29th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 29th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1976, were presented in 1977.

29th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	1977 (1977)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Rocky – John G. Avildsen
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1976.aspx?value=1976

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
John G. Avildsen – Rocky Sidney Lumet – Network Alan J. Pakula – All the President's Men Martin Scorsese – Taxi Driver Lina Wertmüller – Seven Beauties

Television

Drama Series
Glenn Jordan – Family for "Rites of Friendship" Bill Bixby – Rich Man, Poor Man Book II for "Chapter III" James Cellan Jones – The Adams Chronicles for "Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat"
Comedy Series
Alan Alda – M*A*S*H for "Dear Sigmund" Hal Cooper – Maude for "Vivian's First Funeral" Jay Sandrich – Mary Tyler Moore for "Murray Can't Lose"
Musical Variety
Tony Charmoli – Shirley Maclaine: Gypsy in My Soul Dwight Hemion – The Dorothy Hamill Special David Powers – Sills and Burnett at the Met
Documentary/News
Arthur Bloom – Democratic and Republican National Convention Vernon Diamond – In Celebration of U.S. Marty Pasetta – 48th Academy Awards
Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality
Daniel Petrie – Eleanor and Franklin Thomas Gries – Helter Skelter Dwight Hemion – America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music

Honorary Life Member

• H. C. Potter

External links

• 29th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards