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31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979)
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DGA Awards 1979 Winners & Nominees

The 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979) took place on March 10, 1979. The Deer Hunter won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. Every winner and nominee in the one category is below.

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Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
The Deer Hunter
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The One DGA Awards 1979 Category: Winners & Nominees

The Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees of the 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979), with the winner on a green row.

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The DGA Awards 1979 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film Marathon

All 5 Outstanding Directing – Feature Film nominees at the 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979), back to back: 10 hours 55 minutes.

Total running time 10h 55m 10 hours 55 minutes All 5 films
Longest
The Deer Hunter 3h 2m
Shortest
Heaven Can Wait 1h 41m
1979 season

How the Rest of the 1979 Awards Season Voted

The other 4 ceremonies of 1979, with the winner of each top prize. The Deer Hunter also won the top prize at one of them.

All 1979 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 1979: Questions & Answers

The top prize and the date of the 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979), answered from the results on this page.

Who won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film at the 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979)?

The Deer Hunter (1978) won Outstanding Directing – Feature Film. The other nominees were Coming Home, Heaven Can Wait, An Unmarried Woman and Midnight Express.

About The Deer Hunter

When was the 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979)?

The 31st Directors Guild of America Awards (1979) took place on March 10, 1979. The database has 1 category and 5 nominations for it.