1956 DGA Awards – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Winner and Nominees

Marty

Delbert Mann

A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.

A Man Called Peter

Henry Koster

Bad Day at Black Rock

John Sturges

Blackboard Jungle

Richard Brooks

East of Eden

Elia Kazan

Love Me or Leave Me

Charles Vidor

Mister Roberts

John Ford

Picnic

Joshua Logan

The Bridges at Toko-Ri

Mark Robson

The Long Gray Line

John Ford

The Rose Tattoo

Daniel Mann

The Seven Year Itch

Billy Wilder