Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
First awarded	1971
Currently held by	David Nutter Game of Thrones (2015)
Official website	www.dga.org

The Directors Guild of America Award for Television – Drama Series is an award presented by the Directors Guild of America to the best directed episodes of a dramatic television series. It has been presented annually since the 24th annual Directors Guild of America awards in 1972. The years denote when each episode first aired. The current eligibility period is the calendar year. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Winners and nominees

† Episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series

1970s

Year	Show	Episode	Director(s)	Network
1971	*The Man and the City*	"Hands of Love"	Daniel Petrie	ABC
	Birdbath	–	Lamont Johnson	PBS
	Samuel Beckett's Beginning to End	–	Lewis Freedman	PBS
1972	*The Waltons*	"Dust Bowl Cousins"	Robert Butler	CBS
	Hawaii Five-O	"V for Fashion"	Charles Dubin	CBS
	Marcus Welby, M.D.	"Love is When They Say They Need You"	Marc Daniels	ABC
1973	*Kojak*	"Knockover"	Charles S. Dubin	CBS
	Kung Fu	"Eye for an Eye" †	Jerry Thorpe	ABC
	The Waltons	"The Journey"	Harry Harris	CBS
1974	*Kojak*	"Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die"	David Friedkin	CBS
	The Streets of San Francisco	"Cry Help"	Corey Allen	ABC
	The Streets of San Francisco	"Mask of Death"	Harry Falk	ABC
1975	*Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill*		James Cellan Jones	PBS
	Carl Sandburg's Lincoln		George Schaefer	NBC
	Kojak	"How Cruel The Frost, How Bright The Stars"	David Friedkin	CBS
1976	*Family*	"Rites of Friendship"	Glenn Jordan	ABC
	The Adams Chronicles	"Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat"	James Cellan Jones	PBS
	Rich Man, Poor Man Book II	"Chapter III"	Bill Bixby	ABC
1977	*Roots*	"Part II"	John Erman	ABC
	Family	"Acts of Love"	E. W. Swackhamer	ABC
	James at 15	"Friends"	Joseph Hardy	NBC
1978	*Lou Grant*	"Prisoner"	Gene Reynolds	CBS
	Laurence Olivier Presents	"The Collection"	Michael Apted	PBS
	The Paper Chase	"Pilot"	Joseph Hardy	CBS
1979	*Lou Grant*	"Cop" †	Roger Young	CBS
	Lou Grant	"Bomb"	Gene Reynolds	CBS
	The White Shadow	"Pregnant Pause"	Jackie Cooper	CBS

1980s

Year	Show	Episode	Director(s)	Network
1980	*Lou Grant*	"Lou"	Roger Young	CBS
	Dallas	"House Divided"	Irving Moore	CBS
	Lou Grant	"Nightside"	Gene Reynolds	CBS
1981	*Hill Street Blues*	"Hill Street Station" †	Robert Butler	NBC
	Hill Street Blues	"The Last White Man on East Ferry"	David Anspaugh	NBC
	Hill Street Blues	"Up in Arms"	Georg Stanford Brown	NBC
1982	*Hill Street Blues*	"Personal Foul"	David Anspaugh	NBC
	American Playhouse	"Weekend"	Paul Bogart	PBS
	Fame	"And the Winner Is"	Marc Daniels	NBC
1983	*Hill Street Blues*	"Life in the Minors" †	Jeff Bleckner	NBC
	Hill Street Blues	"Goodbye, Mr. Scripps" †	Corey Allen	NBC
	Hill Street Blues	"Here's Adventure, Here's Romance"	Christian Nyby	NBC
1984	*Hill Street Blues*	"The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall"	Thomas Carter	NBC
	St. Elsewhere	"Fade to White"	David Anspaugh	NBC
	St. Elsewhere	"Sweet Dreams"	Mark Tinker	NBC
1985	*Moonlighting*	"My Fair David"	Will Mackenzie	ABC
	Cagney & Lacey	"Who Said it's Fair?" (Part 2)	Ray Danton	CBS
	Miami Vice	"Smuggler's Blues"	Paul Glaser	NBC
1986	*Moonlighting*	"Atomic Shakespeare"	Will Mackenzie	ABC
	L.A. Law	"The Venus Butterfly"	Donald Petrie	NBC
	St. Elsewhere	"Afterlife"	Mark Tinker	NBC
1987	*thirtysomething*	"Pilot"	Marshall Herskovitz	ABC
	Cagney & Lacey	"Turn, Turn, Turn" (Part 1)	Sharron Miller	CBS
	St. Elsewhere	"Weigh In, Weigh Out"	Mark Tinker	NBC
1988	*thirtysomething*	"Therapy"	Marshall Herskovitz	ABC
	St. Elsewhere	"The Last One"	Mark Tinker	NBC
	thirtysomething	"Accounts Receivable, Michael's Brother"	Edward Zwick	ABC
1989	*L.A. Law*	"I'm in the Nude for Love"	Eric Laneuville	NBC
	L.A. Law	"Lie Down and Deliver"	Gabrielle Beaumont	NBC
	L.A. Law	"To Live and Diet in L.A."	John Pasquin	NBC
	thirtysomething	"Love & Sex"	Marshall Herskovitz	ABC

1990s

Year	Show	Episode	Director(s)	Network
1990	*Quantum Leap*	"The Leap Home" (Part 2)	Michael Zinberg	NBC
	thirtysomething	"The Go-Between"	Scott Winant	ABC
	Twin Peaks	"Episode 5"	Lesli Linka Glatter	ABC
1991	*I'll Fly Away*	"All God's Children" †	Eric Laneuville	NBC
	Northern Exposure	"Goodbye To All That"	Stuart Margolin	CBS
	Northern Exposure	"Jules & Joel"	James Hayman	CBS
1992	*Northern Exposure*	"Cicely"	Rob Thompson	CBS
	I'll Fly Away	"The Way Things Are"	Roy Campanella II	NBC
	Northern Exposure	"Thanksgiving"	Michael Fresco	CBS
1993	*NYPD Blue*	"Pilot"	Gregory Hoblit	ABC
	Homicide: Life on the Street	"Gone for Goode" †	Barry Levinson	NBC
	NYPD Blue	"From Hare to Eternity"	Eric Laneuville	ABC
	NYPD Blue	"True Confessions"	Charles Haid	ABC
	Picket Fences	"The Dancing Bandit"	Lou Antonio	CBS
1994	ER	"Into That Good Night"	Charles Haid	NBC
	Chicago Hope	"Pilot"	Michael Pressman	CBS
	ER	"Blizzard"	Mimi Leder	NBC
	ER	"The Gift"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	NBC
	NYPD Blue	"Simon Says"	Gregory Hoblit	ABC
1995	ER	"Hell and High Water"	Christopher Chulack	NBC
	ER	"Do One, Teach One, Kill One"	Félix Enríquez Alcalá	NBC
	ER	"Love's Labor Lost" †	Mimi Leder	NBC
	Murder One	"Pilot"	Charles Haid	ABC
	The X-Files	"The List"	Chris Carter	Fox
1996	ER	"Fear of Flying"	Christopher Chulack	NBC
	ER	"Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies"	Paris Barclay	NBC
	ER	"The Healers"	Mimi Leder	NBC
	NYPD Blue	"A Death in the Family"	Mark Tinker	ABC
	NYPD Blue	"These Old Bones"	Donna Deitch	ABC
1997	*Homicide: Life on the Street*	"The Documentary"	Barbara Kopple	NBC
	Ally McBeal	"Pilot"	James Frawley	Fox
	Brooklyn South	"Pilot" †	Mark Tinker	CBS
	ER	"Fathers and Sons"	Christopher Chulack	NBC
	The X-Files	"The Post-Modern Prometheus"	Chris Carter	Fox
1998	*NYPD Blue*	"Hearts and Souls" †	Paris Barclay	ABC
	Homicide: Life on the Street	"Finnegan's Wake"	Steve Buscemi	NBC
	Law & Order	"Under the Influence"	Adam Davidson	NBC
	NYPD Blue	"Danny Boy"	Mark Tinker	ABC
	The X-Files	"Triangle"	Chris Carter	Fox
1999	*The Sopranos*	"Pilot"	David Chase	HBO
	The Sopranos	"46 Long"	Daniel Attias	HBO
		"College"	Allen Coulter
		"Nobody Knows Anything"	Henry J. Bronchtein
	The West Wing	"Pilot" †	Thomas Schlamme	NBC

2000s

Year	Show	Episode	Director(s)	Network
2000	*The West Wing*	"Noël"	Thomas Schlamme	NBC
	The Sopranos	"From Where to Eternity"	Henry J. Bronchtein	HBO
		"Funhouse"	John Patterson
		"The Knight in White Satin Armor"	Allen Coulter
	The West Wing	"The Portland Trip"	Paris Barclay	NBC
2001	*Six Feet Under*	"Pilot" †	Alan Ball	HBO
	24	"12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m."	Stephen Hopkins	Fox
	The Sopranos	"Pine Barrens"	Steve Buscemi	HBO
	The West Wing	"The Indians in the Lobby"	Paris Barclay	NBC
	The West Wing	"Two Cathedrals"	Thomas Schlamme	NBC
2002	*The Sopranos*	"Whitecaps"	John Patterson	HBO
	Six Feet Under	"Back to the Garden"	Daniel Attias	HBO
	The Sopranos	"Whoever Did This"	Tim Van Patten	HBO
	The West Wing	"Debate Camp"	Paris Barclay	NBC
	The West Wing	"Posse Comitatus"	Alex Graves	NBC
2003	*The West Wing*	"Twenty Five" †	Christopher Misiano	NBC
	24	"Day 2: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m."	Jon Cassar	Fox
	Six Feet Under	"I'm Sorry, I'm Lost"	Alan Ball	HBO
		"Nobody Sleeps"	Alan Poul
		"Twilight"	Kathy Bates
2004	*Deadwood*	"Deadwood" †	Walter Hill	HBO
	ER	"Time of Death"	Christopher Chulack	NBC
	Lost	"Pilot (Part 1)" †	J. J. Abrams	ABC
	The Sopranos	"All Due Respect"	John Patterson	HBO
	The Sopranos	"Long Term Parking"	Tim Van Patten	HBO
2005	*Rome*	"The Stolen Eagle"	Michael Apted	HBO
	Grey's Anatomy	"A Hard Day's Night"	Peter Horton	ABC
	Grey's Anatomy	"Into You Like a Train"	Jeffrey Melman	ABC
	House	"Three Stories"	Paris Barclay	Fox
	Six Feet Under	"Everyone's Waiting"	Alan Ball	HBO
2006	24	"Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." †	Jon Cassar	Fox
	Grey's Anatomy	"It's the End of the World" + "As We Know It"	Peter Horton	ABC
	The Sopranos	"Join the Club"	David Nutter	HBO
	The Sopranos	"Members Only"	Tim Van Patten	HBO
	Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip	"Pilot"	Thomas Schlamme	NBC
2007	*Mad Men*	"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes"	Alan Taylor	AMC
	Lost	"The Brig"	Eric Laneuville	ABC
	Lost	"Through the Looking Glass"	Jack Bender	ABC
	The Sopranos	"Made in America"	David Chase	HBO
	The Sopranos	"Soprano Home Movies"	Tim Van Patten	HBO
2008	*The Wire*	"Transitions"	Daniel Attias	HBO
	In Treatment	"Week 8: Alex"	Paris Barclay	HBO
	Lost	"The Constant"	Jack Bender	ABC
	Mad Men	"Meditations in an Emergency"	Matthew Weiner	AMC
	Mad Men	"The Mountain King"	Alan Taylor	AMC
2009	*Mad Men*	"Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency"	Lesli Linka Glatter	AMC
	In Treatment	"Week 4: Gina"	Paris Barclay	HBO
	Lost	"The Incident"	Jack Bender	ABC
	Mad Men	"The Gypsy and the Hobo"	Jennifer Getzinger	AMC
	Mad Men	"Shut the Door. Have a Seat."	Matthew Weiner	AMC

2010s

Year	Show	Episode	Director(s)	Network
2010	*Boardwalk Empire*	"Boardwalk Empire" †	Martin Scorsese	HBO
	Boardwalk Empire	"Paris Green"	Allen Coulter	HBO
	Lost	"The End"	Jack Bender	ABC
	Mad Men	"The Suitcase"	Jennifer Getzinger	AMC
	The Walking Dead	"Days Gone Bye"	Frank Darabont	AMC
2011	*The Killing*	"Pilot"	Patty Jenkins	AMC
	Breaking Bad	"Face Off"	Vince Gilligan	AMC
	Friday Night Lights	"Always"	Michael Waxman	The 101 Network / NBC
	Game of Thrones	"Winter Is Coming"	Tim Van Patten	HBO
	Homeland	"Pilot"	Michael Cuesta	Showtime
2012	*Breaking Bad*	"Fifty-One"	Rian Johnson	AMC
	Homeland	"The Choice"	Michael Cuesta	Showtime
	Homeland	"Q&A"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Showtime
	Mad Men	"A Little Kiss"	Jennifer Getzinger	AMC
	The Newsroom	"We Just Decided To"	Greg Mottola	HBO
2013	*Breaking Bad*	"Felina"	Vince Gilligan	AMC
	Breaking Bad	"Blood Money"	Bryan Cranston	AMC
	Game of Thrones	"The Rains of Castamere"	David Nutter	HBO
	Homeland	"The Star"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Showtime
	House of Cards	"Chapter 1" †	David Fincher	Netflix
2014	*Homeland*	"From A to B and Back Again"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Showtime
	Game of Thrones	"The Children"	Alex Graves	HBO
	Homeland	"13 Hours in Islamabad"	Dan Attias	Showtime
	House of Cards	"Chapter 22"	Jodie Foster	Netflix
	True Detective	"Who Goes There" †	Cary Joji Fukunaga	HBO
2015	*Game of Thrones*	"Mother's Mercy" †	David Nutter	HBO
	Downton Abbey	"Christmas Special"	Michael Engler	PBS
	Homeland	"The Tradition of Hospitality"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Showtime
	The Knick	"Williams and Walker"	Steven Soderbergh	Cinemax
	Mad Men	"Person to Person"	Matthew Weiner	AMC

Total awards

NBC – 13
ABC – 9
HBO – 8
CBS – 7
AMC – 5
PBS – 1
Fox – 1
Netflix – 1
Showtime – 1

Programs with multiple awards

4 awards

Hill Street Blues (NBC)

3 awards

ER (NBC)
Lou Grant (CBS)

2 awards

Breaking Bad (AMC)
Kojak (CBS)
Mad Men (AMC)
Moonlighting (ABC)
NYPD Blue (ABC)
The Sopranos (HBO)
thirtysomething (ABC)
The West Wing (NBC)

Programs with multiple nominations

16 nominations

The Sopranos (HBO)

11 nominations

ER (NBC)

9 nominations

Mad Men (AMC)

8 nominations

Hill Street Blues (NBC)
NYPD Blue (ABC)
The West Wing (NBC)

7 nominations

Homeland (Showtime)

6 nominations

Lost (ABC)
Six Feet Under (HBO)

5 nominations

Lou Grant (CBS)
St. Elsewhere (NBC)
thirtysomething (ABC)

4 nominations

Breaking Bad (AMC)
Game of Thrones (HBO)
L.A. Law (NBC)
Northern Exposure (CBS)

3 nominations

24 (Fox)
Grey's Anatomy (ABC)
Homicide: Life on the Street (NBC)
Kojak (CBS)
The X-Files (Fox)

2 nominations

Boardwalk Empire (HBO)
Cagney & Lacey (CBS)
Family (ABC)
House of Cards (Netflix)
I'll Fly Away (NBC)
In Treatment (HBO)
Moonlighting (ABC)
The Streets of San Francisco (ABC)
The Waltons (CBS)

Directors Guild of America Awards

Awards (Film)	Feature Film Documentaries First-Time Feature Film

Awards (Television)	Comedy Series Daytime Serials Drama Series Miniseries or TV Film Children’s Programs Musical Variety Reality Programs Commercials

Ceremonies	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 (years are of film release; ceremonies are the following year)

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series

1971–2000	Daniel Petrie for "Hands of Love" (1971) Robert Butler for "Dust Bowl Cousins" (1972) Charles S. Dubin for "Knockover" (1973) David Friedkin for "Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die" (1974) James Cellan Jones for Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill (Miniseries) (1975) Glenn Jordan for "Rites of Friendship" (1976) John Erman for "Second Hour" (1977) Gene Reynolds for "Prisoner" (1978) Roger Young for "Cop" (1979) Roger Young for "Lou" (1980) Robert Butler for "Hill Street Station" (1981) David Anspaugh for "Personal Foul" (1982) Jeff Bleckner for "Life in the Minors" (1983) Thomas Carter for "The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall (1984) Will Mackenzie for "My Fair David" (1985) Will Mackenzie for "Atomic Shakespeare" (1986) Marshall Herskovitz for "Pilot" (Thirtysomething) (1987) Marshall Herskovitz for "Therapy" (1988) Eric Laneuville for "I'm in the Nude" (1989) Michael Zinberg for "Vietnam" (1990) Eric Laneuville for "All God's Children" (1991) Rob Thompson for "Cicely" (1992) Gregory Hoblit for "Pilot" (NYPD Blue) (1993) Charles Haid for "Into That Good Night" (1994) Christopher Chulack for "Hell and High Water" (1995) Christopher Chulack for "Fear of Flying" (1996) Barbara Kopple for "The Documentary" (1997) Paris Barclay for "Hearts and Souls" (1998) David Chase for "The Sopranos" (1999) Thomas Schlamme for "Noël" (2000)

2001–present	Alan Ball for "Pilot" (Six Feet Under) (2001) John Patterson for "Whitecaps" (2002) Chris Misiano for "Twenty Five" (2003) Walter Hill for "Deadwood" (2004) Michael Apted for "The Stolen Eagle" (2005) Jon Cassar for "Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m." (2006) Alan Taylor for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2007) Daniel Attias for "Transitions" (2008) Lesli Linka Glatter for "Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency" (2009) Martin Scorsese for "Boardwalk Empire" (2010) Patty Jenkins for "Pilot" (The Killing) (2011) Rian Johnson for "Fifty-One" (2012) Vince Gilligan for "Felina" (2013) Lesli Linka Glatter for "From A to B and Back Again" (2014) David Nutter for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)

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