On September 13, the DGA held its annual Primetime Emmy Awards reception at Guild headquarters in Los Angeles. “Tonight it’s my honor and privilege to congratulate the members of our Guild who are being recognized with a Primetime Emmy nomination for their outstanding directorial achievements,” said DGA President Thomas Schlamme in his welcome to the attendees.
“There has been what feels like a lifetime of change in the world of television. The landscape is astronomically bigger ‑ putting greater demand on storytelling which in turn leads to more exciting possibilities. Especially for directors, who are being asked to reach deep into their cinematic toolboxes and use their enormous visual vocabularies to drive the medium to new heights. The work represented by the nominees tonight runs the gamut in tone and content from quirky to dark, satirical to serious, historical to futuristic, all of it compelling, provocative and accomplished and, often, achieved against the odds. Your Guild is extremely proud of your accomplishments and honored to be a part of this annual celebration. It gives us the opportunity to salute you... the impressive and talented group of filmmakers doing the best work on television today.”
Schlamme then turned the floor over to Television Academy CEO and Chairman Hayma Washington, who spoke briefly about the work of the Academy before joining Schlamme and Television Academy Director Peer Group Governors Mark Cendrowski and Gail Mancuso in presenting the official 69th Annual Emmy Award Nomination Certificates to the attending nominees.
Pictured in photo above:
Left to Right: Television Academy Director Peer Group Governor Mark Cendrowski, Television Academy CEO and Chairman Hayma Washington, Variety Series nominee Andy Fisher (Jimmy Kimmel Live, “The (RED) Show”), Comedy Series nominee Dale Stern (Veep, “Justice”), Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominee Steven Zaillian (The Night Of, “The Beach”), Comedy Series nominee David Mandel (Veep, “Groundbreaking”), Variety Series nominees Derek Waters (Drunk History, “Hamilton”), Comedy Series nominee Morgan Sackett (Veep, “Blurb”), Comedy Series nominee Jamie Babbit (Silicon Valley, “Intellectual Property”), Variety Special nominee Glenn Weiss (The Oscars), Variety Series nominee Don Roy King (Saturday Night Live, “Host: Jimmy Fallon”), Drama Series nominees Matt and Ross Duffer (Stranger Things, “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers”), Television Academy Director Peer Group Governor Gail Mancuso, Drama Series nominee Jonathan Nolan (Westworld, “The Bicameral Mind”), Variety Series nominee Jeremy Konner (Drunk History, “Hamilton”), and DGA President Thomas Schlamme. [Not pictured Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special nominee Noah Hawley (Fargo, “The Law of Vacant Places”]
Full list of 69th Annual Emmy Awards DGA Member Directing Nominees:
Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
- Stephen Daldry • The Crown • Hyde Park Corner • Netflix
- Kate Dennis • The Handmaid’s Tale • The Bridge • Hulu
- The Duffer Brothers • Stranger Things • Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers • Netflix
- Vince Gilligan • Better Call Saul • Witness • AMC
- Lesli Linka Glatter • Homeland • America First • Showtime
- Reed Morano • The Handmaid’s Tale • Offred (Pilot) • Hulu
- Jonathan Nolan • Westworld • The Bicameral Mind • HBO
Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- Jamie Babbit • Silicon Valley • Intellectual Property • HBO
- Donald Glover • Atlanta • B.A.N. • FX Networks
- Mike Judge • Silicon Valley • Server Error • HBO
- David Mandel • Veep • Groundbreaking • HBO
- Morgan Sackett • Veep • Blurb • HBO
- Dale Stern • Veep • Justice • HBO
Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or a Dramatic Special
- Noah Hawley • Fargo • The Law of Vacant Places • FX Networks
- Ron Howard • Genius • Einstein: Chapter One • National Geographic
- James Marsh • The Night Of • The Art of War • HBO
- Ryan Murphy • Feud: Bette and Joan • And the Winner Is… (The Oscars Of 1963) • FX Networks
- Jean-Marc Vallée • Big Little Lies • HBO
- Steven Zaillian • The Night Of • The Beach • HBO
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series
- Andy Fisher • Jimmy Kimmel Live • The (RED) Show • ABC
- Jim Hoskinson • The Late Show With Stephen Colbert • Episode 0179 • CBS
- Don Roy King • Saturday Night Live • Host: Jimmy Fallon • NBC
- Paul Pennolino • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver • Multi-Level Marketing • HBO
- Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner • Drunk History • Hamilton • Comedy Central
Outstanding Directing for a Variety Special
- Jerry Foley • Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet To Come • NBC
- Jim Hoskinson • Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? • Showtime
- Paul Pennolino • Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondent’s Dinner • TBS
- Glenn Weiss • The Oscars • ABC
Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming
- Alexis Bloom, Fisher Stevens • Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds • HBO
- Ava DuVernay • 13th • Netflix
The DGA congratulates all of our members who are this year’s Emmy Award Nominees.