26th Directors Guild of America Awards

Award ceremony for film and television directing in 1973

Date

March 16, 1974 (1974-03-16)

Location

The Beverly Hilton, Los Angeles, California

Country

United States

Presented by

Directors Guild of America

Highlights

Best Director Feature Film:

The Sting – George Roy Hill

Website

https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1973.aspx?value=1973

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The 26th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1973, were presented on March 16, 1974, at the Beverly Hilton.^[1]^[2]

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
George Roy Hill – The Sting Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris William Friedkin – The Exorcist George Lucas – American Graffiti Sidney Lumet – Serpico

Feature Film

George Roy Hill – The Sting

Bernardo Bertolucci – Last Tango in Paris
William Friedkin – The Exorcist
George Lucas – American Graffiti
Sidney Lumet – Serpico

Television

Drama Series
*Charles S. Dubin – Kojak* for "Knockover"** Harry Harris – The Waltons for "The Journey" Jerry Thorpe – Kung Fu for "Eye for an Eye"
Comedy Series
*Gene Reynolds – MASH for "Deal Me Out"** Hal Cooper – Maude Jay Sandrich – Mary Tyler Moore for "Lou's First Date"
Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Joseph Sargent – The Marcus-Nelson Murders Robert Butler – The Blue Knight Anthony Harvey – The Glass Menagerie
Musical Variety
Dwight Hemion – Barbra Streisand...and Other Musical Instruments Arthur Fisher – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Dave Powers – The Carol Burnett Show
Documentary/News
Arthur Bloom – 60 Minutes Dennis Azzarella – The Killer Instinct Alvin Mifelow – JFK: A Time to Remember

Outstanding Television Director

Joseph Sargent

Honorary Life Member

Charlie Chaplin

References

^ "26th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards". Getty Images. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
^ "Notes on People". The New York Times. March 22, 1974. Retrieved July 24, 2018.