LANCE ACORD Production Company: Park Pictures

Wake Up Call, Adidas - 180 Communications

• Unit Production Manager: Deannie O'Neil
  
• First Assistant Director: Michael Dignum
  

Cross Country Spirit, Nike - Wieden & Kennedy

• Unit Production Managers: Deannie O'Neil,
  Jacqueline Kelman
  
• First Assistant Director: Patton Howell Caldwell
  
• Second Assistant Director: Brandon Lambdin
  

Part Car, Part Religion, Mitsubishi - Deutsch LA

• Unit Production Manager: Deannie O'Neil
  
• First Assistant Director: Michael Dignum
  
• Second Assistant Director: Mike Saffie
  

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

ERROL MORRIS Production Company: @radical media

Pager, Miller - Wieden & Kennedy
Alternative Fuel, Miller - Wieden & Kennedy

• First Assistant Director: Jon Knoop
  
• Second Assistant Director: Lawrence James Salamone

Bernard, Nike - Wieden & Kennedy
Kathryn, Nike - Wieden & Kennedy

• First Assistant Director: Julian Wall
  
• Second Assistant Director: Douglas Plasse
  

Meanwhile, Cisco - Ogilvy & Mather

• First Assistant Director: Lennie Appelquist
  
• Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay
  

This is Mr. Morris' first DGA Award nomination in the category of Commercials. He was nominated in the category of Documentary in 1999 for his direction of Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred Leuchter, Jr.

NOAM MURRO Production Company: Biscuit Filmworks

Birthday, Got Milk? - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners

• First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
  

Beautiful, Saturn - Goodby, Silverstein & Partners

• First Assistant Director: Gary Feil
  
• Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay
  

Mr. Way Too Much Cologne Wearer, Bud Light - DDB Chicago

This is Mr. Murro's second DGA Award nomination. He was nominated last year for the following four spots: Pitch, E-Trade; Pick, E-Trade; Do it ebay, ebay; Sheet Metal, Saturn.

JOE PYTKA Production Company: Pytka

23 vs. 39, Gatorade - Rob Jaeger

• First Assistant Director: Austin McCann
  
• Second Assistant Director: Monoleto Wilborn
  

Prodigy, IBM - Ogilvy & Mather

• First Assistant Director: Austin McCann
  
• Second Assistant Director: Jody Rosenthal
  

Shakespeare, Nextel - TBWA/Chiat Day

• First Assistant Director: Austin McCann
  
• Second Assistant Director: Jody Rosenthal
  
• Second Second Assistant Director: Michael G. Maguire
  

This is Mr. Pytka's 14th DGA Award nomination for commercial directing. He has won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials three times, in 1982, 1986 and 1991. For a full list of Mr. Pytka's previous DGA Award nominations database by clicking here.