DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018

Dramatic Series

Comedy Series

Movies for Television
& Limited Series

Documentary

Reality Programs

Children's Programs

Commercials

Variety/Talk/News/Sports –
Regularly Scheduled Programming

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

Mr. Bateman’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Matthew Spiegel
• First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
• Second Assistant Director: Jason Graham
• Second Second Assistant Director: Townson Wells

This is Mr. Bateman’s first DGA Award nomination.

Ms. Glatter’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Michael Klick, J. David Brightbill
• First Assistant Director: Sunday Stevens
• Second Assistant Director: Wendy Bledsoe

This  is Ms. Glatter's seventh DGA Award nomination. She previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in this category in 2014 for Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again” as well as in 2009 for Mad Men, “Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency.” She was also nominated in 2015, 2013 and 2012 for Homeland episodes “The Tradition of Hospitality,” “The Star” and “Q & A,” as well as in 1990 for Twin Peaks, “Episode 32006.”

Mr. Long’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Tyson Bidner
• First Assistant Director: Michelle Regina Iacobelli
• Second Assistant Director: Dave Fischer
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jakub Porembski
• Assistant Unit Production Manager: Charlie Foster
  
• Location Manager: Michael Fucci

This is Mr. Long’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. McKay’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Regina Heyman
• First Assistant Director: Amy Lauritsen
• Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
• Second Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Notte
• Location Managers: Michael Kriaris, Patty Carey

This is Mr. McKay’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award for The Big Short in 2015.

Ms. Reid’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Joseph Boccia

This is Ms. Reid’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Glover’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Alex Orr
• First Assistant Director: Veronica A. Hodge‑Hampton
• Second Assistant Director: Amir R. Khan
• Second Second Assistant Director: Danielle King

This is Mr. Glover’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2016 for Atlanta, “B.A.N.”

Mr. Hader’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Mark Tobey, Aida Rodgers
• First Assistant Director: Dale Stern
• Second Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
• Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Gary Cotti

This is Mr. Hader’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Murai’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Alex Orr
• First Assistant Director: Angela Gomes
• Second Assistant Director: Amir R. Khan
• Second Second Assistant Director: Danielle King

This is Mr. Murai’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Palladino’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Dhana Rivera Gilbert
• First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
• Second Assistant Directors: Soren Miltich, Luca Waldman
• Second Second Assistant Director: Michael Crupi
• Location Managers: Amanda Burbank, Nick Thomason, Jose Guerrero

This is Mr. Palladino’s first DGA Award nomination.

Ms. Sherman-Palladino’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Dhana Rivera Gilbert
• First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
• Second Assistant Director: Luca Waldman
• Assistant Unit Production Manager: Meghan K. Wicker
• Second Second Assistant Director: Billy Brennan
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Lucas Isabella
• Location Managers: Amanda Burbank, Nick Thomason, Jose Guerrero

This is Ms. Sherman-Palladino’s second DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated in this same category in 2017 for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel pilot episode, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

Mr. Fukunaga’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: John P. Fedynich
• First Assistant Director: Jon Mallard
• Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers
• Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Scricco
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Mike Reiersen
• Location Manager: Ryan Smith

This is Mr. Fukunaga’s second DGA Award nomination. Mr. Fukunaga was previously nominated in 2014 in the Dramatic Series Category for True Detective, “Who Goes There.”

Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Carrie Havel, Adam Mishler, Sabrina Rufo Mishler
• Lead Stage Manager: Garry Hood
• Stage Managers: Cory Boulieris, Peter Epstein, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Seth Mellman, Jason Pacella, Cody Renard Richard, Karen Tasch Weiss

This is Mr. Leveaux’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Rudzinski’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category twice in 2016 with Thomas Kail for Grease Live! and with Kenny Leon for Hairspray Live!

Mr. Levinson’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Lori Johnson, Amy Herman
• First Assistant Director: Karen Kane
• Second Assistant Director: Jason Graham
• Second Second Assistant Director: James Macolino
• Location Manager: Lynn Powers

This is Mr. Levinson’s seventh DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2017 for The Wizard of Lies and 2010 for You Don’t Know Jack. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film in 1988 for Rain Man, and was previously nominated in that category in 1990 for Avalon and in 1991 for Bugsy. He was also nominated in the Dramatic Series category in 1993 for the Homicide: Life on the Street episode “Gone for Goode.”

Mr. Stiller’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Adam Brightman, Bill Carraro
• First Assistant Directors: Lisa M. Rowe, Lyda Blank, Phillip A. Patterson
• Second Assistant Director: Kevin R. Shields
• Second Second Assistant Director: Luke A. Crawford
• Location Manager: Hyo Park

This is Mr. Stiller’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Vallée’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: G.D. Fienberg, David Auge
• First Assistant Directors: Urs Hirschbiegel
  
• Second Assistant Directors: Eric Lasko
• Second Second Assistant Directors: Jeremy Reisig
• Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jeff Overfield
  

This is Mr. Vallée’s second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in this category in 2017 for Big Little Lies.

Mr. Casey’s Directorial Team:

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

This is Mr. Casey’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2017, 2016, 2015 and 2014 for Real Time with Bill Maher, “Show #1527,” Show #1437,” “Show #1334” and “Show #1226.”

Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Melanie J. Elin
• Stage Managers: Cassandra B. Laymon, Jason Inman

This is Mr. Cohen’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Fielder’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Longino’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Mazer’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Hoskinson’s Directorial Team:

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

This is Mr. Hoskinson’s sixth DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2017 for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Joe Biden/Elton John,” in 2016 for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Episode #0179” and in 2015, 2013 and 2007 for The Colbert Report episodes “11040,” “10004” and “3052.”

Mr. King’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
• Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly

This is Mr. King’s thirteenth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in this category for Saturday Night Live, “Host: Jimmy Fallon” in 2017, Saturday Night Live, “Host: Dave Chappelle” in 2016 and for Saturday Night Live “Host: Justin Timberlake” in 2013. Mr King also won the DGA Award for Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials for Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special in 2015. He was previously nominated for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, and in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category for the Saturday Night Live episode, “Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato.”

Mr. Pennolino’s Directorial Team:

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

This is Mr. Pennolino’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2016 for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee and in 2017 for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “French Elections.” He was also nominated in 2017 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

Mr. Horvitz’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Richard A. Preuss, Ron Andreassen, Kate Hollanda, Sabrina Rufo Mishler, Booey Kober
• Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Doug Smith, Benny Almonte, Joey Despenzero, Peter Epstein, John Esposito, Andy Feigin, Doug Fogel, Tyler Goldman, Jeffry Gitter, Phyllis Digilio‑Kent, Arthur Lewis, Julie Lorusso, Jeff Markowitz, Seth Mellman, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Alfonso Pena, Annette Powlis, Kyle Ramdeen, Lauren Schneider, Eddie Valk, Karen Tasch Weiss

This is Mr. Horvitz’s nineteenth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 1997 for The Kennedy Center Honors. He was also nominated for The Kennedy Center Honors in 1993, 2001, 2009, 2011 and 2014. In 2013, he was nominated for The 55th Annual Grammy Awards and was previously nominated for The 70th, 71st, 72nd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 79th and 80th Annual Academy Awards, along with Sinatra: 80 Years My Way in 1995 and Live Aid Concert in 1985.

Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Matt Powers
• Stage Managers: Michael J. Schiff, Teri Pensky Hlubik, Noreen Dimster‑Denk, John O’Rourke, Tim Neven, Oliver Garrett

This is Mr. Mancinelli’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2016 for The Late Late Show with James Corden, “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special.”

This is Mr. Clements’s first DGA Award nomination.

Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Stefani Cohen
• Stage Manager: Gena Rositano

This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s thirteenth DGA Award nomination. She 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 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Adele Live in New York City.

Mr. Raboy’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Amy Kimelman
• Stage Managers: Doug Fogel, Justin Higgins

This is Mr. Raboy’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Weiss’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner, Susan Kopensky
• Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio‑Kent, Andrew Feigin, DougFogel, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Seth Mellman, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Alfonso Pena, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider, Eddie Valk

This is Mr. Weiss’s fifteenth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2018 for The 89th Annual Academy Awards; in 2013, 2014 and 2016 for the 67th, 68th and 70th Annual Tony Awards; and in the Musical Variety category in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, and 66th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in the Musical Variety category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards. Additionally, Mr. Weiss was nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series, together with Rob Ashford, for Peter Pan Live!

Mr. DeGroot’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Andy Nelson

This is Mr. DeGroot’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2014 for “Episode 1613” of The Biggest Loser: Glory Days. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2011 for “Episode 1115” of The Biggest Loser and again in 2013 for 72 Hours, “The Lost Coast.”

Mr. Keller’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
• Stage Managers: Drew Lewandowski, Brady Hess

This is Mr. Keller’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2009 for “Episode 201” of The Next Iron Chef and in 2011 for “Episode 401” of The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2011 for “Episode 301” of The Next Iron Chef.

Mr. McManus’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Dave Massey
• Stage Manager: Joseph R. Osborne

This is Mr. McManus’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Norman’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Carrie Havel
• Lead Stage Manager: Jonathan Marks
• Stage Managers: Daniel Curran, Mickel Picco

This is Mr. Norman’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. van Munster’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Elise Doganieri

This is Mr. van Munster’s twelfth DGA Award nomination. He won in this category in 2007 for The Amazing Race, “Episode #1110” and was also nominated an additional nine times in this category for the The Amazing Race: in 2005 for “Episode #805,” in 2006 for “Episode #102,” in 2008 for “Episode #1303,” in 2009 for “Don’t Let A Cheese Hit Me,” in 2010 for “I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right?,” in 2011 for “You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win?”, in 2013 for “Beards in the Wind,” in 2015 for “Bring The Fun, Baby!” and in 2016 for “We’re Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today.” He was also nominated with Directors Jack Cannon and Elise Doganieri in 2014 for The Quest, “One True Hero.”

This is Mr. Arkush’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Movies for Television category in 1998 for The Temptations.

Mr. Jameson’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Director: Ken Diego
• Stage Managers: Shawn Havens, Mike Walker, Theresa Anderson

This is Mr. Jameson’s first DGA Award nomination.

Mr. Mottola’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Melissa Gelernter
• First Assistant Director: Yann Sobezynski
• Second Assistant Director: Mark Romanelli
• Second Second Assistant Director: Lisa Simon
• Location Manager: Guy Efrat

This is Mr. Mottola’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Dramatic Series category in 2012 for his pilot episode of The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To.”

Mr. Sonnenfeld’s Directorial Team:

• First Assistant Director: Paul C. Domick
• Second Assistant Director: Megan M. Shank

This is Mr. Sonnenfeld’s second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2007 for his pilot episode of Pushing Daisies, “Pie-Lette.”

This is Mr. Welch’s first DGA Award nomination.

Getting Ready, Dollar Shave Club

• First Assistant Director: Robert Phillips
• Second Assistant Director: Braden Anderson

The Dance, Speight’s - DDB

This is Mr. Ayson’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2012 for Beer Chase (Carlton Draught) and Let Me Go (The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas).

Harmony, Virgin TV – BBH

Take Them All On, BT Sport – AMV BBDO

• First Assistant Director: Matthew Clyde

The Big Win, Confused.com – Karmarama

• First Assistant Director: Aldric Porter
• Second Assistant Director: Erv Gentry

This is Mr. Bond’s eighth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2016 for Dive (Apple) and World of Play (LG); in 2013 for Voyage (Heineken) and From the Future (Johnny Walker); in 2012 for Surfer (Puma) and Eternal Optimism (Budweiser); in 2011 for Date and The Entrance (Heineken); in 2008 for First Time (Levis) Fridge Magnet (Guinness) and Space (Carling); in 2007 for Aviator (JC Penney) and Straw (Milk); and in 2004 for Cherry and Jelly Fish (Three) and The Other Game (Nike-Euro).

Final Breath, Audi RS 5 Coupe – Venables, Bell & Partners

• First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell

Mama Said Knock You Out, Chase – Droga5

• First Assistant Director: Shawn Thomas
• Second Assistant Director: Oren Tuvia

Space Station, Macy’s - BBDO

• First Assistant Director: John Lowe

This is Mr. de Thurah’s third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2013 for The Man Who Couldn’t Slow Down (Hennessy VS) and Human Race (Acura MDX 2014); and again in 2017 for Festival and, Machines (StubHub) and Mad World (WealthSimple).

Welcome Home, Apple Homepod – TBWA \ Media Arts Lab

• Unit Production Managers: Vincent Landay, Natalie Hill
• First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
• Second Assistant Directors: Dave Marnell, Robert Kay, Nadeem Ashayer
  
• Second Second Assistant Director: Jeff Tavani

This is Mr. Jonze’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2006 for Hello Tomorrow (Adidas), Penguin (Miller Beer) and Pardon Our Dust (Gap). He was also previously nominated for the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award for Being John Malkovich in 1999.

An Alien Abroad, Babbel – Wieden + Kennedy London

• Unit Production Managers: Marc Grill, Ralph Laucella
  

Daughter & Mother, Cure Alzheimer’s Fund – BBDO NY

• Unit Production Managers: Marc Grill, Ralph Laucella
  
• First Assistant Director: Daryl Patterson
• Second Assistant Director: Samantha Melville

This is Mr. Shane’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Neville’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Mr. Ross’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Ms. Vasarhelyi and Mr. Chin’s second DGA Award nomination. They were previously nominated in this category in 2015 for Meru.

This is Mr. Wardle’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Ms. West’s first DGA Award nomination.

This is Ms. Cohen’s first DGA Award nomination.