Awards for 1988

DGA Award

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures

WINNER

The Last Emperor: Bernardo Bertolucci
NOMINEES

Broadcast News: James L. Brooks

My Life as a Dog: Lasse Hallström

Fatal Attraction: Adrian Lyne

Empire of the Sun: Steven Spielberg

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality

WINNER

The Kingdom Divided: Elena Mannes
NOMINEE

Slow Fires: On the Preservation of the Human Record: Terry Sanders

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials

WINNER

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Jud Taylor, Murray Schwartz (unit production manager) (plaque), Frederic B. Blankfein (first assistant director) (plaque), John Eyler (second assistant director) (plaque)
For episode "Foxfire (#37.2)".
NOMINEES

Nutcracker: Money, Madness & Murder: Paul Bogart

Billionaire Boys Club: Marvin J. Chomsky

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series'

WINNER

Family Ties: Will Mackenzie, Tony Csiki (associate director) (plaque), Andrew McCullough (stage manager) (plaque)
For episode "My Name is Alex".
NOMINEES

The Golden Girls: Terry Hughes
For episode "Old Friends".

Cheers: James Burrows
For episode "Home Is the Sailor".

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series' - Night

WINNER

thirtysomething: Marshall Herskovitz, Stephen McEveety (unit production manager) (plaque), Peter Gries (first assistant director) (plaque), Dawn Easterling (second assistant director) (plaque)
For the pilot episode.
NOMINEES

St. Elsewhere: Mark Tinker
For episode "Weigh In, Way Out".

Cagney & Lacey: Sharron Miller
For episode "Turn, Turn, Turn", part I.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports

WINNER

CBS Sports: Syracuse/Indiana: Robert A. Fishman, Steve Schoer (associate director) (plaque), Eric Mann (associate director) (plaque)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commericals

NOMINEE

Joe Pytka
For Apple Computers: "I'm Different", John Hancock: "Fortieth Birthday" and Perrier: "Continents".

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety

WINNER

Julie Andrews: The Sound of Christmas: Dwight Hemion, Debbie Liebling (associate director) (plaque)
NOMINEE

Late Night with David Letterman: Hal Gurnee
For the 5th anniversary show.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement Commercials

NOMINEE

Leslie Dektor (director) (Dektor Film Group (production company))
For Security Pacific Bank: "Football", Schlage Lock: "School" and Levi's 501: "Yo Yo Do-Wop"

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Shows - Daytime

WINNER

ABC Afterschool Specials: Victoria Hochberg, Carol Polakoff (unit production manager) (plaque), Bob Dahlin (first assistant director) (plaque), Jodi Ehrlich (second assistant director) (plaque)
For episode "Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story (#16.1)".
NOMINEES

ABC Afterschool Specials: Joanna Lee
For episode "The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story".

ABC Weekend Specials: Nell Cox
For episode "Read Between the Lines".