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1990s - DGA Award Winners for: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television

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1999
	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night DAVID CHASE "The Sopranos" (pilot) Unit Production Manager: Alysse Bezahler First Assistant Director: Henry J. Bronchtein Second Assistant Director: Kenneth G. Brown Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series THOMAS SCHLAMME "Small Town" (Sports Night) Unit Production Manager: Bruce Chevillat First Assistant Director: Keri McIntyre Second Assistant Director: Nicole Burke Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety DENNIE A. GORDON "Tracey Takes on... End of the World" Unit Production Manager: Stewart Lyons First Assistant Director: Carol L. Vitkay Second Assistant Director: Nina Halvorsen Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials HERBERT D. STEIN, ROGER W. INMAN Days of Our Lives, Episode #8557 Associate Directors: David N. Kohn Stage Managers: Joseph H. Lumer, Fran Bellini De Simone, Gary Wente Production Assistants: Stuart W. Howard, Julie A. Brady, Suzanne Ray Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs AMY SCHATZ "Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepytime Tales" Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award CHET FORTE

1998
	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night PARIS BARCLAY "Hearts and Souls" (NYPD Blue) ABC (Steven Bochco Productions) Unit Production Manager: Robert J. Doherty First Assistant Director: Dennis White Second Assistant Director: Suzie Pelissier Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series THOMAS SCHLAMME Pilot (Sports Night) ABC (Touchstone Television in association with Imagine Television) Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director: Steve Burgess Second Assistant Director: Elena Santaballa Technical Coordinator: Dana DeVally Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety PAUL MILLER The Tony Awards CBS (Tony Awards Productions, Inc.) Associate Director: Christine Clark Bradley, Debbie Miller Stage Managers: Andrew Feigin, Jeffry Gitter, Garry W. Hood, Arthur Lewis, Gary Natoli, Henry Neimark, Lauren Schneider, Doug Smith Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials JAMES N. SAYEGH One Life to Live (Episode #7572) ABC (ABC-TV) Associate Directors: Owen Renfroe, Suzanne E. Flynn, Paul S. Glass Stage Managers: Alan P. Needleman, Ray Hoesten Production Assistants: Mary M. Ryan, Teresa Anne Cicala Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs MITCHELL KRIEGMAN "Love is All You Need" (Bear in the Big Blue House) Disney (Tadpole Productions, Inc.) Associate Director: Dean Gordon Stage Manager: Henry Neimark News, Lifetime Achievement Award Richard B. Armstrong
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1997
	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials JOHN HERZFELD Don King: Only in America - HBO Home Box Office Unit Production Manager: Charles Skouras First Assistant Director: James Freitag Second Assistant Directors: Martin Jedlicka Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night BARBARA KOPPLE "The Documentary" (Homicide: Life on the Street) - NBC Baltimore Pictures Unit Production Manager: James Finnerty First Assistant Director: Frank Ferro Second Assistant Director: Ivan Fonseca Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series ANDY ACKERMAN "The Betrayal" (Seinfeld) - NBC Castle Rock Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director: Randy Carter Second Assistant Director: Cherie Hankal Technical Coordinator: John Witmer Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety LOUIS J. HORVITZ The Kennedy Center Honors - CBS New Liberty Productions, Don Mischer Productions Associate Director: James Tanker Stage Manager: Garry W. Hood, Dency Nelson, Doug Smith, Arthur Lewis, Edward Ray Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials SCOTT McKINSEY General Hospital (Episode #8883) - ABC ABC TV Productions Associate Directors: Ron Cates, Christine Magarian Stage Managers: Dick Amos, Kathy Ladd, Craig McManus, Doug Hayden Production Associates: Brooke Eaton, Jeff Rabin, Chris Mullen Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs BRIAN ROBBINS "First Time" (Nickelodeon's Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal) - NICKELODEON Tollin Robbins Productions/Nickelodeon Unit Production Manager: Brad Uecker First Assistant Director: Alexander Ellis Second Assistant Director: Cynthia Riddle News, Lifetime Achievement Award Robert E. Vitarelli
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1996
	*Comedy Series, The Rye, (Seinfeld)* ANDY ACKERMAN, Director JEFFREY STOTT, Unit Production Manager RANDY CARTER, First Assistant Director JAMES E. LANSBURY, Second Assistant Director DAVID OWEN TRAINOR, Technical Coordinator *Dramatic Series, Night, Fear of Flying* (ER)** CHRISTOPHER CHULACK, Director MICHAEL SALAMUNOVICH, Unit Production Manager TOMMY BURNS, First Assistant Director ROBERT MENDEL, Second Assistant Director Musical Variety, Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games DON MISCHER, Director ALLAN KARTUN, JAMES TANKER, Associate Directors ARTHUR LEWIS, GARRY HOOD, GARY NATOLI, DENCY NELSON,VINCE POXON, DOUG SMITH, Stage Managers Children's Programs Award, Salt Water Moose STUART MARGOLIN, Director Documentary, Looking for Richard AL PACINO, Director Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award LARRY KAMM News, Lifetime Achievement Award MAX A. SCHINDLER *Serials, Daytime, The Young and the Restless, Episode 5875* KATHRYN FOSTER & MIKE DENNEY, Directors ROBBIN PHILLIPS, SALLY McDONALD, BETTY ROTHENBERG, DAN BRUMMETT, Associate Directors RANDY HILL, DON JACOB, Stage Managers DON PHILLIP SMITH, NORA WADE, Production Associates Dramatic Special, The Late Shift BETTY THOMAS, Director JAKE JACOBSON, Unit Production Manager RICHARD GRAVES, First Assistant Director ROBERT LORENZ, Second Assistant Director
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1995
	*Comedy Series, The Alan Brady Show, (Mad About You)* GORDON HUNT, Director BRUCE CHEVILLAT, Unit Production Manager HILARY LEACH, First Assistant Director BRIAN T. FUNG, Second Assistant Director DANA DE VALLY, Technical Coordinator *Dramatic Series, Night, Hell and High Water* (ER) CHRISTOPHER M. CHULACK, Director MICHAEL SALAMUNOVICH, Unit Production Manager T.R. BABU SUBRAMANIAM, First Assistant Director MICHAEL PENDELL, Second Assistant Director Musical Variety, Some Enchanted Evening, Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II (Great Performances)** MATTHEW DIAMOND, Director JUDI ELTERMAN, Associate Director JOSHUA BERGER, DEAN A. GORDON, ROSE RIGGINS, Stage Managers Documentary, Crumb TERRY ZWIGOFF, Director Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award TONY VERNA News, Lifetime Achievement Award ARTHUR BLOOM *Serials, Daytime, General Hospital, Episode 8248* WILLIAM LUDEL & ALAN PULTZ, Directors CAROL SCOTT, RONALD E. CATES, CHRISTINE MAGARIAN, Associate Directors RICHARD AMOS, CRAIG K. McMANUS, DOUGLAS HAYDEN, KATHLEEN RENE LADD, Stage Managers BROOKE CATON, CHRIS MULLER, LISA D. KASEFF, Production Associates Dramatic Special, Indictment: The McMartin Trial MICK JACKSON, Director DIANA POKORNY, Unit Production Manager AARON BARSKY, First Assistant Director BARBARA RAVIS, Second Assistant Director
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1994
	*Comedy Series, The Matchmaker, (Frasier)* DAVID LEE, Director BILL CARROLL, Unit Production Manager BRIAN ELLIS, First Assistant Director KATY GARRETSON, Second Assistant Director RICK BEREN, Technical Coordinator *Dramatic Series, Night, Into That Good Night* (ER)** CHARLES HAID, Director MICHAEL SALAMUNOVICH, Unit Production Manager T.R. BABU SUBRAMANIAM, First Assistant Director MICHAEL PENDELL, Second Assistant Director Musical Variety, Barbra Streisand: The Concert BARBRA STREISAND, Director DWIGHT HEMION, Director for television ALAN KARTUN, Associate Director GARY HOOD, DENCY NELSON, DOUG SMITH, Stage Managers Documentary/Actuality, Hoop Dreams STEVE JAMES, Director Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award BUD GREENSPAN Dramatic Shows, Daytime, P.O.W.E.R., The Eddie Matos Story JESUS SALVADOR TREVINO, Director STEPHEN WERTIMER, First Assistant Director MICHAEL DECASPER, Second Assistant Director *Serials, Daytime, The Bold and the Beautiful, Episode 1884* MICHAEL STICH, Director NANCY ECKELS, CATHERINE SEDWICK, Associate Directors LAURA YALE, JOE LUMER, Stage Managers CINDY LANDSBERGER, Production Associate Dramatic Special, ER (Pilot) ROD HOLCOMB, Director DENNIS MURPHY, Unit Production Manager T.R. BABU SUBRAMANIAM, First Assistant Director JOYCE MAYEDA-JONES, Second Assistant Director
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1993
	*Comedy Series, The Good Son* (Frasier)** JAMES BURROWS, Director BILL CARROLL, Unit Production Manager BRIAN ELLIS, First Assistant Director STEVEN POMEROY, Second Assistant Director RICK BEREN, Technical Coordinator Dramatic Series, Night, Pilot , NYPD Blue GREGORY HOBLIT, Director ROBERT DOHERTY, Unit Production Manager ROB CORN, First Assistant Director ANNETTE SUTERA-ZENZ, Second Assistant Director Musical/Variety, The 65th Annual Academy Awards JEFF MARGOLIS, Director WENDY ACEY, DEBRA PALACIO, MARILYN SEABURY, Associate Directors PETER M. MARGOLIS, DENCY NELSON, VINCE POXON, KEN STEIN, DAVID WADER, DEVVIE WILLIAMS, Stage Managers Documentary/Actuality, Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson BARBARA KOPPLE, Director Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award DOUG WILSON *Serials, Daytime, One Life to Live* Episode 6356** JILL MITWELL, Director JAMES SAYEGH, MARY KELLY RODDEN, Associate Directors RAY HOESTEN, ALAN NEEDLEMAN, Stage Managers TRACY CASPER, MAUDE BRICKNER, DIANA HORN, Production Associates Dramatic Special, The Positively True Adventures of The Alleged Cheerleader-Murdering Mom MICHAEL RITCHIE, Director ARTHUR SCHAEFER, Unit Production Manager DAVID SOSNA, First Assistant Director THOMAS A. SMITH, Second Assistant Director
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1992
	*Comedy Series, The Contest* (Seinfeld) TOM CHERONES, Director JOAN VAN HORN, Unit Production Manager/ First Assistant Director JASON SAVILLE, Second Assistant Director DAVID OWEN TRAINOR, Technical Coordinator Dramatic Series, Night, Cicely (Northern Exposure) ROB THOMPSON, Director JACK J. TERRY, Unit Production Manager PATRICK McKEE, First Assistant Director ROBERT LOESER, Second Assistant Director Dramatic Shows, Daytime, You Must Remember This (Wonderworks)** HELAINE HEAD, Director THOMAS KANE, Unit Production Manager JANET DAVIDSON, First Assistant Director BRYAN DENEGAL, Second Assistant Director Musical/Variety, The Tonight Show BOBBY QUINN, Director JAMES KANTROWE, Associate Director MICHAEL GRAY, KEVIN R. QUINN, Stage Managers Documentary/Actuality, Brother's Keeper JOSEPH A. BERLINGER and BRUCE J. SINOFSKY, Directors Sports, Lifetime Achievement Award HARRY J. COYLE *Serials, Daytime, Another World* Episode 7022 SUSAN C. STRICKLER, Director MARY MADEIRAS, Associate Director DENNIS CAMERON, CYNTHIA FLOOD JACOBSEN, ARTHUR LEWIS, Stage Managers KAREN WILKENS, Production Associate Dramatic Special, Picket Fences (2-hr. Pilot)** RON LAGOMARSINO, Director RON MITCHELL, Unit Production Manager JACK PHILBRICK, First Assistant Director JOHN ISABEAU, Second Assistant Director
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1991
	*Comedy Series, Uh Oh, Part 2* (Murphy Brown)** PETER BONERZ, Director BOB JEFFORDS, Unit Production Manager NED E. DAVIS, First Assistant Director TERESA PFIFFNER, Second Assistant Director MARGE MULLEN, Technical Coordinator Dramatic Series, Night, All God's Children (I'll Fly Away) ERIC LANEUVILLE, Director JAMES DAVIS, Unit Production Manager CAROL GREEN, First Assistant Director CATHERINE MURPHY, Second Assistant Director *Dramatic Shows, Daytime, Brother Future* (Wonderworks)** ROY CAMPANELLA II, Director WAYNE MORRIS, Unit Production Manager SANDRA MIDDLETON, First Assistant Director PATRICIA DYER, Second Assistant Director Musical/Variety, 1991 Tony Awards WALTER C. MILLER, Director CHRISTINE CLARK, Associate Director GARY NATOLI, Stage Manager Documentary/Actuality, American Dream BARBARA KOPPLE, Director Sports, Career Achievement Award EDWARD T. (TED) NATHANSON *Serials, Daytime, The Bold and the Beautiful* Episode #1103** MICHAEL STICH, Associate Director CATHERINE SEDWICK, Associate Director JIM RICE, JOE LUMER, Stage Managers CINDY LANDSBERGER, Production Associate Dramatic Special, Paris Trout STEPHEN GYLLENHAAL, Director TOM LUSE, Unit Production Manager DAVID WOMARK, First Assistant Director BRENDA KALOSH, Second Assistant Director
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1990
	*Comedy Series, Woody Interruptus* (Cheers) JAMES BURROWS, Director LINDA McMURRAY, Unit Production Manager BRIAN ELLIS, First Assistant Director STEVEN POMEROY, Second Assistant Director RICK BEREN, Technical Coordinator Dramatic Series, Night, Vietnam (Quantum Leap) MICHAEL ZINBERG, Director RONALD GROW, Unit Production Manager RYAN GORDON, First Assistant Director ROBERT MENDEL, Second Assistant Director Dramatic Shows, Daytime, Testing Dirty (Afterschool Special)** LYNN HAMRICK, Director MICHAEL PARISER, Unit Production Manager/First Assistant Director STEVEN POMEROY, Second Assistant Director Musical/Variety, 62nd Annual Academy Awards JEFF MARGOLIS, Director TERRI McCOY, ALLAN KARTUN, MARILYN SEABURY, and LIZ PLONKA, Associate Directors DAVID WADER and DENCY NELSON, Stage Managers Documentary/Actuality, Amazing Grace ELENA MANNES, Director *Sports, American League Championship Series: Game 4* CBS Sports (Major League Baseball)** ROBERT A. FISHMAN, Director STEVE SCHEER, Associate Director Dramatic Special, Murder in Mississippi ROGER YOUNG, Director RICHARD PRINCE, Unit Production Manager CRAIG HUSTON, First Assistant Director FRANK DAVIS, Second Assistant Director
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