DGA 73rd Awards Feature Film Winner Chloe Zhao Nomadland

1985
Feature Film Winner
Steven Spielberg
THE COLOR PURPLE
WARNER BROS.
1985
Dramatic Series Winner
Will Mackenzie
"MY FAIR DAVID," MOONLIGHTING
1985
Comedy Series Winner
Jay Sandrich
"PILOT," THE GOLDEN GIRLS
1985
Movies for Television and Mini-Series (1971-2017) Winner
John Erman
AN EARLY FROST
1985
Musical Variety (1971-2012) Winner
Don Mischer
MOTOWN RETURNS TO THE APOLLO
1985
Commercials Winner
Edward Bianchi
  • "FORWARD PASS," DIET PEPSI / Unknown
  • "GAUNTLET," NAT'L INSTITUTE OF DRUG ABUSE / Unknown
  • "JUMP," BOUNCE / Unknown
  • "YOUNG LAWYERS," AMERICAN EXPRESS / Unknown
1986
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Recipient
Joseph Mankiewicz
1986
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Recipient
George Sidney
1985
Drama Show Day (1983-1994) Winner
Craig Sandy Tung
"THE DAY THE SENIOR CLASS GOT MARRIED," SCHOOLBREAK SPECIAL
1985
Documentary/Actuality (1982-1990) Winner
Harry Rasky
HOMAGE TO CHAGALL: THE COLOURS OF LOVE
1985
Sports (1984-1990) Winner
Andy J. Kindle & David Michaels
TOUR DE FRANCE
Behind the Scenes at the 73rd Annual DGA Awards

See how this year's DGA Awards show came together, in a production that spanned from LA to NY to London.

Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film Symposium

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Theatrical Feature Film.

Meet the Nominees: Movies for Television & Limited Series

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Movies for Television and Limited Series.

Meet the Nominees: Documentary

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Documentary.

Meet the Nominees: Commercials

See video and photos from this year's event celebrating the DGA Award nominees for Commercials.

Meet the Teams

The Council honored director's team members at the 18th Annual Meet the AD/UPMs of the DGA Award-Nominated Projects. See images from this discussion.