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Which major career award did George Stevens receive from the Directors Guild of America?

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George Stevens received the D.W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award from the Directors Guild of America (DGA), which is now known as the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction.1

Additionally, the DGA honored him with its best director award on two occasions for his work on the films A Place in the Sun and Giant.1