24th Annual DGA Awards

Honoring Outstanding Directorial Achievement for 1971
1997
Feature Film Winner
James Cameron
TITANIC
PARAMOUNT/FOX
1997
Documentary Winner
Michael Uys & Lexy Lovell
RIDING THE RAILS
1997
Dramatic Series Winner
Barbara Kopple
"THE DOCUMENTARY," HOMICIDE: LIFE ON THE STREET
1997
Comedy Series Winner
Andy Ackerman
"THE BETRAYAL," SEINFELD
1997
Movies for Television and Mini-Series (1971-2017) Winner
John Herzfeld
DON KING: ONLY IN AMERICA
1997
Musical Variety (1971-2012) Winner
Louis J. Horvitz
THE KENNEDY CENTER HONORS
1997
Daytime Serials (1991-2012) Winner
Scott McKinsey
"EPISODE # 8883," GENERAL HOSPITAL
1997
Children's Programs Winner
Brian Robbins
"FIRST TIME," NICKELODEON'S SPORTS THEATRE
1997
Commercials Winner
Bruce Dowad
  • "DON'T FENCE ME IN," MERCEDES BENZ / Unknown
  • "GIANT," ISUZU / Unknown
  • "WORLD DANCE," COCA COLA / Unknown
1998
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Recipient
Francis Ford Coppola
1998
Presidents Award Recipient
George Sidney
1998
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Recipient
Martha Coolidge
1998
Frank Capra Achievement Award Recipient
Bob Jeffords
1998
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award Recipient
C.J. Rapp Pittman
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