42nd Directors Guild of America Awards

The 42nd Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in film and television in 1989, were presented on March 10, 1990, at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City. The feature film nominees were announced on January 30, 1990 and nominees in six television categories were announced on February 8, 1990.

D.W. Griffith Award

 * Ingmar Bergman

Frank Capra Achievement Award

 * Stanley Ackerman

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

 * George Schaefer

Honorary Life Member

 * Barry Diller
 * Elliot Silverstein
 * Sidney Sheinberg