The 50th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in

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s, documentary and television in 1997, were presented on March 7, 1998 at the

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and the Windows on the World. The nominees in the feature film category were announced on January 26, 1998 and the other nominations were announced starting on February 3, 1998.

Winners and nominees

Film

Television

Commercials

D.W. Griffith Award

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Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction

* Craig Janoff

Lifetime Achievement in News Direction

* Robert E. Vitarelli

Frank Capra Achievement Award

* Bob Jeffords

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

* Martha Coolidge

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

* C.J. Rapp Pittman

Presidents Award

* George Sidney

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Directors Guild Of America Awards, 50 Directors Guild of America Awards 1997 film awards

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