The 38th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in

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and

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in 1985, were presented on March 8, 1986 at the

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and the

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. The nominees in seven television categories were announced on January 23, 1986 and the feature film nominees were announced on January 29, 1986.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Commercials

D.W. Griffith Award

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best ...

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

George Sidney George Sidney (October 4, 1916May 5, 2002) was an American film director and producer who worked primarily at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His work includes cult classics ''Bye Bye Birdie'' (1963) and ''Viva Las Vegas'' (1964). With an extensive backgro ...

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Directors Guild Of America Awards, 38 Directors Guild of America Awards 1985 film awards 1985 television awards

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