22nd Directors Guild of America Awards

22nd Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	February 14, 1970 (1970-02-14)
Location	The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Hal Kanter
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
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The 22nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1969, were presented on February 14, 1970, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony was hosted by Hal Kanter. ^{[1] [2]} The nominees were announced in January 1970. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
John Schlesinger – Midnight Cowboy Richard Attenborough – Oh! What a Lovely War Costa-Gavras – Z George Roy Hill – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid Dennis Hopper – Easy Rider Gene Kelly – Hello, Dolly! Sam Peckinpah – The Wild Bunch Larry Peerce – Goodbye, Columbus Sydney Pollack – They Shoot Horses, Don't They? Haskell Wexler – Medium Cool

Television

Television

Fielder Cook – Hallmark Hall of Fame for "Teacher, Teacher" Joel Banow – First Manned Landing on the Moon (CBS News coverage) Paul Bogart – CBS Playhouse for "Shadow Game" Gower Champion – An Evening with Julie Andrews and Harry Belafonte William Graham – CBS Playhouse for "Sadbird" Marty Pasetta – The H Andrew Williams Magic Lantern Show Daniel Petrie – Silent Night, Lonely Night Boris Sagal – Destiny of a Spy George Schaefer – Hallmark Hall of Fame for The File on Devlin Gordon Wiles – Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

D.W. Griffith Award

• Fred Zinnemann

References

1. Champlin, Charles (February 16, 1970). "Directors Honor Schlesinger". Los Angeles Times . p. 62. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Directors Guild Picks Schlesinger". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News . February 17, 1970. p. 11. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "10 Films Named in Guild Director Race". Los Angeles Times . January 15, 1970. p. 74. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Nominees Announced for Directors' Guild Awards". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News . January 15, 1970. p. 9. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Ten Nominated for Best TV Direction". Los Angeles Times . January 26, 1970. p. 68. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025– via Newspapers.com.

External links

• 22nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards