34th Directors Guild of America Awards
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{{DGA awards short description|works-year=1981}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 34th Directors Guild of America Awards
| date = {{start date|1982|03|13}}
| location = The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California
Plaza Hotel, New York City
| country = United States
| presenter = Directors Guild of America
| award1_type = Best Director Feature Film:
| award1_winner = Reds – Warren Beatty
| previous = 33rd
| main = DGA Awards
| next = 35th
}}
The 34th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1981, were presented on March 13, 1982, at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel.{{cite news|last1=Fraser|first1=Gerald|title=Beatty Wins Directors Guild Award For His Work On 'Reds'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/03/15/movies/beatty-wins-directors-guild-award-for-his-work-on-reds.html|access-date=April 28, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=March 15, 1982}}{{cite news|last1=Hanauer|first1=Joan|title=Embattled Beatty|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/03/19/EMBATTLED-BEATTY/7259385362000/|access-date=April 28, 2018|work=UPI|date=March 19, 1982}} The television nominees were announced on February 9, 1982.{{cite news|title='Hill Street Blues' leads Directors Guild nominations|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/02/09/Hill-Street-Blues-leads-Directors-Guild-nominations/1048382078800/|access-date=April 28, 2018|work=UPI|date=February 9, 1982}}{{cite news|last1=Harmetz|first1=Aljean|title=Directors Win Antitrust Suit Brought By HBO|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1982/02/02/arts/directors-win-antitrust-suit-brought-by-hbo.html|access-date=28 April 2018|work=The New York Times|date=February 2, 1982}}
Winners and nominees
=Film=
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Feature Film |
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| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| |
=Television=
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Drama Series |
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| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Robert Butler – Hill Street Blues for "Hill Street Station"
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Comedy Series |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Alan Alda – M*A*S*H for "The Life You Save"
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Musical Variety |
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Emile Ardolino – Great Performances: Dance in America for "The Spellbound Child"
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Documentary |
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Robert Guenette – Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Actuality |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Stan Harris – Command Performance at Ford's Theatre: The Stars Meet The President
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality |
colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
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=Commercials=
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Commercials |
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| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Richard Levine – Pepsi's "First Love" and "Papa", and Kodak's "Summer Colt"
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=[[Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award – Feature Film|D.W. Griffith Award]]=
=[[Frank Capra Achievement Award]]=
- David Golden
- Wallace Worsley Jr.
References
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External links
- {{Official website|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1981.aspx?value=1981|name=34th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards}}
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Category:Directors Guild of America Awards
Category:1981 television awards
Directors Guild of America Awards