The 48th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and

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in 1995, were presented on March 2, 1996 at the

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as well as in New York. The ceremony in Los Angeles was hosted by

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. 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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Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction

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Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

* Arthur Bloom

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

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

* Chuck Jones

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Directors Guild Of America Awards, 48th Directors Guild of America Awards 1995 film awards 1995 television awards 1995 in American cinema 1995 in American television

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