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Directors Guild of America, USA: 1958

DGA Award

Date:	8 February
Location:	Biltmore Bowl, Los Angeles, California, USA

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures


Winner:
	The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) - David Lean (I); Gus Agosti (assistant director) (plaque); Ted Sturgis (assistant director) (plaque)
Other Nominees:
	12 Angry Men (1957) - Sidney Lumet A Face in the Crowd (1957) - Elia Kazan A Hatful of Rain (1957) - Fred Zinnemann An Affair to Remember (1957) - Leo McCarey Fear Strikes Out (1957) - Robert Mulligan Funny Face (1957) - Stanley Donen Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (1957) - John Sturges Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) - John Huston (I) Les Girls (1957) - George Cukor Love in the Afternoon (1957) - Billy Wilder Men in War (1957) - Anthony Mann (I) Peyton Place (1957) - Mark Robson (I) Sayonara (1957) - Joshua Logan The Great Man (1956) - Jos� Ferrer (I) The Pride and the Passion (1957) - Stanley Kramer Witness for the Prosecution (1957) - Billy Wilder

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television


Winner:
	"Schlitz Playhouse of Stars" (1951) - Don Weis; Will Sheldon (I) (assistant director) (plaque) - For episode "The Lonely Wizard Steinmetz".
Other Nominees:
	"Playhouse 90" (1956) - Bernard Girard (I) - For episode "Four Women in Black". "Wagon Train" (1957) - Earl Bellamy - For episode "The Clara Beauchamp Story". "Wagon Train" (1957) - Robert Florey - For episode "The Ruth Owens Story".