The 39th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1986, were presented on March 7, 1987, at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Los Angeles and the nightclub 4D in New York. The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1987.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Oliver StonePlatoon Woody AllenHannah and Her Sisters Randa HainesChildren of a Lesser God James IvoryA Room with a View Rob ReinerStand by Me

Television

Drama Series
Will MackenzieMoonlighting for "Atomic Shakespeare" Donald PetrieL.A. Law for "The Venus Butterfly" Mark TinkerSt. Elsewhere for "Afterlife"
Comedy Series
Terry HughesThe Golden Girls for "Isn't It Romantic?" James BurrowsCheers for "Tan 'N' Wash" Paul LynchMoonlighting for "Symphony in Knocked Flat"
Miniseries or TV Film
Lee GrantNobody's Child Gregory HoblitL.A. Law for "Pilot" George SchaeferMrs. Delafield Wants to Marry
Musical Variety
Walter C. MillerLiberty Weekend Emile ArdolinoGreat Performances for "Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet" Dwight HemionNeil Diamond... Hello Again
Daytime Drama
Catlin AdamsABC Afterschool Special for "Wanted: The Perfect Guy" Leslie Hill – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "God, The Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes" Donald PetrieCBS Schoolbreak Special for "Have You Tried Talking to Patty?"
Documentary/Actuality
Perry Miller AdatoAmerican Masters for "Eugene O'Neill: A Glory of Ghosts" Kyle Good – 48 Hours on Crack Street David Heeley – The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
Sports
Harry J. Coyle – 1986 World Series Andy Kindle and David Michaels – 1986 Tour de France Doug Wilson – 1986 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

Commercials

Commercials
Joe PytkaJohn Hancock Financial's "Brothers", Henry Weinhard's' "Chuck Wagon", and Pepsi's "Floats" Jeremiah S. Chechik – Connecticut Bank's "Clock Tower", Michelob's "Tonight, Tonight", and AT&T's "Wave" Leslie Dektor – Levi's' "Celebration", Blue Cross' "Gallstones", Home Savings of America's "Harold Arlund", and SecureHorizons' "Harry's Neighborhood" Richard Levine – Pacific Bell's "Father & Son", Wells Fargo's "Grass Valley", and Gallo's "Weddings" Sidney Myers – United Way's "American Way", "Family in Crisis" and "Youth in Crisis", and Bell Atlantic's "Beauty Parlor", "Girl Trouble" and "Jazzman"

D.W. Griffith Award

Frank Capra Achievement Award

  • Henry E. Brill

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