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Among the Directors Guild of America's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2013 are NBC's The Sound of Music Live! and last year's TONY Awards. The winners will be announced at the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner tonight, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. The DGA Awards will be hosted by actor Jane Lynch.

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For a complete list of nominations in other categories, visit the Awards section of the DGA website at www.dga.org.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

STEPHEN FREARS

Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight
(HBO)

Mr. Frears's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Scott Ferguson, Erica Kay
  • First Assistant Director: Michael Steele
  • Second Assistant Director: Nancy Herrmann
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Ellen Parnett

This is Mr. Frears's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Fail Safe in 2000 and for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Queen in 2006.

David Mamet

Phil Spector
(HBO)

Mr. Mamet's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Lee R. Mayes
  • First Assistant Director: Michael Hausman
  • Second Assistant Director: Erica Fishman
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Catherine Feeny
  • Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Eddie Griffith

This is Mr. Mamet's first DGA Award nomination.

BETH McCARTHY-MILLER (Directed By)
Rob Ashford (Theatrical Direction By)

The Sound of Music Live!
(NBC)

Directorial Team:

This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller's tenth DGA Award nomination. She is also nominated this year for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for the "Hogcock!/Last Lunch" episode of 30 Rock. 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/U2" episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes "Christopher Walken & The Foo Fighters" in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999.

This is Mr. Ashford's first DGA Award nomination.

NELSON McCORMICK

Killing Kennedy
(National Geographic Channel)

Mr. McCormick's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Larry Rapaport
  • First Assistant Director: Michael "Jocco" Phillips
  • Second Assistant Director: Ruben Flores Rios
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Caroline Stephenson

This is Mr. McCormick's first DGA Award nomination.

Steven Soderbergh

Behind the Candelabra
(HBO)

Mr. Soderbergh's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Michael Polaire
  • First Assistant Director: Gregory Jacobs
  • Second Assistant Director: Jody Spilkoman
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Lynn Struiksma

This is Mr. Soderbergh's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Erin Brockovich and Traffic, both in 2000.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

Bryan Cranston

Breaking Bad, "Blood Money"
(AMC)

Mr. Cranston's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
  • Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
  • First Assistant Director: Nina Jack
  • Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
  • Additional Second Assistant Director: Marcia Woske

This is Mr. Cranston's third DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated in the Comedy Series category this year for Modern Family's "The Old Man & The Tree" episode. He was previously nominated for the "Election Day" episode of Modern Family last year.

David Fincher

House of Cards, "Chapter 1"
(Netflix)

Mr. Fincher's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: John Melfi, Karyn McCarthy
  • Assistant Unit Production Manager: Don Hug
  • First Assistant Director: H. H. Cooper
  • Second Assistant Director: Dale Pierce Nelson
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Jennifer Roberts

This is Mr. Fincher's sixth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated three times for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), The Social Network(2010), and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011). He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for Speed Chain (Nike), Gamebreakers (Nikegridiron.com), and Beauty for Sale(Xelebri Phones) in 2003 and was nominated in that category again in 2008.

Vince GillIGAN

Breaking Bad, "Felina"
(AMC)

Mr. Gilligan's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
  • Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
  • First Assistant Director: Nina Jack
  • Second Assistant Directors: Anna Ramey, Louis Lanni
  • Second Second Assistant Director: JoAnn Connolly
  • Additional Second Assistant Director: Marcia Woske

This is Mr. Gilligan's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for the "Face Off" episode of Breaking Bad in 2011.

LESLi LinKA GLATTER

Homeland, "The Star"
(Showtime)

Ms. Glatter's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Managers: Pavlina Hatoupis, J. David Brightbill
  • First Assistant Directors: Sunday Stevens, Susan Walter
  • Second Assistant Director: Kim Kennedy

This is Ms. Glatter's fourth DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series in 2009 for the "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" episode of Mad Menand was also nominated in this category for "Episode 32006" of Twin Peaks in 1990 and for the "Q & A" episode of Homeland in 2012.

DAVID NUTTER

Game of Thrones, "The Rains of Castamere"
(HBO)

This is Mr. Nutter's fifth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2006 for the "Join the Club" episode of The Sopranos; in the Comedy Series category for Entourage episodes "The Resurrection" (2007) and "Lose Yourself" (2010); and in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category forThe Pacific "Basilone" in 2010.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

Mark Cendrowski

The Big Bang Theory, "The Hofstadter Insufficiency"
(CBS)

Mr. Cendrowski's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Jay O'Connell
  • First Assistant Director: Anthony Rich
  • Second Assistant Director: Nicole Lorre

This is Mr. Cendrowski's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for "The Date Night Variable" episode of The Big Bang Theory in 2012.

Bryan Cranston

Modern Family, "The Old Man & The Tree"
(ABC)

Mr. Cranston's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
  • First Assistant Director: Jim Hensz
  • Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb

This is Mr. Cranston's third DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated in the Dramatic Series category this year for the "Blood Money" episode of Breaking Bad. He was previously nominated for the "Election Day" episode of Modern Family last year.

Gail Mancuso

Modern Family, "My Hero"
(ABC)

Ms. Mancuso's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
  • First Assistant Director: Alisa Statman
  • Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb

This is Ms. Mancuso's first DGA Award nomination.

BETH McCARTHY-MILLER

30 Rock, "Hogcock!/Last Lunch"
(NBC)

Ms. McCarthy-Miller's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Diana Schmidt
  • First Assistant Director: Stephen Lee Davis
  • Second Assistant Director: Vanessa Hoffman
  • Assistant UPM: Bill Sell

This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller's tenth DGA Award nomination. She is also nominated this 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 this 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/U2" episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes "Christopher Walken & The Foo Fighters" in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999.

ANTHONY RICH

The Big Bang Theory, "The Love Spell Potential"
(CBS)

Mr. Rich's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Kelly-Anne Lee
  • First Assistant Director: Chris Klausen
  • Second Assistant Director: Nicole Lorre

This is Mr. Rich's first DGA Award nomination.

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 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

DAVE DIOMEDI

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, "#799"
(NBC)

Mr. Diomedi's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Mark Jankeloff, Maureen Smith
  • Stage Managers: Nicka Tolmasoff, Mike Kilkenny

This is Mr. Diomedi's first DGA Award nomination.

ANDY FISHER

Jimmy Kimmel Live, "#13-1810"
(ABC)

Mr. Fisher's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Kathleen Fortine, Jeri-Ann Wong, David Craig
  • Stage Managers: Alec Potter, Josh Wader, Eric Rhoden, Doug Smith, David Wader

This is Mr. Fisher's first DGA Award nomination.

Jim HoskinsON

The Colbert Report, "#10004"
(Comedy Central)

Mr. Hoskinson's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Yvonne Demare
  • Stage Manager: Mark McKenna

This is Mr. Hoskinson's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in 2007 for "Episode #3052" of The Colbert Report.

DON ROY KING

Saturday Night Live, "Saturday Night Live with Host Justin Timberlake"
(NBC)

Mr. King's Directorial Team:

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

This is Mr. King's seventh DGA Award Nomination. He was previously nominated for Saturday Night Liveepisodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

CHUCK O'NEIL

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, "#19018"
(Comedy Central)

Mr. O'Neil's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Paul A.J. Pennolino
  • Stage Manager: Craig Spinney

This is Mr. O'Neil's tenth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in 2010 for Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012, all for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.

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 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

LOUIS C.K.

Louis C.K.: Oh My God
(HBO)

Mr. C.K.'s Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director/ Stage Manager: M. Blair Breard

This is Mr. C.K.'s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series last year for the "New Year's Eve" episode of Louie.

JOEL GALLEN

2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
(HBO)

Mr. Gallen's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Robin Mishkin Abrams, Julie Gelfand
  • Stage Managers: Garry Hood, John Esposito, Jennifer Marquet, Vince Poxon, Rob Sellers, Doug Smith, Ari Woog

This is Mr. Gallen's third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Beth McCarthy-Miller) and was again nominated in 2009 for 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert.

LOUIS J. HORVITZ

The 55th Annual Grammy Awards
(CBS)

Mr. Horvitz's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Christine C. Bradley, Ron Andreassen, Kelly Hernacki, Booey Kober, Sara Niimi
  • Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Doug Smith, Denny Barry, Dave Cove, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Roy Friedland, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn, Roxanne Lozano, Jennifer Marquet, Dency Nelson, Ron Paul, Vince Poxon, Tammy Raab, Eric Rhoden, Rob Sellers, Jr., Murray Siegel, Jacqueline Stathis, Tshaka Stewart, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, David Wader, Ari Woog

This is Mr. Horvitz's seventeenth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 1997 for The Kennedy Center Honors. He received his first nomination in 1985 for Live Aid Concert. He was also nominated for The Kennedy Center Honors in 1993, 2001, 2009 and 2011. He was nominated in 1995 for Sinatra: 80 Years My Way; and also received DGA Awards nominations forThe 70th, 71st, 72nd, 74th, 75th, 76th, 77th, 79th and 80th Annual Academy Awards.

Don Mischer

The 85th Annual Academy Awards
(ABC)

Mr. Mischer's Directorial Team:

This is Mr. Mischer's eighteenth DGA Award nomination. He has won the DGA Award ten times: in 1978, 1979 and 1980 for The Kennedy Center Honors, in 1982 for Shirley MacLaine - Illusions, in 1983 for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, in 1984 for Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre (co-directed with Twyla Tharp), in 1985 for Motown Returns to the Apollo, in 1989 for Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America, in 1996 for Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games and in 2009 for We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. He was also nominated in 1979 for The Third Barry Manilow Special, in 1980 for Goldie and Liza Together, in 1982 for The Kennedy Center Honors, in 1987 for Made in the USA with Mikhail Baryshnikov, in 2001 for Barbra Streisand "Timeless" (co-directed with Barbra Streisand), in 2011 for the83rd Annual Academy Awards and in 2012 for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

GLENN WEISS

The 67th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)

Mr. Weiss's Directorial Team:

This is Mr. Weiss's tenth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010, 2011 and 2012 for the 61st, 64th, 65th and 66th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in the same category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

MATTHEW BARTLEY

The Biggest Loser, "1501"
(NBC)

Mr. Bartley's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Andy Nelson
  • Stage Managers: Dan Shepard, Tammy Oller

This is Mr. Bartley's first DGA Award nomination.

NEIL P. DeGROOT

72 Hours, "The Lost Coast"
(TNT)

This is Mr. DeGroot's second DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2011 for "Episode 1115" of The Biggest Loser.

PAUL STARKMAN

Top Chef, "Glacial Gourmand"
(Bravo)

Mr. Starkman's Directorial Team:

  • First Assistant Director: Paul Hogan
  • Second Assistant Director: Belinda Bernardo

This is Mr. Starkman's first DGA Award nomination.

J. RUPERT THOMPSON

The Hero, "Teamwork"
(TNT)

Mr. Thompson's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Tommy Kuk
  • Stage Managers: Mo Motlagh, Bryan Boardley, Carlos Reza

This is Mr. Thompson's sixth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2005 for Fear Factor - "Heist Fear Factor, Season 6 Premiere." He was previously nominated in this category in 2012 for the "Amphibious Assault" episode of Stars Earn Stripes, in 2011 for the "Scorpion Tales" episode of Fear Factor 2.0, in 2008 for the "102, That Sinking Feeling" episode ofEstate of Panic, and in 2006 for the "Military Fear Factor, Season Finale" episode of Fear Factor.

Bertram van Munster

The Amazing Race, "Beards in the Wind"
(CBS)

Mr. van Munster's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Director: Dan Coffie

This is Mr. van Munster's eighth DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of The Amazing Race. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2007 for The Amazing Race, "Episode #1110," and was previously nominated in 2005 for "Episode #805," in 2006 for "Episode #102," in 2008 for "Episode #1303," in 2009 for the episode "Don't Let A Cheese Hit Me," in 2010 for the episode "I Think We're Fighting the Germans, Right?" and in 2011 for the episode "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win?"

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 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

STEPHEN HEREK

Jinxed
(Nickelodeon)

Mr. Herek's Directorial Team:

  • First Assistant Director: Shea Rowan

This is Mr. Herek's first DGA Award nomination.

Jeffrey Hornaday

Teen Beach Movie
(Disney Channel)

Mr. Hornaday's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Carlos Anibal Vazquez
  • First Assistant Director: Jose Gilberto Molinari-Rosaly
  • Second Assistant Director: Colleen Comer

This is Mr. Hornaday's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2011 forGeek Charming.

JONATHAN JUDGE

Swindle
(Nickelodeon)

Mr. Judge's Directorial Team:

  • First Assistant Director: Shea Rowan

This is Mr. Judge's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category last year forCamp Fred.

AMY SCHATZ

An Apology to Elephants
(HBO)

This is Ms. Schatz's eighth DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs four times for A Child's Garden of Poetry in 2011, Classical Baby (I'm Grown Up Now) "The Poetry Show" in 2008, 'Twas the Night in 2001 and Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepy Time Tales in 1999. She was also nominated an additional three times in this category for Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce in 2012, Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression in 2009 andThrough a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 in 2002.

ADAM WEISSMAN

A.N.T. Farm, "influANTces"
(Disney Channel)

Mr. Weissman's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Vic Kaplan
  • First Assistant Director: Greg Zekowski
  • Second Assistant Director: Susie Balaban
  • Associate Director: Sam Orender

This is Mr. Weissman's first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2013 are (in alphabetical order):

FREDRIK BOND

MJZ/Sonny

Voyage, Heineken - Wieden + Kennedy, Amsterdam

From The Future, Johnny Walker - BBH London

This is Mr. Bond's sixth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2004.

JOHN X. CAREY

Tool/Paranoid

Real Beauty Sketches, Dove - Ogilvy & Mather/Sao Paulo

This is Mr. Carey's first DGA Award nomination.

NOAM MURRO

Biscuit Filmworks
Basketball, Guinness - BBDO NY

  • First Assistant Director: Craig A. Pinckes
  • Second Assistant Director: Patrick Cunningham

Kids, DIRECTV - Grey NY

  • Unit Production Manager: James Powell Veal
  • First Assistant Director: Michael David Salven
  • Second Assistant Director: Robert E. Kay
  • Second Second Assistant Directors: Erv E. Gentry, Matt Wilson Ross

Mask, Volkswagen - Deutsch LA

  • Unit Production Manager: James Powell Veal
  • First Assistant Director: Craig A. Pinckes
  • Second Assistant Director: Patrick Cunningham

This is Mr. Murro's seventh DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2004 for Carry (Adidas), Glen (Starbucks), and Toy Boat (eBay) and again in 2011 for Handlebar Moustache (Heineken Premium Light), Hot House (DirecTV), Pinata (Volkswagen Tiguan) and Is It Real? (EA Battlefield 3). He was also nominated in this category in 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2007.

MARTIN de THURAH

Epoch Films

The Man Who Couldn't Slow Down, Hennessy VS - Droga5

  • First Assistant Director: Shawn Thomas

Human Race, Acura MDX 2014 - Mullen

  • First Assistant Director: Jey Wada
  • Second Assistant Director: Dillon Neaman
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern

This is Mr. de Thurah's first DGA Award nomination.

MATTHIJS van HEIJNINGEN

MJZ

Perfect Day, Sony Playstation - BBH NY

  • First Assistant Director: William Booker

#Forty Eight, Verizon - McGarry Borren

  • First Assistant Director: David Dean
  • Second Assistant Director: Carl Jackson
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Yvonne Wang

This is Mr. van Heijningen's first DGA Award nomination.

The winners in all categories will be announced at the 66th Annual DGA Awards dinner and ceremony this evening, January 25, 2014 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza. BMW is the Exclusive Automotive Sponsor of the 66th Annual DGA Awards.

Photo credit: Will Hart/NBC







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