33rd Directors Guild of America Awards | |
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Date | March 14, 1981 |
Location | The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California |
Country | United States |
Presented by | Directors Guild of America |
Highlights | |
Best Director Feature Film: | Ordinary People – Robert Redford |
Website | https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1980.aspx?value=1980 |
The 33rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1980, were presented on March 14, 1981 at the Beverly Hilton. [1] [2] The television nominees were announced on February 10, 1981. [1]
Feature Film | |
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Drama Series | |
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Roger Young – Lou Grant for "Lou"
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Comedy Series | |
Noam Pitlik – Barney Miller for "Fog"
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Musical Variety | |
Dwight Hemion – IBM Presents Baryshnikov on Broadway
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Documentary | |
Alfred R. Kelman – The Body Human: The Body Beautiful (Tie)
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Actuality | |
Don Mischer – Kennedy Center Honors
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Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality | |
Commercials | |
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George Gomes – A&W Restaurants' "Dancing", Bell System's "Joey Called", and Sara Lee's "Red Dye"
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