77th Annual DGA Award Winners
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Theatrical Feature Film
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2024 is:

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SEAN BAKER
Anora
(Neon)
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Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
- First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
- Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
- Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman
- Location Manager: Ross Brodar
This was Sean Baker’s first DGA Award nomination.
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Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
First-Time Theatrical Feature Film
The winner of the DGA's Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Theatrical Feature Film Director for 2024 is:

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RAMELL ROSS
Nickel Boys
(Orion Pictures / Amazon MGM Studios)
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Directorial Team:
- Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
- First Assistant Director: James Roque
- Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
- Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
- Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Scherer
- Location Manager: Batou Chandler
This was Ramell Ross’s second DGA Award nomination. Ross was previously nominated for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Award for Hale County This Morning, This Evening in 2018.
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Dramatic Series
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2024 is:

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FREDERICK E.O. TOYE
Shogun, “Crimson Sky”
(FX)
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This was Frederick E.O. Toye’s first DGA Award nomination.
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Comedy Series
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2024 is:

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LUCIA ANIELLO
Hacks, “Bulletproof”
(Max)
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- 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
This was Lucia Aniello’s second DGA Award nomination. Aniello previously won in this category in 2021 for Hacks, “There Is No Line.”
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Movies for Television and Limited Series
The winner the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series for 2024 is:

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STEVEN ZAILLIAN
Ripley
(Netflix)
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- Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (NY)
- First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
- Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (NY), Nick Notte (NY)
- Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (NY)
- Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (NY)
This was Steven Zaillian’s second DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2016 for The Night Of, “The Beach.”
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming for 2024 is:
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LIZ PATRICK
Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney/Chappell Roan”
(NBC)
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- Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini
- Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri
This was Liz Patrick’s third DGA Award nomination. Patrick previously won in this same category in 2023, along with Michael Mancini, for Saturday Night Live, “Pedro Pascal/Coldplay” and in 2022 for Saturday Night Live, “Host and Musical Guest Jack Harlow.”
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
The winner the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for 2024 is:

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BETH McCARTHY-MILLER
The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady
(Netflix)
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- 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
This was Beth McCarthy-Miller’s fourteenth DGA Award nomination. McCarthy-Miller won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2017 for the Veep episode “Chicklet” and in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode “Hogcock!/Last Lunch.” She was also nominated that year, together with Rob Ashford, in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category for The Sound of Music Live! She was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for 30 Rock episodes “Live from Studio 6H” in 2012, “Live Show” in 2010, “The Reunion Episode #304” in 2008 and “Somebody to Love” in 2007. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety twice, in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the “Val Kilmer and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2019 and 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma and Adele Live in New York City.
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Reality Programs
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2024 is:

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NEIL DeGROOT
Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, “The Cliffs of Ireland”
(National Geographic Channel)
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- Associate Director: Jeff Simms
This was Neil DeGroot’s fifth DGA Award nomination. DeGroot was previously nominated in this category in 2018 for Better Late Than Never, “How Do You Say Roots in German?” and in 2014 for The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1613.” He previously won in this category in 2013 for 72 Hours, “The Lost Coast” and in 2011 for The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1115.”
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Children's Programs
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs for 2024 is:

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AMBER SEALEY
Out of My Mind
(Disney+)
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This was Amber Sealey’s first DGA Award nomination.
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Commercials
The winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2024 is:

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ANDREAS NILSSON
Biscuit Filmworks
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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
This was Andreas Nilsson’s third DGA Award nomination. Nilsson previously won in this category in 2015 for Emily’s Oz (Comcast) and Time Upon a Once (General Electric); and was nominated in this category in 2023 for R.I.P Leon (Apple iPhone), Action Mode (Apple iPhone 14), Choose Happy (Les Mills Fitness) and Wait’ll You See This (Snapchat).
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The winners of the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for 2024 is: