40th Annual DGA Awards

Honoring Outstanding Directorial Achievement for 1987
1987
Feature Film Winner
Bernardo Bertolucci
THE LAST EMPEROR
COLUMBIA
1987
Dramatic Series Winner
Marshall Herskovitz
"PILOT," THIRTYSOMETHING
1987
Comedy Series Winner
Will Mackenzie
"MY NAME IS ALEX," FAMILY TIES
1987
Movies for Television and Mini-Series (1971-2017) Winner
Jud Taylor
FOXFIRE
1987
Musical Variety (1971-2012) Winner
Dwight Hemion
JULIE ANDREWS...SOUND OF CHRISTMAS
1987
Commercials Winner
Richard Levine
  • "APT. 10G," PEPSI COLA / Unknown
  • "BILL DEMBY," DUPONT / Unknown
  • "TROUBLE," ARNOTT'S BISCUITS / Unknown
1988
Lifetime Achievement in Feature Film Recipient
Robert E. Wise
1988
Honorary Life Member Recipient
Michael H. Franklin
1988
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award Recipient
Sheldon Leonard
1988
Frank Capra Achievement Award Recipient
Alex Hapsas
1987
Drama Show Day (1983-1994) Winner
Victoria Hochberg
"JUST A REGULAR KID: AN AIDS STORY," AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL
1987
Documentary/Actuality (1982-1990) Winner
Elena Mannes
THE KINGDOM DIVIDED - GOD AND POLITICS
1987
Sports (1984-1990) Winner
Robert A. Fishman
SYRACUSE/INDIANA, NCAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP
CBS SPORTS
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