48th Directors Guild of America Awards

48th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02)
Location Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, Los Angeles, California
New York City
Country United States
Presented by Directors Guild of America
Hosted by Carl Reiner (Los Angeles)
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film: Apollo 13 – Ron Howard
Best Director Documentary: Crumb – Terry Zwigoff

The 48th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1995, were presented on March 2, 1996 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza as well as in New York.[1][2] The ceremony in Los Angeles was hosted by Carl Reiner.[3] The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 22, 1996 and the other nominations were announced in February.[4][5]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Ron Howard – Apollo 13

Documentaries

Terry Zwigoff – Crumb

Television

Drama Series

Christopher Chulack – ER for "Hell and High Water"

Comedy Series

Gordon Hunt – Mad About You for "The Alan Brady Show"

Miniseries or TV Film

Mick Jackson – Indictment: The McMartin Trial

Musical Variety

Matthew Diamond – Great Performances for "Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein"

Daytime Serials

William Ludel and Alan Pultz – General Hospital for "Episode #8248"

Commercials

Commercials

Robert Lieberman – Hallmark Cards' "Jeffrey's Secret" and Merrill Lynch's "Sisters Already Retired"

D.W. Griffith Award

Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

  • Arthur Bloom

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

  • Don Lewis Barnhart

Honorary Life Member

References

  1. ↑ Welkos, Robert (March 4, 1996). "'Apollo 13' DGA Win Yields No Oscar Clues". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ron Howard Wins Directors Guild Award". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "48th Annual DGA Awards: Los Angeles Awards Ceremony Pictures". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ "48th Annual DGA Feature Film Award Nominees". Directors Guild of America. January 22, 1996. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Puig, Claudia (January 23, 1996). "Directors Guild Gives a Nod to 'Il Postino'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 6, 2018.
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