51st Directors Guild of America Awards

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51st Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 6, 1999 (1999-03-06)
Location Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg
Best Director Documentary: Vietnam, Long Time Coming – Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert and Gordon Quinn
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1998.aspx?value=1998   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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The 51st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1998, were presented on March 6, 1999 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. [1] [2] [3] The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 25, 1999 [4] [5] and the other nominations were announced starting on February 1, 1999. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Steven Spielberg Saving Private Ryan

Documentaries

Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert and Gordon Quinn Vietnam, Long Time Coming

Television

Drama Series

Paris Barclay NYPD Blue for "Hearts and Souls"

Comedy Series

Thomas Schlamme Sports Night for "Pilot"

Miniseries or TV Film

Michael Cristofer Gia

Musical Variety

Paul Miller – The 52nd Annual Tony Awards

Daytime Serials

James Sayegh – One Life to Live for "Episode #7572"

Children's Programs

Mitchell Kriegman Bear in the Big Blue House for "Love is All You Need"

Commercials

Commercials

Kinka UsherSony's "Egg", Mountain Dew's "Michael Johnson's World", Miller Brewing's "Cupid", Nike's "Undercover Ushers", and Hallmark's "Neighbor Lady"

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Diversity Award

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