49th Directors Guild of America Awards

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49th Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 8, 1997 (1997-03-08)
Location Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
Sheraton New York Hotel, New York City
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Hosted by Carl Reiner (Los Angeles)
Mary Tyler Moore (New York)
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: The English Patient Anthony Minghella
Best Director Documentary: Looking for Richard Al Pacino
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1996.aspx?value=1996   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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The 49th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1996, were presented on March 8, 1997 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and the Sheraton New York Hotel. [1] [2] The simultaneous ceremonies were hosted by Carl Reiner in Los Angeles and Mary Tyler Moore in New York. [3] [4] The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 21, 1997 [5] [6] and the other nominations were announced starting on February 4, 1997. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Anthony Minghella The English Patient

Documentaries

Al Pacino Looking for Richard

Television

Drama Series

Christopher Chulack ER for "Fear of Flying"

Comedy Series

Andy Ackerman Seinfeld for "The Rye"

Miniseries or TV Film

Betty Thomas The Late Shift

Musical Variety

Don Mischer Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games

Daytime Serials

Kathryn Foster and Mike Denney The Young and the Restless for "Episode #5875"

Children's Programs

Stuart Margolin Salt Water Moose

Commercials

Commercials

Tarsem SinghNike's "Good vs. Evil", Levi's' "Poolboy", and Coca-Cola's "Red"

D.W. Griffith Award

Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Diversity Award

References

  1. "'The English Patient' Wins Top Directors Guild Award". Los Angeles Times. March 9, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  2. "1996 Annual DGA Award Winners". Directors Guild of America. March 8, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  3. Johnson, Ted (March 4, 1997). "Carl Reiner set to host DGA awards". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  4. Roman, Monica (March 5, 1997). "Moore to host DGA's Gotham awards fete". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  5. "The DGA nominations list". Variety. January 21, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  6. Dutka, Elaine (January 22, 1997). "Five Get First Nods From DGA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  7. Johnson, Ted (February 4, 1997). "'ER,' 'Sanders' top DGA noms; 'Bastard' honored". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  8. "1996 DGA Daytime, Commercial and Children's Nominees". Directors Guild of America. February 6, 1997. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  9. Petrikin, Chris (February 10, 1997). "DGA names TV noms". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.
  10. Cox, Dan (February 17, 1997). "'Kings' on directors' list of docu nominations". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2018.