77th Annual DGA Award Winners

• Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson
• First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
• Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares
• Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann Rafdal
• Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero

This was Lucia Aniello’s second DGA Award nomination. Aniello previously won in this category in 2021 for Hacks, “There Is No Line.”

• Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (NY)
• First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell
• Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (NY), Nick Notte (NY)
• Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (NY)
• Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (NY)

This was Steven Zaillian’s second DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2016 for The Night Of, “The Beach.”

LIZ PATRICK Saturday Night Live, “John Mulaney/Chappell Roan” (NBC)

• Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini
• Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri

This was Liz Patrick’s third DGA Award nomination. Patrick previously won in this same category in 2023, along with Michael Mancini, for Saturday Night Live, “Pedro Pascal/Coldplay” and in 2022 for Saturday Night Live, “Host and Musical Guest Jack Harlow.”

• Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta, Jr.
• Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet,
  Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis

This was Beth McCarthy-Miller’s fourteenth DGA Award nomination. McCarthy-Miller won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2017 for the Veep episode “Chicklet” and in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode “Hogcock!/Last Lunch.” She was also nominated that 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 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 and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2019 and 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma and Adele Live in New York City.

• Associate Director: Jeff Simms

This was Neil DeGroot’s fifth DGA Award nomination. DeGroot was previously nominated in this category in 2018 for Better Late Than Never, “How Do You Say Roots in German?” and in 2014 for The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1613.” He previously won in this category in 2013 for 72 Hours, “The Lost Coast” and in 2011 for The Biggest Loser, “Episode 1115.”

This was Amber Sealey’s first DGA Award nomination.

Board Game, Hennessy - Wieden+Kennedy ‑ London

First Office Poo, Andrex - FCB ‑ London

One More, Apple - Client Direct

• First Assistant Director: Scott Harris
• Second Assistant Director: Ronald Misetich

Whizzer, Virgin Media - VCCP ‑ London

This was Andreas Nilsson’s third DGA Award nomination. Nilsson previously won in this category in 2015 for Emily’s Oz (Comcast) and Time Upon a Once (General Electric); and was nominated in this category in 2023 for R.I.P Leon (Apple iPhone), Action Mode (Apple iPhone 14), Choose Happy (Les Mills Fitness) and Wait’ll You See This (Snapchat).