39th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 39th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1986, were presented on March 7, 1987, at the Sheraton Premiere Hotel in Los Angeles and the nightclub 4D in New York. The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1987.

D.W. Griffith Award

 * Elia Kazan

Frank Capra Achievement Award

 * Henry E. Brill