44th Directors Guild of America Awards

The 44th Directors Guild of America Awards, honoring the outstanding directorial achievements in films, documentary and television in 1991, were presented on March 14, 1992 at the Beverly Hilton and the United Nations. The ceremony in Beverly Hills was hosted by Carl Reiner and the ceremony in New York was hosted by Mario Van Peebles. The feature film nominees were announced on January 28, 1992, commercial nominees were announced in February, and nominees in six television categories were announced on March 1, 1992.

D.W. Griffith Award

 * Akira Kurosawa

Lifetime Achievement in Sports Direction

 * Edward T. Nathanson

Robert B. Aldrich Service Award

 * Jack Shea

Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award

 * Marilyn Jacobs-Furey

Honorary Life Member

 * Charles Champlin