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13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961)
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DGA Awards 1961 Winners & Nominees

The 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961) took place on March 15, 1961. The Apartment won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in the one category is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
The Apartment
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The One DGA Awards 1961 Category: Winners & Nominees

The Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees of the 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961), with the winner on a green row.

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The DGA Awards 1961 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961), back to back: 10 hours 37 minutes.

Total running time 10h 37m 10 hours 37 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Sunrise at Campobello 2h 24m
Shortest
Psycho 1h 49m
1961 season

How the Rest of the 1961 Awards Season Voted

The other 3 ceremonies of 1961, with the winner of each top prize. The Apartment also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1961 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 1961: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961)?

The Apartment (1960) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Sunrise at Campobello, Psycho, Bells Are Ringing and The Sundowners.

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When was the 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961)?

The 13th Directors Guild of America Awards (1961) took place on March 15, 1961. The database has 1 category and 5 nominations for it.