38th Directors Guild of America Awards
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{{DGA awards short description|works-year=1985}}
{{Infobox award
| name = 38th Directors Guild of America Awards
| date = {{start date|1986|03|08}}
| 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 = The Color Purple – Steven Spielberg
| previous = 37th
| main = DGA Awards
| next = 39th
}}
The 38th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1985, were presented on March 8, 1986, at the Beverly Hilton and the Plaza Hotel.{{cite news|last1=Harmetz|first1=Aljean|title=Spielberg Is Honored By Directors|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/03/10/movies/spielberg-is-honored-by-directors.html|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=March 10, 1986}}{{cite news|last1=Friendly|first1=David|title=Spielberg's Revenge|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-03-10-ca-3069-story.html|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 10, 1986}}{{cite news|title=Spielberg gets best director award|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1817&dat=19860310&id=gjYdAAAAIBAJ&sjid=raUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2845,3717558|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=The Tuscaloosa News|via=Google News Archive|date=March 10, 1986}} The nominees in seven television categories were announced on January 23, 1986{{cite news|title=Directors Of Tv Shows Nominated For Awards|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-24-ca-23972-story.html|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 24, 1986}}{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Vernon|title=The ABC series 'Moonlighting' picked up unprecedented nominations in...|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/01/23/The-ABC-series-Moonlighting-picked-up-unprecedented-nominations-in/2523506840400/|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=UPI|date=January 23, 1986}} and the feature film nominees were announced on January 29, 1986.{{cite news|last1=Mathews|first1=Jack|title=Directors Guild Lists Nominees|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-30-ca-2534-story.html|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=Los Angeles Times|date=January 30, 1986}}{{cite news|last1=Harmetz|first1=Aljean|title=Directors Guild Lists Nominees For '85 Award|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/30/movies/directors-guild-lists-nominees-for-85-award.html|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=The New York Times|date=January 30, 1986}}{{cite news|last1=Scott|first1=Vernon|title=Five nominated for best director|url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1986/01/30/Five-nominated-for-best-director/4066507445200/|access-date=April 15, 2018|work=UPI|date=January 30, 1986}}
Winners and nominees
=Film=
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Feature Film |
|---|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| |
=Television=
| class=wikitable style="width="100%" |
| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Drama Series |
|---|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Will Mackenzie – Moonlighting for "My Fair David"
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Comedy Series |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Jay Sandrich – The Golden Girls for "Pilot"
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Miniseries or TV Film |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"| |
| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Musical Variety |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Don Mischer – Motown Returns to the Apollo
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Daytime Drama |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Sandy Tung – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "The Day the Senior Class Got Married"
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Documentary/Actuality |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Harry Rasky – Homage to Chagall: The Colours of Love
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| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Sports |
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Andy Kindle and David Michaels – 1985 Tour de France
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=Commercials=
| class=wikitable style="width="100%" |
| colspan="2" style="background:#abcdef;"| Commercials |
|---|
| colspan="2" style="vertical-align:top;"|
Ed Bianchi – Diet Pepsi's "Forward Pass", National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Gauntlet", Bounce's "Jump", and American Express' "Young Lawyers"
|
=[[Directors Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award – Feature Film|D.W. Griffith Award]]=
=Robert B. Aldrich Service Award=
References
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External links
- {{Official website|url=https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1980s/1985.aspx?value=1985|name=38th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards}}
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Category:Directors Guild of America Awards
Category:1985 television awards