32nd Directors Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for film and television directing in 1979

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Date

March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

Location

The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California

Country

United States

Presented by

Directors Guild of America

Highlights

Best Director Feature Film:

Kramer vs. Kramer – Robert Benton

Website

https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1979.aspx?value=1979

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The 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1979, were presented on March 15, 1980 at the Beverly Hilton. The award honoring commercial directors was given out for the first time at this ceremony.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer Woody Allen – Manhattan James Bridges – The China Syndrome Francis Ford Coppola – Apocalypse Now Peter Yates – Breaking Away

Feature Film

Robert Benton – Kramer vs. Kramer

Television

Drama Series
*Roger Young – Lou Grant* for "Cop"** Jackie Cooper – The White Shadow for "Pregnant Pause" Gene Reynolds – Lou Grant for "Bomb"
Comedy Series
*Charles S. Dubin – MASH for "Period of Adjustment"** Paul Bogart – All in the Family for "Too Good Edith" Noam Pitlik – Barney Miller for "The Judge"
Musical Variety
Tony Charmoli – John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together David Deutsch – In Performance at the White House for "Segovia at the White House" Don Mischer – The 3rd Barry Manilow Special
Documentary
Alfred R. Kelman – The Body Human: The Magic Sense John Cosgrove – Angel Death William Peters – Bill Moyers Journal for Death of a Family
Actuality
Don Mischer – Kennedy Center Honors Stan Harris – The Muppets Go Hollywood Marty Pasetta – 51st Academy Awards
Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality
Michael Mann – The Jericho Mile Paul Aaron – The Miracle Worker David Greene – Friendly Fire Delbert Mann – All Quiet on the Western Front

Commercials

Commercials
Robert Lieberman Bob Giraldi R. Hagmann N. Lacy Richard Loew

Robert Lieberman

Bob Giraldi
R. Hagmann
N. Lacy
Richard Loew

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Emmett Emerson

References

"32nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
"32nd Annual DGA Awards: Awards Ceremony Pictures". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved June 18, 2018. Robert Lieberman being awarded the first DGA Commercials Award by presenter Gil Cates.

External links

32nd Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

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