' and 'Sweeney Todd' best-edited feature films of 2007

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

The Eddie Awards also honored "Sicko," "Chuck" and "The Sopranos."

"The Bourne Ultimatum" and "Sweeney Todd" were honored tonight as the best-edited feature films of 2007.

Art Directors Guild names winners

Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

'There Will Be Blood,' 'The Golden Compass' and 'No Country for Old Men' earn the top honors for production design.

"There Will Be Blood," "The Golden Compass" and "No Country for Old Men" won top awards Saturday evening for production design.

Visual Effects Society honors rats, pirates and wizards.

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

"Harry Potter, Transformers, Ratatouille and Pirates of the Caribbean were the big winners Sunday night.

"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "Transformers," "Ratatouille" and "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" were the big winners Sunday night at the Visual Effects Society's sixth annual VES Awards.

Striking writers put down the signs for a night of fun

Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

The WGA East's scaled-down party turns buoyant on word of a possible deal.

NEW YORK -- Ever since writers went on strike in November, a scruffy-looking Seth Meyers, a head scribe for "Saturday Night Live," has been a regular presence on the picket lines here. But after leaving Saturday's Writers Guild of America meeting, where union leaders presented details about a tentative agreement with producers, the comedian shaved.

'Juno,' 'No Country' take writing honors

Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Writers Guild wins are seen as precursors to the Academy Awards.

Nothing preempts Hollywood's awards season -- not even a crippling writers strike.

Coens take home Scripter, PGA awards

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Honorees also include the producers of '30 Rock' and 'The Sopranos.'

Saturday evening was a busy one for writer-director Joel Coen.

Coens win top Directors Guild honor for 'No Country for Old Men'

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

History made with the first time a sibling team has won the guild award in this category.

The Directors Guild of America named Joel and Ethan Coen the best directors of 2007 for "No Country for Old Men" Saturday night. It marks the first time a sibling team has won the guild award in this category. The last time a directing team took the guild's top honor was Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins' win for 1961's "West Side Story."

Robert Elswit wins cinematographers' award

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Elswit was the man behind the camera for the epic "There Will Be Blood."

Robert Elswit won the American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award in a feature film Saturday for the oil epic "There Will Be Blood."