9th Directors Guild of America Awards

9th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	1957 (1957)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Giant – George Stevens
Best Director Television:	General Electric Theater for "The Road That Led Afar" – Herschel Daugherty
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1950s/1956.aspx?value=1956

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 Film
George Stevens – Giant Michael Anderson – Around the World in 80 Days John Huston – Moby Dick Joshua Logan – Bus Stop Daniel Mann – Teahouse of the August Moon King Vidor – War and Peace Robert Wise – Somebody Up There Likes Me William Wyler – Friendly Persuasion

Television

Television
Herschel Daugherty – General Electric Theater for "The Road That Led Afar" George Archainbaud – Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers for "The Traitor" Robert Florey – 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

External links

• 9th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards