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.

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