Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series
Directors Guild of America Awards · 237 nominations across 55 ceremonies · 55 wins
78th DGA Awards · 2026
- Winner Amanda Marsalis · 6:00 P.M. from The Pitt
- Nominee John Wells · 7:00 A.M. from The Pitt
- Nominee Ben Stiller · Cold Harbor from Severance
- Nominee Liza Johnson · Amagansett from The Diplomat
- Nominee Janus Metz · Who Are You? from Andor
77th DGA Awards · 2025
- Winner Frederick E. O. Toye · Crimson Sky from Shōgun
- Nominee Shōgun for · Anjin from Shōgun
- Nominee Shōgun for · Ladies of the Willow World from Shōgun
- Nominee Issa López · Part 6 from True Detective, season 4
- Nominee Alex Graves · Dreadnought from The Diplomat
76th DGA Awards · 2024
- Winner Peter Hoar · Long, Long Time from The Last of Us
- Nominee Andrij Parekh · America Decides from Succession
- Nominee Mark Mylod · Connor's Wedding
- Nominee Becky Martin · Rehearsal from Succession
- Nominee Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman · Tailgate Party from Succession
75th DGA Awards · 2023
- Winner Sam Levinson · Stand Still Like the Hummingbird from Euphoria
- Nominee Ben Stiller · The We We Are from Severance
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Waterworks from Better Call Saul
- Nominee Aoife McArdle · Hide and Seek from Severance
- Nominee Jason Bateman · A Hard Way to Go from Ozark
74th DGA Awards · 2022
- Winner Mark Mylod · All the Bells Say from Succession
- Nominee Lorene Scafaria · Too Much Birthday from Succession
- Nominee Robert Pulcini, Shari Springer Berman · Lion in the Meadow from Succession
- Nominee Kevin Bray · Retired Janitors of Idaho from Succession
- Nominee Andrij Parekh · What It Takes from Succession
73rd DGA Awards · 2021
- Winner Leslie Linka Glatter · Prisoners of War from Homeland
- Nominee Julie Anne Robinson · Diamond of the First Water from Bridgerton
- Nominee Jon Favreau · Chapter 9: The Marshal from The Mandalorian
- Nominee Jason Bateman · Wartime from Ozark
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Bagman from Better Call Saul
72nd DGA Awards · 2020
- Winner Nicole Kassell · It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice from Watchmen
- Nominee Stephen Williams · This Extraordinary Being from Watchmen
- Nominee David Nutter · The Last of the Starks from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Mark Mylod · This Is Not for Tears from Succession
- Nominee Miguel Sapochnik · The Long Night from Game of Thrones
71st DGA Awards · 2019
- Winner Adam McKay · Celebration from Succession
- Nominee Jason Bateman · Reparations from Ozark
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Paean to the People from Homeland
- Nominee Daina Reid · Holly from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Chris Long · START from The Americans
70th DGA Awards · 2018
- Winner Reed Morano · Offred from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Matt Shakman · The Spoils of War from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Jeremy Podeswa · The Dragon and the Wolf from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Chapter Nine: The Gate from Stranger Things
- Nominee Alan Taylor · Beyond the Wall from Game of Thrones
69th DGA Awards · 2017
- Winner Miguel Sapochnik · Battle of the Bastards from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers from Stranger Things
- Nominee Ryan Murphy · From the Ashes of Tragedy from The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Nominee John Singleton · The Race Card from The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
- Nominee Jonathan Nolan · The Original from Westworld
68th DGA Awards · 2016
- Winner David Nutter · Mother's Mercy from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Matthew Weiner · Person to Person from Mad Men
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · The Tradition of Hospitality from Homeland
- Nominee Michael Engler · Episode Eight from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Steven Soderbergh · Williams and Walker from The Knick
67th DGA Awards · 2015
- Winner Leslie Linka Glatter · From A to B and Back Again from Homeland
- Nominee Cary Joji Fukunaga · Who Goes There from True Detective
- Nominee Dan Attias · 13 Hours in Islamabad from Homeland
- Nominee Alex Graves · The Children from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Jodie Foster · Chapter 22 from House of Cards
66th DGA Awards · 2014
- Winner Vince Gilligan · Felina from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · The Star from Homeland
- Nominee David Fincher · Chapter 1 from House of Cards
- Nominee Bryan Cranston · Blood Money from Breaking Bad
- Nominee David Nutter · The Rains of Castamere from Game of Thrones
65th DGA Awards · 2013
- Winner Rian Johnson · Fifty-One from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Greg Mottola · We Just Decided To from The Newsroom
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Q&A from Homeland
- Nominee Michael Cuesta · The Choice from Homeland
- Nominee Jennifer Getzinger · A Little Kiss from Mad Men
64th DGA Awards · 2012
- Winner Patty Jenkins · Pilot from The Killing
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Winter Is Coming from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Face Off from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Michael Cuesta · Pilot from Homeland
- Nominee Michael Waxman · Always from Friday Night Lights
63rd DGA Awards · 2011
- Winner Martin Scorsese · Boardwalk Empire from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Jack Bender · The End from Lost
- Nominee Allen Coulter · Paris Green from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Jennifer Getzinger · The Suitcase from Mad Men
- Nominee Frank Darabont · Days Gone Bye from The Walking Dead
62nd DGA Awards · 2010
- Winner Leslie Linka Glatter · Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency from Mad Men
- Nominee Jack Bender · The Incident from Lost
- Nominee Paris Barclay · Week 4: Gina from In Treatment
- Nominee Matthew Weiner · Shut the Door. Have a Seat. from Mad Men
- Nominee Jennifer Getzinger · The Gypsy and the Hobo from Mad Men
61st DGA Awards · 2009
- Winner Dan Attias · Transitions from The Wire
- Nominee Matthew Weiner · Meditations in an Emergency from Mad Men
- Nominee Paris Barclay · Week 8: Alex from In Treatment
- Nominee Alan Taylor · The Jet Set from Mad Men
- Nominee Jack Bender · The Constant from Lost
60th DGA Awards · 2008
- Winner Alan Taylor · Smoke Gets in Your Eyes from Mad Men
- Nominee Eric Laneuville · The Brig from Lost
- Nominee Jack Bender · Through the Looking Glass from Lost
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Soprano Home Movies from The Sopranos
- Nominee David Chase · Made in America from The Sopranos
59th DGA Awards · 2007
- Winner Jon Cassar · Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. from 24
- Nominee Thomas Schlamme · Pilot from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Nominee David Nutter · Join the Club from The Sopranos
- Nominee Peter Horton · It's the End of the World from Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Members Only from The Sopranos
58th DGA Awards · 2006
- Winner Michael Apted · The Stolen Eagle from Rome
- Nominee Alan Ball · Everyone's Waiting from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Paris Barclay · Three Stories from House M.D.
- Nominee Jeff Melman · Into You Like a Train from Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Peter Horton · A Hard Day's Night from Grey's Anatomy
57th DGA Awards · 2005
- Winner Walter Hill · Deadwood from Deadwood
- Nominee Christopher Chulack · Time of Death from ER
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Long Term Parking from The Sopranos
- Nominee John Patterson · All Due Respect from The Sopranos
- Nominee J. J. Abrams · Pilot from Lost
56th DGA Awards · 2004
- Winner Christopher Misiano · Twenty Five from The West Wing
- Nominee Alan Poul · Nobody Sleeps from Six Feet Under
- Nominee J. J. Abrams · Lost
- Nominee Kathy Bates · Twilight from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Jon Cassar · Day 2: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. from 24
- Nominee Alan Ball · I'm Sorry, I'm Lost from Six Feet Under
55th DGA Awards · 2003
- Winner John Patterson · Whitecaps from The Sopranos
- Nominee Alex Graves · Posse Comitatus from The West Wing
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Whoever Did This from The Sopranos
- Nominee Paris Barclay · Debate Camp from The West Wing
- Nominee Dan Attias · Back to the Garden from Six Feet Under
54th DGA Awards · 2002
- Winner Alan Ball · Pilot from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Pine Barrens from The Sopranos
- Nominee Paris Barclay · The Indians in the Lobby from The West Wing
- Nominee Stephen Hopkins · 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
- Nominee Thomas Schlamme · Two Cathedrals from The West Wing
53rd DGA Awards · 2001
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · Noël from The West Wing
- Nominee John Patterson · Funhouse from The Sopranos
- Nominee Allen Coulter · The Knight in White Satin Armor from The Sopranos
- Nominee Paris Barclay · The Portland Trip from The West Wing
- Nominee Henry Bronchtein · From Where to Eternity from The Sopranos
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · The Sopranos
52nd DGA Awards · 2000
- Winner David Chase · Pilot from The Sopranos
- Nominee Allen Coulter · College from The Sopranos
- Nominee Dan Attias · 46 Long from The Sopranos
- Nominee Henry Bronchtein · Nobody Knows Anything from The Sopranos
- Nominee Thomas Schlamme · Pilot from The West Wing
51st DGA Awards · 1999
- Winner Paris Barclay · Hearts and Souls from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Chris Carter · Triangle from The X-Files
- Nominee Adam Davidson · Under the Influence from Law & Order
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Danny Boy from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Finnegan's Wake from Homicide: Life on the Street
50th DGA Awards · 1998
- Winner Barbara Kopple · The Documentary from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee Chris Carter · The Post-Modern Prometheus from The X-Files
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Pilot from Brooklyn South
- Nominee Christopher Chulack · Fathers and Sons from ER
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee James Frawley · Pilot from Ally McBeal
49th DGA Awards · 1997
- Winner Christopher Chulack · Fear of Flying from ER
- Nominee Mark Tinker · A Death in the Family from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Donna Deitch · These Old Bones from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Mimi Leder · The Healers from ER
- Nominee Paris Barclay · Ask Me No Questions, I'll Tell You No Lies from ER
48th DGA Awards · 1996
- Winner Christopher Chulack · Hell and High Water from ER
- Nominee Chris Carter · The List from The X-Files
- Nominee Mimi Leder · Love's Labor Lost from ER
- Nominee Charles Haid · Pilot from Murder One
- Nominee Félix Enríquez Alcalá · Do One, Teach One, Kill One from ER
47th DGA Awards · 1995
- Winner Charles Haid · Into That Good Night from ER
- Nominee Mimi Leder · Blizzard from ER
- Nominee Michael Pressman · Pilot from Chicago Hope
- Nominee Félix Enríquez Alcalá · The Gift from ER
- Nominee Gregory Hoblit · Simon Says from NYPD Blue
46th DGA Awards · 1994
- Winner Gregory Hoblit · Pilot from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Barry Levinson · Gone for Goode from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee Charles Haid · True Confessions from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Eric Laneuville · From Hare to Eternity from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Lou Antonio · The Dancing Bandit from Picket Fences
45th DGA Awards · 1993
- Winner Rob Thompson · Cicely from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Roy Campanella II · The Way Things Are from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Michael Fresco · Thanksgiving from Northern Exposure
44th DGA Awards · 1992
- Winner Eric Laneuville · All God's Children from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Stuart Margolin · Goodbye To All That from Northern Exposure
- Nominee Jim Hayman · Jules & Joel from Northern Exposure
43rd DGA Awards · 1991
- Winner Michael Zinberg · The Leap Home (Part 2) from Quantum Leap
- Nominee Scott Winant · The Go-Between from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Episode 5 from Twin Peaks
42nd DGA Awards · 1990
- Winner Eric Laneuville · I'm in the Nude for Love from L.A. Law
- Nominee John Pasquin · To Live and Diet in L.A. from L.A. Law
- Nominee Marshall Herskovitz · Love & Sex from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Gabrielle Beaumont · Lie Down and Deliver from L.A. Law
41st DGA Awards · 1989
- Winner Marshall Herskovitz · Therapy from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Edward Zwick · Accounts Receivable, Michael's Brother from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Mark Tinker · The Last One from St. Elsewhere
40th DGA Awards · 1988
- Winner Marshall Herskovitz · Pilot from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Sharron Miller · Turn, Turn, Turn (Part 1) from Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Weigh In, Weigh Out from St. Elsewhere
39th DGA Awards · 1987
- Winner Will Mackenzie · Atomic Shakespeare from Moonlighting
- Nominee Donald Petrie · The Venus Butterfly from L.A. Law
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Afterlife from St. Elsewhere
38th DGA Awards · 1986
- Winner Will Mackenzie · My Fair David from Moonlighting
- Nominee Ray Danton · Who Said it's Fair? (Part 2) from Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Paul Michael Glaser · Smuggler's Blues from Miami Vice
37th DGA Awards · 1985
- Winner Thomas Carter · The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Sweet Dreams from St. Elsewhere
- Nominee David Anspaugh · Fade to White from St. Elsewhere
36th DGA Awards · 1984
- Winner Jeff Bleckner · Life in the Minors from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Christian Nyby · Here's Adventure, Here's Romance from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Corey Allen · Goodbye, Mr. Scripps from Hill Street Blues
35th DGA Awards · 1983
- Winner David Anspaugh · Personal Foul from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Corey Allen · Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Weekend from American Playhouse
- Nominee Marc Daniels · And the Winner Is from Fame
34th DGA Awards · 1982
- Winner Robert Butler · Hill Street Station from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Georg Stanford Brown · Up in Arms from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee David Anspaugh · The Last White Man on East Ferry from Hill Street Blues
33rd DGA Awards · 1981
- Winner Roger Young · Lou from Lou Grant
- Nominee Dallas for · House Divided from Dallas
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Nightside from Lou Grant
32nd DGA Awards · 1980
- Winner Roger Young · Cop from Lou Grant
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Bomb from Lou Grant
- Nominee Jackie Cooper · Pregnant Pause from The White Shadow
31st DGA Awards · 1979
- Winner Gene Reynolds · Prisoner from Lou Grant
- Nominee Joseph Hardy · Pilot from The Paper Chase
- Nominee Michael Apted · The Collection from Laurence Olivier Presents
30th DGA Awards · 1978
- Winner John Erman · Part II from Roots
- Nominee Joseph Hardy · Friends from James at 15
- Nominee E.W. Swackhamer · Acts of Love: Part 1 from Family
29th DGA Awards · 1977
- Winner Glenn Jordan · Rites of Friendship from Family
- Nominee Bill Bixby · Chapter III from Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
- Nominee James Cellan Jones · Chapter III: John Adams, Diplomat from The Adams Chronicles
28th DGA Awards · 1976
- Winner James Cellan Jones · Lady Randolph Churchill from Jennie
- Nominee George Schaefer · Sandburg's Lincoln
- Nominee David Friedkin · How Cruel The Frost, How Bright The Stars from Kojak
27th DGA Awards · 1975
- Winner Kojak for · Cross Your Heart, Hope to Die from Kojak
- Nominee The Streets of San Francisco for · Mask of Death from The Streets of San Francisco
- Nominee Corey Allen · Cry Help from The Streets of San Francisco
26th DGA Awards · 1974
- Winner Charles S. Dubin · Knockover from Kojak
- Nominee Harry Harris · The Journey from The Waltons
- Nominee Jerry Thorpe · Eye for an Eye from Kung Fu
- Nominee Corey Allen · The Streets of San Francisco
25th DGA Awards · 1973
- Winner Robert Butler · Dust Bowl Cousins from The Waltons
- Nominee Marc Daniels · Love is When They Say They Need You from Marcus Welby, M.D.
- Nominee Charles S. Dubin · V for Fashion from Hawaii Five-O
24th DGA Awards · 1972
- Winner Daniel Petrie · Hands of Love from The Man and the City
- Nominee Lamont Johnson · Birdbath
- Nominee Hollywood Television Theater for Beginning to End · Hollywood Television Theater