22nd Directors Guild of America Awards

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22nd Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1970 (1970)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: Midnight Cowboy John Schlesinger
Best Director Television: Hallmark Hall of Fame for "Teacher, Teacher" – Fielder Cook
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1960s/1969.aspx?value=1969   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The 22nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1969, were presented in 1970.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

John Schlesinger Midnight Cowboy

Television

Television

Fielder Cook Hallmark Hall of Fame for "Teacher, Teacher"

D.W. Griffith Award

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