49th Directors Guild of America Awards

49th DGA Awards

1997

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Best Director - Motion Picture:
The English Patient

The 49th Directors Guild of America Awards, given in 1997, honored the best film and television directors of 1996.

Winners

Film

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Picture:
  • Anthony Minghella – The English Patient

Televion

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:
  • Andy Ackerman – "The Rye" – Seinfeld
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:
  • Kathryn Foster and Mike Denney – "Episode 5875" – The Young and the Restless
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama Series:
  • Christopher Chulack – "Fear of Flying" – ER