51st Directors Guild of America Awards (1999)

Film
Feature Film
Steven Spielberg - Saving Private Ryan
Roberto Benigni - Life Is Beautiful
John Madden - Shakespeare in Love
Terrence Malick - The Thin Red Line
Peter Weir - The Truman Show
Documentaries
Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert and Gordon Quinn - Vietnam, Long Time Coming
Matthew Diamond - Dancemaker
Susan Lacy - American Masters for "Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note"
Nigel Noble - Great Performances for "Porgy and Bess: An American Voice"
Kyra Thompson - Dying to Tell the Story
Television
Drama Series
Paris Barclay - NYPD Blue for "Hearts and Souls"
Steve Buscemi - Homicide: Life on the Street for "Finnegan's Wake"
Chris Carter - The X-Files for "Triangle"
Adam Davidson - Law & Order for "Under the Influence"
Mark Tinker - NYPD Blue for "Danny Boy"
Comedy Series
Thomas Schlamme - Sports Night for "Pilot"
James Burrows - Will & Grace for "Pilot"
Pamela Fryman - Just Shoot Me! for "Two Girls for Every Boy"
Kelsey Grammer - Frasier for "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"
Todd Holland - The Larry Sanders Show for "Flip"
Miniseries or TV Film
Michael Cristofer - Gia
Allan Arkush - The Temptations
Steve Barron - Merlin
Rob Cohen - The Rat Pack
Jon Turteltaub - From the Earth to the Moon for "That's All There Is"
Special Awards
Lifetime Achievement in News Direction
Richard B. Armstrong
Frank Capra Achievement Award
Tom Joyner
Robert B. Aldrich Service Award
Arthur Hiller
Franklin J. Schaffner Achievement Award
Robert Caminiti
Diversity Award
Steven Bochco