39th Directors Guild of America Awards

Oliver Stone – Platoon

• Woody Allen – Hannah and Her Sisters
• Randa Haines – Children of a Lesser God
• James Ivory – A Room with a View
• Rob Reiner – Stand by Me

Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting for "Atomic Shakespeare"

• Donald Petrie – L.A. Law for "The Venus Butterfly"
• Mark Tinker – St. Elsewhere for "Afterlife"

Terry Hughes – The Golden Girls for "Isn't It Romantic?"

• James Burrows – Cheers for "Tan 'N' Wash"
• Paul Lynch – Moonlighting for "Symphony in Knocked Flat"

Lee Grant – Nobody's Child

• Gregory Hoblit – L.A. Law for "Pilot"
• George Schaefer – Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry

Walter C. Miller – Liberty Weekend

• Emile Ardolino – Great Performances for "Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet"
• Dwight Hemion – Neil Diamond... Hello Again

Catlin Adams – ABC Afterschool Special for "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"

• Leslie Hill – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "God, The Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes"
• Donald Petrie – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?"

Perry Miller Adato – American Masters for "Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts"

• Kyle Good – 48 Hours on Crack Street
• David Heeley – The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Harry J. Coyle – 1986 World Series

• Andy Kindle and David Michaels – 1986 Tour de France
• Doug Wilson – 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Joe Pytka – John Hancock Financial's "Brothers", Henry Weinhard's' "Chuck Wagon", and Pepsi's "Floats"

• Jeremiah S. Chechik – Connecticut Bank's "Clock Tower", Michelob's "Tonight, Tonight", and AT&T's "Wave"
• Leslie Dektor – Levi's' "Celebration", Blue Cross' "Gallstones", Home Savings of America's "Harold Arlund", and SecureHorizons' "Harry's Neighborhood"
• Richard Levine – Pacific Bell's "Father & Son", Wells Fargo's "Grass Valley", and Gallo's "Weddings"
• Sidney Myers – United Way's "American Way", "Family in Crisis" and "Youth in Crisis", and Bell Atlantic's "Beauty Parlor", "Girl Trouble" and "Jazzman"