39th Directors Guild of America Awards

39th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 7, 1987 (1987-03-07)
Location	Sheraton Premiere Hotel, Los Angeles, California 4D, New York City
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Platoon – Oliver Stone
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1986.aspx?value=1986
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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. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]} The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1987. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Oliver Stone – Platoon Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters Randa Haines – Children of a Lesser God James Ivory – A Room with a View Rob Reiner – Stand by Me

Television

Drama Series
Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting for "Atomic Shakespeare" Donald Petrie – L.A. Law for "The Venus Butterfly" Mark Tinker – St. Elsewhere for "Afterlife"
Comedy Series
Terry Hughes – The Golden Girls for "Isn't It Romantic?" James Burrows – Cheers for "Tan 'N' Wash" Paul Lynch – Moonlighting for "Symphony in Knocked Flat"
Miniseries or TV Film
Lee Grant – Nobody's Child Gregory Hoblit – L.A. Law for "Pilot" George Schaefer – Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Musical Variety
Walter C. Miller – Liberty Weekend Emile Ardolino – Great Performances for "Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet" Dwight Hemion – Neil Diamond... Hello Again
Daytime Drama
Catlin Adams – ABC Afterschool Special for "Wanted: The Perfect Guy" Leslie Hill – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "God, The Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes" Donald Petrie – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?"
Documentary/Actuality
Perry Miller Adato – American Masters for "Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts" Kyle Good – 48 Hours on Crack Street David Heeley – The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Sports
Harry J. Coyle – 1986 World Series Andy Kindle and David Michaels – 1986 Tour de France Doug Wilson – 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Commercials

Commercials

Joe Pytka – John Hancock Financial's "Brothers", Henry Weinhard's' "Chuck Wagon", and Pepsi's "Floats" Jeremiah S. Chechik – Connecticut Bank's "Clock Tower", Michelob's "Tonight, Tonight", and AT&T's "Wave" Leslie Dektor – Levi's' "Celebration", Blue Cross' "Gallstones", Home Savings of America's "Harold Arlund", and SecureHorizons' "Harry's Neighborhood" Richard Levine – Pacific Bell's "Father & Son", Wells Fargo's "Grass Valley", and Gallo's "Weddings" Sidney Myers – United Way's "American Way", "Family in Crisis" and "Youth in Crisis", and Bell Atlantic's "Beauty Parlor", "Girl Trouble" and "Jazzman"

D.W. Griffith Award

• Elia Kazan

Frank Capra Achievement Award

• Henry E. Brill

References

1. Mathews, Jack (March 9, 1987). "Stone Wins Top Honor From Directors Guild". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
2. Harmetz, Aljean (March 9, 1987). "Directors Guild Honors Stone For 'Platoon'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
3. Scott, Vernon (March 9, 1987). "Top director honors for 'Platoon'". UPI. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
4. Taylor, Clarke (March 9, 1987). "Elia Kazan Gets D. W. Griffith Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
5. Thomas, Bob (March 9, 1987). "Directors Guild Award goes to Oliver Stone for 'Platoon'". The Fort Scott Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2018– via Google News Archive.
6. Mathews, Jack (January 29, 1987). "Directors Put Woman On Top 5 List". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
7. Scott, Vernon (January 28, 1987). "Directors nominate their own for movie awards". UPI. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
8. "5 Directors Nominated As Best by Their Guild". The New York Times. January 29, 1987. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

External links

• 39th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards