31st Directors Guild of America Awards

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31st Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 10, 1979 (1979-03-10)
Location The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: The Deer Hunter Michael Cimino
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1978.aspx?value=1978   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The 31st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1978, were presented on March 10, 1979 at the Beverly Hilton. [1] The feature film nominees were announced in February 1979. [2]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Michael Cimino The Deer Hunter

Television

Drama Series

Gene Reynolds Lou Grant for "Prisoner"

Comedy Series

Paul Bogart All in the Family for "California, Here We Are"

Musical Variety

Merrill Brockway Great Performances for "Choreography by Balanchine: Part 3"

Documentary

John Korty Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

  • Arthur Fisher – Disneyland: 25th Anniversary Special
  • Richard Gerdau – Arson: Fire for Hire
Actuality

Don Mischer Kennedy Center Honors

  • Edward Nathanson – NFL Football
  • Marty PasettaAFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda
Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality

Marvin J. Chomsky Holocaust

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References

  1. "31st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. Buckley, Tom (February 16, 1979). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2018.