36th Directors Guild of America Awards

36th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 10, 1984 (1984-03-10)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Terms of Endearment – James L. Brooks
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1983.aspx?value=1983
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The 36th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1983, were presented on March 10, 1984. ^{[1] [2]}

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
James L. Brooks – Terms of Endearment Bruce Beresford – Tender Mercies Ingmar Bergman – Fanny and Alexander Lawrence Kasdan – The Big Chill Philip Kaufman – The Right Stuff

Television

Drama Series
Jeff Bleckner – Hill Street Blues for "Life in the Minors" Corey Allen – Hill Street Blues for "Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" Christian Nyby – Hill Street Blues for "Here's Adventure, Here's Romance"
Comedy Series
James Burrows – Cheers for "Showdown (Part 2)" Jim Drake – Buffalo Bill for "Woody Quits" Noam Pitlik – Taxi for "Louie and the Blind Girl"
Miniseries or TV Film
Edward Zwick – Special Bulletin Daryl Duke – The Thorn Birds John Erman – Who Will Love My Children?
Musical Variety
Don Mischer – Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever Emile Ardolino – Live from Lincoln Center for "NYC Ballet Salute to George Balanchine" Daniel Feldman – Kennedy Center Tonight for Eubie Blake: A Century of Music
Daytime Drama
Sharron Miller – ABC Afterschool Special for "The Woman Who Willed a Miracle" G. Cullingham – ABC Afterschool Special for "It's No Crush, I'm in Love" Marlena Laird – General Hospital for "Show No. 242"
Documentary/Actuality
Harry Moses – Our Times with Bill Moyers for "Willy Loman Comes to China" Alfred R. Kelman and Charles Bangert – The Body Human: The Living Code Charles Stone – Viewpoint: The Day After

Commercials

Commercials
Stuart Hagmann (TIE) Bob Brooks (TIE) Manny Perez – Dr Pepper's "Detective", "Hunchback", and "Last Meal" Joe Pytka – Bud Light's "Boxer", "Pairs", and "Rodeo" Neil Tardio – United States Army's "Father & Son" and Xerox' "Laser Printing"

D.W. Griffith Award

• Orson Welles

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

• Robert Wise

References

1. Chase, Chris (February 10, 1984). "At The Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
2. "Disney makes big splash at box office". UPI. March 12, 1984. Retrieved April 21, 2018.

External links

• 36th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards