The 48th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in
films,
documentary and
television
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in 1995, were presented on March 2, 1996 at the
Hyatt Regency Century Plaza
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as well as in New York. The ceremony in Los Angeles was hosted by
Carl Reiner
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Primetime Emmy Awards, ...
. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 22, 1996 and the other nominations were announced in February.
Winners and nominees
Film
Television
Commercials
D.W. Griffith Award
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Woody Allen
Heywood "Woody" Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American film director, writer, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades and multiple Academy Award-winning films. He began his career writing ...
Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction
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Tony Verna
Anthony F. Verna (November 26, 1933 – January 18, 2015) was a producer of television sports and entertainment blockbusters.
Biography
Verna was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died in Palm Desert, California at the age of 81.
Early ...
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction
* Arthur Bloom
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
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Daniel Petrie
Daniel Mannix Petrie (November 26, 1920 – August 22, 2004) was a Canadian film, television, and stage director who worked in Canada, Hollywood, and the United Kingdom; known for directing grounded human dramas often dealing with taboo subject ...
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
* Don Lewis Barnhart
Honorary Life Member
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Chuck Jones
References
External links
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Directors Guild of America Awards
1995 film awards
1995 television awards
1995 in American cinema
1995 in American television
Directors
Director may refer to:
Literature
* ''Director'' (magazine), a British magazine
* ''The Director'' (novel), a 1971 novel by Henry Denker
* ''The Director'' (play), a 2000 play by Nancy Hasty
Music
* Director (band), an Irish rock band
* ''D ...
1996 in Los Angeles
1996 in New York City
March 1996 events in the United States