
78th Annual DGA Awards Nominees
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Anderson’s third DGA Award nomination. Anderson was previously nominated in this category in 2007 for There Will Be Blood and again in 2021 for Licorice Pizza. |
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This is Coogler’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is del Toro’s second DGA Award nomination. Del Toro won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2017 for The Shape of Water. |
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This is Safdie’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Zhao’s second DGA Award nomination. Zhao won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in 2020 for Nomadland. |
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Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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| This is Hadi’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Lighton’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Polinger’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Russell’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Victor’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Johnson’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Marsalis' first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Metz’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Stiller’s third DGA Award nomination. Stiller was previously nominated in this category in 2022 for Severance, “The We We Are” and previously won in the Movies for Television and Limited Series category in 2018 for Escape at Dannemora. |
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This is Wells’ first directing DGA Award nomination. However, as an Executive Producer-Writer, Wells, Veteran Producer-Director Bruce Paltrow and Co-Executive Producer-Director Christopher Chulack were the inaugural recipients of the DGA's Diversity Award in 1997 for their work on the series ER. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Aniello’s third DGA Award nomination. Aniello previously won in this category in 2021 for Hacks, “There Is No Line” and again in 2024 for Hacks, “Bulletproof.” |
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This is Bravo’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Rogen’s first DGA Award nomination. This is Goldberg’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Storer’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Storer previously was nominated in this category in 2024 for The Bear, “Tomorrow” and in 2022 for The Bear, “Review.” Storer won the DGA’s 2023 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Award for The Bear, “Fishes.” |
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This is White’s third DGA Award nomination. White was previously nominated in this category in 2021 for The White Lotus, “Mysterious Monkeys” and again in 2022 for The White Lotus, “Arrivederci.” |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Bateman’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Bateman was previously nominated in the Dramatic Series category in 2018 for Ozark, “Reparations,” in 2020 for Ozark, “Wartime,” and in 2022 for Ozark, “A Hard Way to Go.” |
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This is Campos’ first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Glatter’s ninth DGA Award nomination. Glatter previously won in the Dramatic Series category in 2020 for Homeland, “Prisoners of War,” in 2015 for Homeland, “From A to B and Back Again, and in 2009 for Mad Men, “Guy Walks into an Advertising Agency.” Glatter was also nominated in 2018, 2016, 2013 and 2012 for Homeland episodes, “Paean to the People,” “The Tradition of Hospitality,” “The Star,” and “Q & A,” as well as in 1990 for Twin Peaks, “Episode 32006.” |
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This is Murphy’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Pankiw’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Armstrong’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Chbosky’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Derrickson’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Morris’ first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Newacheck’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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his is DeMare’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Fisher’s third DGA Award nomination. Fisher was previously nominated in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Jimmy Kimmel Live, “#13-1810” (2013) and won in that category with Director James Burrows for Live in Front of a Studio Audience Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’ (2019.) |
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This is McCarthy-Miller’s fifteenth DGA Award nomination. McCarthy-Miller won the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials Award for The Roast of Tom Brady (2024); Comedy Series awards for Veep, “Chicklet” (2017) and 30 Rock, “Hogcock!/Last Lunch” (2013); and Musical Variety awards for the “Val Kilmer and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live (2000) and America: A Tribute to Heroes [co-directed with Joel Gallen] (2001). McCarthy-Miller was also nominated for 30 Rock episodes in 2012, 2010 and 2008; in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category with Rob Ashford for The Sound of Music Live! (2013); twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2003 and 1999; and in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma (2017) and Adele Live in New York City (2015). |
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This is Patrick’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Patrick won the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming awards for Saturday Night Live episodes “Jack Harlow” (2022), “John Mulaney/Chappell Roan” (2024) and with Michael Mancini for “Pedro Pascal/Coldplay” (2023). |
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This is Pennolino’s ninth DGA Award nomination. Pennolino was previously nominated for episodes of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver in 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019 [with Christopher Werner], 2018 and 2017; and for episodes of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee in 2017 and 2016. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Gangl’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Milton's first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Russo’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz & Game |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz & Game for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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This is Margolis’ first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Sandler’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Sweeney’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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You Can’t Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy
This is Gehrig’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Gehrig previously won in this category in 2022 for The Greatest (Apple) and Run Baby Run (Apple iPhone 13); in 2023 for Run This Town (Apple) and The Travelers (Expedia); and was nominated in 2024 for A Life in Sound (SiriusXM), Am I a Bad Person? (Nike) and Find Your Friends (Apple). |
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Dish – ChatGPT | Isle of Any
This is Jay’s third DGA Award nomination. Jay was previously nominated in this category in 2015 for It Can Wait (ESPN) and in 2017 for Alive (Bose Quiet Comfort 35 Headphones), Calling JohnMalkovich.com (Squarespace) and Who is JohnMalkovich.com? (Squarespace). |
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Someday – Apple Airpods 4 | TBWA\Media Arts Lab
This is Jonze’s sixth DGA Award nomination. Jonze won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2018 for Welcome Home (Apple Homepod); and again in 2019 for Dream It (Squarespace) and The New Normal (Medmen). Jonze was also nominated in this category in 2006 for Hello Tomorrow (Adidas), Penguin (Miller Beer) and Pardon Our Dust (Gap); and in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Aziz Ansari: Right Now in 2019; and in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film category for Being John Malkovich in 1999. |
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Conquer the First School Poo – Andrex | FCB London Garrett – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct
This is Nilsson’s fourth DGA Award nomination. Nilsson previously won in this category in 2024 for Board Game (Hennessy), First Office Poo (Andrex), One More (Apple) and Whizzer (Virgin Media); and 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). |
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Bring a Book to Life – Amazon | Droga5 London
A Tale as Old as Websites – Squarespace | Client Direct Everything is Fine – Coinbase | Mother London This is Rogers’ second DGA Award nomination. Rogers was previously nominated in this category in 2015 for Ripple (Nike Golf) and Snow Day (Nike). |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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| This is Chernov’s second DGA Award nomination. Chernov previously won in this category in 2023 for 20 Days in Mariupol. |
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| This is Gandbhir’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Khaki’s first DGA Award nomination. This is Eyni’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Lo’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Poitras’ third DGA Award nomination. Poitras was previously nominated in this category in 2023 for All the Beauty and the Bloodshed and won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary in 2015 for Citizenfour. This is Obenhaus’ first DGA Award nomination. |
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Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News |
| The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News for 2025 are (in alphabetical order): |
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| This is Curry’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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This is Lacy’s second DGA Award nomination. Lacy was previously nominated in the Documentary category in 1998 for Leonard Bernstein: Reaching for the Note. This is Levin’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Miller’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Stapleton’s first DGA Award nomination. |
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| This is Wolf’s first DGA Award nomination. |




























































