38th Directors Guild of America Awards
| 38th Directors Guild of America Awards | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 8, 1986 |
| Location | The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California Plaza Hotel, New York City |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Directors Guild of America |
| Highlights | |
| Best Director Feature Film: | The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg |
| Website | https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1985.aspx?value=1985  |
The 38th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1985, were presented on March 8, 1986, at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel.[1][2][3] The nominees in seven television categories were announced on January 23, 1986[4][5] and the feature film nominees were announced on January 29, 1986.[6][7][8]
Winners and nominees
[edit]Film
[edit]| Feature Film | |
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Television
[edit]| Drama Series | |
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Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting for "My Fair David"
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| Comedy Series | |
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Jay Sandrich – The Golden Girls for "Pilot"
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| Miniseries or TV Film | |
| Musical Variety | |
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Don Mischer – Motown Returns to the Apollo
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| Daytime Drama | |
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Sandy Tung – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"
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| Documentary/Actuality | |
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Harry Rasky – Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
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| Sports | |
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Andy Kindle and David Michaels – 1985 Tour de France
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Commercials
[edit]| Commercials | |
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Ed Bianchi – Diet Pepsi's "Forward Pass", National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Gauntlet", Bounce's "Jump", and American Express' "Young Lawyers"
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Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Harmetz, Aljean (March 10, 1986). "Spielberg Is Honored By Directors". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Friendly, David (March 10, 1986). "Spielberg's Revenge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ "Spielberg gets best director award". The Tuscaloosa News. March 10, 1986. Retrieved April 15, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Directors Of Tv Shows Nominated For Awards". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1986. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Scott, Vernon (January 23, 1986). "The ABC series 'Moonlighting' picked up unprecedented nominations in..." UPI. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Mathews, Jack (January 30, 1986). "Directors Guild Lists Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Harmetz, Aljean (January 30, 1986). "Directors Guild Lists Nominees For '85 Award". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Scott, Vernon (January 30, 1986). "Five nominated for best director". UPI. Retrieved April 15, 2018.