“There’s never been a more exciting time in TV,” said DGA President Paris Barclay in his welcoming remarks to the attendees of the Guild’s annual reception for the Primetime Emmy® Awards directing category nominees at DGA Headquarters in Los Angeles on September 17.
“Think about it, just a short while ago the very definition of TV was different than it is today,” Barclay continued. “It was a box in the living room with a finite number of channels featuring a small sliver of our culture. Now, with made-for-Internet shows and new distribution platforms popping up left and right, diversity in storytelling, booming production and globalization – it’s near dizzying. The proliferation of quality content is astounding. Another ‘Golden Age’ doesn’t do it justice – it’s truly the ‘Platinum Age’ we’re living in. That’s what makes this recognition that you’ve earned more meaningful than ever. The Directors Guild is proud to be a part of this annual celebration, and to have this opportunity to salute such an impressive and talented group of women and men doing the best work on television.”
Barclay then turned the floor over to Television Academy Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Rosenblum, who congratulated the nominees and introduced Television Academy Directors Peer Group Governors Gail Mancuso and Fred Savage. Mancuso and Savage then joined Barclay in presenting the official 67th Annual Emmy® Award Nomination Certificates to the attending director nominees.
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Left to Right: Television Academy Directors Peer Group Governors Fred Savage and Gail Mancuso, Comedy Series nominee Christopher Miller (The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson” Pilot), Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominee Lisa Cholodenko (Olive Kitteridge), Comedy Series nominee Phil Lord (The Last Man on Earth, “Alive in Tucson” Pilot), Drama Series nominee Jeremy Podeswa (Game of Thrones “Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken”), Nonfiction Programming nominee Brett Morgen (Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck), Comedy Series nominee Jill Soloway (Transparent, “Best New Girl”), DGA President Paris Barclay, Drama Series nominee Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again”), Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominees Dee Rees (Bessie) and Uli Edel (Houdini), Drama Series nominee David Nutter (Game of Thrones, “Mother’s Mercy”), and Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominee Peter Kosminsky (Wolf Hall).
Full list of DGA Members nominated for 67th Annual Emmy® Awards for Directing:
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES
- Louis C.K. • Louie • Sleepover • FX Networks
- Armando Iannucci • Veep • Testimony • HBO
- Mike Judge • Silicon Valley • Sand Hill Shuffle • HBO
- Phil Lord and Christopher Miller • The Last Man on Earth • Alive in Tucson (Pilot) • FOX
- Jill Soloway • Transparent • Best New Girl • Amazon Instant Video
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
- Lesli Linka Glatter • Homeland • From A to B and Back Again • Showtime
- David Nutter • Game of Thrones • Mother’s Mercy • HBO
- Jeremy Podeswa • Game of Thrones • Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken • HBO
- Steven Soderbergh • The Knick • Method and Madness • Cinemax
- Tim Van Patten • Boardwalk Empire • Eldorado • HBO
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A LIMITED SERIES, MOVIE OR A DRAMATIC SPECIAL
- Lisa Cholodenko • Olive Kitteridge • HBO
- Uli Edel • Houdini • HISTORY
- Peter Kosminsky • Wolf Hall • PBS
- Ryan Murphy • American Horror Story: Freak Show • Monsters Among Us • FX Networks
- Dee Rees • Bessie • HBO
- Tom Shankland • The Missing • Starz
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SERIES
- Dave Diomedi • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon • Show 203 • NBC
- Jerry Foley • Late Show with David Letterman • Show 4214 • CBS
- James Hoskinson • The Colbert Report • Show 11040 • Comedy Central
- Chuck O'Neil • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart • Show 20103 • Comedy Central
- Amy Schumer and Ryan McFaul • Inside Amy Schumer • 12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer • Comedy Central
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR A VARIETY SPECIAL
- Hamish Hamilton • The Oscars • ABC
- Louis J. Horvitz • The Kennedy Center Honors • CBS
- Don Roy King • The Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special • NBC
- Glenn Weiss • 68th Annual Tony Awards • CBS
OUTSTANDING DIRECTING FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
- Alex Gibney • Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief • HBO
- Andrew Jarecki • The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst • Chapter 2: Poor Little Rich Boy • HBO
- Brett Morgen • Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck • HBO
The DGA congratulates all of our members who are this year’s Emmy Award Nominees.