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
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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 – ABC News Close-Up for Arson: Fire for Hire
Actuality

Don Mischer – Kennedy Center Honors

Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality

Marvin J. Chomsky – Holocaust

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.
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