23rd Directors Guild of America Awards

The 23rd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1970, were presented on March 12, 1971, at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.^[1][2] The ceremony was hosted by Hal Kanter.^[3] The feature film nominees were announced on February 19, 1971.^[4]

23rd Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	March 12, 1971 (1971-03-12)
Location	The Beverly Hilton, Beverly Hills, California
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Hosted by	Hal Kanter
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	Patton – Franklin J. Schaffner
Best Director Television:	My Sweet Charlie – Lamont Johnson
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1970s/1970.aspx?value=1970
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Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Franklin J. Schaffner – Patton Robert Altman – M*A*S*H Arthur Hiller – Love Story David Lean – Ryan's Daughter Bob Rafelson – Five Easy Pieces

Television

Television

Lamont Johnson – My Sweet Charlie Robert Day – The Bold Ones: The Senator for "A Continual Roar of Musketry" Walter Grauman – The Old Man Who Cried Wolf Stan Harris – Jack Benny's 20th Anniversary Special Dwight Hemion – Kraft Music Hall for "Mr. Anthony Quinn and Miss Peggy Lee" Buzz Kulik – A Storm in Summer Delbert Mann – David Copperfield Barry Shear – The Name of the Game for "The Enemy Before Us" Paul Wendkos – The Brotherhood of the Bell