1st Directors Guild of America Awards

The 1st Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film in 1948, were presented in 1949.

1st Directors Guild of America Awards
Date	1949 (1949)
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
Highlights
Best Director Feature Film:	A Letter to Three Wives – Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Website	https://www.dga.org/Awards/History/1940s/1948.aspx?value=1948

Winners and nominees

Film

Feature Film
Joseph L. Mankiewicz – A Letter to Three Wives Howard Hawks – Red River Anatole Litvak – The Snake Pit Fred Zinnemann – The Search

Special awards

Honorary Life Member Recipient
Rex Ingram

External links

• 1st Annual Directors Guild of America Awards