6th Directors Guild of America Awards

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6th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1954 (1954)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: From Here to Eternity Fred Zinnemann
Best Director Television: Four Star Playhouse for "The Last Voyage" – Robert Florey
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The 6th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1953, were presented in 1954.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Fred Zinnemann From Here to Eternity

Television

Television

Robert Florey Four Star Playhouse for "The Last Voyage"

D.W. Griffith Award

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