The 2025 DGA Award Nominations Announced
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The 2025 DGA Award Nominations Announced
Early this morning, the DGA announced all the nominees for the 2025 awards. There's a plethora of great directing performances in TV and film, so many things I still need to check out as well.
The winners in all categories will be announced at the 77th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 8, 2025.
Let's dive into the nominations.
The 2025 DGA Award Nominations
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
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)
- Unit Production Manager: Mari Jo Winkler
- First Assistant Director: Richard Graysmark
Frederick E.O. Toye
Shōgun, “Crimson Sky”
(FX)
Jonathan Van Tulleken
Shōgun, “Anjin”
(FX)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Comedy Series
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)
- Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson
- First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
- Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
- Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann Rafdal
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero
Ayo Edebiri
The Bear, “Napkins”
(FX)
- Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
- First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
- Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame, Larissa Malarek
- Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
- Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Duccio Fabbri
The Bear, “Doors”
(FX)
- Unit Production Managers: 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
Jeff Schaffer
Curb Your Enthusiasm, “No Lessons Learned”
(HBO)
- Unit Production Manager: Mary Church
- First Assistant Director: Adam Feil
- Second Assistant Director: Jessica Faires McGinn
- Second Second Assistant Director: Timothy Muir
Christopher Storer
The Bear, “Tomorrow”
(FX)
- Unit Production Managers: Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner
- First Assistant Director: Duccio Fabbri
- Second Assistant Director: Olivia Dame
- Second Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
- Location Manager: Maria C. Roxas
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
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 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
Kevin Bray
The Penguin, “Top Hat”
(HBO)
- Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
- First Assistant Director: Jude Gorjanc
- Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
- Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
- Assistant Unit Production Manager: Mike Buonanno
- Location Manager: Keith Adams
Alfonso Cuarón
Disclaimer
(Apple TV +)
- Unit Production Manager: Donald Sabourin
- First Assistant Director: Chris Carreras
Jennifer Getzinger
The Penguin, “A Great or Little Thing”
(HBO)
- Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
- First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
- Second Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud
- Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
- Assistant Unit Production Manager: Mike Buonanno
- Location Manager: Keith Adams
Helen Shaver
The Penguin, “Cent'anni”
(HBO)
- Unit Production Managers: Dana Robin, Bill Carraro
- First Assistant Director: H.H. Cooper
- Second Assistant Director: Eric Calatayud
- Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Merksamer
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Maritza Gomez
- Assistant Unit Production Manager: Mike Buonanno
- Location Manager: Keith Adams
Steven Zaillian
Ripley
(Netflix)
- Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (New York)
- First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
- Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (New York), Nick Notte (New York)
- Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (New York)
- Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (New York)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
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 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
Paul G. Casey
Real Time with Bill Maher, “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger”
(HBO)
- Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
- Stage Managers: Brian Anderson, Patrick Whitney
Jim Hoskinson
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy”
(CBS)
- Associate Directors: Yvonne De Mare, Karen Yaeger
- Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib
David Paul Meyer
The Daily Show, “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention - Plot Twist!”
(Comedy Central)
- Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
- Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte (Lead), Tyler Goldman, Gena Rositano
Liz Patrick
Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan”
(NBC)
- Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini
- Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri
Paul Pennolino
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “India Elections”
(HBO)
- Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson
- Stage Managers: Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney, Jeff Leib
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
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 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
Hamish Hamilton
The 96th Annual Academy Awards
(ABC)
- Associate Director: Hayley Collett, Susan Kopensky, Lori Margules, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Sara Niimi, Kristen Patterson Terry, Michael Polito
- Stage Managers: Gary Natoli (Lead), Alexis Brusig, Rita Cossette, John Esposito, Zachary Figures, Valdez Flagg, Doug Fogel, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn Hoyo, Roxanne Lozano, Donna Parker, Ron Paul, Alec Potter, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Jackie Stathis, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog
Beth McCarthy-Miller
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady
(Netflix)
- Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta, Jr.
- Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet, Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis
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)
- Associate Director: Adrienne Ford
- Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte (Lead), Tyler Goldman, Gena Rositano
Glenn Weiss
The 77th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
- Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner, Susan Kopensky, Ryan Smith, Kristen Patterson Terry
- Stage Managers: Garry Hood (Lead), Peter Epstein, Bennymar Almonte, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio Kent, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Tyler Goldman, Kevin Lishawa, Arthur Lewis, Jeff Markowitz, Cyndi Owgang, Jason Pacella, Elise Reaves, Cody Renard Richard, Lauren Class Schneider, Eddie Valk, Leslie Williams
Ali Wong
Ali Wong: Single Lady
(Netflix)
- Associate Director: John Irwin
- Stage Manager: Zoey Powers
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Reality Programs
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 Channel)
- Associate Director: Jeff Simms
Joseph Guidry
Deal Or No Deal Island, “Are You Decisive?”
(NBC)
- Associate Director: Greg Rosa
Ari Katcher
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, “Road Trip”
(HBO)
Patrick McManus
American Ninja Warrior, “Las Vegas Finals 4”
(NBC)
- Associate Director: David Massey
- Stage Managers: Sara Brown, Sean P. Galvin, TJ Ganser, Joseph R. Osborne, Louise Story
Mike Sweeney
Conan O'Brien Must Go, “Ireland”
(Max)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Children's Programs
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)
- Unit Production Manager: Grace Gilroy
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+)
- Unit Production Manager: Wendy S. Williams
- First Assistant Director: Senica Billingsley
- Second Assistant Director: Mark E. Brown
Amber Sealey
Out of My Mind
(Disney+)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Commercials
The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2024 are (in alphabetical order):
Lance Acord
Park Pictures
An American Love Story, Volkswagen —Johannes Leonardo
- Unit Production Manager: Karoline Kousidonis
- First Assistant Directors: Thomas Smith, Peter Jackson
- Second Assistant Directors: Carly Sturgeon, John Mattern
- Second Second Assistant Directors: Matthew Kramer, Reed Baum
Kim Gehrig
Somesuch
A Life in Sound, SiriusXM —Uncommon
- First Assistant Director: Kate Greenberg
- Second Assistant Director: Rebecca Rogers
Am I A Bad Person?, Nike — Wieden+Kennedy
- First Assistant Director: Guy Forgaard
Find Your Friends, Apple — Client Direct
- First Assistant Director: Rod Smith
- Second Assistant Director: John Nasraway
- Second Second Assistant Director: Isaac Mejia
- Additional Second Second Assistant Directors: Kendall Wilmot, Michael Dudley
Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim
Prettybird
Michael CeraVe, CeraVe — WPP Onefluence (Ogilvy)
- First Assistant Directors: Matthew Smith, Kerstin Emhoff
- Second Assistant Director: Kiersten Fehlig
- Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Hausmann
Andreas Nilsson
Biscuit Filmworks
Board Game, Hennessy — Wieden+Kennedy ‑ London
First Office Poo, Andrex — FCB ‑ London
One More, Apple — Client Direct- First Assistant Director: Scott Harris
- Second Assistant Director: Ronald Misetich
Whizzer, Virgin Media — VCCP ‑ London
Ivan Zachariáš
Smuggler
Flock, Apple — Media Arts Lab
- First Assistant Director: Robert Phillips
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Documentary
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)
Those are all the nominees. Let us know what you think in the comments.
