The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
JACQUES AUDIARD - Emilia Pérez (Netflix)
SEAN BAKER - Anora (Neon)
EDWARD BERGER - Conclave (Focus Features)
BRADY CORBET - The Brutalist (A24)
JAMES MANGOLD - A Complete Unknown (Searchlight Pictures)
The nominees for the DGA’s Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director for 2024 are (in alphabetical order)
PAYAL KAPADIA - All We Imagine as Light (Sideshow & Janus Films)
MEGAN PARK - My Old Ass (Amazon MGM Studios)
RAMELL ROSS - Nickel Boys (Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
HALFDAN ULLMANN TØNDEL - Armand (IFC Films)
SEAN WANG - Dìdi (Focus Features)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
ALEX GRAVES - The Diplomat, “Dreadnought” (Netflix)
HIROMI KAMATA - Shōgun, “Ladies of the Willow World” (FX)
ISSA LÓPEZ - True Detective: Night Country, “Part 6” (HBO)
FREDERICK E.O. TOYE - Shōgun, “Crimson Sky” (FX)
JONATHAN VAN TULLEKEN - Shōgun, “Anjin” (FX)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
LUCIA ANIELLO - Hacks, “Bulletproof” (Max)
AYO EDEBIRI - The Bear, “Napkins” (FX)
DUCCIO FABBRI - The Bear, “Doors” (FX)
JEFF SCHAFFER - Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned” (HBO)
CHRISTOPHER STORER - The Bear, “Tomorrow” (FX)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
KEVIN BRAY - The Penguin, “Top Hat” (HBO)
ALFONSO CUARÓN - Disclaimer (Apple TV)
JENNIFER GETZINGER - The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing” (HBO)
HELEN SHAVER - The Penguin, “Cent’anni” (HBO)
STEVEN ZAILLIAN - Ripley (Netflix)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
PAUL G. CASEY - Real Time with Bill Maher, “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger” (HBO)
JIM HOSKINSON - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy” (CBS)
DAVID PAUL MEYER - The Daily Show, “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention: Plot Twist!” (Comedy Central)
LIZ PATRICK - Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan” (NBC)
PAUL PENNOLINO - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections” (HBO)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/ News/Sports – Specials for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
HAMISH HAMILTON - The 96th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
BETH McCARTHY-MILLER - The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady (Netflix)
DAVID PAUL MEYER - The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now (Comedy Central)
GLENN WEISS - The 77th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
ALI WONG - Ali Wong: Single Lady (Netflix)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
NEIL DeGROOT - Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland” (National Geographic)
JOSEPH GUIDRY - Deal Or No Deal Island, “Are You Decisive?” (NBC)
ARI KATCHER - Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “Road Trip” (HBO)
PATRICK McMANUS - American Ninja Warrior, “Las Vegas Finals 4” (NBC)
MIKE SWEENEY - Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Ireland” (Max)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
KAT COIRO - The Spiderwick Chronicles, “Welcome to Spiderwick” (Roku Channel)
MICHAEL GOI - Avatar: The Last Airbender, “Aang” (Netflix)
JIM MICKLE - Sweet Tooth, “This Is a Story” (Netflix)
JENNIFER PHANG - Descendants: The Rise of Red (Disney+)
AMBER SEALEY - Out of My Mind (Disney+)
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
BRENDAN BELLOMO & SLAVA LEONTYEV - Porcelain War (Picturehouse)
JULIAN BRAVE NOISECAT & EMILY KASSIE - Sugarcane (National Geographic)
JOHAN GRIMONPREZ - Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (Kino Lorber)
IBRAHIM NASH’AT - Hollywoodgate (Fourth Act Film)
NATALIE RAE & ANGELA PATTON - Daughters (Netflix)
The 77th Annual DGA Awards Ceremony will take place Saturday, February 8, 2025.
