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DGA Award Winners for Television Categories of Dramatic Series Night, Comedy Series, Musical Variety, Daytime Serials, and Children's Programs

February 01, 2010

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series Night

LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Mad Men
"Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency"
(AMC)

Ms. Linka Glatter's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Dwayne Shattuck
  • First Assistant Director: Adam Ben Frank
  • Second Assistant Director: Jessica L. Lowrey
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Elion S. Olson

This is Ms. Linka Glatter's first DGA Award. She was previously nominated in this same category for Twin Peaks - "Episode 32006" in 1990.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

JASON WINER
Modern Family
"Pilot"
(ABC)

Mr. Winer's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Howard Griffith
  • First Assistant Director: Lisa Statman
  • Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb
  • Second Second Assistant Director: Shannon Speaker

This is Mr. Winer's first DGA Award.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety

DON MISCHER
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
(HBO)

Mr. Mischer's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Gregg M. Gelfand, Lori Margules
  • Stage Managers: Arthur E. Lewis, Dency L. Nelson, Douglas P. Smith, Tammy Raab, Douglas M. Fogel, Jeffrey Pearl, Lauren Class Schneider, Karen T. Weiss, Chris Hines, Elise Reaves

This is Mr. Mischer's tenth DGA Award and 15th nomination. He has won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety: in 1978, 1979 and 1980 for The Kennedy Center Honors; in 1982 for Shirley MacLaine - Illusions; in 1983 for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever; in 1984 for Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre (co-directed with Twyla Tharp); in 1985 for Motown Returns to the Apollo; in 1989 for Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America; and in 1996 for Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games. He was also nominated in 1979 for The Third Barry Manilow Special; in 1980 for Goldie and Liza Together; in 1982 for The Kennedy Center Honors; in 1987 for Made in the USA with Mikhail Baryshnikov; and in 2001 for Barbra Streisand "Timeless" (co-directed with Barbra Streisand).

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials

CHRISTOPHER GOUTMAN
As The World Turns
"Once Upon A Time"
(CBS)

Mr. Goutman's Directorial Team:

  • Associate Directors: Michael Kerner, Carol Sedwick
  • Stage Managers: Nancy Barron, Jennifer Blood
  • Production Associates: Brett Hellman, Alexandra Verner Roalsvig, Jared Lynch

This is Mr. Goutman's first DGA Award. He was previously nominated in this same category for As the World Turns "Episode #12971" in 2007, "Episode #12,166" in 2004, and "Episode #10,446" in 1997.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

ALLISON LIDDI-BROWN
Princess Protection Program
(Disney Channel)

Ms. Liddi-Brown's Directorial Team:

  • Unit Production Manager: Carlos Anibal Vázquez
  • First Assistant Director: José Gilberto Molinari-Rosaly
  • Second Assistant Director: Colleen Comer

This is Ms. Liddi-Brown's first DGA Award.

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