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    DGA Awards: “Succession” Directors Score 4 of 5 Nominations In Dramatic Series Category

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    Jeremy Strong in a scene from “Succession.” (photo courtesy of HBO)

    "The Bear" and "Ted Lasso" garner 2 TV comedy series nods apiece

    LOS ANGELES --

    The Directors Guild of America has unveiled the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2023.

    The winners will be announced at the 76th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 10, 2024. 

    Succession accounted for four of the five nominations in the dramatic series category. The other nomination went to The Last of Us.

    Meanwhile Ted Lasso and The Bear–with two nods apiece–teamed to score four of the five comedy series nominations. The remaining category nom was for Barry.

    Here’s a full rundown of the nominations announced today (1/9):

     

    DRAMATIC SERIES
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    PETER HOAR
    The Last of Us, “Long, Long Time”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Cecil O’Connor
    First Assistant Director: Bethan Mowat

     

     

    BECKY MARTIN
    Succession, “Rehearsal”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
    First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
    Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
    Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
    Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

     

     

    MARK MYLOD
    Succession, “Connor’s Wedding”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
    First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
    Second Assistant Directors: Sahar Shmolevitz, Justin Bischoff
    Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
    Additional Second Assistant Directors: Cris Iannucci, Norman Franklin, Kyle Burstein
    Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

     

     

    ANDRIJ PAREKH
    Succession, “America Decides”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
    First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
    Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
    Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
    Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

     

     

    ROBERT PULCINI & SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN
    Succession, “Tailgate Party”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Hilary Kehoe, Gabrielle Mahon
    First Assistant Director: Michelle Flevotomas
    Second Assistant Director: Sahar Shmolevitz
    Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
    Additional Second Assistant Directors: Isabel Sofia Cervantes, Nicole Kay Payson
    Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

     

     

     

     

    COMEDY SERIES
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    ERICA DUNTON
    Ted Lasso, “La Locker Room Aux Folles”
    (Apple TV+)

     

     

    BILL HADER
    Barry, “wow”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Aida Rodgers
    First Assistant Director: Gavin Kleintop
    Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Yarden Levo, George Williams

     

     

    DECLAN LOWNEY
    Ted Lasso, “So Long, Farewell”
    (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Mike Livanos (U.S. Unit)
    First Assistant Director: Jason Z. Kemp (U.S. Unit)
    Second Assistant Director: Christopher Cook (U.S. Unit)

     

     

    CHRISTOPHER STORER
    The Bear, “Fishes”
    (FX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Tyson Bidner, Carrie Holt de Lama
    First Assistant Directors: Duccio Fabbri, Pablo Gambetta
    Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Hiro Taniguchi
    Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas

     

     

    RAMY YOUSSEF
    The Bear, “Honeydew”
    (FX)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Managers: Tyson Bidner, Carrie Holt de Lama
    First Assistant Directors: Kit Bland, Pablo Gambetta
    Second Assistant Director: Larissa Malarek
    Second Second Assistant Directors: Olivia Dame, Hiro Taniguchi
    Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas

     

     

     

    MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    SHAWN LEVY
    All the Light We Cannot See
    (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Scott Elias
    First Assistant Director: Josh McLaglen
    Second Assistant Director: Simeon Jones

     

    TARA MIELE
    Lessons in Chemistry, “Introduction to Chemistry”
    (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Chris Hayden
    First Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
    Second Assistant Director: Alexis Olsen Colwell

     

    MILLICENT SHELTON
    Lessons in Chemistry, “Poirot”
    (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Chris Hayden
    First Assistant Director: Kristofer Kolpek
    Second Assistant Director: Deborah Chung

     

    SARAH ADINA SMITH
    Lessons in Chemistry, “Her and Him”
    (Apple TV+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Steven Brown
    First Assistant Director: Kristofer Kolpek
    Second Assistant Director: Deborah Chung

     

    NZINGHA STEWART
    Daisy Jones & The Six, “ Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”
    (Amazon)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Michael Nelson
    First Assistant Director: Anna Notarides
    Second Assistant Director: Samantha Hollingsworth
    Second Second Assistant Directors : Tarin Squillante, Jeff Tavani, Alex Lee Bonner, Matthew Kramer
    Location Manager: Batou Chandler

     

     

     

     

    VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    PAUL G. CASEY
    Real Time with Bill Maher, “Episode 2117”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
    Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney

     

     

    JIM HOSKINSON
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén”
    (CBS)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Directors: Yvonne DeMare, Karen Yaeger
    Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib

     

     

    MICHAEL MANCINI & LIZ PATRICK
    Saturday Night Live, “Pedro Pascal / Coldplay”
    (NBC)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Directors: Janine DeVito, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack
    Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk

     

     

    DAVID PAUL MEYER
    The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “Singer Charley Crockett Performs “Name on a Billboard” and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper “
    (Comedy Central)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
    Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte, Tyler Goldman

     

     

    PAUL PENNOLINO
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Episode 1018: Dollar Stores”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
    Stage Managers: Craig Spinney, Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib, Steven Van Patten

     

     

     

    VARIETY/TALK/NEWS/SPORTS – SPECIALS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    JOEL GALLEN
    Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
    (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Robin Mishkin Abrams
    Stage Manager: Arthur Lewis

     

     

    STAN LATHAN
    Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
    (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Jill Dove
    Stage Manager: Valdez Flagg

     

     

    LINDA MENDOZA
    Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
    (Netflix)
    Directorial Team:
    Stage Manager: Dan Frank

     

     

    PAUL MILLER
    Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
    (NBC)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Sara Niimi
    Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Christopher McDonald, Jackie Stathis

     

     

    GLENN WEISS
    The 95th Annual Academy Awards
    (ABC)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Ricky Kirshner, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Sara Niimi, Kristen Patterson Terry, Michael Polito
    Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Alexis Brusig, Rita Cossette, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Doug Fogel, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Donna Parker, Ron Paul, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog

     

     

     

     

    REALITY PROGRAMS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

     

    NIHARIKA DESAI
    Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss, “Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil”
    (Peacock)

     

     

    KEN FUCHS
    The Golden Bachelor, “Premiere”
    (ABC)
    Directorial Team:
    Stage Manager: Isaiah Fuchs

     

     

    JOSEPH GUIDRY & ALEXANDRA LIPSITZ
    Project Greenlight: A New Generation, “PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem”
    (HBO | MAX)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Lizzie MacPherson
    Stage Manager: T.J. Ganser

     

     

    RICH KIM
    Lego Masters, “Is It Brick?”
    (FOX)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Ryan Bunnell
    Stage Managers: Will Baker, Dan Shepard

     

     

    PATRICK McMANUS
    American Ninja Warrior, “Season 15 Finale”
    (NBC)
    Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Dave Massey
    Stage Managers: Sara Brown, Sean P. Galvin, T.J. Ganser, Joseph R. Osborne, Matthew Patrick, Greg Rosa, Louise Story

     

     

     

     

    CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    JAMES BOBIN
    Percy Jackson and the Olympians, “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher”
    (Disney+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Jim Rowe
    First Assistant Director: Pete Whyte
    Location Manager: David Occhino

     

     

    DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON
    American Born Chinese, “What Guy Are You”
    (Disney+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Erin O’Malley
    First Assistant Director: Katie Hausmann
    Second Assistant Directors: Randin Brown Hargrave, Morgan Willis

     

     

    ROB LETTERMAN
    Goosebumps, “Say Cheese and Die”
    (Disney+)

     

     

    AMY SCHATZ
    Stand Up & Shout: Songs From a Philly High School
    (HBO | MAX)

     

     

    DINH THAI
    American Born Chinese, “A Monkey on a Quest”
    (Disney+)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: Erin O’Malley, Stacy Murphy Gold
    First Assistant Director: Michael Risoli
    Second Assistant Director: Morgan Willis

     

     

     

     

     

    COMMERCIALS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    MARTIN de THURAH
    (Epoch Films)
    Fair Exchange, Levi’s 501 Jeans – Droga5
    Legends Never Die, Levi’s 501 Jeans, Droga5

     

     

    SEB EDWARDS
    (Park Pictures)
    Rumble, Battle of the Baddest – Droga5
    First Assistant Director: George Walker

     

     

     

    KIM GEHRIG
    (Somesuch)
    Run This Town, Apple Music – Apple (Client Direct)
    First Assistant Director: David Webb

    The Travelers, Expedia – Wieden & Kennedy
    First Assistant Director: Zaida Fakih

     

     

     

    CRAIG GILLESPIE
    (MJZ)
    Waiting Room, Apple iPhone – TBWA/Media Arts Lab
    Unit Production Manager: Martha Davis
    First Assistant Director: Christian Van Fleet
    Second Assistant Director: Gregory Moutran

     

     

     

    ANDREAS NILSSON
    (Biscuit Filmworks)

    R.I.P. Leon, Apple iPhone – Apple (Client Direct)
    First Assistant Director: Gareth Moses

    Action Mode, Apple iPhone14 – Apple (Client Direct)
    First Assistant Director: Gareth Moses

    Choose Happy, Les Mills Fitness – Nice&Frank, San Francisco

    Wait’ll You See This, Snapchat – Snapchat (Client Direct)

     

     

     

     

     

    DOCUMENTARY
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2023 are (in alphabetical order):

     

    MOSES BWAYO & CHRISTOPHER SHARP
    Bobi Wine: The People’s President
    (National Geographic)

     

     

    MSTYSLAV CHERNOV
    20 Days in Mariupol
    (PBS Distribution)

     

     

    MADELEINE GAVIN
    Beyond Utopia
    (Roadside Attractions)

     

     

    DAVIS GUGGENHEIM
    Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
    (Apple Original Films)
    Directorial Team:
    Unit Production Manager: John Locke
    First Assistant Director: Richard Rosser

     

     

    D. SMITH
    Kokomo City
    (Magnolia Pictures)

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    Cannes Film Festival’s Auteur-Heavy Lineup Features Films by Almodovar, Pawlikowski and Hamaguchi

    Thursday, April 9, 2026

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