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1990s - DGA Award Winners for:
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television
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2008
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
ALAN TAYLOR

ALAN TAYLOR
"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Pilot)" - Mad Men - AMC

  • Unit Production Manager: Scott Hornbacher
  • First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
  • Second Assistant Director: Maggie Murphy
  • Second Second Assistant Director: John Silvestri
  • Second Assistant Director/Location Manager: April Taylor

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

BARRY SONNENFELD

BARRY SONNENFELD
"Pie-lette" - Pushing Daisies - ABC

  • Unit Production Manager: Gabriela Vazquez
  • First Assistant Director: Chris Soldo
  • Second Assistant Director: Greg Hale
  • Second Second Assistant Renee Hill-Sweet

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

GLENN P. WEISS

GLENN P. WEISS
The 61st Annual Tony Awards - CBS

  • Associate Directors: Gregg M. Gelfand, Robin Mishkin Abrams, Ken Diego, Ricky Kirshner
  • Stage Managers: Garry W. Hood, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Tony Mirante, Jeff Pearl, Rose Riggins, Lauren Class Schneider

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

BERTRAM VAN MUNSTER

BERTRAM VAN MUNSTER

"Episode #1110" - The Amazing Race - CBS

  • Segment Director: Evan Weinstein

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

LARRY CARPENTER

LARRY CARPENTER
"Episode #9947" - One Life To Live - ABC

  • Associate Director: Teresa Anne Cicala
  • Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Keith Greer
  • Production Associate: Anthony Wilkinson

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

PAUL HOEN
PAUL HOEN

Jump In - Disney Channel

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2006
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
JON CASSAR

JON CASSAR
"7:00am - 8:00am" - 24 - FOX

  • Unit Production Manager: Michael Klick
  • First Assistant Director: Nicole Burke
  • Second Assistant Director: Mark Rabinowitz
  • Second Second Assistant Directors: Rebecca Gaither, Scott Remick

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

RICHARD SHEPARD

RICHARD SHEPARD
Pilot - Ugly Betty - ABC

  • Unit Production Manager: Margot Lulick
  • First Assistant Director: Christopher Surgent
  • Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Patrick McDonald
  • DGA Trainee: Jennifer Wilkins

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

ROB MARSHALL

ROB MARSHALL
Tony Bennett: An American Classic - NBC

  • Associate Director: Yudi Bennett
  • Stage Managers: Barbara J. Roche, Lee Grant and Murray Siegel

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

TONY SACCO

TONY SACCO

"Episode #101" - Treasure Hunters - NBC

  • Segment Director: Craig Spirko
  • Associate Director: Javier Winnik

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

JILL MITWELL

JILL MITWELL
One Life To Live - (Show #9779) - ABC

  • Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Paul Glass
  • Stage Managers: Richard A. Manfredi, Alan P. Needleman
  • Production Associate: Nathalie Rodriguez

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

KENNY ORTEGA
KENNY ORTEGA

High School Musical - Disney Channel

  • Unit Production Manager: Donald R. Schain
  • First Assistant Directors: Matias Alvarez
  • Second Assistant Director: Tobijah Tyler
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2005
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
MICHAEL APTED

MICHAEL APTED
"The Stolen Eagle" Rome - HBO

  • Unit Production Manager: Stanley Wlodkowski
  • First Assistant Directors: Sergio Ercolessi, Julie Bloom, Thomas Gormley
  • Second Assistant Directors: Barbara Ravis, Kiersten Miller

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

MARC BUCKLAND

MARC BUCKLAND
"Pilot" My Name is Earl - NBC

  • Unit Production Manager: Henry Lange, Jr.
  • First Assistant Director: Joan Cunningham
  • Second Assistant Director: Jeff Bilger
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Stacy Schrader

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

MATTHEW DIAMOND

MATTHEW DIAMOND
"Swan Lake with American Ballet Theater"
Great Performances: Dance in America - PBS

  • Associate Director: Rae Kraus
  • Stage Manager: David Fox

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

TONY CROLL

TONY CROLL

"Episode #1, Pilot" - Three Wishes - NBC

  • Stage Manager: Pete Dress

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J. RUPERT THOMPSON

J. RUPERT THOMPSON

"Heist Fear Factor, Season 6 Premiere"
Fear Factor - NBC

  • Stage Manager: John Stewart

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

OWEN RENFROE

OWEN RENFROE
General Hospital Episode #10914 - ABC

  • Associate Directors: Ron Cates, Christine Magarian, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore
  • Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
  • Production Associates: Lisa Kaseff, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Cooper

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

CHRIS EYRE

CHRIS EYRE
Edge of America - Showtime

  • Unit Production Manager: Donald Schain
  • First Assistant Director: Matias Alvarez
  • Second Assistant Director: Miriam Epstein Footer
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher Barnes
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2004
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
WALTER HILL

WALTER HILL
Deadwood – Pilot - HBO

  • Unit Production Manager: Gregg Feinberg
  • First Assistant Director: James Hensz
  • Second Assistant Director: Kenneth B. Roth
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Kevin Turley

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

TIMOTHY M. VAN PATTEN

TIMOTHY M. VAN PATTEN
"An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux" Sex and the City - HBO

  • Unit Production Managers: Jane Raab, Margo Myers
  • First Assistant Director: Bettiann Fishman
  • Second Assistant Director: Peter Soldo

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

BRUCE GOWERS

BRUCE GOWERS
Genius: A Night For Ray Charles - CBS

  • Associate Directors: Laura Lyons, Paige Rabban Hadley, Leslie Wilson
  • Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Valdez Flagg, Harve Levine, Dency Nelson, Jacqueline Stathis, Debbie Williams

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

BRUCE BARRY

BRUCE BARRY
Guiding Light, (Episode #14,321) - CBS

  • Associate Director: Tracey Bryggman
  • Stage Managers: Ann Vettel, Adam Reist
  • Production Associate: Jan Conklin

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

STUART GILLARD

STUART GILLARD
Going to the Mat - Disney Channel

  • Unit Production Manager: Donald Schain
  • First Assistant Director: Matias Alvarez
  • Second Assistant Director: Miriam Footer
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher Barnes
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2003
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
CHRISTOPHER MISIANO

CHRISTOPHER MISIANO
"25" The West Wing - NBC

  • Unit Production Manager: Dylan Massin
  • First Assistant Director: Douglas S. Ornstein
  • Second Assistant Director: Catherine Bond
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Cary Jones

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

TIMOTHY M. VAN PATTEN

TIMOTHY M. VAN PATTEN
"Boy Interrupted" Sex and the City - HBO

  • Unit Production Managers: Jane Raab, Margo Myers
  • First Assistant Director: Bettiann Fishman
  • Second Assistant Director: Peter Soldo
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Andrea O'Connor
  • Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Nye, Mikki Ziska

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

DAVID MALLET

DAVID MALLET
Cher - The Farewell Tour - (NBC)

  • Associate Director/Stage Manager: Robert Grossman

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

LARRY CARPENTER

LARRY CARPENTER
One Life To Live, (Episode #8849) - ABC

  • Associate Directors: Danielle Faraldo, Tracy Casper Lang,
    Mary Ryan
  • Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Richard A. Manfredi
  • Production Associate: Teresa Anne Cicala, Anthony J. Wilkinson

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

KEVIN LIMA

KEVIN LIMA
Eloise at Christmastime - ABC

  • Production Manager: Margot Lulick
  • First Assistant Directors: David Wechsler, Walter Gasparovic
  • Second Assistant Director: Eric Yellin
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Murphy Occhino
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2002
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
JOHN PATTERSON

JOHN PATTERSON
"Whitecaps" The Sopranos - HBO

  • Unit Production Manager: Scott Hornbacher
  • First Assistant Director: Michael DeCasper
  • Second Assistant Director: Kristin Cameron-Bernstein
  • Second Second Assistant Director: John Silvestri
  • Additional Second Assistant Director: Mikki Ziska

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

BRYAN GORDON

BRYAN GORDON
"Special Section" Curb Your Enthusiasm - HBO

  • Associate Directors: Dale Stern, Tim Gibbons
  • Stage Manager: Jonathan Harris

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

MATTHEW DIAMOND

MATTHEW DIAMOND
From Broadway: Fosse - Great Performances: Dance in America - PBS

  • Associate Director: Rae Kraus, Kenneth Diego
  • Stage Manager: Henry Neimark

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

SCOTT McKINSEY

SCOTT McKINSEY
Port Charles, (Episode #1433) - ABC

  • Associate Directors: Jeff Rabin, Jo Ann Smith
  • Stage Managers: Michele Azenzer, Jay Zabriskie, Craig McManus, Susan Diamant-Neigher, Lisa Winther Huston, Teri Pensky
  • Production Associates: Lisa Kaseff, Lisabeth Markman, Marika Kushel

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

GUY FERLAND
GUY FERLAND
Bang Bang You're Dead - Showtime
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2001
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
ALAN BALL

ALAN BALL
Pilot - Six Feet Under - HBO

  • Unit Production Manager: Robert Del Valle
  • First Assistant Director: Alan Connell
  • Second Assistant Director: Jack Steinberg
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Ruby Stillwater
  • DGA Trainee: Craig Amendola

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

TODD HOLLAND

TODD HOLLAND
"Bowling" - Malcolm in the Middle - FOX

  • Unit Production Manager: James Simons
  • First Assistant Director: Cynthia Potthast
  • Second Assistant Director: Matt Marshall
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Algric Leo Chaplin

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

JOEL GALLEN and BETH McCARTHY-MILLER

JOEL GALLEN and BETH McCARTHY-MILLER
America: A Tribute to Heroes - Multiple

  • Associate Directors: Wendy Charles Acey, Stefani Cohen
  • Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Christopher J. Kelly, Arthur Lewis, Lynn Finkel, Alan Breton, John Esposito, Rita Cossette, Denny Barry, Lionel Pasamonte, Harve Levine

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

WILLIAM LUDEL

WILLIAM LUDEL
General Hospital (Show #9801) - ABC

  • Associate Directors: Howard Ritter, Christine Magarian, Ronald E. Cates
  • Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Susan Diamant-Neigher, Kathleen Ladd
  • Production Associates: Denise Van Cleave, Penny Pengra

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

AMY SCHATZ
AMY SCHATZ
'Twas the Night - HBO
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2000
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night
THOMAS SCHLAMME

THOMAS SCHLAMME
"Noel" (The West Wing) - NBC

  • Unit Production Manager: Neal Ahern, Jr.
  • First Assistant Director: Andrew Bernstein
  • Second Assistant Director: Dylan Massin

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

JAMES BURROWS

JAMES BURROWS
"Lows in the Mid-Eighties" (Will & Grace) - NBC

  • Unit Production Manager: Tim Kaiser
  • First Assistant Director: Dale White
  • Second Assistant Director: Caryn Rae Shick
  • Technical Coordinator: Russell D. Sherman

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety

BETH McCARTHY MILLER

BETH McCARTHY MILLER
Saturday Night Live with Val Kilmer and U2 - NBC

  • Associate Directors: Stefani Cohen, Robert Caminiti, Mark Jankeloff
  • Stage Managers: Gena Rositano Wilson, Christopher Kelly

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

JILL MITWELL

JILL MITWELL
One Life to Live (Episode #8205) - ABC

  • Associate Directors: Owen Renfroe, Jamie Howarth
  • Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Richard A. Manfredi
  • Production Assistant: Teresa Anne Cicala

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

GREG BEEMAN

GREG BEEMAN
Miracle in Lane 2 - The Disney Channel

  • Unit Production Manager: Christopher Morgan
  • First Assistant Director: Lisa Satriano
  • Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Satriano