Directors Guild of America Awards 1997
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The 50th Directors Guild of America Awards, given on 7 March 1998, honored the best film
and television director
s of 1997.
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
and television director
Television director
A television director directs the activities involved in making a television program and is part of a television crew.-Duties:The duties of a television director vary depending on whether the production is live or recorded to video tape or video server .In both types of productions, the...
s of 1997.
Film
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Picture:
- James CameronJames CameronJames Francis Cameron is a Canadian-American film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor, environmentalist and inventor...
- TitanicTitanic (1997 film)Titanic is a 1997 American epic romance and disaster film directed, written, co-produced, and co-edited by James Cameron. A fictionalized account of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, it stars Leonardo DiCaprio as Jack Dawson, Kate Winslet as Rose DeWitt Bukater and Billy Zane as Rose's fiancé, Cal...
- James Cameron
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary:
- Michael Uys - Riding the RailsRiding the RailsRiding the Rails is a 1938 Fleischer Studios animated short film featuring Betty Boop and Pudgy the Pup. Although some sources claim that this film was nominated for an Academy Award, it does not appear i the official Academy Awards database....
- Michael Uys - Riding the Rails
Television
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night:
- Barbara KoppleBarbara KoppleBarbara Kopple is an American film director, primarily known for her work in documentary film.-Biography:She grew up in Scarsdale, New York, the daughter of a textile executive and studied psychology at Northeastern University, after which she worked with the Maysles Brothers.Kopple has won two...
- Homicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the StreetHomicide: Life on the Street is an American police procedural television series chronicling the work of a fictional version of the Baltimore Homicide Unit. It ran for seven seasons on NBC from 1993 to 1999, and was succeeded by a TV movie, which also acted as the de-facto series finale...
for "The Documentary"
- Barbara Kopple
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy series:
- Andy AckermanAndy AckermanRobert Andrew "Andy" Ackerman is an American director and producer who is best known for his work on Seinfeld, The New Adventures of Old Christine and the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm...
- SeinfeldSeinfeldSeinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, lasting nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized version of himself...
for "The Betrayal"
- Andy Ackerman
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety:
- Louis J. Horvitz - The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:
- John HerzfeldJohn HerzfeldJohn Herzfeld is an American motion picture and television director, screenwriter, actor and producer. His feature film directing credits include Two of a Kind , 2 Days in the Valley , 15 Minutes and The Death and Life of Bobby Z...
- Don King: Only in AmericaDon King: Only in AmericaDon King: Only in America is a 1997 television film directed by John Herzfeld and written by Kario Salem...
- John Herzfeld
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:
- Scott McKinseyScott McKinseyScott McKinsey is an award-winning American television director for soap opera General Hospital. McKinsey is the son of late Beverlee McKinsey.-Directing Positions:As the World Turns*Director General Hospital...
- General HospitalGeneral HospitalGeneral Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
for "Episode #8883"
- Scott McKinsey
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials:
- Bruce Dowad for IsuzuIsuzu, is a Japanese car, commercial vehicle and heavy truck manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2005, Isuzu became the world's largest manufacturer of medium to heavy duty trucks. It has assembly and manufacturing plants in the Japanese city of Fujisawa, as well as in the prefectures...
: "Giant", Mercedes-BenzMercedes-BenzMercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of automobiles, buses, coaches, and trucks. Mercedes-Benz is a division of its parent company, Daimler AG...
: "Don't Fence Me In" and Coca-ColaCoca-ColaCoca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke...
: "World Dance"
- Bruce Dowad for Isuzu
- Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
- Brian RobbinsBrian RobbinsBrian Robbins is an American actor and producer, director and screenwriter. He often collaborates with Mike Tollin.-Biography:...
- Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal for "First Time"
- Brian Robbins