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Directors Guild of America, USA: 1970

DGA Award

Date:	14 February
Location:	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York, USA Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, California, USA

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures


Winner:
	Midnight Cowboy (1969) - John Schlesinger (I); Burtt Harris (assistant director) (plaque)
Other Nominees:
	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) - George Roy Hill Easy Rider (1969) - Dennis Hopper Goodbye, Columbus (1969) - Larry Peerce Hello, Dolly! (1969) - Gene Kelly (I) Medium Cool (1969) - Haskell Wexler Oh! What a Lovely War (1969) - Richard Attenborough The Wild Bunch (1969) - Sam Peckinpah They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) - Sydney Pollack Z (1969) - Costa-Gavras (I)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television


Winner:
	Teacher, Teacher (1969) (TV) - Fielder Cook; Steve Barnett (I) (assistant director) (plaque)
Other Nominees:
	"CBS Playhouse" (1967) - Paul Bogart - For episode "Shadow Game". "CBS Playhouse" (1967) - William A. Graham - For episode "Sadbird". "Hallmark Hall of Fame" (1951) - George Schaefer (I) - For episode "The File on Devlin". "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" (1967) - Gordon Wiles (II) A World in Music (1969) (TV) - Gower Champion Destiny of a Spy (1969) (TV) - Boris Sagal First Man Landing On the Moon (1969) (TV) - Joel Banow Silent Night, Lonely Night (1969) (TV) - Daniel Petrie

Lifetime Achievement Award


Awarded to:
	Fred Zinnemann