12th Directors Guild of America Awards
Awards

12th Directors Guild of America Awards 1960

The Directors Guild of America Awards honor outstanding directorial achievements in film and television. The 12th edition recognized films from 1959, with the awards presented in 1960.

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Highlights

View the highlights from the 12th Directors Guild of America Awards.


Total movie nominations

9

Total movie wins

1

Total people nominations

9

Total people wins

1

The Shaggy Dog

Most Nominations

The Shaggy Dog

1 nominations
Ben-Hur

Most Wins

Ben-Hur

1 wins

Most recognized genres

Drama

Drama

6 nominations 1 wins
Adventure

Adventure

2 nominations 1 wins
History

History

2 nominations 1 wins

Most Nominations

Charles Barton

1 nominations

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