24th Directors Guild of America Awards

24th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date1972 (1972)
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:The French Connection – William Friedkin
Websitehttps://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1971.aspx?value=1971 Edit this on Wikidata
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The 24th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1971, were presented in 1972.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

William Friedkin – The French Connection

Television

Drama Series

Daniel Petrie – The Man and the City for "Hands of Love"

Comedy Series

John Rich – All in the Family for "Meet the Bunkers"

Movies for Television and Mini-Series

Buzz Kulik – Brian's Song

Musical Variety

Timothy Kiley – The Flip Wilson Show

Documentary/News

Phillip Beigel – Behind the Lines for Anatomy of a Decision: The FBI and the Great American Dream Machine[1]

  • Joel Banow – Louis Armstrong (CBS News special)
  • Anthony Messuri – Apollo: A Trip to the Moon (NBC News special)

Outstanding Television Director

  • John Rich

References

  1. ^ O'Connor, John J. (October 9, 1971). "TV: Report on F.B.I. Raises Questions". The New York Times.