Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
Directors Guild of America Awards · 236 nominations across 55 ceremonies · 55 wins
78th DGA Awards · 2026
- Winner Seth Rogen · The Oner from The Studio
- Nominee Janicza Bravo · Worms from The Bear
- Nominee Mike White · Denials from The White Lotus
- Nominee Christopher Storer · Bears from The Bear
- Nominee Lucia Aniello · A Slippery Slope from Hacks
77th DGA Awards · 2025
- Winner Lucia Aniello · Bulletproof from Hacks
- Nominee Ayo Edebiri · Napkins from The Bear
- Nominee Jeff Schaffer · No Lessons Learned from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee The Bear for · Doors from The Bear
- Nominee Christopher Storer · Tomorrow from The Bear
76th DGA Awards · 2024
- Winner Christopher Storer · Fishes from The Bear
- Nominee Bill Hader · wow from Barry
- Nominee Declan Lowney · So Long, Farewell from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Ramy Youssef · Honeydew from The Bear
- Nominee Erica Dunton · La Locker Room Aux Folles from Ted Lasso
75th DGA Awards · 2023
- Winner Bill Hader · 710N from Barry
- Nominee Christopher Storer · Review
- Nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino · How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall? from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Tim Burton · Wednesday's Child Is Full of Woe from Wednesday
- Nominee Mike White · Arrivederci from The White Lotus
74th DGA Awards · 2022
- Winner Lucia Aniello · There Is No Line from Hacks
- Nominee MJ Delaney · No Weddings and a Funeral from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Erica Dunton · Rainbow from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Ted Lasso for · Beard After Hours from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Mike White · Mysterious Monkeys from The White Lotus
73rd DGA Awards · 2021
- Winner Susanna Fogel · In Case of Emergency from The Flight Attendant
- Nominee Zach Braff · Biscuits from Ted Lasso
- Nominee Curb Your Enthusiasm for · The Surprise Party from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Jeff Schaffer · The Spite Store from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee MJ Delaney · The Hope That Kills You from Ted Lasso
72nd DGA Awards · 2020
- Winner Bill Hader · ronny/lily from Barry
- Nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino · It's Comedy or Cabbage from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Dan Attias · It's the Sixties, Man! from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Daniel Palladino · Marvelous Radio from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee David Mandel · Veep from Veep
71st DGA Awards · 2019
- Winner Bill Hader · Chapter One: Make Your Mark from Barry
- Nominee Donald Glover · FUBU from Atlanta
- Nominee Hiro Murai · Teddy Perkins from Atlanta
- Nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino · All Alone from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
- Nominee Daniel Palladino · We're Going to the Catskills! from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
70th DGA Awards · 2018
- Winner Beth McCarthy-Miller · Chicklet from Veep
- Nominee Melina Matsoukas · Thanksgiving from Master of None
- Nominee Aziz Ansari · The Thief from Master of None
- Nominee Mike Judge · Server Error from Silicon Valley
- Nominee Amy Sherman-Palladino · Pilot from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
69th DGA Awards · 2017
- Winner Becky Martin · Inauguration from Veep
- Nominee Alec Berg · Daily Active Users from Silicon Valley
- Nominee Donald Glover · B.A.N. from Atlanta
- Nominee Veep for · Mother from Veep
- Nominee Mike Judge · Founder Friendly from Silicon Valley
68th DGA Awards · 2016
- Winner Chris Addison · Election Night from Veep
- Nominee Mike Judge · Binding Arbitration from Silicon Valley
- Nominee Joey Soloway · Kina Hora from Transparent
- Nominee Gail Mancuso · White Christmas from Modern Family
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Sleepover from Louie
67th DGA Awards · 2015
- Winner Joey Soloway · Best New Girl from Transparent
- Nominee Jodie Foster · Thirsty Bird from Orange Is the New Black
- Nominee Gail Mancuso · Las Vegas from Modern Family
- Nominee Mike Judge · Minimum Viable Product from Silicon Valley
- Nominee Louis C.K. · Elevator, Part 6 from Louie
66th DGA Awards · 2014
- Winner Beth McCarthy-Miller · Hogcock! from 30 Rock
- Nominee Bryan Cranston · The Old Man & the Tree from Modern Family
- Nominee Gail Mancuso · My Hero from Modern Family
- Nominee The Big Bang Theory for · The Love Spell Potential from The Big Bang Theory
- Nominee Mark Cendrowski · The Hofstadter Insufficiency from The Big Bang Theory
65th DGA Awards · 2013
- Winner Lena Dunham · Pilot from Girls
- Nominee Beth McCarthy-Miller · Live from Studio 6H from 30 Rock
- Nominee Mark Cendrowski · The Date Night Variable from The Big Bang Theory
- Nominee Louis C.K. · New Year's Eve from Louie
- Nominee Bryan Cranston · Election Day from Modern Family
64th DGA Awards · 2012
- Winner Robert B. Weide · Palestinian Chicken from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee David Steinberg · The Divorce from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Fred Savage · After the Fire from Modern Family
- Nominee Don Scardino · Double-Edged Sword from 30 Rock
- Nominee Michael Spiller · Express Christmas from Modern Family
63rd DGA Awards · 2011
- Winner Michael Spiller · Halloween from Modern Family
- Nominee Beth McCarthy-Miller · Live Show from 30 Rock
- Nominee David Nutter · Lose Yourself from Entourage
- Nominee Steven Levitan · Hawaii from Modern Family
- Nominee Ryan Murphy · The Power of Madonna from Glee
62nd DGA Awards · 2010
- Winner Jason Winer · Pilot
- Nominee Ryan Murphy · Pilot from Glee
- Nominee Jeff Schaffer · Seinfeld from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Paris Barclay · Wheels from Glee
- Nominee Larry Charles · The Table Read from Curb Your Enthusiasm
61st DGA Awards · 2009
- Winner Paul Feig · Dinner Party from The Office
- Nominee Don Scardino · Do-Over from 30 Rock
- Nominee Paris Barclay · The Three Coolers from Weeds
- Nominee Beth McCarthy-Miller · Reunion from 30 Rock
- Nominee Julian Farino · Tree Tippers from Entourage
60th DGA Awards · 2008
- Winner Barry Sonnenfeld · Pie-lette from Pushing Daisies
- Nominee David Nutter · The Resurrection from Entourage
- Nominee Beth McCarthy-Miller · Somebody to Love from 30 Rock
- Nominee Michael Engler · Rosemary's Baby from 30 Rock
- Nominee Desperate Housewives for · Something's Coming from Desperate Housewives
59th DGA Awards · 2007
- Winner Richard Shepard · Pilot from Ugly Betty
- Nominee Adam Bernstein · Pilot from 30 Rock
- Nominee Seith Mann · Name of the Game from Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Arlene Sanford · Breast in Show from Boston Legal
- Nominee Julian Farino · One Day in the Valley from Entourage
58th DGA Awards · 2006
- Winner Marc Buckland · Pilot from My Name Is Earl
- Nominee James Burrows · Alive and Schticking from Will & Grace
- Nominee Julian Farino · Exodus from Entourage
- Nominee Larry Charles · The End from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Bryan Gordon · Korean Bookie from Curb Your Enthusiasm
57th DGA Awards · 2005
- Winner Tim Van Patten · An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux from Sex and the City
- Nominee Charles McDougall · Pilot from Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Arlene Sanford · Pretty Little Picture from Desperate Housewives
- Nominee Bryan Gordon · The 5 Wood from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Robert B. Weide · The Car Pool Lane from Curb Your Enthusiasm
56th DGA Awards · 2004
- Winner Tim Van Patten · Boy, Interrupted from Sex and the City
- Nominee Charles McDougall · Desperate Housewives
- Nominee James Widdoes · Goodbye from 8 Simple Rules
- Nominee James Burrows · Last Ex to Brooklyn from Will & Grace
- Nominee Michael Patrick King · Great Sexpectations from Sex and the City
- Nominee Michael Engler · Hop, Skip, and a Week from Sex and the City
55th DGA Awards · 2003
- Winner Bryan Gordon · The Special Section from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Larry Charles · The Nanny from Hell from Curb Your Enthusiasm
- Nominee Michael Patrick King · Plus One is the Loneliest Number from Sex and the City
- Nominee James Burrows · Marry Me a Little from Will & Grace
- Nominee David Steinberg · Mary, Joseph, and Larry from Curb Your Enthusiasm
54th DGA Awards · 2002
- Winner Todd Holland · Bowling from Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Michael Patrick King · The Real Me from Sex and the City
- Nominee James Burrows · Bed, Bath, and Beyond from Will & Grace
- Nominee Allen Coulter · Defining Moments from Sex and the City
- Nominee Michael Engler · My Motherboard, Myself from Sex and the City
53rd DGA Awards · 2001
- Winner James Burrows · Lows in the Mid-Eighties from Will & Grace
- Nominee Allen Coulter · Cock-a-Doodle-Do from Sex and the City
- Nominee Todd Holland · Pilot from Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee Bill D'Elia · The Last Virgin from Ally McBeal
- Nominee Pamela Fryman · And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon from Frasier
52nd DGA Awards · 2000
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · Small Town from Sports Night
- Nominee Victoria Hochberg · The Man, the Myth, the Viagra from Sex and the City
- Nominee Todd Holland · Malcolm in the Middle
- Nominee James Burrows · Yours, Mine or Ours from Will & Grace
- Nominee Katy Garretson · Dr. Nora from Frasier
- Nominee Pamela Fryman · The Fight Before Christmas from Frasier
51st DGA Awards · 1999
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · Pilot from Sports Night
- Nominee Kelsey Grammer · Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz from Frasier
- Nominee Todd Holland · Flip from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee James Burrows · Pilot from Will & Grace
- Nominee Pamela Fryman · Two Girls for Every Boy from Just Shoot Me!
50th DGA Awards · 1998
- Winner Andy Ackerman · The Betrayal from Seinfeld
- Nominee Gil Junger · The Puppy Episode from Ellen
- Nominee James Burrows · Pilot from Dharma & Greg
- Nominee Todd Holland · The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Gordon Hunt · The Birth from Mad About You
- Nominee Pamela Fryman · Halloween (Part I) from Frasier
49th DGA Awards · 1997
- Winner Andy Ackerman · The Rye from Seinfeld
- Nominee Robert Berlinger · See Dick Continue to Run from 3rd Rock from the Sun
- Nominee David Steinberg · The Finale from Mad About You
- Nominee Alan Myerson · Ellen, or Isn't She from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Todd Holland · Everybody Loves Larry from The Larry Sanders Show
48th DGA Awards · 1996
- Winner Gordon Hunt · The Alan Brady Show from Mad About You
- Nominee James Burrows · The One with the Birth from Friends
- Nominee David Lee · Daphne's Room from Frasier
- Nominee Andy Ackerman · The Gum from Seinfeld
- Nominee Todd Holland · Arthur After Hours from The Larry Sanders Show
47th DGA Awards · 1995
- Winner David Lee · The Matchmaker from Frasier
- Nominee Todd Holland · The Mr. Sharon Stone Show from The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Andy Ackerman · The Race from Seinfeld
- Nominee Tom Cherones · The Opposite from Seinfeld
- Nominee Frasier for · The Unkindest Cut of All from Frasier
46th DGA Awards · 1994
- Winner James Burrows · The Good Son from Frasier
- Nominee Tom Cherones · The Mango from Seinfeld
- Nominee Peter Bonerz · Angst for the Memory from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Todd Holland · The Larry Sanders Show
- Nominee Michael Lange · Kaddish for Uncle Manny from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Betty Thomas · Silent Night, Holy Cow from Dream On
45th DGA Awards · 1993
- Winner Tom Cherones · The Contest from Seinfeld
- Nominee Jason Alexander · The Good Samaritan from Seinfeld
- Nominee James Burrows · An Old-Fashioned Wedding from Cheers
44th DGA Awards · 1992
- Winner Peter Bonerz · Uh-Oh: Part 2 from Murphy Brown
- Nominee David Steinberg · The Tape from Seinfeld
- Nominee James Burrows · Days of Wine & Neurosis from Cheers
43rd DGA Awards · 1991
- Winner James Burrows · Woody Interruptus from Cheers
- Nominee Barnet Kellman · Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery from Murphy Brown
- Nominee Peter Baldwin · The Ties That Bind from The Wonder Years
42nd DGA Awards · 1990
- Winner Barnet Kellman · Brown Like Me from Murphy Brown
- Nominee James Burrows · Sisterly Love from Cheers
- Nominee Harry Thomason · They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They? from Designing Women
41st DGA Awards · 1989
- Winner Steve Miner · Pilot from The Wonder Years
- Nominee Ellen Falcon · Pilot from Roseanne
- Nominee Barnet Kellman · Pilot from Murphy Brown
40th DGA Awards · 1988
- Winner Will Mackenzie · A, My Name is Alex from Family Ties
- Nominee James Burrows · Home Is the Sailor from Cheers
- Nominee Terry Hughes · Old Friends from The Golden Girls
39th DGA Awards · 1987
- Winner Terry Hughes · Isn't It Romantic? from The Golden Girls
- Nominee Paul Lynch · Symphony in Knocked Flat from Moonlighting
- Nominee James Burrows · Tan 'N' Wash from Cheers
38th DGA Awards · 1986
- Winner Jay Sandrich · Pilot from The Golden Girls
- Nominee James Burrows · Birth, Death, Love and Rice from Cheers
- Nominee Peter Werner · The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice from Moonlighting
37th DGA Awards · 1985
- Winner Jay Sandrich · Pilot from The Cosby Show
- Nominee James Burrows · I Call Your Name from Cheers
- Nominee Bill Persky · Landlady from Kate & Allie
36th DGA Awards · 1984
- Winner James Burrows · Showdown, Part II from Cheers
- Nominee Jim Drake · Woody Quits from Buffalo Bill
- Nominee Noam Pitlik · Louie and the Blind Girl from Taxi
35th DGA Awards · 1983
- Winner Alan Alda · Where There's a Will, There's a War from M*A*S*H
- Nominee James Burrows · Sam at Eleven from Cheers
- Nominee Noam Pitlik · Jim's Inheritance from Taxi
34th DGA Awards · 1982
- Winner Alan Alda · The Life You Save from M*A*S*H
- Nominee James Burrows · Jim the Psychic from Taxi
- Nominee Harry Morgan · Blood Brothers from M*A*S*H
33rd DGA Awards · 1981
- Winner Noam Pitlik · Fog from Barney Miller
- Nominee Mike Farrell · Death Takes a Holiday from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Burt Metcalfe · A War of All Seasons from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Harry Morgan · M*A*S*H
32nd DGA Awards · 1980
- Winner Charles S. Dubin · Period of Adjustment from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Noam Pitlik · The Judge from Barney Miller
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Too Good Edith from All in the Family
31st DGA Awards · 1979
- Winner Paul Bogart · California, Here We Are from All in the Family
- Nominee Charles S. Dubin · Point of View from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Jay Sandrich · Episode 32 from Soap
30th DGA Awards · 1978
- Winner Paul Bogart · Edith's 50th Birthday from All in the Family
- Nominee Jay Sandrich · Episode 7 from Soap
- Nominee Alan Alda, Burt Metcalfe · Comrades in Arms from M*A*S*H
29th DGA Awards · 1977
- Winner Alan Alda · Dear Sigmund from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Jay Sandrich · Murray Can't Lose from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Hal Cooper · Vivian's First Funeral from Maude
28th DGA Awards · 1976
- Winner Hy Averback · Bombed from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Hal Cooper · Maude
- Nominee Joan Darling · Chuckles Bites the Dust from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
27th DGA Awards · 1975
- Winner Hy Averback · Alcoholics Unanimous from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Jay Sandrich · Will Mary Richards Go to Jail? from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Robert Moore · Rhoda's Wedding from Rhoda
26th DGA Awards · 1974
- Winner Gene Reynolds · Deal Me Out from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Jay Sandrich · Lou's First Date from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Nominee Hal Cooper · Maude
25th DGA Awards · 1973
- Winner Gene Reynolds · Pilot from M*A*S*H
- Nominee Maude for · Maude's Dilemma from Maude
- Nominee John Rich, Bob LaHendro · The Bunkers and the Swingers from All in the Family
24th DGA Awards · 1972
- Winner John Rich · Meet the Bunkers from All in the Family
- Nominee Bruce Bilson · Being Divorced is Never Having to Say I Do from The Odd Couple
- Nominee Jay Sandrich · Baby Sit-Com from The Mary Tyler Moore Show