The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America. The first DGA Award was an "Honorary Life Member" award issued in 1938 to

D. W. Griffith David Wark Griffith (January 22, 1875 – July 23, 1948) was an American film director. Considered one of the most influential figures in the history of the motion picture, he pioneered many aspects of film editing and expanded the art of the n ...

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Winners – Motion Picture

Lifetime Achievement Award

(formerly the D. W. Griffith Lifetime Achievement Award) * 1953:

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American film director, producer and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of the American cinem ...

* 1954:

John Ford John Martin Feeney (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973), known professionally as John Ford, was an American film director and naval officer. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. He ...

* 1955: No award * 1956: Henry King * 1957: King Vidor * 1958: No award * 1959:

Frank Capra Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...

* 1960: George Stevens * 1961: Frank Borzage * 1962–1965: No award * 1966: William Wyler * 1967: No award * 1968:

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English filmmaker. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featur ...

* 1969: No award * 1970: Fred Zinnemann * 1971–1972: No award * 1973:

William A. Wellman William Augustus Wellman (February 29, 1896 – December 9, 1975) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor and military pilot. He was known for his work in crime, adventure, and action genre films, often focusing on av ...

and

David Lean Sir David Lean (25 March 190816 April 1991) was an English film director, producer, screenwriter and editor. Widely considered one of the most important figures in British cinema, Lean directed the large-scale epics '' The Bridge on the River ...

* 1974–1980: No award * 1981:

George Cukor George Dewey Cukor (; July 7, 1899 – January 24, 1983) was an American film director and film producer. He mainly concentrated on comedies and literary adaptations. His career flourished at RKO when David O. Selznick, the studio's Head of ...

* 1982:

Rouben Mamoulian Rouben Zachary Mamoulian ( ; hy, Ռուբէն Մամուլեան; October 8, 1897 – December 4, 1987) was an American film and theatre director. Early life Mamoulian was born in Tiflis, Russian Empire, to a family of Armenian descent. H ...

* 1983: John Huston * 1984: Orson Welles * 1985:

Billy Wilder Billy Wilder (; ; born Samuel Wilder; June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002) was an Austrian-American filmmaker. His career in Hollywood spanned five decades, and he is regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile filmmakers of Classic Holly ...

* 1986:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz Joseph Leo Mankiewicz (; February 11, 1909 – February 5, 1993) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. Mankiewicz had a long Hollywood career, and won both the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best A ...

* 1987: Elia Kazan * 1988: Robert Wise * 1989: No award * 1990:

Ingmar Bergman Ernst Ingmar Bergman (14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish film director, screenwriter, producer and playwright. Widely considered one of the greatest and most influential filmmakers of all time, his films are known as "profoundly ...

* 1991: No award * 1992:

Akira Kurosawa was a Japanese filmmaker and painter who directed List of works by Akira Kurosawa, thirty films in a career spanning over five decades. He is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers in the History of film, hi ...

* 1993: Sidney Lumet * 1994: Robert Altman * 1995:

James Ivory James Francis Ivory (born June 7, 1928) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. For many years, he worked extensively with Indian-born film producer Ismail Merchant, his domestic as well as professional partner, and with scree ...

* 1996: Woody Allen * 1997:

Stanley Kubrick Stanley Kubrick (; July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and photographer. Widely considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time, his films, almost all of which are adaptations of nove ...

* 1998: Francis Ford Coppola * 1999: No award * 2000: Steven Spielberg * 2001: No award * 2002:

Martin Scorsese Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November 17, 1942) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. Scorsese emerged as one of the major figures of the New Hollywood era. He is the recipient of many major accolades, inclu ...

* 2003: No award * 2004: Mike Nichols * 2005: No award * 2006:

Clint Eastwood Clinton Eastwood Jr. (born May 31, 1930) is an American actor and film director. After achieving success in the Western TV series '' Rawhide'', he rose to international fame with his role as the "Man with No Name" in Sergio Leone's "''Dolla ...

* 2007–2009: No award * 2010: Norman Jewison * 2011:

Alice Guy-Blaché Alice Ida Antoinette Guy-Blaché (née Guy; ; 1 July 1873 – 24 March 1968) was a French pioneer filmmaker. She was one of the first filmmakers to make a narrative fiction film, as well as the first woman to direct a film. From 1896 to 1906, s ...

* 2012: Miloš Forman * 2013–2015: No award * 2016: Ridley Scott * 2017–2020: No award * 2021: Spike Lee

Outstanding Achievement in Feature Film

* 1948:

– ''

A Letter to Three Wives ''A Letter to Three Wives'' is a 1949 American romantic comedy-drama which tells the story of a woman who mails a letter to three women, telling them she has left town with the husband of one of them, but not saying which one. It stars Jeanne Cr ...

'' ¿ * 1949: Robert Rossen – ''

All the King's Men ''All the King's Men'' is a 1946 novel by Robert Penn Warren. The novel tells the story of charismatic populist governor Willie Stark and his political machinations in the Depression-era Deep South. It was inspired by the real-life story of U.S. ...

'' ¿ ** * 1950:

– ''

All About Eve ''All About Eve'' is a 1950 American drama film written and directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck. It is based on the 1946 short story "The Wisdom of Eve" by Mary Orr, although Orr does not receive a screen credit. ...

'' † ** * 1951: George Stevens – '' A Place in the Sun'' † * 1952:

– '' The Quiet Man'' † * 1953: Fred Zinnemann – '' From Here to Eternity'' † ** * 1954: Elia Kazan – '' On the Waterfront'' † ** * 1955: Delbert Mann – '' Marty'' † ** * 1956: George Stevens – '' Giant'' † * 1957:

– ''

The Bridge on the River Kwai ''The Bridge on the River Kwai'' is a 1957 epic film, epic war film directed by David Lean and based on the The Bridge over the River Kwai, 1952 novel written by Pierre Boulle. Although the film uses the historical setting of the construction of ...

'' † ** * 1958:

Vincente Minnelli Vincente Minnelli (born Lester Anthony Minnelli; February 28, 1903 – July 25, 1986) was an American stage director and film director. He directed the classic movie musicals '' Meet Me in St. Louis'' (1944), ''An American in Paris'' (1951), '' ...

– '' Gigi'' † ** * 1959: William Wyler – '' Ben-Hur'' † ** * 1960:

– '' The Apartment'' † ** * 1961: Robert Wise – '' West Side Story'' † ** * 1962:

– ''

Lawrence of Arabia Thomas Edward Lawrence (16 August 1888 – 19 May 1935) was a British archaeologist, army officer, diplomat, and writer who became renowned for his role in the Arab Revolt (1916–1918) and the Sinai and Palestine Campaign (1915–1918 ...

'' † ** * 1963: Tony Richardson – ''

Tom Jones Tom Jones may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Tom Jones (singer) (born 1940), Welsh singer *Tom Jones (writer) (1928–2023), American librettist and lyricist *''The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling'', a novel by Henry Fielding published in 1 ...

'' † ** * 1964:

– ''

My Fair Lady ''My Fair Lady'' is a musical based on George Bernard Shaw's 1913 play '' Pygmalion'', with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. The story concerns Eliza Doolittle, a Cockney flower girl who takes speech lessons ...

'' † ** * 1965: Robert Wise – ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, ''The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. ...

'' † ** * 1966: Fred Zinnemann – '' A Man for All Seasons'' † ** * 1967: Mike Nichols – ''

The Graduate ''The Graduate'' is a 1967 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Mike Nichols and written by Buck Henry and Calder Willingham, based on the 1963 novel of the same name by Charles Webb, who wrote it shortly after graduating from W ...

'' † * 1968:

Anthony Harvey Anthony Harvey (3 June 1930 – 23 November 2017) was an English filmmaker who began his career as a teenage actor, was a film editor in the 1950s and moved into directing in the mid-1960s. Harvey had fifteen film credits as an editor, and he ...

– '' The Lion in Winter'' ‡ * 1969: John Schlesinger – '' Midnight Cowboy'' † ** * 1970:

Franklin Schaffner Franklin James Schaffner (May 30, 1920July 2, 1989) was an American film, television, and stage director. He won an Academy Award for Best Director for '' Patton'' (1970), and is known for the films ''Planet of the Apes'' (1968), ''Nicholas and A ...

– ''

Patton George Smith Patton Jr. (November 11, 1885 – December 21, 1945) was a general in the United States Army who commanded the Seventh United States Army in the Mediterranean Theater of World War II, and the Third United States Army in France ...

'' † ** * 1971:

William Friedkin William "Billy" Friedkin (born August 29, 1935)Biskind, p. 200. is an American film and television director, producer and screenwriter closely identified with the "New Hollywood" movement of the 1970s. Beginning his career in documentaries in t ...

– '' The French Connection'' † ** * 1972: Francis Ford Coppola – ''

The Godfather ''The Godfather'' is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo, based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 The Godfather (novel), novel of the same title. The film stars Marlon Brando, Al ...

'' ‡ ** * 1973: George Roy Hill – ''

The Sting ''The Sting'' is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss ( Robert Shaw).''Variety'' film review; December 12, 1973, page ...

'' † ** * 1974: Francis Ford Coppola – ''

The Godfather Part II ''The Godfather Part II'' is a 1974 American epic crime film produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. The film is partially based on the 1969 novel ''The Godfather'' by Mario Puzo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Coppola. ''Part II'' s ...

'' † ** * 1975: Miloš Forman – ''

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest may refer to: * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (novel), a 1962 novel by Ken Kesey * ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (play), a 1963 stage adaptation of the novel starring Kirk Douglas * ''One Flew Over the ...

'' † ** * 1976:

John G. Avildsen John Guilbert Avildsen (December 21, 1935 – June 16, 2017) was an American film director. He is perhaps best known for directing ''Rocky'' (1976), which earned him the Academy Award for Best Director, and the first three ''The Karate Kid'' fil ...

– ''

Rocky ''Rocky'' is a 1976 American sports drama film directed by John G. Avildsen and written by and starring Sylvester Stallone. It is the first installment in the ''Rocky'' franchise and stars Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, and Burges ...

'' † ** * 1977: Woody Allen – ''

Annie Hall ''Annie Hall'' is a 1977 American satirical romantic comedy-drama film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay written by him and Marshall Brickman, and produced by Allen's manager, Charles H. Joffe. The film stars Allen as Alvy Singer, ...

'' † ** * 1978: Michael Cimino – ''

The Deer Hunter ''The Deer Hunter'' is a 1978 war drama film co-written and directed by Michael Cimino about a trio of Slavic-American steelworkers whose lives were upended after fighting in the Vietnam War. The three soldiers are played by Robert De Niro ...

'' † ** * 1979: Robert Benton – '' Kramer vs. Kramer'' † ** * 1980: Robert Redford – '' Ordinary People'' † ** * 1981:

Warren Beatty Henry Warren Beatty ( né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker, whose career spans over six decades. He was nominated for 15 Academy Awards, including four for Best Actor, four for Best Picture, two for Best Director ...

– '' Reds'' † * 1982: Richard Attenborough – '' Gandhi'' † ** * 1983:

James L. Brooks James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. His television and film work includes ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', ''Taxi'', ''The Simpsons'', '' Broadcast News'', ''As G ...

– ''

Terms of Endearment ''Terms of Endearment'' is a 1983 American family comedy-drama film directed, written, and produced by James L. Brooks, adapted from Larry McMurtry's 1975 novel of the same name. It stars Debra Winger, Shirley MacLaine, Jack Nicholson, Danny ...

'' † ** * 1984: Miloš Forman – '' Amadeus'' † ** * 1985: Steven Spielberg – ''

The Color Purple ''The Color Purple'' is a 1982 epistolary novel by American author Alice Walker which won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Award for Fiction.

'' § * 1986: Oliver Stone – ''

Platoon A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two or more squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 50 people, although specific platoons may range ...

'' † ** * 1987:

Bernardo Bertolucci Bernardo Bertolucci (; 16 March 1941 – 26 November 2018) was an Italian film director and screenwriter with a career that spanned 50 years. Considered one of the greatest directors in Italian cinema, Bertolucci's work achieved international ...

– ''

The Last Emperor ''The Last Emperor'' ( it, L'ultimo imperatore) is a 1987 epic biographical drama film about the life of Puyi, the final Emperor of China. It is directed by Bernardo Bertolucci from a screenplay he co-wrote with Mark Peploe, which was adapte ...

'' † ** * 1988:

Barry Levinson Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, comedian and actor. Levinson's best-known works are mid-budget comedy drama and drama films such as ''Diner'' (1982); ''The Natural'' (1984); ''Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987); '' ...

– '' Rain Man'' † ** * 1989: Oliver Stone – ''

Born on the Fourth of July ''Born on the Fourth of July'', published in 1976, is the best-selling autobiography by Ron Kovic, a paralyzed Vietnam War veteran who became an anti-war activist. Kovic was born on July 4, 1946, and his book's ironic title echoed a famous line ...

'' † * 1990:

Kevin Costner Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American actor, producer, film director and musician. He has received various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Screen Actors G ...

– '' Dances with Wolves'' † ** * 1991:

Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American filmmaker. Beginning his career under B-movie producer Roger Corman, Demme made his directorial debut with the 1974 women-in-prison film '' Caged Heat'', befo ...

– '' The Silence of the Lambs'' † ** * 1992:

– '' Unforgiven'' † ** * 1993: Steven Spielberg – ''

Schindler's List ''Schindler's List'' is a 1993 American epic historical drama film directed and produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the 1982 novel '' Schindler's Ark'' by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally. The film ...

'' † ** * 1994:

Robert Zemeckis Robert Lee Zemeckis (born May 14, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He first came to public attention as the director of the action-adventure romantic comedy ''Romancing the Stone'' (1984), the science-fiction comedy ''Back to the Future'' film tr ...

– '' Forrest Gump'' † ** * 1995: Ron Howard – ''

Apollo 13 Apollo 13 (April 1117, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted aft ...

'' § * 1996:

Anthony Minghella Anthony Minghella, (6 January 195418 March 2008) was a British film director, playwright and screenwriter. He was chairman of the board of Governors at the British Film Institute between 2003 and 2007. He won the Academy Award for Best Direct ...

– '' The English Patient'' † ** * 1997:

James Cameron James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is a Canadian filmmaker. A major figure in the post-New Hollywood era, he is considered one of the industry's most innovative filmmakers, regularly pushing the boundaries of cinematic capability w ...

– '' Titanic'' † ** * 1998: Steven Spielberg – '' Saving Private Ryan'' † * 1999: Sam Mendes – '' American Beauty'' † ** * 2000:

Ang Lee Ang Lee (; born October 23, 1954) is a Taiwanese filmmaker. Born in Pingtung County of southern Taiwan, Lee was educated in Taiwan and later in the United States. During his filmmaking career, he has received international critical and popul ...

– ''

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ''Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' is a 2000 wuxia film directed by Ang Lee and written for the screen by Wang Hui-ling, James Schamus, and Tsai Kuo-jung . The film features a cast of actors of Chinese ethnicity, including Chow Yun-fat, ...

'' ‡ * 2001: Ron Howard – '' A Beautiful Mind'' † ** * 2002: Rob Marshall – '' Chicago'' ‡ ** * 2003: Peter Jackson – '' The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King'' † ** * 2004:

– ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corn ...

'' † ** * 2005:

– ''

Brokeback Mountain ''Brokeback Mountain'' is a 2005 American neo-Western romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee and produced by Diana Ossana and James Schamus. Adapted from the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx, the screenplay was written by ...

'' † * 2006:

– '' The Departed'' † ** * 2007:

Joel and Ethan Coen Joel Daniel Coen (born November 29, 1954) and Ethan Jesse Coen (born September 21, 1957),State of Minnesota. ''Minnesota Birth Index, 1935–2002''. Minnesota Department of Health. collectively known as the Coen brothers (), are American film ...

– ''

No Country for Old Men ''No Country for Old Men'' is a 2007 American neo-Western Crime-thriller film, crime thriller film written and directed by Coen brothers, Joel and Ethan Coen, based on Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men (novel), 2005 novel of the same n ...

'' † ** * 2008: Danny Boyle – '' Slumdog Millionaire'' † ** * 2009: Kathryn Bigelow – '' The Hurt Locker'' † ** * 2010: Tom Hooper – '' The King's Speech'' † ** * 2011: Michel Hazanavicius – '' The Artist'' † ** * 2012:

Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS education ...

– ''

Argo In Greek mythology the ''Argo'' (; in Greek: ) was a ship built with the help of the gods that Jason and the Argonauts sailed from Iolcos to Colchis to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The ship has gone on to be used as a motif in a variety of sour ...

'' § ** * 2013:

Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón Orozco ( , ; born 28 November 1961) is a Mexican filmmaker. He is known for directing films in a variety of genres including the family drama ''A Little Princess'' (1995), the romantic drama ''Great Expectations'' (1998), the c ...

– '' Gravity'' † * 2014: Alejandro G. Iñárritu – '' Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)'' † ** * 2015: Alejandro G. Iñárritu – '' The Revenant'' † * 2016: Damien Chazelle – ''

La La Land ''La La Land'' is a 2016 American romantic musical comedy-drama film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. It stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone as a struggling jazz pianist and an aspiring actress, respectively, who meet and fall in love ...

'' † * 2017: Guillermo del Toro – '' The Shape of Water'' † ** * 2018:

— '' Roma'' † * 2019: Sam Mendes — ''

1917 Events Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 9 – WWI – Battle of Rafa: The last substantial Ottoman Army garrison on the Sinai Peninsula is captured by the Egyptian Expeditionary Force's ...

'' ‡ * 2020: Chloe Zhao — ''

Nomadland ''Nomadland'' is a 2020 American drama film written, produced, edited and directed by Chloé Zhao. Based on the 2017 nonfiction book '' Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century'' by Jessica Bruder, it stars Frances McDormand a ...

'' † ** * 2021:

Jane Campion Dame Elizabeth Jane Campion (born 30 April 1954) is a New Zealand filmmaker. She is best known for writing and directing the critically acclaimed films ''The Piano'' (1993) and '' The Power of the Dog'' (2021), for which she has received a tot ...

— '' The Power of the Dog'' † # † – Director won the

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

. # ‡ – Director did not win the

. # § – Director was not nominated for

that year. # ** - Film also won the

Academy Award for Best Picture The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) since the awards debuted in 1929. This award goes to the producers of the film and is the only category ...

. # ¿ – Originally, the DGA used a non-calendar year for its award. Both films competed in the

22nd Academy Awards The 22nd Academy Awards were held on March 23, 1950, at the RKO Pantages Theatre, honoring the films in 1949. This was the final year in which all five Best Picture nominees were in Black & White, and the first year in which every film nom ...

for 1949, and both directors were nominated for

Best Director Best Director is the name of an award which is presented by various film, television and theatre organizations, festivals, and people's awards. It may refer to: Film awards * AACTA Award for Best Direction * Academy Award for Best Director * BAF ...

; Mankiewicz won. ''

'' won

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; Rossen's DGA was not awarded until after the Oscars. (Beginning with the 1951 award in 1952, the DGA has been always awarded before the Oscars.)

Outstanding Achievement in Documentary

* 1991:

Barbara Kopple Barbara Kopple (born July 30, 1946) is an American film director known primarily for her documentary work. She has won two Academy Awards, the first in 1977 for ''Harlan County, USA'', about a Kentucky miners' strike, /sup> and the second in 1 ...

– '' American Dream'' * 1992:

Joe Berlinger Joseph Berlinger (born October 30, 1961) is an American documentary filmmaker and producer. Particularly focused on true crime documentaries, Berlinger's films and docu-series draw attention to social justice issues in the US and abroad in such ...

and Bruce Sinofsky – '' Brother's Keeper'' * 1993:

Terry Zwigoff Terry Zwigoff (born May 18, 1949) is an American filmmaker whose work often deals with misfits, antiheroes, and themes of alienation. He first garnered attention for his work in documentary filmmaking with ''Louie Bluie'' (1985) and '' Crumb'' (1 ...

– '' Crumb'' * 1994: Steve James – '' Hoop Dreams'' * 1995: No award * 1996:

Al Pacino Alfredo James Pacino (; ; born April 25, 1940) is an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he has received numerous accolades: including an Academy Award, two Tony Awards, and two Primetime Emmy A ...

– ''

Looking for Richard ''Looking for Richard'' is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Al Pacino, in his directorial debut. It is a hybrid film, including both a filmed performance of selected scenes of William Shakespeare's ''Richard III'' and a documentary ele ...

'' * 1997: Michael Uys and Lexy Lovell – ''Riding the Rails'' * 1998: Jerry Blumenthal, Peter Gilbert, and Gordon Quinn – '' Vietnam, Long Time Coming'' * 1999:

Nanette Burstein Nanette Burstein (born May 23, 1970) is an American film and television director. Burstein has produced, directed, and co-directed several documentaries including the Academy Award nominated and Sundance Special Jury Prize winning film '' On the ...

and

Brett Morgen Brett D. Morgen (born October 11, 1968) is an American documentary filmmaker. His directorial credits include ''The Kid Stays in the Picture'' (2002), '' Crossfire Hurricane'' (2012), '' Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck'' (2015), '' Jane'' (2017), an ...

– '' On the Ropes'' * 2000: Chuck Braverman – ''High School Boot Camp'' * 2001:

Chris Hegedus Chris Hegedus (born April 23, 1952) is an American documentary filmmaker. She and her husband, filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker, founded the company Pennebaker Hegedus Films. Hegedus was nominated for an Academy Award for ''The War Room'', a behind-t ...

and Jehane Noujaim – '' Startup.com'' * 2002: Tasha Oldham – ''The Smith Family'' * 2003:

Nathaniel Kahn Nathaniel Kahn (born November 9, 1962, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American filmmaker. His documentaries '' My Architect'' (2003) – about his father, the architect Louis Kahn – and '' Two Hands'' (2006) were nominated for Academy A ...

– ''

My Architect ''My Architect: A Son's Journey'' is a 2003 documentary film about the American architect Louis Kahn (1901–1974), by his son Nathaniel Kahn, detailing the architect's extraordinary career and his familial legacy after his death in 1974. I ...

'' * 2004:

Byambasuren Davaa Byambasuren Davaa, also known as Davaagiin Byambasüren ( mn, Даваагийн Бямбасүрэн; born 1971 in Ulaanbaatar), is a Mongolian filmmaker currently residing in Germany. Between 1995 and 1998 she studied at the Movie Academy in Ul ...

and Luigi Falorni – '' The Story of the Weeping Camel'' * 2005: Werner Herzog – ''

Grizzly Man ''Grizzly Man'' (2005) is an American documentary film by German director Werner Herzog. It chronicles the life and death of bear enthusiast Timothy Treadwell and the death of his girlfriend Amie Huguenard at Katmai National Park, Alaska. The fi ...

'' * 2006: Arūnas Matelis – ''

Before Flying Back to Earth ''Before Flying Back to Earth'' (originally released in Lithuania as ''Prieš parskrendant į žemę'' in 2005) is the first feature-length documentary film by the Lithuanian film director Arūnas Matelis. In a lyrical, yet unsentimental fashio ...

'' * 2007: Asger Leth – ''Ghosts of Cité Soleil'' * 2008:

Ari Folman Ari Folman ( he, ארי פולמן) (born December 17, 1962) is an Israeli film director, screenwriter, animator, and film-score composer. He directed the Oscar-nominated animated documentary film '' Waltz with Bashir'' (2008) and the live-acti ...

– ''

Waltz with Bashir ''Waltz with Bashir'' ( he, ואלס עם באשיר, translit. ''Vals Im Bashir'') is a 2008 Israeli adult animated war documentary drama film written, produced, and directed by Ari Folman. It depicts Folman's search for lost memories of ...

'' * 2009:

Louie Psihoyos Louis (Louie) Psihoyos (born April 15, 1957) is an American photographer and documentary film director known for his still photography and contributions to National Geographic. Psihoyos, a certified SCUBA diver, has become increasingly concerned ...

– '' The Cove'' * 2010: Charles Ferguson – ''

Inside Job An insider threat is a malicious threat to an organization that comes from people within the organization, such as employees, former employees, contractors or business associates, who have inside information concerning the organization's security ...

'' * 2011: James Marsh – '' Project Nim'' * 2012:

Malik Bendjelloul Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 – 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and former child actor.Rohter, Larry (20 July 2012)Retrieved 26 February 2013.Searching for Sugar Man ''Searching for Sugar Man'' is a 2012 documentary film about a South African cultural phenomenon, written and directed by Malik Bendjelloul, which details the efforts in the late 1990s of two Cape Town fans, Stephen "Sugar" Segerman and Craig ...

'' * 2013: Jehane Noujaim – '' The Square'' * 2014:

Laura Poitras Laura Poitras (; born February 2, 1964) is an American director and producer of documentary films. Poitras has received numerous awards for her work, including the 2015 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature for '' Citizenfour'', about Edw ...

– ''

Citizenfour ''Citizenfour'' is a 2014 documentary film directed by Laura Poitras, concerning Edward Snowden and the NSA spying scandal. The film had its US premiere on October 10, 2014, at the New York Film Festival and its UK premiere on October 17, 2014, a ...

'' * 2015:

Matthew Heineman Matthew Heineman is an American filmmaker. The Sundance Film Festival called Heineman "one of the most talented and exciting documentary filmmakers working today", while Anne Thompson of ''Indiewire'' wrote that Heineman is a "respected and gif ...

– ''

Cartel Land ''Cartel Land'' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by Matthew Heineman about the Mexican Drug War, especially vigilante groups fighting Mexican drug cartels. The film focuses on Tim "Nailer" Foley, the leader of Arizona Border Rec ...

'' * 2016:

Ezra Edelman Ezra Benjamin Edelman (born August 6, 1974) is an American documentary producer and director. He won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming for directing ' ...

– '' O.J.: Made in America'' * 2017:

– '' City of Ghosts'' * 2018: Tim Wardle – '' Three Identical Strangers'' * 2019: Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert — ''

American Factory ''American Factory'' () is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert, about Chinese company Fuyao's factory in Moraine, a city near Dayton, Ohio, that occupies Moraine Assembly, a shuttered General Motors p ...

'' * 2020: Michael Dweck & Gregory Kershaw — '' The Truffle Hunters'' * 2021:

Stanley Nelson Jr. Stanley Earl Nelson Jr. (born June 7, 1951) is an American documentary filmmaker and a MacArthur Fellow known as a director, writer and producer of documentaries examining African-American history and experiences. He is a recipient of the 2013 N ...

— ''

Attica Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Se ...

Outstanding Achievement in First-Time Feature Film

* 2015:

Alex Garland Alexander Medawar Garland (born 26 May 1970) is an English writer and filmmaker. He rose to prominence as a novelist in the late 1990s with his novel '' The Beach'', which led some critics to call Garland a key voice of Generation X. He subsequ ...

– '' Ex Machina'' * 2016:

Garth Davis Garth Davis (born 1974) is an Australian television, advertising and film director, best known for directing the film ''Lion'' (2016), and the film ''Mary Magdalene'', written by Helen Edmundson. He earlier directed episodes of the series ''To ...

– '' Lion'' * 2017: Jordan Peele – '' Get Out'' * 2018:

Bo Burnham Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born 1990) is an American comedian, musician, songwriter, actor, and filmmaker. His comedy work often combines musical, sketch, and stand-up elements with filmmaking. Following his success as one of the earliest ...

– ''

Eighth Grade Eighth grade (or grade eight in some regions) is the eighth post-kindergarten year of formal education in the US. The eighth grade is the ninth school year, the second, third, fourth, or final year of middle school, or the second and/or final ye ...

'' * 2019:

Alma Har'el Alma Har'el ( he, עלמה הראל) is an Israeli-American music video and film director. She is best known for her 2019 feature film debut ''Honey Boy (film), Honey Boy'', for which she won a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Dir ...

— '' Honey Boy'' * 2020:

Darius Marder Darius Marder is an American film director, screenwriter, and editor from Massachusetts. He is known for directing and co-writing '' Sound of Metal'', for which he was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards. The film rec ...

— ''

Sound of Metal ''Sound of Metal'' is a 2019 American drama film directed and co-written by Darius Marder. It stars Riz Ahmed as a metal drummer who loses his hearing, and also features Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, and Mathieu Amalric. ''Sound o ...

'' * 2021:

Maggie Gyllenhaal Margalit Ruth "Maggie" Gyllenhaal (; born November 16, 1977) is an American actress and filmmaker. Part of the Gyllenhaal family, she is the daughter of filmmakers Stephen Gyllenhaal and Naomi Achs, and the older sister of actor Jake Gyllenha ...

– '' The Lost Daughter''

Winners – Television

Lifetime Achievement Award

* 2014:

James Burrows James Edward Burrows (born December 30, 1940), sometimes known as Jim "Jimmy" Burrows, is an American television director who has been working in television since the 1970s.Stated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio'' Burrows has direct ...

and Robert Butler * 2015:

Joe Pytka Joe Pytka (born November 4, 1938) is an American film, television, commercial and music video director born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He holds the record for the most nominations for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Direct ...

* 2018:

Don Mischer Donald Leo Mischer (born March 5, 1940) is an American producer and director of television and live events and president of Don Mischer Productions. Career Mischer has been honored with fifteen Emmy Awards, a record ten Directors Guild of America ...

* 2022: Robert A. Fishman

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

* 2012:

Alejandro González Iñárritu Alejandro González Iñárritu (; American Spanish: ; credited since 2016 as Alejandro G. Iñárritu; born 15 August 1963) is a Mexican filmmaker and screenwriter. He is primarily known for making modern psychological drama films about the hum ...

('' Procter & Gamble'', "Best Job")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

* 1990:

– ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'' (" Woody Interruptus") * 1991:

Peter Bonerz Peter R Bonerz (, born August 6, 1938) is an American actor and director. Early life Bonerzwas born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to Elfrieda (née Kern) and Christopher Bonerz. He grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he attended Marquette Uni ...

– ''

Murphy Brown ''Murphy Brown'' is an American television sitcom created by Diane English that premiered on November 14, 1988, on CBS. The series stars Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for ''FYI'' ...

'' ("Uh-Oh: Part 2") * 1992:

Tom Cherones Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character ...

– '' Seinfeld'' (" The Contest") * 1993:

– '' Frasier'' (" The Good Son") * 1994: David Lee – '' Frasier'' ("

The Matchmaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play ''The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' had been extend ...

") * 1995: Gordon Hunt – ''

Mad About You ''Mad About You'' is an American television sitcom starring Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt as a married couple in New York City. It initially aired on NBC from September 23, 1992, to May 24, 1999, winning numerous awards including four Golden Glo ...

'' ("The Alan Brady Show") * 1996:

Andy Ackerman Robert Andrew Ackerman (born September 19, 1956) is an American director, producer, and script editor who is best known for his work on ''Seinfeld'', ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' and the HBO series ''Curb Your Enthusiasm''. He is ...

– '' Seinfeld'' (" The Rye") * 1997:

– '' Seinfeld'' ("

The Betrayal "The Betrayal" is the 164th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This was the eighth episode for the ninth and final season. It aired on November 20, 1997. In this episode, Jerry betrays George by having sex with his girlfriend Nina, right befo ...

") * 1998: Thomas Schlamme – '' Sports Night'' (" Pilot") * 1999: Thomas Schlamme – '' Sports Night'' ("

Small Town "Small Town" is a 1985 song written by John Mellencamp and released on his 1985 album '' Scarecrow''. The song reached #6 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #13 Adult Contemporary. Content Mellencamp wrote the song about his experience ...

") * 2000:

– '' Will & Grace'' ("Lows in the Mid-Eighties") * 2001:

Todd Holland Todd Holland (born August 13, 1961) is an American film and television director and producer. He directed over 50 episodes of '' The Larry Sanders Show'', for which he received an Emmy, and 26 episodes of ''Malcolm in the Middle'', for which he ...

– '' Malcolm in the Middle'' ("

Bowling Bowling is a target sport and recreational activity in which a player rolls a ball toward pins (in pin bowling) or another target (in target bowling). The term ''bowling'' usually refers to pin bowling (most commonly ten-pin bowling), thoug ...

") * 2002:

Bryan Gordon Bryan Gordon is an American film and television director, writer and producer who is primarily known for directing comedy television shows. Early life Gordon was born and raised in Dover, Delaware. He graduated from Dover High School. He grad ...

– ''

Curb Your Enthusiasm ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' is an American television sitcom produced and broadcast by HBO since October 15, 2000, and created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself. It follows David's life as a semi-retired televisi ...

'' ("The Special Section") * 2003: Tim Van Patten – '' Sex and the City'' ("Boy, Interrupted") * 2004: Tim Van Patten – '' Sex and the City'' ("An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux") * 2005:

Marc Buckland Marc Buckland is an American television director and producer. Filmography *'' Stumptown'' (2019–20) - Director *''Santa Clarita Diet'' (2017–19) - Director *'' Powerless'' (2017) - Director *''Dream Team'' (2016) - Director *''The Mille ...

– ''

My Name Is Earl ''My Name Is Earl'' is an American television sitcom created by Greg Garcia that aired on the NBC television network from September 20, 2005, to May 14, 2009, in the United States. It was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and starred Ja ...

'' (" Pilot") * 2006:

Richard Shepard Richard Shepard (born 1965) is an American film and television director and screenwriter. Biography Shepard was born in New York City, New York. Shepard's father was from an Austro-Hungarian-Jewish background and his mother was of Armenian d ...

– '' Ugly Betty'' (" Pilot") * 2007:

Barry Sonnenfeld Barry Sonnenfeld (born April 1, 1953) is an American filmmaker and television director. He originally worked as a cinematographer for the Coen brothers before directing films such as ''The Addams Family'' (1991) and its sequel '' Addams Family V ...

– ''

Pushing Daisies ''Pushing Daisies'' is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007, to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life ...

'' (" Pie-lette") * 2008: Paul Feig – '' The Office'' (" Dinner Party") * 2009: Jason Winer – '' Modern Family'' (" Pilot") * 2010:

Michael Spiller Michael Alan Spiller (born August 1, 1961) is an American cinematographer and television director.Modern Family'' (" Halloween") * 2011:

Robert B. Weide Robert B. Weide (born June 20, 1959) is an American screenwriter, producer, and director. He has directed a number of documentaries and was the principal director and an executive producer of ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' for the show's first five ye ...

– ''

'' ("Palestinian Chicken") * 2012: Lena Dunham – ''

Girls A girl is a young female human, usually a child or an adolescent. When a girl becomes an adult, she is accurately described as a ''woman''. However, the term ''girl'' is also used for other meanings, including ''young woman'',Dictionary.c ...

'' ("Pilot") * 2013:

Beth McCarthy-Miller Beth McCarthy-Miller (born September 3, 1963, Elizabeth, New Jersey) is an American television director. Shows she has directed include ''Saturday Night Live'' and ''30 Rock''. Early life McCarthy-Miller was born on September 3, 1963, in El ...

– ''

30 Rock ''30 Rock'' is an American satirical sitcom television series created by Tina Fey that originally aired on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013. The series, based on Fey's experiences as head writer for ''Saturday Night Live'', takes ...

'' (" Hogcock!" / "

Last Lunch "Last Lunch" is the thirteenth episode of the seventh season of the American television comedy series ''30 Rock'', the 138th overall episode, and the second part of the one-hour series finale. It was directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller and written b ...

") * 2014:

Jill Soloway Joey Soloway (previously Jill Soloway; born September 26, 1965) is an American television creator, showrunner, director and writer. Soloway is known for creating, writing, executive producing and directing the Amazon original series '' Transparent ...

– '' Transparent'' ("Best New Girl") * 2015:

Chris Addison Christopher David Addison (born 5 November 1971) is a British comedian, writer, actor, and director. He is perhaps best known for his role as a regular panellist on '' Mock the Week''. He is also known for his lecture-style comedy shows, two o ...

– ''

Veep ''Veep'' is an American political satire comedy television series that aired on HBO from April 22, 2012, to May 12, 2019. The series was created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom '' The Thick of It''. The protagonist of ''Veep ...

'' ("Election Night") * 2016: Becky Martin – ''

'' ("Inauguration") * 2017:

– ''

'' ("Chicklet") * 2018:

Bill Hader William Thomas Hader Jr.''Finding Your Roots'', January 26, 2016, PBS. (born June 7, 1978) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the creator, producer, writer, director, and star of the HBO dark comedy series ''Barry'' (201 ...

– ''

Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 195 ...

'' ("Chapter One: Make Your Mark") * 2019:

– ''

'' ("ronny/lily") * 2020: Susanna Fogel – ''

The Flight Attendant ''The Flight Attendant'' is an American dark comedy drama mystery thriller television series developed by Steve Yockey based on the 2018 novel of the same name by Chris Bohjalian. It stars Kaley Cuoco in the title role and premiered on HB ...

'' ("In Case of Emergency") * 2021:

Lucia Aniello Lucia Aniello (born 1983) is an Italian-born American director, writer, and producer best known for her work on ''Hacks'', for which she won multiple Emmy Awards, and '' Broad City.'' She has directed and written episodes of both shows, as well a ...

– ''

Hacks Hacks may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Hacks'' (1997 film), a 1997 American comedy film * ''Hacks'' (2002 film), a 2002 independent American film * '' Hacks: The Inside Story'', a book by Donna Brazile * ''Hacks'' (TV series), ...

'' ("

There Is No Line "There Is No Line" is the pilot episode of the American comedy-drama television series ''Hacks''. It was directed by Lucia Aniello and co-written with Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky. The episode establishes the plot of the series, which center ...

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

* 1971: Daniel Petrie – ''

The Man and the City ''The Man and the City'' is an American drama series which aired on ABC as part of its Fall 1971 lineup from September 15, 1971 to January 5, 1972. Anthony Quinn starred as Thomas Jefferson Alcala, the long-term Hispanic mayor of a major but un ...

'' ("Hands of Love") * 1972: Robert Butler – '' The Waltons'' ("Dust Bowl Cousins") * 1973:

Charles S. Dubin Charles Samuel Dubin (February 1, 1919 – September 5, 2011) was an American film and television director. From the early 1950s to 1991, Dubin worked in television, directing episodes of ''Tales of Tomorrow'', '' Omnibus'', '' The Defenders'', ...

– '' Kojak'' ("Knockover") * 1974:

David Friedkin David Friedkin (March 8, 1912 – October 15, 1976) was an American writer and director of radio shows, film, and television shows. Early life and education Friedkin was born on March 8, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri to Russian Jewish immigrant ...

– '' Kojak'' ("Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die") * 1975:

James Cellan Jones Alan James Gwynne Cellan Jones (13 July 1931 – 30 August 2019) was a British television and film director. From 1963, he directed over 50 television series and films, specialising in dramas. He was particularly associated with the "Classic Ser ...

– ''Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill'' * 1976:

Glenn Jordan Glenn Jordan (born April 5, 1936) is a retired American television director and producer. Born in San Antonio, Texas, Jordan directed multiple episodes of '' Family'' and helmed numerous television movies, several based on real persons as div ...

– '' Family'' ("Rites of Friendship") * 1977: John Erman – ''

Roots A root is the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors the plant body, and absorbs and stores water and nutrients. Root or roots may also refer to: Art, entertainment, and media * ''The Root'' (magazine), an online magazine focusing ...

'' ("Part II") * 1978:

Gene Reynolds Eugene Reynolds Blumenthal (April 4, 1923 – February 3, 2020) was an American screenwriter, director, producer, and actor. He was one of the developers and producers of the TV series ''M*A*S*H''. Early life Reynolds was born on April 4, 1923, ...

– '' Lou Grant'' ("Prisoner") * 1979: Roger Young – '' Lou Grant'' ("Cop") * 1980: Roger Young – '' Lou Grant'' ("Lou") * 1981: Robert Butler – '' Hill Street Blues'' (" Hill Street Station") * 1982:

David Anspaugh David Anspaugh (born September 24, 1946) is an American television and film director. Professional career After earning a bachelor's degree from Indiana University Bloomington, Anspaugh moved to Aspen, Colorado, where he worked as a substitute t ...

– '' Hill Street Blues'' ("Personal Foul") * 1983:

Jeff Bleckner Jeff Bleckner (born August 12, 1943) is an American theatre and television director. Biography Born in Brooklyn, New York, Bleckner made his directorial debut off-Broadway with ''The Unseen Hand/Forensic and the Navigators'', an evening of one- ...

– '' Hill Street Blues'' ("Life in the Minors") * 1984: Thomas Carter – '' Hill Street Blues'' ("The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall") * 1985: Will Mackenzie – '' Moonlighting'' ("My Fair David") * 1986: Will Mackenzie – '' Moonlighting'' ("Atomic Shakespeare") * 1987: Marshall Herskovitz – '' thirtysomething'' ("Pilot") * 1988: Marshall Herskovitz – '' thirtysomething'' ("Therapy") * 1989:

Eric Laneuville Eric Gerard Laneuville (born July 14, 1952) is an American television director, producer and actor. His first acting roles were in the science-fiction film '' The Omega Man'' (1971) with Charlton Heston, and the ABC television series '' Room 22 ...

– ''

L.A. Law ''L.A. Law'' is an American legal drama television series that ran for eight seasons on NBC, from September 15, 1986, to May 19, 1994. Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher, it centers on the partners, associates and staff of a Los ...

'' ("I'm in the Nude for Love") * 1990: Michael Zinberg – ''

Quantum Leap ''Quantum Leap'' is an American science fiction television series, created by Donald P. Bellisario, that premiered on NBC and aired for five seasons, from March 26, 1989, to May 5, 1993. The series stars Scott Bakula as Dr. Sam Beckett, a ph ...

'' ("The Leap Home" – Part II) * 1991:

– ''

I'll Fly Away "I'll Fly Away" is a hymn written in 1929 by Albert E. Brumley and published in 1932 by the Hartford Music company in a collection titled ''Wonderful Message''.Richard Matteson, Jr.''The Bluegrass Picker's Tune Book'' Mel Bay Publications, 2006 ...

'' ("All God's Children") * 1992: Rob Thompson – ''

Northern Exposure ''Northern Exposure'' is an American Northern comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents of a fictional small town in Alaska that ran on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 ...

'' ("Cicely") * 1993: Gregory Hoblit – '' NYPD Blue'' (" Pilot") * 1994:

Charles Haid Charles Maurice Haid III (born June 2, 1943) is an American actor and television director, with notable work in both movies and television. He is best known for his portrayal of Officer Andy Renko in '' Hill Street Blues''. Haid was born in Sa ...

– '' ER'' ("Into That Good Night") * 1995:

Christopher Chulack Christopher Chulack is an American television producer and director, best known for his work on the NBC drama series '' ER'' (1995–2008), along with Michael Crichton, also ''Third Watch'' (1999–2005), which he co-produced along with Edward Al ...

– '' ER'' ("Hell and High Water") * 1996:

– '' ER'' ("Fear of Flying") * 1997:

– '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' ("The Documentary") * 1998: Paris Barclay – '' NYPD Blue'' ("Hearts and Souls") * 1999: David Chase – ''

The Sopranos ''The Sopranos'' is an American crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster, portraying his difficulties as he tries to balance ...

'' ("

") * 2000: Thomas Schlamme – '' The West Wing'' (" Noël") * 2001: Alan Ball – '' Six Feet Under'' (" Pilot") * 2002: John Patterson – ''

'' (" Whitecaps") * 2003: Christopher Misiano – '' The West Wing'' (" Twenty Five") * 2004:

Walter Hill Walter may refer to: People * Walter (name), both a surname and a given name * Little Walter, American blues harmonica player Marion Walter Jacobs (1930–1968) * Gunther (wrestler), Austrian professional wrestler and trainer Walter Hahn (born 19 ...

– '' Deadwood'' ("Deadwood") * 2005: Michael Apted – '' Rome'' (" The Stolen Eagle") * 2006: Jon Cassar – '' 24'' (" Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m.") * 2007: Alan Taylor – '' Mad Men'' ("

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" is a show tune written by American composer Jerome Kern and lyricist Otto Harbach for the 1933 musical ''Roberta''. The song was sung in the Broadway show by Tamara Drasin. Its first recorded performance was by Gertr ...

") * 2008:

Dan Attias Daniel Attias (born December 4, 1951) is an American television director and producer. He is also director of his only feature film ''Silver Bullet'' from 1985, based on the novella by Stephen King. Attias' career has spanned four decades, duri ...

– '' The Wire'' (" Transitions") * 2009:

Lesli Linka Glatter Lesli Linka Glatter (born July 26, 1953) is an American film and television director. She is best known for her work on the AMC drama series ''Mad Men'' and the Showtime series ''Homeland'', for which she's received eight Primetime Emmy Award no ...

– '' Mad Men'' (" Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency") * 2010:

– ''

Boardwalk Empire ''Boardwalk Empire'' is an American period crime drama television series created by Terence Winter and broadcast on the premium cable channel HBO. The series is set chiefly in Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era of the 1920s an ...

'' ("

") * 2011: Patty Jenkins – '' The Killing'' (" Pilot") * 2012: Rian Johnson – ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hi ...

'' (" Fifty-One") * 2013: Vince Gilligan – ''

'' (" Felina") * 2014:

– '' Homeland'' (" From A to B and Back Again") * 2015: David Nutter – '' Game of Thrones'' ("

Mother's Mercy "Mother's Mercy" is the fifth season finale episode of HBO's fantasy television series '' Game of Thrones'', and the 50th overall. The tenth and final episode of the fifth season, the episode was written by the series creators David Benioff and D ...

") * 2016: Miguel Sapochnik – '' Game of Thrones'' (" Battle of the Bastards") * 2017:

Reed Morano Reed Morano (born April 15, 1977) is an American film director and cinematographer. Morano was the first woman in history to win both the Emmy and Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series in the same year for the pilot episode of The Han ...

– '' The Handmaid's Tale'' ("Offred") * 2018: Adam McKay – ''

Succession Succession is the act or process of following in order or sequence. Governance and politics *Order of succession, in politics, the ascension to power by one ruler, official, or monarch after the death, resignation, or removal from office of ...

'' ("Celebration") * 2019:

Nicole Kassell Nicole Kassell (born 1972) is an American film and television director who is noted for her work on films such as '' The Woodsman'' and on TV in series such as ''Vinyl'', '' The Leftovers'' and ''Watchmen''. Kassell has won numerous awards inclu ...

– '' Watchmen'' ("

It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" is the pilot episode of the HBO superhero drama miniseries ''Watchmen'', based on the 1986 DC Comics series of the same name by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and ...

") * 2020:

– '' Homeland (''" Prisoners of War") * 2021:

Mark Mylod Mark Mylod is a British television and film director and executive producer. He is known for his work on the television series '' Succession'' and '' Shameless'', as well as for directing the horror-comedy film '' The Menu'' (2022). Career Ma ...

– ''

'' (" All the Bells Say")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

* 1984: Sharron Miller – '' The Woman Who Willed a Miracle'' * 1996: Stuart Margolin – ''

Salt Water Moose ''Salt Water Moose'' is a 1996 Canadian family film directed by Stuart Margolin. Filmed in Toronto and in Nova Scotia, it stars Timothy Dalton, Lolita Davidovich, Johnny Morina, and Katharine Isabelle. Plot The plot revolves around two kids who ...

'' * 1997:

Brian Robbins Brian Levine (born November 22, 1963), known professionally as Brian Robbins, is an American film executive, actor, and filmmaker who is the current President and Chief Executive Officer of Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon. He also serves as Ch ...

– ''

Nickelodeon Nickelodeon (often shortened to Nick) is an American pay television channel which launched on April 1, 1979, as the first cable channel for children. It is run by Paramount Global through its networks division's Kids and Family Group. Its ...

Sports Theater'' ("First Time") * 1998:

Mitchell Kriegman Mitchell Kriegman (born June 4, 1952) is an American television writer, director, producer, consultant, story editor, author, composer and actor. He is the creator of '' Clarissa Explains It All'' (1991) for Nickelodeon, ''Bear in the Big Blue H ...

– ''

Bear in the Big Blue House ''Bear in the Big Blue House'' is an American children's television series created by Mitchell Kriegman and produced by Jim Henson Television for Disney Channel's Playhouse Disney preschool television block. Debuting on October 20, 1997, it aire ...

'' ("Love Is All You Need") * 1999: Amy Schatz – ''Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepy Time Tales'' * 2000:

Greg Beeman Greg Beeman (born 1962 in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American film and television director and producer and winner of the Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. He is well known for his work on the television ser ...

– '' Miracle in Lane 2'' * 2001: Amy Schatz – '' 'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration'' * 2002:

Guy Ferland Guy Ferland (born February 18, 1966) is an American film and television director. Career After Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film '' Notorious'' inspired him to become a filmmaker, Ferland went on to study cinema production at the University of South ...

– '' Bang Bang You're Dead'' * 2003: Kevin Lima – ''

Eloise at Christmastime ''Eloise at Christmastime'' is a 2003 American-Canadian made-for-television live-action film based on the 1958 book of the same name written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight. The film was released on November 22, 2003 and was produ ...

'' * 2004: Stuart Gillard – '' Going to the Mat'' * 2005:

Chris Eyre Chris Eyre (born 1968), an enrolled member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, is an American film director and producer who as of 2012 is chairman of the film department at the Santa Fe University of Art and Design. Films In 1998, Chris Eyre ...

– ''Edge of America'' * 2006:

Kenny Ortega Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films ''Newsies'', '' Hocus Pocus'', ''The Cheetah Girls 2'', '' High School Musical'', '' Michael Jackson's T ...

– '' High School Musical'' * 2007:

Paul Hoen Paul Hoen (born December 28, 1961) is an American film director and producer. He is best known for his directorial work with Nickelodeon and Disney Channel, especially his direction of Disney Channel Original Movies. He has directed and produce ...

– ''

Jump In! ''Jump In!'' is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie, which premiered on January 12, 2007. It was released on Disney Channel UK on April 27, 2007. The film, starring Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer, revolves around a young boxer, Izzy Daniels (Bleu) ...

'' * 2008: Amy Schatz – '' Classical Baby'' ("The Poetry Show") * 2009:

Allison Liddi-Brown Allison Liddi-Brown is an American television director and producer. Liddi-Brown received her B.A. in Drama and her M.F.A. in Directing from the University of California, Irvine, where she studied under Professor Keith Fowler. She made her tele ...

– ''

Princess Protection Program ''Princess Protection Program'' is a 2009 Disney Channel Original Movie, directed by Allison Liddi-Brown and starring Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez. The script was written by Annie DeYoung from a story by Annie DeYoung and David Morgasen. The fi ...

'' * 2010:

Eric Bross Eric Bross is an American film director. He has directed numerous films since 1995. He won the Directors Guild of America's Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs for ''The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' (2010) on Nickelodeo ...

– '' The Boy Who Cried Werewolf'' * 2011: Amy Schatz – ''A Child's Garden of Poetry'' * 2012:

– '' Let It Shine'' * 2013: Amy Schatz – '' An Apology to Elephants'' * 2014: Jonathan Judge – ''

100 Things To Do Before High School ''100 Things to Do Before High School'' is an American comedy television series created by Scott Fellows that aired on Nickelodeon from November 11, 2014 to February 27, 2016. The series stars Isabela Moner, Jaheem King Toombs, Owen Joyner, and ...

'' ("Pilot") * 2015:

– '' Descendants'' * 2016: Tina Mabry – '' An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win'' * 2017:

Niki Caro Nikola Jean Caro (born 20 September 1966) is a New Zealand film director and screenwriter. Her 2002 film ''Whale Rider'' was critically praised and won a number of awards at international film festivals. She directed the 2020 live action vers ...

– ''

Anne with an E ''Anne with an E'' (initially titled ''Anne'' for its first season within Canada) is a Canadian television series loosely adapted from Lucy Maud Montgomery's 1908 classic work of children's literature, ''Anne of Green Gables''. It was created by ...

'' ("Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials (1991–2012)

* 1991:

Michael Stich Michael Detlef Stich (, ; born 18 October 1968) is a German former professional tennis player. He won the men's singles title at Wimbledon in 1991, the men's doubles titles at both Wimbledon and the Olympic Games in 1992, and was a singles r ...

– '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' ("Episode #1103") * 1992:

Susan Strickler Susan C. Strickler is an American television, documentary and theatre director. She has been nominated for three Daytime Emmys (1992, 1993, 2005) and won once in 1992. She was also nominated for two Directors Guild of America Awards and won once i ...

– '' Another World'' ("Episode 7022") * 1993: Jill Mitwell – '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode 6356") * 1994:

– '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' ("Episode 1884") * 1995: William Ludel and Alan Pultz – '' General Hospital'' ("Episode 8248") * 1996: Kathyrn Foster and Mike Denney – ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City, ...

'' ("Episode 5875") * 1997: Scott McKinsey – '' General Hospital'' ("Episode #8883") * 1998: James Sayegh – '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode #7572") * 1999: Herb D. Stein and Roger W. Inman – ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock (streaming service), Peacock. The soap, which aired on ...

'' ("Episode #8557") * 2000: Jill Mitwell – '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode #8205") * 2001: William Ludel – '' General Hospital'' ("Episode #9801") * 2002: Scott McKinsey – ''

Port Charles ''Port Charles'' (commonly abbreviated as ''PC'') is an American television soap opera that aired on ABC from June 1, 1997, to October 3, 2003. It was a spin-off of the series ''General Hospital'', which has been running since 1963 and takes p ...

'' ("Episode #1433") * 2003:

Larry Carpenter Larry Carpenter (born August 12, 1948) is an American theatre and television director and producer. In the theatre, he has worked as an artistic director, associate artistic director, a managing director and general manager in both the New York an ...

– '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode #8849") * 2004: Bruce S. Barry – ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the third longest-running drama in television in American history. ''Guiding Light'' a ...

'' ("Episode #14,321") * 2005: Owen Renfroe – '' General Hospital'' ("Episode #10914") * 2006: Jill Mitwell – '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode #9779") * 2007:

– '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode #9947") * 2008:

– '' One Life to Live'' ("Episode #10281") * 2009:

Christopher Goutman Christopher Goutman (born December 19, 1952) is an American writer, producer, actor and director. He is most notable for his work on daytime soap operas. He was married from 1985–2016 to actress Marcia McCabe, whom he met while he was on ''Search ...

– ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an United States, American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show t ...

'' ("Once Upon a Time") * 2010:

– '' One Life to Live'' ("Starr X'd Lovers: The Musical – Part II") * 2011: William Ludel – '' General Hospital'' ("Intervention") * 2012: Jill Mitwell – '' One Life to Live'' ("Between Heaven and Hell")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs (2005–present)

* 2005: Tony Croll – '' Three Wishes'' ("Pilot") & J. Rupert Thompson – '' Fear Factor'' ("Heist Fear Factor") (TIE) * 2006: Tony Sacco – ''

Treasure Hunters Treasure hunter is the physical search for treasure. For example, treasure hunters try to find sunken shipwrecks and retrieve artifacts with market value. This industry is generally fueled by the market for antiquities. The practice of treasure ...

'' ("Episode #101") * 2007:

Bertram van Munster Bertram van Munster (born 1940) is a Dutch-born American co-creator and executive producer of ''The Amazing Race''. He is also the creator of ''Profiles from the Front Line'' and was the Executive Producer on '' Oprah's Big Give'' and ''Take the ...

– ''

The Amazing Race ''The Amazing Race'' is an adventure reality game show franchise in which teams of two people race around the world in competition with other teams. The ''Race'' is split into legs, with teams tasked to deduce clues, navigate themselves in fore ...

'' ("Episode #1110") * 2008: Tony Croll – ''

America's Next Top Model ''America's Next Top Model'' (abbreviated ''ANTM'' and ''Top Model'') is an American reality television series and interactive competition in which a number of aspiring models compete for the title of "America's Next Top Model" and a chance to b ...

'' ("Episode 1002") * 2009: Craig Borders – '' Extreme Engineering'' ("Hong Kong Bridge") * 2010: Eytan Keller – ''

The Next Iron Chef ''The Next Iron Chef'' is a limited-run series on the Food Network that aired its fifth season in 2012. Each season is a stand-alone competition to select a chef to be designated an Iron Chef, who will appear on the Food Network program ''Iron ...

'' ("Episode #301") * 2011: Neil P. DeGroot – ''

The Biggest Loser ''The Biggest Loser'' is a reality television format which started with the American TV show '' The Biggest Loser'' in 2004. The show centers on overweight and obese contestants attempting to lose the most weight; the winner receives a cash pr ...

'' ("Episode #1115") * 2012: Brian Smith – ''

MasterChef ''MasterChef'' is a competitive cooking show television format created by Franc Roddam, which originated with the UK version in July 1990. The format was revived and updated for the BBC in February 2005 by executive producers Roddam and John ...

'' ("Episode #305") * 2013: Neil P. DeGroot – '' 72 Hours'' ("The Lost Coast") * 2014: Anthony B. Sacco – ''The Chair'' ("The Test") * 2015: Adam Vetri – ''

Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge ''Steve Austin’s Broken Skull Challenge'' is an American reality television competition show that premiered on July 6, 2014 on CMT. It is created and hosted by former professional wrestler Steve Austin. It has completed its fifth season which ...

'' ("Gods of War") * 2016: J. Rupert Thompson – ''

American Grit ''American Grit'' is an American reality television series that premiered on Fox on April 14, 2016. The series stars WWE wrestler John Cena. Fox ordered ten episodes for the first season of the competition series. On July 29, 2016, Fox renewed t ...

'' ("Over the Falls") * 2017: Brian Smith – ''

'' ("Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Schucks")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries

* 2000:

– '' The Beach Boys: An American Family'' * 2001: Frank Pierson – ''

Conspiracy A conspiracy, also known as a plot, is a secret plan or agreement between persons (called conspirers or conspirators) for an unlawful or harmful purpose, such as murder or treason, especially with political motivation, while keeping their agr ...

'' * 2002: Mick Jackson – ''

Live from Baghdad ''Live from Baghdad'' is a non-fiction book published in 1992 by CNN producer Robert Wiener about his experiences before the Persian Gulf War, which lasted from August 1990 to February 1991. It was filmed by Home Box Office Home Box Office (H ...

'' * 2003: Mike Nichols – ''

Angels in America ''Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes'' is a two-part play by American playwright Tony Kushner. The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for O ...

'' * 2004:

Joseph Sargent Joseph Sargent (born Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente; July 22, 1925 – December 22, 2014) was an American film director. Though he directed many television movies, his best known feature-length works were arguably the action movie '' White Ligh ...

– ''

Something the Lord Made ''Something the Lord Made'' is a 2004 American made-for-television biographical drama film about the black cardiac pioneer Vivien Thomas (1910–1985) and his complex and volatile partnership with white surgeon Alfred Blalock (1899–1964), the " ...

'' * 2005:

George C. Wolfe George Costello Wolfe (born September 23, 1954) is an American playwright and director of theater and film. He won a Tony Award in 1993 for directing '' Angels in America: Millennium Approaches'' and another Tony Award in 1996 for his direction o ...

– ''

Lackawanna Blues ''Lackawanna Blues'' is an American play written by Ruben Santiago-Hudson that premiered in 2001. It was later adapted as a television movie that aired in 2005. The play dramatizes the character of the author's primary caregiver when he was growi ...

'' * 2006:

– ''

Broken Trail ''Broken Trail'' is a 2006 Western television miniseries directed by Walter Hill and starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church. Written by Alan Geoffrion, who also wrote the novel, the story is about an aging cowboy and his nephew who tra ...

'' * 2007: Yves Simoneau – ''

Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee ''Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West'' is a 1970 non-fiction book by American writer Dee Brown that covers the history of Native Americans in the American West in the late nineteenth century. The book expres ...

'' * 2008: Jay Roach – ''

Recount An election recount is a repeat tabulation of votes cast in an election that is used to determine the correctness of an initial count. Recounts will often take place if the initial vote tally during an election is extremely close. Election reco ...

'' * 2009:

Ross Katz Ross or ROSS may refer to: People * Clan Ross, a Highland Scottish clan * Ross (name), including a list of people with the surname or given name Ross, as well as the meaning * Earl of Ross, a peerage of Scotland Places * RoSS, the Republic of Sout ...

– '' Taking Chance'' * 2010: Mick Jackson – ''

Temple Grandin Mary Temple Grandin (born August 29, 1947) is an American academic and animal behaviorist. She is a prominent proponent for the humane treatment of livestock for slaughter and the author of more than 60 scientific papers on animal behavior. Gra ...

'' * 2011: Jon Cassar – '' The Kennedys'' * 2012: Jay Roach – ''

Game Change ''Game Change: Obama and the Clintons, McCain and Palin, and the Race of a Lifetime'' is a book by political journalists John Heilemann and Mark Halperin about the 2008 United States presidential election. Released on January 11, 2010, it was al ...

'' * 2013: Steven Soderbergh – ''

Behind the Candelabra ''Behind the Candelabra'' is a 2013 American biographical drama film directed by Steven Soderbergh. It dramatizes the last ten years in the life of pianist Liberace and the relationship that he had with Scott Thorson. It is based on Thorson's ...

'' * 2014: Lisa Cholodenko – '' Olive Kitteridge'' * 2015: Dee Rees – '' Bessie'' * 2016:

Steve Zaillian Steven Ernest Bernard Zaillian (born January 30, 1953) is an American screenwriter, film director and producer. He won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA Award for his screenplay ''Schindler's List'' (1993) and has earned Oscar no ...

– ''

The Night Of ''The Night Of'' is a 2016 American eight-part crime drama television miniseries based on the first season of ''Criminal Justice'', a 2008 British series. The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian (based on the original ''C ...

'' ("The Beach") * 2017:

Jean-Marc Vallée Jean-Marc Vallée (March 9, 1963December 25, 2021) was a Canadian filmmaker, film editor, and screenwriter. After studying film at the Université de Montréal, Vallée went on to make a number of critically acclaimed short films, including ' ...

– '' Big Little Lies'' * 2018:

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known a ...

– '' Escape at Dannemora'' * 2019:

Johan Renck Bo Johan Renck (born 5 December 1966) is a Swedish director of music videos, TV and film. He was originally a singer-songwriter from 1991 to 2001, using the moniker Stakka Bo, and had an international hit with his single " Here We Go" in 1993. Re ...

– ''

Chernobyl Chernobyl ( , ; russian: Чернобыль, ) or Chornobyl ( uk, Чорнобиль, ) is a partially abandoned city in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, situated in the Vyshhorod Raion of northern Kyiv Oblast, Ukraine. Chernobyl is about n ...

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Series (2013–present)

:''Note: This award is for regular programming.'' * 2013: Don Roy King – '' Saturday Night Live'' ("Justin Timberlake") * 2014: Dave Diomedi – ''

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon ''The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Jimmy Fallon that airs on NBC. The show premiered on February 17, 2014, and is produced by Broadway Video and Universal Television. It is the seventh incarna ...

'' ("Episode #1") * 2015: Dave Diomedi – ''

'' ("Episode #325") * 2016: Don Roy King – '' Saturday Night Live'' ("Dave Chappelle") * 2017: Don Roy King – '' Saturday Night Live'' ("Jimmy Fallon")

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Variety/Talk/News/Sports Special (2013–present)

:''Note: This award is for special programs.'' * 2013: Glenn Weiss –

67th Tony Awards The 67th Annual Tony Awards were held June 9, 2013, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2012–13 season. The ceremony returned to Radio City Music Hall in New York City, after two years at Beacon Theatre, and was broadcas ...

* 2014: Glenn Weiss –

68th Tony Awards The 68th Annual Tony Awards were held June 8, 2014, to recognize achievement in Broadway productions during the 2013–14 season. The ceremony was held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, and was televised live on CBS.Gans, Andrew"68th Ann ...

* 2015: Don Roy King – ''

Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special "''Saturday Night Live'' 40th Anniversary Special" (also billed as "SNL40") is a three-and-a-half-hour prime-time special that aired on February 15, 2015, on NBC, celebrating ''Saturday Night Live''s 40th year on the air, having premiered on Oc ...

'' * 2016: Glenn Weiss – 70th Tony Awards * 2017: Glenn Weiss – 89th Academy Awards

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