38th Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 8, 1986 (1986-03-08)
LocationThe Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California
Plaza Hotel, New York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg
Websitehttps://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1985.aspx?value=1985 Edit this on Wikidata

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

Film

Feature Film

Steven Spielberg – The Color Purple

Television

Drama Series

Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting for "My Fair David"

Comedy Series

Jay Sandrich – The Golden Girls for "Pilot"

Miniseries or TV Film

John Erman – An Early Frost

Musical Variety

Don Mischer – Motown Returns to the Apollo

Daytime Drama

Sandy Tung – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"

Documentary/Actuality

Harry Rasky – Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love

  • John Cosgrove – Missing... Have You Seen This Person?
  • Jody Eldred – The China Experience: Beyond the Wall
Sports

Andy Kindle and David Michaels – 1985 Tour de France

Commercials

Commercials

Ed Bianchi – Diet Pepsi's "Forward Pass", National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Gauntlet", Bounce's "Jump", and American Express' "Young Lawyers"

D.W. Griffith Award

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

References

  1. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (March 10, 1986). "Spielberg Is Honored By Directors". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  2. ↑ Friendly, David (March 10, 1986). "Spielberg's Revenge". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Spielberg gets best director award". The Tuscaloosa News. March 10, 1986. Retrieved April 15, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ↑ "Directors Of Tv Shows Nominated For Awards". Los Angeles Times. January 24, 1986. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  5. ↑ Scott, Vernon (January 23, 1986). "The ABC series 'Moonlighting' picked up unprecedented nominations in..." UPI. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  6. ↑ Mathews, Jack (January 30, 1986). "Directors Guild Lists Nominees". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  7. ↑ Harmetz, Aljean (January 30, 1986). "Directors Guild Lists Nominees For '85 Award". The New York Times. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
  8. ↑ Scott, Vernon (January 30, 1986). "Five nominated for best director". UPI. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
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