Directors Guild of America Awards 1988
The 40th Directors Guild of America Awards · Held March 12, 1988 · 4 categories · everything in 1988
Outstanding Directing – Feature Film
- Winner Bernardo Bertolucci · The Last Emperor
- Nominee James L. Brooks · Broadcast News
- Nominee Steven Spielberg · Empire of the Sun
- Nominee Adrian Lyne · Fatal Attraction
- Nominee Lasse Hallström · My Life as a Dog
Outstanding Directing – Drama Series
- Winner Marshall Herskovitz · Pilot from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Sharron Miller · Turn, Turn, Turn (Part 1) from Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Weigh In, Weigh Out from St. Elsewhere
Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
- Winner Will Mackenzie · A, My Name is Alex from Family Ties
- Nominee James Burrows · Home Is the Sailor from Cheers
- Nominee Terry Hughes · Old Friends from The Golden Girls
Outstanding Directing – Movies for Television and Limited Series
- Winner Jud Taylor · Foxfire
- Nominee Marvin J. Chomsky · Billionaire Boys Club
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Money, Madness and Murder from Nutcracker