Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

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The Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award is an American film award established by the Directors Guild of America (DGA), given to an associate director or Stage Manager in recognition of their service to the industry and the Guild.

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Named after the American director Franklin J. Schaffner, it was first awarded at the 43rd Directors Guild of America Awards in 1991. [1]

Recipients

YearRecipient(s)Ref.
1990 Chester O'Brien and Mortimer O'Brien [2]
1991 Marilyn Jacobs-Furey [3]
1992 James "Woody" Woodworth [4]
1993 James Wall [5]
1994 Larry Carl [6]
1995 Don Lewis Barnhart
1996 Joseph L. Dicso [7]
1997 C.J. Rapp Pittman [8]
1998 Robert Caminiti [9]
1999 Scott L. Rindenow [10]
2000 Robert N. Van Ry [11]
2001 Anita Cooper-Avrick [12]
2002 Esperanza Martinez [13]
2003 Peery Forbis [14]
2004 Stanley Faer [15]
2005 Donald E. Jacob [16]
2006 Terry Benson [17]
2007 Barbara J. Roche [18]
2008 Scott Berger [19]
2009 Maria Jimenez Henley [20]
2010 No award
2011 Dennis W. Mazzocco [21]
2012 Dency Nelson [22]
2013 Vince DeDario [23]
2014 Julie E. Gelfand [24]
2015 Tom McDermott [25]
2016 No award
2017 Jim Tanker [26]
2018 Mimi Deaton [27]
2019 Arthur E. Lewis [1]
2020 Joyce Thomas [28]
2021 Garry W. Hood [29]
2022 Valdez Flagg [30]
2023 Gary Natoli [31]

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