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12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960)
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DGA Awards 1960 Winners & Nominees

The 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960) took place on March 16, 1960. Ben-Hur won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in the one category is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
Ben-Hur
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The One DGA Awards 1960 Category: Winners & Nominees

The Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees of the 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960), with the winner on a green row.

DGA Awards 1960 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film

Official name: Feature Film

9 nominees
Movie marathon

The DGA Awards 1960 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 9 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960), back to back: 22 hours 8 minutes.

Total running time 22h 8m 22 hours 8 minutes All 9 films
Longest
Ben-Hur 3h 32m
Shortest
The Shaggy Dog 1h 44m
1960 season

How the Rest of the 1960 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1960, with the winner of each top prize. Ben-Hur also won the top prize at 3 of them.

All 1960 awards
Earlier years

Previous DGA Awards Ceremonies

The 6 ceremonies before this one, with the winner of each top prize. The DGA Awards page has every year back to 1948.

Every DGA Awards ceremony

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DGA Awards 1960: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960)?

Ben-Hur (1959) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were The Shaggy Dog, Rio Bravo, North by Northwest, Anatomy of a Murder, Imitation of Life, The Diary of Anne Frank, Some Like It Hot and The Nun's Story.

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When was the 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960)?

The 12th Directors Guild of America Awards (1960) took place on March 16, 1960. The database has 1 category and 9 nominations for it.