On September 18, the DGA hosted its annual reception for the directing category nominees of this year's Primetime Emmy® Awards at Guild Headquarters in Los Angeles. Following welcoming comments from DGA President Taylor Hackford, and Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) Vice Chairman Kevin E. Hamburger, ATAS Board of Governors members Lee Miller and John C. Moffitt presented the official 64th Annual Emmy® Award Nomination Certificates to the attending director nominees.
Pictured in photo above:
Left to Right (Front row): ATAS Board of Governors member Lee Miller, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominees Paul McGuigan (Sherlock: A Scandal in Belgravia, “Masterpiece”) and Sam Miller (Luther), Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nominee Jason Winer (Modern Family, “Virgin Territory”), Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming nominee Joe Berlinger (Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory [co-directed with Bruce Sinofsky]), and Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nominee Jake Kasdan (New Girl, “Pilot”). (Back row): DGA President Taylor Hackford, Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series nominee Steven Levitan (Modern Family, “Baby on Board”), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special nominee Glenn Weiss (65th Annual Tony Awards), ATAS Vice Chairman Kevin E. Hamburger, Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominee Jay Roach (Game Change), Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series and Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming nominee Robert B. Weide (Curb Your Enthusiasm, “Palestinian Chicken” and American Masters, “Woody Allen: A Documentary”), Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special nominees Louis J. Horvitz (The 54th Annual Grammy Awards) and Don Mischer (84th Annual Academy Awards), Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming nominee Bertram van Munster (The Amazing Race, “Let Them Drink Their Haterade” - Lake Manyara, Tanzania), and ATAS Board of Governors member John C. Moffitt.
Full list of DGA Member 64th Annual Emmy® Award Directing Awards Nominees:
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Louis C.K. • Louie • Duckling • FX Networks
- Lena Dunham • Girls • She Did • HBO
- Jake Kasdan • New Girl • Pilot • FOX
- Steven Levitan • Modern Family • Baby on Board • ABC
- Robert B. Weide • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Palestinian Chicken • HBO
- Jason Winer • Modern Family • Virgin Territory • ABC
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Phil Abraham • Mad Men • The Other Woman • AMC
- Michael Cuesta • Homeland • Pilot • Showtime
- Vince Gilligan • Breaking Bad • Face Off • AMC
- Tim Van Patten • Boardwalk Empire • To the Lost • HBO
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Jerry Foley • Late Show with David Letterman • Episode 3602 • CBS
- James Hoskinson • The Colbert Report • Episode 7121A • Comedy Central
- Don Roy King • Saturday Night Live • Host: Mick Jagger • NBC
- Jonathan Krisel • Portlandia • One Moore Episode • IFC
- Chuck O’Neil • The Daily Show with Jon Stewart • Episode 17087 • Comedy Central
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
- Louis C.K. • Louis C.K. Live at the Beacon Theatre • FX Networks
- Louis J. Horvitz • The 54th Annual Grammy Awards • CBS
- Don Mischer • 84th Annual Academy Awards • ABC
- Alan Skog • New York City Ballet George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker (Live from Lincoln Center) • PBS
- Glenn Weiss • 65th Annual Tony Awards • CBS
Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Philip Kaufman • Hemingway & Gellhorn • HBO
- Paul McGuigan • Sherlock: A Scandal In Belgravia (Masterpiece) • PBS
- Sam Miller • Luther • BBC America
- Kevin Reynolds • Hatfields & McCoys • HISTORY
- Jay Roach • Game Change • HBO
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky • Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory • HBO
- Martin Scorsese • George Harrison: Living In The Material World • HBO
- Craig Spirko • Project Runway • Finale (Part 2) • Lifetime
- Bertram van Munster • The Amazing Race • Let Them Drink Their Haterade (Lake Manyara, Tanzania) • CBS
- Robert B. Weide • American Masters • Woody Allen: A Documentary • PBS
The DGA congratulates all of our members honored as this year's Emmy Directing Award Nominees.