24th Directors Guild of America Awards

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24th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1972 (1972)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
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Best Director Feature Film: The French Connection William Friedkin
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The 24th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1971, were presented in 1972.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

William Friedkin The French Connection

Television

Drama Series

Daniel Petrie The Man and the City for "Hands of Love"

Comedy Series

John Rich All in the Family for "Meet the Bunkers"

Movies for Television and Mini-Series

Buzz Kulik Brian's Song

Musical Variety

Timothy Kiley – The Flip Wilson Show

Documentary/News

Phillip Beigel – Behind the Lines for Anatomy of a Decision: The FBI and the Great American Dream Machine [1]

  • Joel Banow – Louis Armstrong (CBS News special)
  • Anthony Messuri – Apollo: A Trip to the Moon (NBC News special)

Outstanding Television Director

  1. O'Connor, John J. (9 October 1971). "TV: Report on F.B.I. Raises Questions". The New York Times.

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