Reeve receives posthumous nomination
January 13, 2005
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Posted by: Anthony Langlois

Late actor and director Christopher Reeve received a posthumous nomination from the Director's Guild of America, on Monday, in regards to his efforts on TV Movie 'The Brooke Ellison Story'.

The movie, broadcast on A&E last October, starred Lacey Chabert as a young woman who overcame paralysis after a car crash, able to communicate and move only through her mouth.

Nominees alongside Reeve for this year are Robert Altman (Tanner on Tanner), Stephen Hopkins (The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers), Lloyd Krammer (The Five People You Meet In Heaven) and Joe Sargent (Something The Lord Made).

In an official press release, DGA president Michael Apted insisted not only on Reeve's but all the nominees' social involvement through their work.
"The work of the five nominated directors exemplifies the power and strength of the art form for the past forty years - where controversial social issues and compelling personal stories are writ large for the small screen," Apted wrote.