30th Directors Guild of America Awards

30th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	1978 (1978)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Annie Hall – Woody Allen
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The 30th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1977, were presented in 1978.

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Woody Allen – Annie Hall George Lucas – Star Wars Herbert Ross – The Turning Point Steven Spielberg – Close Encounters of the Third Kind Fred Zinnemann – Julia

Television

Drama Series
John Erman – Roots for "Part II" Joseph Hardy – James at 15 for "Friends" E. W. Swackhamer – Family for "Acts of Love: Part 1" and "Acts of Love: Part 2"
Comedy Series
Paul Bogart – All in the Family for "Edith's 50th Birthday" Alan Alda & Burt Metcalfe – M*A*S*H for "Comrades in Arms" Jay Sandrich – Soap for "Episode 7"
Musical Variety
Arthur Fisher – Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight Tony Charmoli – Mitzi Sings into Spring Bill Davis – Sinatra and Friends
Documentary
Perry Miller Adato – Georgia O'Keeffe John Cosgrove – Jill Kinmont: From Tragedy to Triumph Jack Haley Jr. – Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
Actuality
Raymond Lockhart – A Day with President Carter Marvin Einhorn – The Today Show Marty Pasetta – 49th Academy Awards
Specials/Movies for TV/Actuality
Daniel Petrie – Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years David Greene – Roots for "Part I" Gary Nelson – Washington: Behind Closed Doors

Honorary Life Member

• David Butler