20th Directors Guild of America Awards

20th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	February 17, 1968 (1968-02-17)
Location	The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Jerry Lewis
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	The Graduate – Mike Nichols
Best Director Television:	CBS Playhouse for "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" – George Schaefer
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1960s/1967.aspx?value=1967
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The 20th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1967, were presented on February 17, 1968, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony was hosted by Jerry Lewis.^[1][2][3][4] The feature film nominees were announced in January 1968.^[5]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Mike Nichols – The Graduate Robert Aldrich – The Dirty Dozen Richard Brooks – In Cold Blood James Clavell – To Sir, with Love Stanley Donen – Two for the Road Norman Jewison – In the Heat of the Night Stanley Kramer – Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Arthur Penn – Bonnie and Clyde Stuart Rosenberg – Cool Hand Luke Joseph Strick – Ulysses

Television

Television

George Schaefer – CBS Playhouse for "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" Earl Bellamy – I Spy for "Apollo" Paul Bogart – CBS Playhouse for "Dear Friends" Greg Garrison – The Dean Martin Show for "1968 Christmas Show" Jack Haley Jr. – Movin' with Nancy Dwight Hemion – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass Robert Henry – The Andy Williams Show Clark Jones – The Carol Burnett Show Michael Ritchie – The Outsider Paul Stanley – Mission: Impossible for "The Council"

D.W. Griffith Award

• Alfred Hitchcock

Honorary Life Member

• Darryl F. Zanuck

References

1. Champlin, Charles (February 19, 1968). "Awards Made by Directors Guild". Los Angeles Times. p. 74. Archived from the original on February 3, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Thomas, Bob (February 24, 1968). "Directors Atone for Faux Pas". Star-Gazette. Associated Press. p. 7. Archived from the original on July 27, 2025. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Thomas, Bob (February 23, 1968). "Directors Guild Atones for Last Year's Blooper by Giving Top Award to Mike Nichols". The Oregonian. Associated Press. p. 19. Retrieved July 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Skolsky, Sidney (February 20, 1968). "Gossipel Truth for Hollywood". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. p. 8. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Best Directors Nominees Told". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. January 20, 1968. p. 10. Archived from the original on July 29, 2025. Retrieved July 29, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

External links

• 20th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards