| 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards (1980) >>> |
| Film |
| Feature Film |
| Robert Benton - Kramer vs. Kramer | |
| Woody Allen - Manhattan | |
| James Bridges - The China Syndrome | |
| Francis Ford Coppola - Apocalypse Now | |
| Peter Yates - Breaking Away |
| Television |
| Drama Series |
| Roger Young - Lou Grant for "Cop" | |
| Jackie Cooper - The White Shadow for "Pregnant Pause" | |
| Gene Reynolds - Lou Grant for "Bomb" |
| Comedy Series |
| Charles S. Dubin - M*A*S*H for "Period of Adjustment" | |
| Paul Bogart - All in the Family for "Too Good Edith" | |
| Noam Pitlik - Barney Miller for "The Judge" |
| Special Awards |
| Frank Capra Achievement Award |
| Emmett Emerson |