The 30th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1977, were presented in 1978.
Winners and nominees
Film Feature FilmWoody 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 SeriesJohn 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 SeriesPaul 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 VarietyArthur Fisher – Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight Tony Charmoli – Mitzi Sings into Spring Bill Davis – Sinatra and Friends DocumentaryPerry 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 ActualityRaymond Lockhart – A Day with President Carter (NBC News special) Marvin Einhorn – The Today Show Marty Pasetta – 49th Academy Awards Specials/Movies for TV/ActualityDaniel 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
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