45th Directors Guild of America Awards
DateMarch 6, 1993 (1993-03-06)
LocationThe Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California
New York City
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
Hosted byCarl Reiner (Los Angeles)
Jerry Orbach (New York)
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:Unforgiven – Clint Eastwood
Best Director Documentary:Brother's Keeper – Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky
Websitehttps://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1990s/1992.aspx?value=1992 Edit this on Wikidata
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The 45th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1992, were presented on March 6, 1993 at the Beverly Hilton and in New York.[1][2] The ceremony in Beverly Hills was hosted by Carl Reiner[3] and the ceremony in New York was hosted by Jerry Orbach.[4] The feature film nominees were announced on January 25, 1993[5] and the other nominations were announced starting on February 22, 1993.[6] Prior to the nominations announcement, finalists were announced for the television categories.[7]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film

Clint Eastwood – Unforgiven

Documentaries

Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky – Brother's Keeper

Television

Drama Series

Rob Thompson – Northern Exposure for "Cicely"

Comedy Series

Tom Cherones – Seinfeld for "The Contest"

Miniseries or TV Film

Ron Lagomarsino – Picket Fences for "Pilot"

Musical Variety

Bobby Quinn – The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson for "Robin Williams/Bette Midler"

Daytime Serials

Susan Strickler – Another World for "Episode #7022"

Daytime Drama

Helaine Head – WonderWorks for "You Must Remember This"

Commercials

Commercials

Leslie Dektor – American Express' "Elevator", US West's "Missed the Bus", Bank of America's "Second Generation", and Southern California Edison's "Truth"

D.W. Griffith Award

Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction

Frank Capra Achievement Award

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

Honorary Life Member

References

  1. ^ Fox, David (March 8, 1993). "Eastwood's Next Sidekick Might Be Named Oscar". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. ^ "Eastwood Wins Directors' Prize for 'Unforgiven'". Los Angeles Times. March 7, 1993. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  3. ^ "45th Annual DGA Awards: Los Angeles Awards Ceremony Pictures". Director Guild of America. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. ^ "45th Annual DGA Awards: New York Awards Ceremony Pictures". Director Guild of America. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. ^ Fox, David (January 26, 1993). "Directors Guild Fails to Catch the 'Scent'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ^ O'Steen, Kathleen (February 22, 1993). "NBC leads list of DGA TV nods". Variety. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ^ "CBS tops DGA TV nominee finalists". Variety. February 16, 1993. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

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