41st Directors Guild of America Awards

The 41st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1988, were presented on March 11, 1989 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel.[1][2][3] The feature film nominees were announced on January 31, 1989.[4][5]

41st Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 11, 1989
Location	The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California Plaza Hotel, New York City
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Rain Man – Barry Levinson

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Barry Levinson – Rain Man Charles Crichton – A Fish Called Wanda Mike Nichols – Working Girl Alan Parker – Mississippi Burning Robert Zemeckis – Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Television

Drama Series
Marshall Herskovitz – thirtysomething for "Therapy" Mark Tinker – St. Elsewhere for "The Last One" Edward Zwick – thirtysomething for "Accounts Receivable, Michael's Brother"
Comedy Series
Steve Miner – The Wonder Years for "Pilot" Ellen Gittelsohn – Roseanne for "Pilot" Barnet Kellman – Murphy Brown for "Pilot"
Miniseries or TV Film
Lamont Johnson – Lincoln Dan Curtis – War and Remembrance Rod Holcomb – China Beach for "Pilot"
Musical Variety
Walter C. Miller – Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration David Grossman – The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion Hal Gurnee – Late Night with David Letterman for "6th Anniversary Special"
Daytime Drama
Jesus Trevino – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "Gangs" Kevin Hooks – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "Home Sweet Homeless" Gilbert Moses – ABC Afterschool Specialfor "Daddy Can't Read"
Documentary/Actuality
Merrill Brockway – Great Performances for "On the Move" Ellen Hovde and Muffie Meyer – An Empire of Reason Lloyd Kramer – No One Dies Alone
Sports
Harry J. Coyle – 1988 World Series Robert Fishman – 1988 NCAA Basketball Championship for "Oklahoma vs. Kansas" Larry Kamm – Super Bowl XXII Don Ohlmeyer and Roger Goodman – 1988 Indianapolis 500

Commercials

Commercials

James Gartner – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Braces & Glasses", Major League Baseball's "Interesting Friends", and Church World Service's "Journal" David Ashwell – Crossland Federal Savings Bank's "Detective", Gallo's "Dinner for Six", Kellogg's' "Hard Days Work", and Pepsi's "Thumbs Up" Leslie Dektor – Security Pacific Bank's "Football", Schlage's "School", and Levi's' "Yo Yo Do-Wop" Richard Levine – Delta Air Lines' "Company B", Hyundai's "Escape", and Seagram's "Kzev" and "Relationships" Robert Lieberman – AT&T's "Celebration", and McDonald's' "County Champ" and "Olympic Hopefuls"

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

• Gilbert Cates

Honorary Life Member

• Sidney Lumet

References

1. Harmetz, Aljean (March 13, 1989). "Levinson Wins Directors Award for 'Rain Man'". The New York Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
2. Easton, Nina (March 13, 1989). "'Rain Man' a Step Closer to Oscar?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
3. "Director Barry Levinson Captures Guild's Top Award for 'Rain Man'". Los Angeles Times. March 12, 1989. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
4. Scott, Vernon (January 31, 1989). "Directors Guild reveals 1988 nominees". UPI. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
5. Easton, Nina (February 1, 1989). "Directors Offer a Few Surprises". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

External links

• 41st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards