8th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 8th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1955, were presented in 1956.

8th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	1956
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Marty – Delbert Mann
Best Director Television:	Fireside Theatre for "The Little Guy" – Don Weis

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Delbert Mann – Marty Richard Brooks – Blackboard Jungle John Ford – The Long Gray Line Elia Kazan – East of Eden Henry Koster – A Man Called Peter Joshua Logan – Picnic Daniel Mann – The Rose Tattoo Mark Robson – The Bridges at Toko-Ri John Sturges – Bad Day at Black Rock Charles Vidor – Love Me or Leave Me Billy Wilder – The Seven Year Itch

Television

Television
Don Weis – Fireside Theatre for "The Little Guy" Robert Florey – Four Star Playhouse for "The Executioner" Roy Kellino – Four Star Playhouse for "The Collar" James Nielsen – General Electric Theater for "The Windmill" Ted Post – Medic for "Mercy Wears an Apron" William A. Seiter – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars for "Night of the Big Swamp"

D.W. Griffith Award

• Henry King

External links

• 8th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards