The Directors Guild of America today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2023 where the fourth and final season of Succession once again dominated, taking four of the five spots for Directing for a Drama Series.
The episodes “Rehearsal,” “Connor’s Wedding,” “America Decides” and “Tailgate Party” were all nominated alongside the bottle episode of The Last of Us, “Long, Long Time” directed by Peter Hoar. Two years ago Succession became the first series in 39 years to receive all the nominations in its category.
In comedy series, the third and final season of Ted Lasso earned two nominations, the second season of The Bear earned two and the final season of Barry rounded out the category.
For documentaries, the nominees were 20 Days in Mariupol, Beyond Utopia, Bobi Wine: The People’s President, Kokomo City and Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie.
Nominations for feature film will be announced on January 10. The winners will be announced at the 76th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, February 10, 2024.
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:
BECKY MARTIN
Succession, “Rehearsal”
(HBO | MAX)
Directorial Team:
MARK MYLOD
Succession, “Connor’s Wedding”
(HBO | MAX)
Directorial Team:
ANDRIJ PAREKH
Succession, “America Decides”
(HBO | MAX)
Directorial Team:
ROBERT PULCINI & SHARI SPRINGER BERMAN
Succession, “Tailgate Party”
(HBO | MAX)
Directorial Team:
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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:
DECLAN LOWNEY
Ted Lasso, “So Long, Farewell”
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
CHRISTOPHER STORER
The Bear, “Fishes”
(FX)
Directorial Team:
RAMY YOUSSEF
The Bear, “Honeydew”
(FX)
Directorial Team:
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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:
TARA MIELE
Lessons in Chemistry, “Introduction to Chemistry”
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
MILLICENT SHELTON
Lessons in Chemistry, “Poirot”
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
SARAH ADINA SMITH
Lessons in Chemistry, “Her and Him”
(Apple TV+)
Directorial Team:
NZINGHA STEWART
Daisy Jones & The Six, “ Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide”
(Amazon)
Directorial Team:
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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:
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:
MICHAEL MANCINI & LIZ PATRICK
Saturday Night Live, “Pedro Pascal / Coldplay”
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
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:
PAUL PENNOLINO
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Episode 1018: Dollar Stores”
(HBO | MAX)
Directorial Team:
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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:
STAN LATHAN
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
LINDA MENDOZA
Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer
(Netflix)
Directorial Team:
PAUL MILLER
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
GLENN WEISS
The 95th Annual Academy Awards
(ABC)
Directorial Team:
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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:
JOSEPH GUIDRY & ALEXANDRA LIPSITZ
Project Greenlight: A New Generation, “PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem”
(HBO | MAX)
Directorial Team:
RICH KIM
Lego Masters, “Is It Brick?”
(FOX)
Directorial Team:
PATRICK McMANUS
American Ninja Warrior, “Season 15 Finale”
(NBC)
Directorial Team:
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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:
DESTIN DANIEL CRETTON
American Born Chinese, “What Guy Are You”
(Disney+)
Directorial Team:
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:
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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
KIM GEHRIG
(Somesuch)
Run This Town, Apple Music – Apple (Client Direct)
The Travelers, Expedia – Wieden & Kennedy
CRAIG GILLESPIE
(MJZ)
Waiting Room, Apple iPhone – TBWA/Media Arts Lab
ANDREAS NILSSON
(Biscuit Filmworks)
R.I.P. Leon, Apple iPhone – Apple (Client Direct)
Action Mode, Apple iPhone14 – Apple (Client Direct)
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:
D. SMITH
Kokomo City
(Magnolia Pictures)
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