Regisseur en Oscarwinnaar Mike Nichols (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Graduate, Wolf, Postcards from the Edge, Primary Colors) zal de Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award ontvangen, zo heeft het DGA maandag laten weten.

DGA voorzitter Michael Apted:
[eng]"In his 37 years of directing films, Mike Nichols has brought millions of moviegoers into the theater. He has done it with class, intelligence and always good humor."[/eng]