23rd Directors Guild of America Awards

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23rd Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1971 (1971)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: Patton Franklin J. Schaffner
Best Director Television: My Sweet Charlie Lamont Johnson
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1970.aspx?value=1970   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The 23rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1970, were presented in 1971.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Franklin J. Schaffner Patton

Television

Television

Lamont Johnson My Sweet Charlie

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