14th Directors Guild of America Awards

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14th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1962 (1962)
CountryUnited States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: West Side Story Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise
Best Director Television:Ernie Kovacs SpecialErnie Kovacs and Joseph Behar
Website https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1960s/1961.aspx?value=1961   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The 14th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1961, were presented in 1962.

Contents

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise West Side Story

Television

Television

Ernie Kovacs and Joseph BeharErnie Kovacs Special

Honorary Life Member

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