The Directors Guild of America has announced the TV, documentary, and commercial nominees for the 78th annual DGA Awards.
On the TV side, awards darlings “The Pitt” and “The Bear” led the pack with two nominations a piece in their respective categories, Dramatic Series and Comedy Series. Other notable Comedy and Dramatic Series nominees include Ben Stiller for the “Severance” Season 2 finale “Cold Harbor,” Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg for the “Oner” episode of “The Studio,” and Mike White for “The White Lotus” Season 3.
In other categories, Jason Bateman is nominated for Limited Series for directing “Black Rabbit,” and Jesse Armstrong picked up a nod in the Movies for Television category for his HBO film “Mountainhead.”
The 78th Directors Guild of America Awards are set to take place at the Beverly Hilton on Saturday, February 7. Keep reading for the complete list of nominees.
DRAMATIC SERIES
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
LIZA JOHNSON
The Diplomat, “Amagansett”
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: John P. Fedynich
First Assistant Director: Adam Escott
Second Assistant Director: Tom Glick
Second Second Assistant Director: Rachel Sikora
Location Manager: Rob Coleman
AMANDA MARSALIS
The Pitt, “6:00 P.M.”
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michelle Lankwarden
First Assistant Director: Eric Tignini
Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
Second Second Assistant Director: Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers, Chloe Huckins
Additional Second Assistant Director: Michelle Akeley
JANUS METZ
Andor, “Who Are You?”
(Disney+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Karl Caffrey
First Assistant Director: Sean Guest
BEN STILLER
Severance, “Cold Harbor”
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Caroline Baron
First Assistant Director: Katie Pruitt
Second Assistant Director: Cat McFayden
Second Second Assistant Director: Forrest Viola
Additional Second Assistant Director: Erin Skelly
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Sean Fogel, Alexandra Vivas
Location Manager: Ryan Smith, Grace Kwon
JOHN WELLS
The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.”
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michelle Lankwarden
First Assistant Director: Eric Tignini
Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
Second Second Assistant Director: Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers
Additional Second Assistant Director: Chloe Huckins
COMEDY SERIES
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
LUCIA ANIELLO
Hacks, “A Slippery Slope”
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mark Rabinowitz
First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
Second Assistant Director: Kirisa Gavrin
Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann Rafdal
Additional Second Assistant Director: Amy Ergle
JANICZA BRAVO
The Bear, “Worms”
(FX on Hulu)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales
Assistant Location Manager: Oscar Roxas
SETH ROGEN & EVAN GOLDBERG
The Studio, “The Oner”
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Shawn Dyrdahl
First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress
CHRISTOPHER STORER
The Bear, “Bears”
(FX on Hulu)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek, Olivia Dame
Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales
Assistant Location Manager: Oscar Roxas
MIKE WHITE
The White Lotus, “Denials”
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Regina Heyman, Mark Kamine
First Assistant Director: Justin Ritson
Second Assistant Director: Joe Landry
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Aidan Sleeper
LIMITED & ANTHOLOGY SERIES
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
JASON BATEMAN
Black Rabbit, “The Black Rabbits”
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Becky Phillips, Erica Kay
First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
Second Assistant Director: Nick Notte
Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario, Jilly Blundell
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi
ANTONIO CAMPOS
The Beast in Me, “Sick Puppy”
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Caroline Baron
First Assistant Director: Tomas Deckaj
Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer, Sean Fogel
Location Manager: Grace Kwon
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Zero Day, “Episode 6”
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: Michael Lerman
Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
Second Second Assistant Director: Kaitlin Heins
Additional Second Assistant Director: Davis Woodall
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Mike Buonanno
Location Manager: Ronnie Kupferwasser
SHANNON MURPHY
Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”
(FX on Hulu)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Francesca M. Mannix
First Assistant Director: Julie A. Bloom
Second Assistant Director: Findlay Ward Zotter
Second Second Assistant Director: Kristin Dombroski, Laura E. Rizer
ALLY PANKIW
Black Mirror, “Common People”
(Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Shawn Williamson
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
JESSE ARMSTRONG
Mountainhead
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Jill Footlick
First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
Second Assistant Director: MarSchelle Walker
Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi
STEPHEN CHBOSKY
Nonnas
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Pamela Hirsch, Kara Doherty
First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
Second Second Assistant Director: Cary Lee
Location Manager: Tatiana Forster
SCOTT DERRICKSON
The Gorge
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Greg Goodman
First Assistant Director: Cliff Lanning
Second Assistant Director: Lee Tailor
MICHAEL MORRIS
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
(Peacock)
KYLE NEWACHECK
Happy Gilmore 2
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Brittany Sugarman, David Bausch
First Assistant Director: David M. Bernstein
Second Assistant Director: Ryan Robert Howard
Second Second Assistant Director: Kaitlin Heins
Additional Second Assistant Director: Mia Bruno
Location Manager: Louis Zuppardi
Assistant Location Manager: Scott Ferlisi
VARIETY
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety for 2025 are:
YVONNE DEMARE
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Julia Roberts; Sam Smith”
(CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Karen Yaeger
Stage Manager: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib
ANDY FISHER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, “Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp”
(ABC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jeri-Ann Wong, Amy Stober, David Craig
Stage Manager: Alec Potter, Josh Wader, Christian Jensen, Peter Epstein
BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
(Peacock)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Susan Sullivan
Stage Manager: Lynn Finkel, Linda Carrizzo, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, John Esposito, Andrew Feigin, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Arthur Lewis, Jennifer Marquet, Cyndi Owgang, Jason Pacella, Tammy Raab, Elise Reaves, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Niclana Tolmasoff, Bret Warren, Ari Woog
LIZ PATRICK
SNL50: The Anniversary Special
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini, Dan Dome
Stage Manager: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Peter Epstein, Karen Tasch Weiss, Steve Bautista, Joey Despenzero, Frank Fernandez, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Cyndi Owgang, Elise Reaves, Niclana Tolmasoff, Leslie Williams
PAUL PENNOLINO
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Public Media”
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Manager: Jeff Leib, Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney
SPORTS
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
MATTHEW GANGL
2025 World Series – Game 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
(FOX Sports)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Larry Lancaster, Aaron Stojkov, Bryan Colucci
Stage Manager: Dominick Tringali, Dan Frank
STEVE MILTON
2025 Masters Tournament – Augusta National Golf Club
(CBS Sports)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Robert Matina, Chris Svendsen, Andy Freedman, Eric Spitzer, Ade Ellis, Tyler Jahn, Josh Weingardt, Brian Maher, Stuart Millstein, Katie Keane, Adam Cohen, Jack Kempner, George Wishart, Dan Obermuller
Stage Manager: Cory Fishman
RICH RUSSO
Super Bowl LIX – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs
(FOX Sports)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Rich Gross, Casey Garland
REALITY / QUIZ AND GAME
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz and Game for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
LUCINDA M. MARGOLIS
Jeopardy!, “Ep. 9341”
(Syndicated)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Chloe Corwin
Stage Manager: James F. McGuire
ADAM SANDLER
The Price is Right, “10,000th Episode”
(CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jazmin Eckenberg
Stage Manager: Steven Hollander, Jason Galland, Alex Weston
MIKE SWEENEY
Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Austria”
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jason Chillemi
COMMERCIALS
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
KIM GEHRIG
(Somesuch)
You Can’t Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Peter Jackson, John Mattern
Second Assistant Director: Melina Greene
Second Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Meador
I’m Not Remarkable – Apple | Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
Second Assistant Director: Amanda Johnson
Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Dudley, Clyde Broom
MILES JAY
(Smuggler)
Dish – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Yianni Papadopoulos
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Rachel Obering
Second Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
Pull Up – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Yianni Papadopoulos
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Rachel Obering
Second Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
Trip – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Yianni Papadopoulos
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Julia Blanford
Second Second Assistant Director: K.J. Walsh
Home for the Holidays – Meta | Droga5
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Secret Santa – Meta | Droga5
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: David Webb
SPIKE JONZE
(MJZ)
Someday – Apple Airpods 4 | TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Steve Danton, Kate Greenberg
Second Assistant Director: Matthew Dennis Smith
Second Second Assistant Director: Amy Hughes, Carly Sturgeon
ANDREAS NILSSON
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Conquer the First School Poo – Andrex | FCB London
Garrett – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
Unit Production Manager: James Veal
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
Big Flex – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
Unit Production Manager: James Veal
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
Trunk Trucker – Virgin Media | VCCP London
STEVE ROGERS
(Biscuit Filmworks)
Bring a Book to Life – Amazon | Droga5 London
A Tale as Old as Websites – Squarespace| Client Direct
Everything is Fine – Coinbase | Mother London
DOCUMENTARY FILM
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
2000 Meters to Andriivka
(PBS)
GEETA GANDBHIR
The Perfect Neighbor
(Netflix)
SARA KHAKI AND MOHAMMADREZA EYNI
Cutting Through Rocks
(Assembly Releasing)
ELIZABETH LO
Mistress Dispeller
(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
LAURA POITRAS AND MARK OBENHAUS
Cover-Up
(Netflix)
DOCUMENTARY SERIES / NEWS
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
MARSHALL CURRY
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, “Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room”
(Peacock)
SUSAN LACY AND JESSICA LEVIN
Billy Joel: And So It Goes, “Part Two”
(HBO Max)
REBECCA MILLER
Mr. Scorsese, “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy”
(Apple TV+)
ALEXANDRIA STAPLETON
Sean Combs: The Reckoning, “Official Girl”
(Netflix)
MATT WOLF
Pee-Wee as Himself, “Part 1”
(HBO Max)