27th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 27th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1974, were presented on March 15, 1975.^[1]

27th Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 15, 1975 (1975-03-15)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	The Godfather Part II – Francis Ford Coppola
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1974.aspx?value=1974
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Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Francis Ford Coppola – The Godfather Part II Francis Ford Coppola – The Conversation Bob Fosse – Lenny Sidney Lumet – Murder on the Orient Express Roman Polanski – Chinatown

Television

Drama Series
David Friedkin – Kojak for "Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die" Corey Allen – The Streets of San Francisco for "Cry Help" Harry Falk – The Streets of San Francisco for "Mask of Death"
Comedy Series
Hy Averback – M*A*S*H for "Alcoholics Unanimous" Robert Moore – Rhoda for "Rhoda's Wedding" Jay Sandrich – Mary Tyler Moore for "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?"
Movies for Television and Mini-Series
John Korty – The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman Tom Gries – QB VII Lamont Johnson – The Execution of Private Slovik
Musical Variety
Roger Englander – New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts for "What Makes a Gershwin Tune a Gershwin Tune?" Arthur Fisher – The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour Nick Vanoff – The Perry Como Christmas Show
Documentary/News
Bill Foster – AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney Arthur Bloom – 60 Minutes Charles Braverman –ABC's Wide World of Entertainment for Birth and Babies

Outstanding Television Director

• John Korty

Honorary Life Member

• Lew Wasserman