37th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 37th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1984, were presented on March 9, 1985 at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel.[1][2][3] The feature film nominees were announced on February 1, 1985,[4][5] nominees in seven television categories were announced on February 5, 1985,[6] and the commercial nominees were announced on February 12, 1985.[7]

37th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 9, 1985
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:	Amadeus – Miloš Forman

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Miloš Forman – Amadeus Robert Benton – Places in the Heart Norman Jewison – A Soldier's Story Roland Joffé – The Killing Fields David Lean – A Passage to India

Television

Drama Series
Thomas Carter – Hill Street Blues for "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall" David Anspaugh – St. Elsewhere for "Fade to White" Mark Tinker – St. Elsewhere for "Sweet Dreams"
Comedy Series
Jay Sandrich – The Cosby Show for "Pilot" James Burrows – Cheers for "I Call Your Name" Bill Persky – Kate & Allie for "Landlady"
Miniseries or TV Film
Daniel Petrie – The Dollmaker Robert Greenwald – The Burning Bed Randa Haines – Something About Amelia
Musical Variety
Don Mischer and Twyla Tharp – Great Performances for "Baryshnikov By Tharp" Tony Charmoli – Olympic Gala Terry Jastrow – 1984 Summer Olympics opening ceremony
Daytime Drama
Joan Darling – ABC Afterschool Special for "Mom's on Strike" Robert Chenault – ABC Afterschool Special for "The Hero Who Couldn't Read" Joanna Lee – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "Hear Me Cry"
Documentary/Actuality
Alfred R. Kelman – The Body Human: The Journey Within Merrill Brockway – Great Performances for "Balanchine (Parts 1 & 2)" Howard Enders – Ellis Island: The Odyssey of a Dream
Sports
Sandy Grossman – Super Bowl XVIII Larry Kamm, Bob Lanning, and Norman Samet – Gymnastics at the 1984 Summer Olympics Doug Wilson – Figure skating at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Commercials

Commercials

Stuart Hagmann – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Right Moment", IBM's "Skates", and McDonald's' "Stranger in the House" William Dear – Budweiser's "3D" and "Window Washers, Frontier's "Concourse of Doom", Honda's "Devo", and Bell Atlantic's "Dragnet" Leslie Dektor – Levi's' "Blues", John Player & Sons' "Own the Night", and NutraSweet's "Wait" Richard Levine – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Good Samaritans" and Sonecor's "Radio Telescope" Michael Ulick – Coca-Cola's "First Job", American Greetings' "Peace", and Kodak's "Statue of Liberty"

D.W. Griffith Award

• Billy Wilder

Frank Capra Achievement Award

• Jane Schimel
• Abby Singer

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

• Elliot Silverstein

Honorary Life Member

• Tom Donovan

References

1. Scott, Vernon (March 10, 1985). "Forman wins best director award". UPI. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
2. London, Michael (March 11, 1985). "Dga Nod To Forman For 'Amadeus'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
3. Harmetz, Aljean (March 11, 1985). "Milos Forman Wins Directors Guild Award". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
4. Harmetz, Aljean (February 2, 1985). "Directors Guild of Ameriac Announces Award Nominees". The New York Times. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
5. Pollock, Dale (February 4, 1985). "DGA Nominees: No Surprises". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
6. "Directors Guild Names Tv Nominees". Los Angeles Times. February 6, 1985. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
7. "Dga Announces Nominees For Tv Ads". Los Angeles Times. February 12, 1985. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

External links

• 37th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards