The Directors Guild Of America (DGA) have announced their nominations representing the best in directing for television, commercials and documentary film for 2023. The winners will be announced February 10th. The feature film nominees will be announced later today. Here are this year’s nominees…
DRAMATIC SERIES
PETER HOAR – The Last Of Us, “Long, Long Time” (HBO | Max)
BECKY MARTIN – Succession, “Rehearsal” (HBO | Max)
MARK MYLOD – Succession, “Connor’s Wedding” (HBO | Max)
ANDRIJ PAREKH – Succession, “America Decides” (HBO | Max)
ROBERT PULCINI & SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN – Succession, “Tailgate Party” (HBO | Max)
COMEDY SERIES
ERICA DUNTON – Ted Lasso, “La Locker Room Aux Folles” (Apple TV+)
BILL HADER – Barry, “Wow” (HBO | Max)
DECLAN LOWNEY – Ted Lasso, “So Long, Farewell” (Apple TV+)
CHRISTOPHER STORER – The Bear, “Fishes” (FX)
RAMY YOUSSEF – The Bear, “Honeydew” (FX)
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES
SHAWN LEVY – All The Light We Cannot See (Netflix)
TARA MIELE – Lessons In Chemistry, “Introduction To Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
MILLICENT SHELTON – Lessons In Chemistry, “Poirot” (Apple TV+)
SARAH ADINA SMITH – Lessons In Chemistry, “Her And Him” (Apple TV+)
NZINGHA STEWART – Daisy Jones & The Six, “Track 10: Rock ‘N’ Roll Suicide” (Amazon)
VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
PAUL G. CASEY – Real Time With Bill Maher, “Episode 2117” (HBO | Max)
JIM HOSKINSON – The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, “Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me At The Altar; Special Appearance By Harvey Guillén” (CBS)
MICHAEL MANCINI & LIZ PATRICK – Saturday Night Live, “Pedro Pascal / Coldplay” (NBC)
DAVID PAUL MEYER – The Daily Show With Trevor Noah, “Singer Charley Crockett Performs “Name On A Billboard” And Discusses New Album With Jordan Klepper “ (Comedy Central)
PAUL PENNOLINO – Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, “Episode 1018: Dollar Stores” (HBO | Max)
VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
JOEL GALLEN – Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (Netflix)
STAN LATHAN – Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer (Netflix)
LINDA MENDOZA – Wanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer (Netflix)
PAUL MILLER – Carol Burnett: 90 Years Of Laughter + Love (NBC)
GLENN WEISS – The 95th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
REALITY PROGRAMS
NIHARIKA DESAI – Rainn Wilson And The Geography Of Bliss, “Happiness Is A Bottle Of Cod Liver Oil” (Peacock)
KEN FUCHS – The Golden Bachelor, “Premiere” (ABC)
JOSEPH GUIDRY & ALEXANDRA LIPSITZ – Project Greenlight: A New Generation, “PGL Vs. Gray Matter Problem” (HBO | Max)
RICH KIM – Lego Masters, “Is It Brick?” (Fox)
PATRICK McMANUS – American Ninja Warrior, “Season 15 Finale” (NBC)
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
JAMES BOBIN – Percy Jackson And The Olympians, “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher” (Disney+)
DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON – American Born Chinese, “What Guy Are You” (Disney+)
ROB LETTERMAN – Goosebumps, “Say Cheese And Die” (Disney+)
AMY SCHATZ – Stand Up & Shout: Songs From A Philly High School (HBO | Max)
DINH THAI – American Born Chinese, “A Monkey On A Quest” (Disney+)
COMMERCIALS
MARTIN De THURAH (Epoch Films) – Fair Exchange, Levi’s 501 Jeans – Droga5, Legends Never Die, Levi’s 501 Jeans, Droga5
SEB EDWARDS (Park Pictures) – Rumble, Battle Of The Baddest – Droga5
KIM GEHRIG (Somesuch) – Run This Town, Apple Music – Apple (Client Direct)
CRAIG GILLESPIE (MJZ) – Waiting Room, Apple Iphone – TBWA/Media Arts Lab
ANDREAS NILSSON (Biscuit Filmworks) – R.I.P. Leon, Apple Iphone – Apple (Client Direct), Action Mode, Apple Iphone14 – Apple (Client Direct), Choose Happy, Les Mills Fitness – Nice&Frank, San Francisco
Wait’ll You See This, Snapchat – Snapchat (Client Direct)
DOCUMENTARY
MOSES BWAYO & CHRISTOPHER SHARP – Bobi Wine: The People’s President (National Geographic)
MSTYSLAV CHERNOV – 20 Days In Mariupol (PBS Distribution)
MADELEINE GAVIN – Beyond Utopia (Roadside Attractions)
DAVIS GUGGENHEIM – Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Apple Original Films)
D. SMITH – Kokomo City (Magnolia Pictures)
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