Amen! Congratulations, Marty! :) :) :) So well deserved. Thanks to all for the articles and pictures. I've decided WHO should present Best Picture award = Jack ! Yes...he can come out...announce all the nominees....then open the envelope....look around the room with his famous 'devilish smile' and say "Act accordingly ...The Departed ..Martin Scorsese with Graham King producing ...the "Shipping Up to Boston" starts playing !!!! :) :) :) Love that visual, Peanut! :D

A report from someone who attended the DGA event - he writes a blog and writes for the Daily News - mentions some comments from Leonardo and Scorsese onstage (also in the rest of item, he talks about Leelee S's wardrobe malfunction,LOL It was a heckuva night on Saturday at the star-studded Directors Guild of America Awards where the great Martin Scorsese finally won the prestigious industry prize for "The Departed." He was presented the trophy by Steven Spielberg and said: "It's the first time I've been given this recognition...I didn't think I'd be standing here tonight I can tell you that...I am greatly honored." But just as touching was earlier in the evening when a dashing Leonardo DiCaprio, star of "The Departed" as well as Scorsese's "The Aviator" and "The Gangs of New York" showed such class and respect when presenting his mentor and "teacher" a nomination medallion. (What's cool about the DGAs is that all the five feature film nominees get a big presentation from one of the stars of their film so everyone is a winner on this night). DiCaprio, easily the most handsome man in the room, said he was "foirever changed" by the seven years he has spent working with Scorsese. "He's not just a director, he's an educator." Scorsese was so clearly moved by DiCaprio's tribute and it was indeed the most heartfelt of the night: "That was beutiful Leo. Thank you. Thank you. My God. That was quite moving." http://www.insidesocal.com/outinhollywood/2007/02/the_dgas_from_scorseses_win_to.html

Thanks Courtney - I'm enjoying this ride!

Thanks for that report, Courtney. Wish someone would have televised this.

Courtney Thanks for blog entry ....love it :) Leela Hopefully in the future clips of speeches will surface on YouTube. :) And hopefully BY THIS TIME next week we will be hoping to see clips of William Monahan's 'acceptance speech' at the WGA Awards on Feb 11th :roll:

Ah, what a night it must have been... to witness Marty finally getting the DGA and to see Leelee's "wardrobe malfunction" - I wish I could have been there. *sigh*

Congratulations to the swee-*test*-('") man on this earth (((((((((((((((((((((Daddy Martin))))))))))))))))))I'm soooo happy for him!!! Thanks for all pics and articles, never saw Leo and MArtin more happy than this awww

Scorsese - The Best!
:P :P :P :P :P Adding my big congrats to Scorsese here. He’s deserved this one for a very long time and happy to know Leo was there to honor him. I already felt this would be Scorsese’s Oscar year...this clinches it for me. Love the blog report, Courtney...thanks!

Courtney, thanks so much for those wonderful pictures! And for the details on the Leelee incident... :D

Courtney Thanks for the blog entry and the colourful pics :lol: I hope there's more and I don't mean Leelee's "wardrobe malfunction". Sorry Aryl :wink:

CHAMPAGNE !!!! FELICITATIONS !!!

Congrats to DiCaprio ! :) http://uk.news.yahoo.com/10022007/344/eva-cillian-film-accolades.html Byrne has won a lifetime achievement award at the Irish Film and Television Awards. Byrne, who hosted state broadcaster RTE's The Late Late Show for 37 years, was presented his award by singer Bob Geldof and actor Gabriel Byrne. Other winners at the Dublin ceremony included Ken Loach, whose Wind That Shakes The Barley was named best film. Meanwhile, British actress Dame Helen Mirren picked up yet another award for her role in The Queen. She was named best international actress, while Leonardo DiCaprio won best international actor for The Departed. Cillian Murphy, who stars in The Wind That Shakes The Barley, won the best Irish actor award for his portrayal of a transvestite cabaret singer in another film, Breakfast On Pluto. The movie also picked up a best director and best writer award for Neil Jordan. Best Irish actress went to Eva Birthistle for religious drama Middletown, while Oscar hopeful Little Miss Sunshine was named best international film.