The 9th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1956, were presented in 1957.
Winners and nominees
Film Feature FilmGeorge Stevens – Giant Michael Anderson – Around the World in 80 Days John Ford – The Searchers Alfred Hitchcock – The Trouble with Harry John Huston – Moby Dick Nunnally Johnson – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Henry King – Carousel Walter Lang – The King and I Joshua Logan – Bus Stop Daniel Mann – Teahouse of the August Moon Carol Reed – Trapeze Robert Rossen – Alexander the Great Roy Rowland – Meet Me in Las Vegas George Sidney – The Eddy Duchin Story King Vidor – War and Peace Robert Wise – Somebody Up There Likes Me William Wyler – Friendly Persuasion
Television TelevisionHerschel Daugherty – General Electric Theater for "The Road That Led Afar" George Archainbaud – Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers for "The Traitor" Robert Florey – On Trial for The De Santre Affair Norman Foster – The Loretta Young Show for "The Cardinal's Secret" Lesley Selander – Lassie for "Friendship" Robert Stevens – Alfred Hitchcock Presents for "Never Again"
D.W. Griffith Award King Vidor
Honorary Life Member Donald Crisp
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