28th Directors Guild of America Awards

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28th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1976 (1976)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Miloš Forman
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1975.aspx?value=1975   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The 28th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1975, were presented in 1976.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Miloš Forman One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest [1]

Television

Drama Series

James Cellan Jones Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill

Comedy Series

Hy Averback M*A*S*H for "Bombed"

Movies for Television and Mini-Series

Sam O'Steen Queen of the Stardust Ballroom

Musical Variety

Jay SandrichThe Lily Tomlin Show

  • Bill Davis – John Denver: Rocky Mountain Years
  • Dwight HemionSteve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay
Documentary/News

Irv Drasnin – CBS Reports for "The Guns of Autumn"

  • Martin Morris – Kennedy Assassination
  • Howard StringerA Tale of Two Irelands

Outstanding Television Director

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References

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