Awards Ceremony
36th Annual DGA Awards
Pictures
Nominees for TV documentary were Alfred R. Kelman, represented at the dinner by his wife, and Charles Bangert.
Mayor Ed Koch makes an appearance to plug filming in New York and his services as actor. ("I do cameos and I don’t charge.") Other celebrities included act Matt Dillon and Lynn Ullman, daughter of nominee Ingmar Bergman.
Holly Brooks presents her own award to Jim Brooks after his win of the feature award.
Jennifer and Heather Mischer pose with their winning dad, chosen for musical/variety show.
Commercial nominee Neil Tardio is congratulated by emcee Liz Smith. Entertainment included jazz violinist Michael Urbaniak, comic Jonathan Solomon and the Body Mechanics break dancers.
Orson Welles, winner of the D.W. Griffith Award, saluted the directors who grew up with silent films: "Those lucky people had something—knew something—that we don’t. Those great directors knew something about pacing and telling stories economically. They knew something we haven’t grasped; it takes us too long to tell a story." The Beverly Hilton dinner was emceed by Jackie Cooper, with entertainment by Hal Kanter and Andy Williams.
Mrs. Robert Aldrich presents the newly named Aldrich award for DGA service to Robert Wise.
Franklin Schaffner congratulates James L. Brooks, feature winner for Terms of Endearment.
National Vice President Tom Donovan and his wife among those dancing to the music of Lloyd Marx's orchestra.
Television winners: Jefrey Bleckner, James Burrows, Don Mischer, Edward Zwick, Sharron Miller with DGA President Gil Cates.