{"id":226182,"date":"2026-01-07T22:59:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:59:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/226182\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:59:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:59:08","slug":"2026-dga-awards-tv-nominations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/226182\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 DGA Awards TV Nominations"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Directors Guild of America has announced the TV<\/a>, documentary, and commercial nominees for the 78th annual DGA Awards<\/a>. <\/p>\n

On the TV side, awards darlings \u201cThe Pitt\u201d and \u201cThe Bear\u201d 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 \u201cSeverance\u201d Season 2 finale \u201cCold Harbor,\u201d<\/a> Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg for the \u201cOner\u201d episode of \u201cThe Studio,\u201d<\/a> and Mike White for \u201cThe White Lotus\u201d Season 3. <\/a><\/p>\n

In other categories, Jason Bateman is nominated for Limited Series for directing \u201cBlack Rabbit,\u201d and Jesse Armstrong picked up a nod in the Movies for Television category for his HBO film \u201cMountainhead.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Paul<\/a> \"ONE<\/a> <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

DRAMATIC SERIES<\/p>\n

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):<\/p>\n

LIZA JOHNSON
The Diplomat,\u00a0\u201cAmagansett\u201d
(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<\/p>\n

AMANDA MARSALIS
The Pitt,\u00a0\u201c6:00 P.M.\u201d
(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<\/p>\n

JANUS METZ
Andor,\u00a0\u201cWho Are You?\u201d
(Disney+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Karl Caffrey
First Assistant Director: Sean Guest\u00a0<\/p>\n

BEN STILLER
Severance,\u00a0\u201cCold Harbor\u201d
(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<\/p>\n

JOHN WELLS
The Pitt,\u00a0\u201c7:00 A.M.\u201d
(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\u00a0<\/p>\n

COMEDY SERIES
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
LUCIA ANIELLO
Hacks,\u00a0\u201cA Slippery Slope\u201d
(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\u00a0<\/p>\n

JANICZA BRAVO
The Bear,\u00a0\u201cWorms\u201d
(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: Sof\u00eda Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales
Assistant Location Manager: Oscar Roxas<\/p>\n

SETH ROGEN & EVAN GOLDBERG
The Studio,\u00a0\u201cThe Oner\u201d
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Shawn Dyrdahl
First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress\u00a0<\/p>\n

CHRISTOPHER STORER
The Bear,\u00a0\u201cBears\u201d
(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: Sof\u00eda Blanco
Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales
Assistant Location Manager: Oscar Roxas<\/p>\n

MIKE WHITE
The White Lotus,\u00a0\u201cDenials\u201d
(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\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u00a0
LIMITED & ANTHOLOGY SERIES
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
JASON BATEMAN
Black Rabbit,\u00a0\u201cThe Black Rabbits\u201d
(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\u00a0<\/p>\n

ANTONIO CAMPOS
The Beast in Me,\u00a0\u201cSick Puppy\u201d
(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<\/p>\n

LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Zero Day,\u00a0\u201cEpisode 6\u201d
(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<\/p>\n

SHANNON MURPHY
Dying for Sex,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s Not That Serious\u201d
(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\u00a0<\/p>\n

ALLY PANKIW
Black Mirror,\u00a0\u201cCommon People\u201d
(Netflix)
Unit Production Manager: Shawn Williamson
\u00a0
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
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<\/p>\n

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<\/p>\n

SCOTT DERRICKSON
The Gorge
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Greg Goodman
First Assistant Director: Cliff Lanning
Second Assistant Director: Lee Tailor<\/p>\n

MICHAEL MORRIS
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
(Peacock)<\/p>\n

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
\u00a0
VARIETY
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety for 2025 are:
\u00a0
YVONNE DEMARE
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,\u00a0\u201cJulia Roberts; Sam Smith\u201d
(CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Karen Yaeger
Stage Manager: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib<\/p>\n

ANDY FISHER
Jimmy Kimmel Live!,\u00a0\u201cStephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Rene\u00e9 Rapp\u201d
(ABC)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jeri-Ann Wong, Amy Stober, David Craig
Stage Manager: Alec Potter, Josh Wader, Christian Jensen, Peter Epstein\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u00a0<\/p>\n

PAUL PENNOLINO
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,\u00a0\u201cPublic Media\u201d
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
Stage Manager: Jeff Leib, Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney
\u00a0
SPORTS
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
MATTHEW GANGL
2025 World Series \u2013 Game 7 \u2013 Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
(FOX Sports)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Larry Lancaster,\u00a0Aaron Stojkov, Bryan Colucci
Stage Manager: Dominick Tringali, Dan Frank<\/p>\n

STEVE MILTON
2025 Masters Tournament \u2013 Augusta National Golf Club
(CBS Sports)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director:\u00a0Robert 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<\/p>\n

RICH RUSSO
Super Bowl LIX \u2013 Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs
(FOX Sports)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Rich Gross, Casey Garland<\/p>\n

REALITY \/ QUIZ AND GAME
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality \/ Quiz and Game for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
LUCINDA M. MARGOLIS
Jeopardy!,\u00a0\u201cEp. 9341\u201d
(Syndicated)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Chloe Corwin
Stage Manager: James F. McGuire\u00a0<\/p>\n

ADAM SANDLER
The Price is Right,\u00a0\u201c10,000th\u00a0Episode\u201d
(CBS)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jazmin Eckenberg
Stage Manager: Steven Hollander, Jason Galland, Alex Weston<\/p>\n

MIKE SWEENEY
Conan O\u2019Brien Must Go,\u00a0\u201cAustria\u201d
(HBO Max)
Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Jason Chillemi<\/p>\n

COMMERCIALS
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
KIM GEHRIG
(Somesuch)<\/p>\n

You Can\u2019t Win. So Win. \u2013\u00a0Nike | Wieden+Kennedy
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: Peter Jackson, John Mattern
Second Assistant Director: Melina Greene
Second Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Meador
\u00a0
I\u2019m Not Remarkable \u2013\u00a0Apple | Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
Second Assistant Director: Amanda Johnson
Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Dudley, Clyde Broom<\/p>\n

MILES JAY
(Smuggler)<\/p>\n

Dish \u2013\u00a0ChatGPT | 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<\/p>\n

Pull Up \u2013\u00a0ChatGPT | 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
\u00a0
Trip \u2013\u00a0ChatGPT | 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
\u00a0
Home for the Holidays \u2013\u00a0Meta | Droga5
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: David Webb<\/p>\n

Secret Santa \u2013\u00a0Meta | Droga5
Directorial Team:
First Assistant Director: David Webb \u00a0<\/p>\n

SPIKE JONZE
(MJZ)<\/p>\n

Someday \u2013\u00a0Apple 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<\/p>\n

ANDREAS NILSSON
(Biscuit Filmworks)<\/p>\n

Conquer the First School Poo \u2013\u00a0Andrex | FCB London
\u00a0
Garrett \u2013\u00a0Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
Unit Production Manager: James Veal
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
Big Flex \u2013\u00a0Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
Unit Production Manager: James Veal
First Assistant Director: George Nessis
Second Assistant Director: Reed Baum
Trunk Trucker \u2013\u00a0Virgin Media | VCCP London<\/p>\n

STEVE ROGERS
(Biscuit Filmworks)<\/p>\n

Bring a Book to Life \u2013\u00a0Amazon | Droga5 London<\/p>\n

A Tale as Old as Websites \u2013\u00a0Squarespace| Client Direct<\/p>\n

Everything is Fine \u2013\u00a0Coinbase | Mother London<\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY FILM
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
2000 Meters to Andriivka
(PBS)
\u00a0
GEETA GANDBHIR
The Perfect Neighbor
(Netflix)
\u00a0
SARA KHAKI AND MOHAMMADREZA EYNI
Cutting Through Rocks
(Assembly Releasing)
\u00a0
ELIZABETH LO
Mistress Dispeller
(Oscilloscope Laboratories)
\u00a0
LAURA POITRAS AND MARK OBENHAUS
Cover-Up
(Netflix)<\/p>\n

DOCUMENTARY SERIES \/ NEWS
\u00a0
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series \/ News for 2025 are (in alphabetical order):
\u00a0
MARSHALL CURRY
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night,\u00a0\u201cWritten By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room\u201d
(Peacock)
\u00a0
SUSAN LACY AND JESSICA LEVIN
Billy Joel: And So It Goes,\u00a0\u201cPart Two\u201d
(HBO Max)
\u00a0
REBECCA MILLER
Mr. Scorsese,\u00a0\u201cAll This Filming Isn\u2019t Healthy\u201d
(Apple TV+)
\u00a0
ALEXANDRIA STAPLETON
Sean Combs: The Reckoning,\u00a0\u201cOfficial Girl\u201d
(Netflix)<\/p>\n

MATT WOLF
Pee-Wee as Himself,\u00a0\u201cPart 1\u201d
(HBO Max)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Directors Guild of America has announced the TV, documentary, and commercial nominees for the 78th annual DGA…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":188297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[1096,458,123790,146,85,46,411],"class_list":{"0":"post-226182","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-awards","9":"tag-celebrities","10":"tag-dga-awards","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-il","13":"tag-israel","14":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/188297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}