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28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976)
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DGA Awards 1976 Winners & Nominees

The 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976) took place on March 10, 1976. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in the one category is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
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The One DGA Awards 1976 Category: Winners & Nominees

The Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees of the 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976), with the winner on a green row.

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The DGA Awards 1976 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976), back to back: 12 hours 6 minutes.

Total running time 12h 6m 12 hours 6 minutes All 5 films
Longest
Barry Lyndon 3h 4m
Shortest
Jaws 2h 4m
1976 season

How the Rest of the 1976 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1976, with the winner of each top prize. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest also won the top prize at 2 of them.

All 1976 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 1976: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976)?

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Nashville, Barry Lyndon, Dog Day Afternoon and Jaws.

About One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

When was the 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976)?

The 28th Directors Guild of America Awards (1976) took place on March 10, 1976. The database has 1 category and 5 nominations for it.