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31st Directors Guild of America Awards






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31st Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 10, 1979 (1979-03-10)
LocationThe Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:The Deer Hunter – Michael Cimino
Websitehttps://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1978.aspx?value=1978 Edit this on Wikidata
← 30th · DGA Awards · 32nd →

The 31st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1978, were presented on March 10, 1979 at the Beverly Hilton.[1] The feature film nominees were announced in February 1979.[2]

Winners and nominees[edit]

Film[edit]

Feature Film

Michael Cimino – The Deer Hunter

Television[edit]

Drama Series

Gene Reynolds – Lou Grant for "Prisoner"

Comedy Series

Paul Bogart – All in the Family for "California, Here We Are"

Musical Variety

Merrill Brockway – Great Performances for "Choreography by Balanchine: Part 3"

Documentary

John Korty – Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

  • Arthur Fisher – Disneyland: 25th Anniversary Special
  • Richard Gerdau – Arson: Fire for Hire
Actuality

Don Mischer – Kennedy Center Honors

  • Edward Nathanson – NFL Football
  • Marty Pasetta – AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda
Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality

Marvin J. Chomsky – Holocaust

References[edit]

  1. ^ "31st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  • ^ Buckley, Tom (February 16, 1979). "At the Movies". The New York Times. Retrieved June 17, 2018.

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