24th Directors Guild of America Awards

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Award ceremony for film and television directing in 1971

24th Directors Guild of America Awards

Date| March 18, 1972 (1972-03-18)
Location| The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
Delmonico's, New York City
Country| United States
Presented by| Directors Guild of America
Hosted by| Jack Lemmon
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:| The French Connection – William Friedkin
Website| https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1971.aspx?value=1971
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The 24th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1971, were presented on March 18, 1972, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California and at Delmonico's in New York City.[1][2][3] The ceremony was hosted by Jack Lemmon.[4][5] The feature film nominees were announced in February 1972.[6]

## Winners and nominees

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### Film

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Feature Film

William Friedkin – The French Connection

* Peter Bogdanovich – The Last Picture Show
* Stanley Kubrick – A Clockwork Orange
* Robert Mulligan – Summer of '42
* John Schlesinger – Sunday Bloody Sunday

### Television

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Drama Series

Daniel Petrie – The Man and the City for "Hands of Love"

* Lewis Freedman –Hollywood Television Theater for Beginning to End
* Lamont Johnson – Hollywood Television Theater for Birdbath

Comedy Series

John Rich – All in the Family for "Meet the Bunkers"

* Bruce Bilson – The Odd Couple for "Being Divorced is Never Having to Say I Do"
* Jay Sandrich – Mary Tyler Moore for "Baby Sit-Com"

Movies for Television and Mini-Series

Buzz Kulik – Brian's Song

* Fielder Cook – The Price
* Delbert Mann – Jane Eyre

Musical Variety

Timothy Kiley – The Flip Wilson Show

* Arthur Fisher – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour
* Greg Garrison – The Dean Martin Show

Documentary/News

Phillip Beigel – Behind the Lines for Anatomy of a Decision: The FBI and the Great American Dream Machine[7]

* Joel Banow – Louis Armstrong (CBS News special)
* Anthony Messuri – Apollo: A Trip to the Moon (NBC News special)

### Outstanding Television Director

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* John Rich

## References

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1. ^ "Guild Fetes Friedkin as Connection Director". Los Angeles Times. March 20, 1972. p. 58\. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Friedkin Wins Director Award for French Connection". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. UPI. March 26, 1972. p. 148\. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Beck, Marilyn (March 22, 1972). "Beatle Paul in Line for Sinatra Role". Houston Chronicle. p. 44\. Archived from the original on July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Crosby, Joan (April 4, 1972). "TV Scout Report". The Odessa American. p. 17\. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Stars Set for Guild Awards Dinner Show". Los Angeles Times. March 16, 1972. p. 91\. Archived from the original on July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Guild Picks Nominees for Best Director". Los Angeles Times. February 28, 1972. p. 60\. Archived from the original on July 28, 2025. Retrieved July 28, 2025 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ O'Connor, John J. (October 9, 1971). "TV: Report on F.B.I. Raises Questions". The New York Times.

## External links

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* 24th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards

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