1997 DGA Awards – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Winner
![The English Patient Anthony Minghella](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-english-patient-image.jpg)
The English Patient
Anthony Minghella
At the close of WWII, a young nurse tends to a badly-burned plane crash victim. His past is shown in flashbacks, revealing an involvement in a fateful love affair.
1997 DGA Awards – Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Nominees
![Fargo Joel Coen](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/fargo-joel-coen-ethan-coen-image.jpg)
Fargo
Joel Coen
![Jerry Maguire Cameron Crowe](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/jerry-maguire-cameron-crowe-image.jpg)
Jerry Maguire
Cameron Crowe
![Secrets & Lies Mike Leigh](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/secrets-and-lies-mike-leigh-image.jpg)
Secrets & Lies
Mike Leigh
![Shine Scott Hicks](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shine-scott-hicks-image.jpg)