Henry Warren Beatty is an American actor and filmmaker. His career has spanned over six decades, and he has received an Academy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. He also received the Irving G. Thalberg Award in 1999, the BAFTA Fellowship in 2002, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2007, and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2008.
Barry Lee Levinson is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Levinson won the Academy Award for Best Director for Rain Man (1988). His other best-known works are similarly mid-budget comedy drama and drama films such as Diner (1982), The Natural (1984), Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Bugsy (1991), and Wag the Dog (1997). In 2021, he co-executive produced the Hulu miniseries Dopesick and directed the first two episodes.
Donald Leo Mischer is an American producer and director of television and live events and president of Don Mischer Productions.
The 54th Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1981 and took place on March 29, 1982, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. During the ceremony, AMPAS presented Academy Awards in 22 categories. The ceremony, televised in the United States by ABC, was produced by Howard W. Koch and directed by Marty Pasetta. Comedian and talk show host Johnny Carson hosted the show for the fourth consecutive time.
The 44th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1991, were presented on March 14, 1992 at the Beverly Hilton and the United Nations. The ceremony in Beverly Hills was hosted by Carl Reiner and the ceremony in New York was hosted by Mario Van Peebles. The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1992, commercial nominees were announced in February, and nominees in six television categories were announced on March 1, 1992.
The 38th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1985, were presented on March 8, 1986, at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel. The nominees in seven television categories were announced on January 23, 1986 and the feature film nominees were announced on January 29, 1986.
The 39th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1986, were presented on March 7, 1987, at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Los Angeles and the nightclub 4D in New York. The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1987.
Bo Goldman was an American screenwriter and playwright. He received numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, two Writers Guild of America Awards as well as the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. He also received two BAFTA Award nominations.
The 46th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1993, were presented on March 5, 1994, at the Beverly Hilton and the Russian Tea Room. The ceremony in Beverly Hills was hosted by Carl Reiner and the ceremony in New York was hosted by Charlie Rose. The feature film nominees were announced on January 24, 1994 and the other nominations were announced on January 31, 1994, and February 2, 1994.
Donald Roy King is an American television director, producer, writer, and actor. He served as the director for Saturday Night Live from 2006 until 2021. He has "directed more hours of live network television than anyone else in the history of television," according to Michael Chein.
The 43rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1990, were presented on March 16, 1991, at the Beverly Hilton and the Crowne Plaza New York. The ceremony in Beverly Hills was hosted by Alan Alda and the ceremony in New York was hosted by Paul Sorvino. The feature film nominees were announced on January 30, 1991 and nominees in eight television categories were announced on February 4, 1991.
The 42nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1989, were presented on March 10, 1990, at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City. The feature film nominees were announced on January 30, 1990 and nominees in six television categories were announced on February 8, 1990.
The 41st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1988, were presented on March 11, 1989 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel. The feature film nominees were announced on January 31, 1989.
The 40th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1987, were presented on March 12, 1988 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel. The feature film nominees were announced on February 1, 1988 and nominees in eight television categories were announced on February 8, 1988.
The Frank Capra Achievement Award is an American film award established by the Directors Guild of America (DGA) honoring assistant directors and unit production managers for career achievement and service to the DGA. Named after the American director Frank Capra (1897–1991), it was first awarded at the 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards in 1980.
The 37th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1984, were presented on March 9, 1985 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel. The feature film nominees were announced on February 1, 1985, nominees in seven television categories were announced on February 5, 1985, and the commercial nominees were announced on February 12, 1985.
The 36th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1983, were presented on March 10, 1984.
The 35th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1982, were presented on March 12, 1983 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel. The feature film nominees were announced on January 30, 1983.
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. The television nominees were announced on February 10, 1981.
