40th Directors Guild of America Awards

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40th Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 12, 1988 (1988-03-12)
Location The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California
Plaza Hotel, New York City
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: The Last Emperor – Bernardo Bertolucci
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1987.aspx?value=1987   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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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. [1] [2] [3] The feature film nominees were announced on February 1, 1988 [4] [5] [6] and nominees in eight television categories were announced on February 8, 1988. [7]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Bernardo Bertolucci – The Last Emperor

Television

Drama Series

Marshall Herskovitz – thirtysomething for "Pilot"

Comedy Series

Will Mackenzie – Family Ties for "A, My Name is Alex"

Miniseries or TV Film

Jud Taylor – Foxfire

Musical Variety

Dwight Hemion – Julie Andrews... The Sound Of Christmas

Daytime Drama

Victoria Hochberg – ABC Afterschool Special for "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story"

  • Nell Cox – ABC Afterschool Special for "Read Between the Lines"
  • Joanna Lee – ABC Afterschool Special for "The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story"
Documentary/Actuality

Elena Mannes – God and Politics for "The Kingdom Divided"

  • John Peaslee and Judd Pillot – How To Raise a Street Smart Child
  • Terry Sanders – Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record
Sports

Robert Fishman – 1987 NCAA Basketball Championship for "Syracuse vs. Indiana"

Commercials

Commercials

Richard Levine – Pepsi's "Apartment 10-G", DuPont's "Bill Demby", and Arnott's Biscuits' "Trouble"

D.W. Griffith Award

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Honorary Life Member

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References

  1. ↑ Cieply, Michael (March 14, 1988). "Bertolucci Wins Directors' Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ Scott, Vernon (March 14, 1988). "Italy's Bertolucci wins Director's Guild award". UPI. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (March 14, 1988). "Directors Guild Honors Bertolucci for 'Emperor'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  4. ↑ Mathews, Jack (February 2, 1988). "List of DGA Nominees Full of Surprises". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  5. ↑ Scott, Vernon (February 1, 1988). "DGA announces candidates for best director". UPI. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (February 2, 1988). "Directors' Guild Names Nominees for Top Prize". The New York Times. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
  7. ↑ "DGA Announces 1987 TV Award Nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1988. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
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