30th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 30th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1977, were presented in 1978.

30th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	1978 (1978)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Annie Hall – Woody Allen
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1977.aspx?value=1977
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Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Woody Allen – Annie Hall George Lucas – Star Wars Herbert Ross – The Turning Point Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fred Zinnemann – Julia

Television

Drama Series
John Erman – Roots for "Part II" Joseph Hardy – James at 15 for "Friends" E. W. Swackhamer – Family for "Acts of Love: Part 1" and "Acts of Love: Part 2"
Comedy Series
Paul Bogart – All in the Family for "Edith's 50th Birthday" Alan Alda & Burt Metcalfe – M*A*S*H for "Comrades in Arms" Jay Sandrich – Soap for "Episode 7"
Musical Variety
Arthur Fisher – Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight Tony Charmoli – Mitzi Sings into Spring Bill Davis – Sinatra and Friends
Documentary
Perry Miller Adato – The Originals-Women in Art for Georgia O'Keeffe John Cosgrove – Jill Kinmont: From Tragedy to Triumph Jack Haley Jr. – Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Actuality
Raymond Lockhart – A Day with President Carter (NBC News special) Marvin Einhorn – The Today Show Marty Pasetta – 49th Academy Awards
Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality
Daniel Petrie – Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years David Greene – Roots for "Part I" Gary Nelson – Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Honorary Life Member

• David Butler