39th Directors Guild of America Awards

39th Directors Guild of America Awards

March 7, 1987

The 39th DGA Awards, given on 7 March, 1987, honored the best film and television directors of 1986.

Winners

Film

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:
  • Oliver Stone - Platoon
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary/Actuality:
  • Perry Miller Adato - American Masters

Television

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series:
  • Terry Hughes - "Isn't It Romantic" - The Golden Girls
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama Series:
  • Will Mackenzie - "Atomic Shakespeare" - Moonlighting
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Dramatic Series:
  • Catlin Adams - "Wanted: The Perfect Guy" - Afterschool Special
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical or Variety:
  • Walter C. Miller - Liberty Weekend
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Special:
  • Lee Grant - Nobody's Child

Nominees

Film

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures:
  • Woody Allen - Hannah and Her Sisters
  • Randa Haines - Children of a Lesser God
  • James Ivory - A Room with a View
  • Rob Reiner - Stand by Me