39th Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 7, 1987 (1987-03-07)
LocationSheraton Premiere Hotel, Los Angeles, California
4D, New York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:Platoon – Oliver Stone
Websitehttps://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1986.aspx?value=1986 Edit this on Wikidata
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The 39th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1986, were presented on March 7, 1987, at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Los Angeles and the nightclub 4D in New York.[1][2][3][4][5] The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1987.[6][7][8]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Oliver Stone – Platoon

Television

Drama Series

Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting for "Atomic Shakespeare"

Comedy Series

Terry Hughes – The Golden Girls for "Isn't It Romantic?"

Miniseries or TV Film

Lee Grant – Nobody's Child

Musical Variety

Walter C. Miller – Liberty Weekend

Daytime Drama

Catlin Adams – ABC Afterschool Special for "Wanted: The Perfect Guy"

Documentary/Actuality

Perry Miller Adato – American Masters for "Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts"

  • Kyle Good – 48 Hours on Crack Street
  • David Heeley – The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Sports

Harry J. Coyle – 1986 World Series

Commercials

Commercials

Joe Pytka – John Hancock Financial's "Brothers", Henry Weinhard's' "Chuck Wagon", and Pepsi's "Floats"

  • Jeremiah S. Chechik – Connecticut Bank's "Clock Tower", Michelob's "Tonight, Tonight", and AT&T's "Wave"
  • Leslie Dektor – Levi's' "Celebration", Blue Cross' "Gallstones", Home Savings of America's "Harold Arlund", and SecureHorizons' "Harry's Neighborhood"
  • Richard Levine – Pacific Bell's "Father & Son", Wells Fargo's "Grass Valley", and Gallo's "Weddings"
  • Sidney Myers – United Way's "American Way", "Family in Crisis" and "Youth in Crisis", and Bell Atlantic's "Beauty Parlor", "Girl Trouble" and "Jazzman"

D.W. Griffith Award

Frank Capra Achievement Award

References

  1. ^ Mathews, Jack (March 9, 1987). "Stone Wins Top Honor From Directors Guild". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Harmetz, Aljean (March 9, 1987). "Directors Guild Honors Stone For 'Platoon'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Scott, Vernon (March 9, 1987). "Top director honors for 'Platoon'". UPI. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  4. ^ Taylor, Clarke (March 9, 1987). "Elia Kazan Gets D. W. Griffith Award". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Thomas, Bob (March 9, 1987). "Directors Guild Award goes to Oliver Stone for 'Platoon'". The Fort Scott Tribune. Retrieved April 14, 2018 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ Mathews, Jack (January 29, 1987). "Directors Put Woman On Top 5 List". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  7. ^ Scott, Vernon (January 28, 1987). "Directors nominate their own for movie awards". UPI. Retrieved April 14, 2018.
  8. ^ "5 Directors Nominated As Best by Their Guild". The New York Times. January 29, 1987. Retrieved April 14, 2018.

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