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    Home » DGA Award Nominations Are Set For Outstanding Achievement In TV, Documentary and Commercials

    DGA Award Nominations Are Set For Outstanding Achievement In TV, Documentary and Commercials

    By SHOOTWednesday, January 7, 2026No Comments119 Views
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      Director/EP Lesli Linka Glatter on the set of "Zero Day" (photo by Jojo Whilden/courtesy of Netflix)

    Noah Wyle (l) and Shawn Hatosy in a scene from “The Pitt” (photo by John Johnson/courtesy of HBO Max)

    "The Bear" and "The Pitt" garner 2 nods apiece

    LOS ANGELES --

    The Directors Guild of America has unveiled the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2025.

    On the television series front, The Bear and The Pitt nabbed two nods apiece in the Comedy and Dramatic Series categories, respectively. Nominated for The Pitt were Amanda Marsalis for the “6:00 P.M.” and John Wells for the “7:00 A.M.” episodes.

    The Bear garnered nominations for Janicza Bravo for the “Worms” and Christopher Storer for the “Bears” episodes.

    The Documentary Film nominees are: Mstyslav Chernov for 2000 Meters to Andriivka; Geeta Gandbhir for The Perfect Neighbor; Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni for Cutting Through Rocks; Elizabeth Lo for Mistress Dispeller; and Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus for Cover-Up.

    Nominated in the Commercials category are Kim Gehrig of Somesuch, Miles Jay of SMUGGLER, Spike Jonze of MJZ, Andreas Nilsson of Biscuit Filmworks, and Steve Rogers of Biscuit Filmworks.

    Below is a complete rundown of the nominations announced today.

    The winners will be announced at the 78th Annual DGA Awards Ceremony, which will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2026, at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif.

    Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film and the Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film will be announced tomorrow (1/8).

     

    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 DE MARE
    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 | TBWAMedia 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)

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