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    DGA Announces Nominees For Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary For 2021

    By SPWTuesday, June 13, 2023Updated:Tuesday, May 14, 2024No Comments2751 Views
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    LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --

    The Directors Guild of America today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021.

    The winners will be announced at the 74th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

    DRAMATIC SERIES
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    KEVIN BRAY
    Succession, “Retired Janitors of Idaho”
    (HBO)
    Mr. Bray’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson
    • First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
    • Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
    • Second Second Assistant Directors: Jimmy Rosario, Nicole Payson
    • Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

    MARK MYLOD
    Succession, “All the Bells Say”
    (HBO)
    Mr. Mylod’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson
    • First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
    • Second Assistant Directors: Michelle Flevotomas, Nicholas Notte
    • Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

    ANDRIJ PAREKH
    Succession, “What It Takes”
    (HBO)
    Mr. Parekh’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson
    • First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
    • Second Assistant Director: Michelle Flevotomas
    • Second Second Assistant Directors: Jimmy Rosario, Nicole Payson
    • Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

    ROBERT PULCINI & SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN
    Succession, “Lion in the Meadow”
    (HBO)
    Mr. Pulcini & Ms. Berman’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson
    • First Assistant Director: Christo Morse
    • Second Assistant Director: Michelle Flevotomas
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Jimmy Rosario
    • Additional Second Assistant Director: Nicole Payson
    • Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

    LORENE SCAFARIA
    Succession, “Too Much Birthday”
    (HBO)
    Ms. Scafaria’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Gabrielle Mahon, Scott Ferguson
    • First Assistant Director: John Silvestri
    • Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
    • Second Second Assistant Directors: Jimmy Rosario, Nicole Payson
    • Additional Second Assistant Director: Matt O’Shea
    • Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi

    COMEDY SERIES
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    LUCIA ANIELLO
    Hacks, “There Is No Line”
    (HBO Max)
    Ms. Aniello’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Melanie J. Elin, David Hyman
    • First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
    • Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Heidi Hinzman
    • Additional Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann

    MJ DELANEY
    Ted Lasso, “No Weddings and a Funeral”
    (Apple TV+)

    ERICA DUNTON
    Ted Lasso, “Rainbow”
    (Apple TV+)

    SAM JONES
    Ted Lasso, “Beard After Hours”
    (Apple TV+)

    MIKE WHITE
    The White Lotus, “Mysterious Monkeys”
    (HBO)
    Mr. White’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Manager: Mark Kamine
    • First Assistant Director: Justin Ritson
    • Second Assistant Director: Joe Landry
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Dais Kasagawa

    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 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    BARRY JENKINS
    The Underground Railroad
    (Amazon)
    Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Manager: Richleigh Heagh
    • First Assistant Director: Liz Tan
    • Second Assistant Director: Elaine Wood
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Wayne Witherspoon
    • Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Carmona, AJ Bruno

    BARRY LEVINSON
    Dopesick, “First Bottle”
    (Hulu)
    Mr. Levinson’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Manager: Marc Hammer
    • First Assistant Director: Karen Kane
    • Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Ryan Petrucci
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Bonner

    HIRO MURAI
    Station Eleven, “Wheel of Fire”
    (HBO Max)
    Mr. Murai’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Dana Scott, David Nicksay
    • First Assistant Director: Jennifer Wilkinson
    • Location Manager: Stefan Nikolov

    DANNY STRONG
    Dopesick, “The People vs. Purdue Pharma”
    (Hulu)
    Mr. Strong’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Manager: Marc Hammer
    • First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
    • Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Bonner

    CRAIG ZOBEL
    Mare of Easttown
    (HBO)
    Mr. Zobel’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Managers: Karen Wacker, Ron Schmidt
    • First Assistant Director: Kayse Goodell
    • Second Assistant Director: Jackson Rowe
    • Second Second Assistant Directors: Blair Howley, Findlay Zotter
    • Additional Second Assistant Directors: Findlay Zotter, Laura Hoyt

    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 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    PAUL G. CASEY
    Real Time With Bill Maher, “Episode 1935: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams”
    (HBO)

    Mr. Casey’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
    • Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney

    JIM HOSKINSON
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Episode 1105”
    (CBS)

    Mr. Hoskinson’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger
    • Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib

    DON ROY KING
    Saturday Night Live, “ Keegan-Michael Key; Olivia Rodrigo”
    (NBC)

    Mr. King’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel-Mack
    • Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk

    DAVID PAUL MEYER
    The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “Episode 26112”
    (Comedy Central)

    Mr. Meyer’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Director: Kira Klang Hopf
    • Stage Manager: Bennymar Almonte

    PAUL PENNOLINO & CHRISTOPHER WERNER
    Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Episode 830 – Season Finale”
    (HBO)

    Mr. Pennolino & Mr. Werner’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
    • Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney

    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 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    IAN BERGER
    The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents, “Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse”
    (Comedy Central)

    BO BURNHAM
    Bo Burnham: Inside
    (Netflix)

    PAUL DUGDALE
    Adele: One Night Only
    (CBS)

    Mr. Dugdale’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Director: Hayley Collett
    • Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Erica Christensen, Zachary Figures, Jackie Stathis

    STAN LATHAN
    Dave Chappelle: The Closer
    (Netflix)

    Mr. Lathan’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Director: Sara Niimi
    • Stage Manager: Valdez Flagg

    GLENN P. WEISS
    The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors
    (CBS)

    Mr. Weiss’s Directorial Team:

    • Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Susan Kopensky, Ricky Kirshner, Lisa R. Anderson, Lori Margules
    • Stage Managers: John Esposito, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Tammy Raab, Karen Tasch Weiss

    REALITY PROGRAMS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    JOSEPH GUIDRY
    Full Bloom, “Final Floral Face Off”
    (HBO Max)

    Mr. Guidry’s Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Sean P. Galvin
    Stage Managers: Myeisha Abram, Kristianna LaRoda, Rachel Shimko

    PATRICK MCMANUS
    American Ninja Warrior, “1304: Qualifiers 4”
    (NBC)

    Mr. McManus’s Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: David Massey
    Stage Managers: Jeff Simms, T.J. Ganser, Wolfgang Delgado

    RAMY ROMANY
    Making the Cut, “Brand Statement”
    (Amazon)

    Mr. Romany’s Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Ryan Bunnell
    Stage Managers: Will Baker, Brady Hess

    BEN SIMMS
    Running Wild with Bear Grylls, “Gina Carano In The Dolomites”
    (National Geographic Channel)

    Mr. Simms’s Directorial Team:
    Associate Director: Jeff Simms

    ADAM VETRI
    Getaway Driver, “Electric Shock”
    (Discovery Channel)

    Mr. Vetri’s Directorial Team:
    First Assistant Director: John Esposito
    Second Assistant Director: Eric Pai

    CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    JAMES BOBIN
    The Mysterious Benedict Society, “A Bunch of Smart Orphans”
    (Disney+)

    Mr. Bobin’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Manager: Grace Gilroy

    MICHAEL LEMBECK
    The J Team
    (Paramount+)

    PHILL LEWIS
    Head of the Class, “Three More Years”
    (HBO Max)

    Mr. Lewis’s Directorial Team:

    • Unit Production Manager: Susan M. Crank
    • First Assistant Director: Rebecca Baughman
    • Second Assistant Director: Oliver Garrett
    • Associate Director: Tim Clark

    SMRITI MUNDHRA
    Through Our Eyes, “Shelter”
    (HBO Max)

    JEFF WADLOW
    Are You Afraid of the Dark?, “The Tale of the Darkhouse”
    (Nickelodeon)

    COMMERCIALS
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    STEVE AYSON
    (MJZ)

    Anthem, Mattress Firm – Droga5

    • Unit Production Manager: Adriana Cebada-Mora
    • First Assistant Director: George Nessis
    • Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Carmona, Brent Martin

    Award Speech, Miller Lite – DDB Chicago
    Networking, Miller Lite – DDB Chicago

    KATHRYN BIGELOW
    (SMUGGLER)
    Hollywood In Your Pocket, iPhone 13 – Media Arts Lab

    • First Assistant Directors: Allison Kunzman, Arle Bordas
    • Second Assistant Director: Abbey Hansen
    • Second Second Assistant Director: Cody Maher

    IAN PONS JEWELL
    (RESET)
    ECG, Apple Watch – Apple
    Sleep, Apple Watch – Apple
    Time, Squarespace – Squarespace
    Your Mom’s Short Ribs, Instacart – Goodby Silverstein

    HENRY-ALEX RUBIN
    (SMUGGLER)

    Teenage Dream, Sandy Hook Promise – BBDO – New York

    • First Assistant Director: Anthony Dimino
    • Second Assistant Director: David Ebel

    BRADFORD YOUNG
    (Serial Pictures x Somesuch)
    Super. Human., Channel 4 Paralympics – 4Creative

    • First Assistant Director: Jez Oakley

    DOCUMENTARY
    The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2021 are (in alphabetical order):

    JESSICA KINGDON
    Ascension
    (Paramount+)

    STANLEY NELSON
    Attica
    (Showtime)

    RAOUL PECK
    Exterminate All the Brutes
    (HBO)

    Mr. Peck’s Directorial Team:

    • First Assistant Director: Mathias Honoré

    AHMIR “QUESTLOVE” THOMPSON
    Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
    (Searchlight Pictures)

    ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI & JIMMY CHIN
    The Rescue
    (National Geographic)

    Ms.Vasarhelyi & Mr. Chin’s Directorial Team:

    • First Assistant Director: Joey Coughlin

     

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