Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Awards · 348 nominations across 72 ceremonies · 75 wins
78th Emmys · 2026
- Nominee Saul Metzstein · Scars from Slow Horses
- Nominee Hanelle Culpepper · Exodus from Paradise
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · We Is Us from Pluribus
- Nominee Salli Richardson-Whitfield · Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a river. from Task
- Nominee Noah Wyle · 12:00 P.M. from The Pitt
77th Emmys · 2025
- Winner Adam Randall · Hello Goodbye from Slow Horses
- Nominee Ben Stiller · Cold Harbor from Severance
- Nominee Amanda Marsalis · 6:00 P.M. from The Pitt
- Nominee Janus Metz · Who Are You? from Andor
- Nominee Jessica Lee Gagné · Chikhai Bardo from Severance
- Nominee John Wells · 7:00 A.M. from The Pitt
- Nominee Mike White · Amor Fati from The White Lotus
76th Emmys · 2024
- Winner Frederick E. O. Toye · Crimson Sky from Shōgun
- Nominee Mimi Leder · The Overview Effect from The Morning Show
- Nominee Salli Richardson-Whitfield · Beat L.A. from Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty
- Nominee Stephen Daldry · Sleep, Dearie Sleep from The Crown
- Nominee Saul Metzstein · Strange Games from Slow Horses
- Nominee Hiro Murai · First Date from Mr. & Mrs. Smith
75th Emmys · 2023
- Winner Mark Mylod · Connor's Wedding
- Nominee Peter Hoar · Long, Long Time from The Last of Us
- Nominee Andrij Parekh · America Decides from Succession
- Nominee Lorene Scafaria · Living+ from Succession
- Nominee Benjamin Caron · Rix Road from Andor
- Nominee Dearbhla Walsh · The Prick from Bad Sisters
- Nominee Mike White · Arrivederci from The White Lotus
74th Emmys · 2022
- Winner Hwang Dong-hyuk · Red Light, Green Light from Squid Game
- Nominee Cathy Yan · The Disruption from Succession
- Nominee Ben Stiller · The We We Are from Severance
- Nominee Mark Mylod · All the Bells Say from Succession
- Nominee Jason Bateman · A Hard Way to Go from Ozark
- Nominee Lorene Scafaria · Too Much Birthday from Succession
- Nominee Karyn Kusama · Pilot from Yellowjackets
73rd Emmys · 2021
- Winner Jessica Hobbs · War from The Crown
- Nominee Julie Anne Robinson · Diamond of the First Water from Bridgerton
- Nominee Jon Favreau · Chapter 9: The Marshal from The Mandalorian
- Nominee Benjamin Caron · Fairytale from The Crown
- Nominee Liz Garbus · The Wilderness from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Steven Canals · Series Finale from Pose
72nd Emmys · 2020
- Winner Andrij Parekh · Hunting from Succession
- Nominee Jessica Hobbs · Cri de Coeur from The Crown
- Nominee Mimi Leder · The Interview from The Morning Show
- Nominee Ben Semanoff · Su Casa Es Mi Casa from Ozark
- Nominee Benjamin Caron · Aberfan from The Crown
- Nominee Alik Sakharov · Fire Pink from Ozark
- Nominee Mark Mylod · This Is Not for Tears from Succession
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Prisoners of War from Homeland
71st Emmys · 2019
- Winner Jason Bateman · Reparations from Ozark
- Nominee Lisa Brühlmann · Desperate Times from Killing Eve
- Nominee David Benioff, D. B. Weiss · The Iron Throne from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Daina Reid · Holly from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Adam McKay · Celebration from Succession
- Nominee David Nutter · The Last of the Starks from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Miguel Sapochnik · The Long Night from Game of Thrones
70th Emmys · 2018
- Winner Stephen Daldry · Paterfamilias from The Crown
- 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
- Nominee Daniel Sackheim · Tonight We Improvise from Ozark
- Nominee Kari Skogland · After from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Jason Bateman · The Toll from Ozark
69th Emmys · 2017
- Winner Reed Morano · Offred from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Kate Dennis · The Bridge from The Handmaid's Tale
- Nominee Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers from Stranger Things
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · America First from Homeland
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Witness from Better Call Saul
- Nominee Jonathan Nolan · The Bicameral Mind from Westworld
- Nominee Stephen Daldry · Hyde Park Corner from The Crown
68th Emmys · 2016
- Winner Miguel Sapochnik · Game of Thrones
67th Emmys · 2015
- Winner David Nutter · Mother's Mercy from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Jeremy Podeswa · Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Steven Soderbergh · Method and Madness from The Knick
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Eldorado from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · From A to B and Back Again from Homeland
66th Emmys · 2014
- Winner Cary Joji Fukunaga · Who Goes There from True Detective
- Nominee Carl Franklin · Chapter 14 from House of Cards
- Nominee Neil Marshall · The Watchers on the Wall from Game of Thrones
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Farewell Daddy Blues from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Felina from Breaking Bad
- Nominee David Evans · Episode One from Downton Abbey
65th Emmys · 2013
- Winner David Fincher · Chapter 1 from House of Cards
- Nominee Jeremy Webb · Episode Four from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Michelle MacLaren · Gliding Over All from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Q&A from Homeland
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Margate Sands from Boardwalk Empire
64th Emmys · 2012
- Winner Tim Van Patten · To the Lost from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Michael Cuesta · Pilot from Homeland
- Nominee Phil Abraham · The Other Woman from Mad Men
- Nominee Brian Percival · Episode Seven from Downton Abbey
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Face Off from Breaking Bad
63rd Emmys · 2011
- Winner Martin Scorsese · Boardwalk Empire from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Neil Jordan · The Poisoned Chalice from The Borgias
- Nominee Patty Jenkins · Pilot from The Killing
- Nominee Jeremy Podeswa · Anastasia from Boardwalk Empire
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Winter Is Coming from Game of Thrones
62nd Emmys · 2010
- Winner Steve Shill · The Getaway from Dexter
- Nominee Agnieszka Holland · Do You Know What It Means from Treme
- Nominee Leslie Linka Glatter · Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency from Mad Men
- Nominee Jack Bender · The End from Lost
- Nominee Michelle MacLaren · One Minute from Breaking Bad
61st Emmys · 2009
- Winner Rod Holcomb · And in the End... from ER
- Nominee Todd A. Kessler · Trust Me from Damages
- Nominee Phil Abraham · The Jet Set from Mad Men
- Nominee Michael Rymer · Daybreak, Part 2 from Battlestar Galactica
- Nominee Bill D'Elia · Made in China from Boston Legal
60th Emmys · 2008
- Winner Greg Yaitanes · House's Head from House M.D.
- Nominee Vince Gilligan · Pilot from Breaking Bad
- Nominee Alan Taylor · Smoke Gets in Your Eyes from Mad Men
- Nominee Arlene Sanford · The Mighty Rogues from Boston Legal
- Nominee Allen Coulter · Get Me a Lawyer from Damages
59th Emmys · 2007
- Winner Alan Taylor · Kennedy and Heidi from The Sopranos
- Nominee Jack Bender · Through the Looking Glass from Lost
- Nominee Félix Enríquez Alcalá · Exodus, Part 2 from Battlestar Galactica
- Nominee Bill D'Elia · Son of the Defender from Boston Legal
- Nominee Thomas Schlamme · Pilot from Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
- Nominee Peter Berg · Pilot from Friday Night Lights
- Nominee David Semel · Genesis from Heroes
58th Emmys · 2006
- Winner Jon Cassar · Day 5: 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. from 24
- Nominee Mimi Leder · Election Day: Part I from The West Wing
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Members Only from The Sopranos
- Nominee Alan Ball · Everyone's Waiting from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Jack Bender · Live Together, Die Alone from Lost
- Nominee Rodrigo García · Pilot from Big Love
- Nominee David Nutter · Join the Club from The Sopranos
57th Emmys · 2005
- Winner J. J. Abrams · Pilot from Lost
- Nominee Quentin Tarantino · Grave Danger from CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Nominee Peter Horton · A Hard Day's Night from Grey's Anatomy
- Nominee Gregg Fienberg · Complications from Deadwood
- Nominee Peter Tolan · Guts from Rescue Me
- Nominee Alex Graves · 2162 Votes from The West Wing
- Nominee Scott Winant · Crazy Nuts & All Fucked Up from Huff
56th Emmys · 2004
- Winner Walter Hill · Deadwood from Deadwood
- Nominee Christopher Chulack · The Lost from ER
- Nominee Ryan Murphy · Pilot from Nip/Tuck
- Nominee Allen Coulter · Irregular Around the Margins from The Sopranos
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Long Term Parking from The Sopranos
55th Emmys · 2003
- Winner Christopher Misiano · Twenty Five from The West Wing
- Nominee Alan Poul · Nobody Sleeps from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Whoever Did This from The Sopranos
- Nominee Ian Toynton · Day 2: 10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. from 24
- Nominee John Patterson · Whitecaps from The Sopranos
54th Emmys · 2002
- Winner Alan Ball · Pilot from Six Feet Under
- Nominee Alex Graves · Posse Comitatus from The West Wing
- Nominee Stephen Hopkins · 12:00 a.m. – 1:00 a.m.
- Nominee Clark Johnson · Pilot from The Shield
- Nominee Paris Barclay · The Indians in the Lobby from The West Wing
53rd Emmys · 2001
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · In the Shadow of Two Gunmen, Parts I and II from The West Wing
- Nominee Allen Coulter · University from The Sopranos
- Nominee Steve Buscemi · Pine Barrens from The Sopranos
- Nominee Laura Innes · Shibboleth from The West Wing
- Nominee Tim Van Patten · Amour Fou from The Sopranos
- Nominee Jonathan Kaplan · The Visit from ER
52nd Emmys · 2000
- Winner Thomas Schlamme · Pilot from The West Wing
- Nominee Jonathan Kaplan · All in the Family from ER
- Nominee John Patterson · Funhouse from The Sopranos
- Nominee John Wells · Such Sweet Sorrow from ER
- Nominee Allen Coulter · The Knight in White Satin Armor from The Sopranos
51st Emmys · 1999
- Winner Paris Barclay · Hearts and Souls from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Matthew Penn · Empire from Law & Order
- Nominee David Chase · The Sopranos from The Sopranos
- Nominee Edwin Sherin · Sideshow from Homicide: Life on the Street
50th Emmys · 1998
- Winner Mark Tinker · Pilot from Brooklyn South
49th Emmys · 1997
- Winner Mark Tinker · Where's 'Swaldo? from NYPD Blue
- Nominee James Wong · Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man from The X-Files
- Nominee Rod Holcomb · Last Call from ER
- Nominee Tom Moore · Union Station from ER
- Nominee Christopher Chulack · Fear of Flying from ER
48th Emmys · 1996
- Winner Jeremy Kagan · Leave of Absence from Chicago Hope
- Nominee Charles Haid · Chapter One from Murder One
- Nominee Mark Tinker · The Backboard Jungle from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Mimi Leder · The Healers from ER
- Nominee Christopher Chulack · Hell and High Water from ER
47th Emmys · 1995
- Winner Mimi Leder · Love's Labor Lost from ER
- Nominee Rod Holcomb · Pilot from ER
- Nominee Lou Antonio · Life Support from Chicago Hope
- Nominee Mark Tinker · Innuendo from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Scott Winant · Pilot from My So-Called Life
46th Emmys · 1994
- Winner Daniel Sackheim · Tempest in a C-Cup from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Robert Butler · Pilot from Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
- Nominee Charles Haid · True Confessions from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Michael M. Robin · Guns 'N' Rosaries from NYPD Blue
- Nominee Gregory Hoblit · Pilot from NYPD Blue
45th Emmys · 1993
- Winner Barry Levinson · Gone for Goode from Homicide: Life on the Street
- Nominee Nancy Malone · Crash and Born from Sisters
- Nominee Bille August · Northern Italy, 1918 from The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
- Nominee Eric Laneuville · Until Tomorrow from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Edwin Sherin · Conspiracy from Law & Order
- Nominee Robert Butler · What We Talk About When We Talk About Love from Sirens
44th Emmys · 1992
- Winner Eric Laneuville · All God's Children from I'll Fly Away
- Nominee Rick Wallace · Say Goodnight, Gracie from L.A. Law
- Nominee Mimi Leder · Rewind from China Beach
- Nominee Nancy Malone · Heartbreak Hotel from The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
- Nominee Jack Bender · Seoul Mates from Northern Exposure
43rd Emmys · 1991
- Winner Thomas Carter · In Confidence from Equal Justice
- Nominee Mimi Leder · You, Babe from China Beach
- Nominee Tom Moore · God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman from L.A. Law
- Nominee Gregory Hoblit · Pilot from Cop Rock
42nd Emmys · 1990
- Winner Thomas Carter · Promises to Keep from Equal Justice
41st Emmys · 1989
- Winner Robert Altman · The Boiler Room from Tanner '88
- Nominee John Pasquin · To Live and Diet in L.A. from L.A. Law
- Nominee Scott Winant · We'll Meet Again from Thirtysomething
- Nominee Thomas Carter · Pilot from Midnight Caller
- Nominee Eric Laneuville · I'm in the Nude for Love from L.A. Law
40th Emmys · 1988
- Winner Mark Tinker · Weigh In, Way Out from St. Elsewhere
- Nominee Sam Weisman · Beauty and Obese from L.A. Law
- Nominee Kim Friedman · Handroll Express from L.A. Law
- Nominee Gregory Hoblit · The Wizard of Odds from L.A. Law
- Nominee Rod Holcomb · Pilot from China Beach
- Nominee Win Phelps · Full Marital Jacket from L.A. Law
39th Emmys · 1987
- Winner Gregory Hoblit · Pilot from L.A. Law
- Nominee Donald Petrie · The Venus Butterfly from L.A. Law
- Nominee Will Mackenzie · Atomic Shakespeare from Moonlighting
- Nominee Sharron Miller · Turn, Turn, Turn - Part II from Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Allan Arkush · I Am Curious ... Maddie from Moonlighting
38th Emmys · 1986
- Winner Georg Stanford Brown · Parting Shots from Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Steven Spielberg · The Mission from Amazing Stories
- Nominee Gabrielle Beaumont · Two Easy Pieces from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Peter Werner · The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice from Moonlighting
- Nominee Will Mackenzie · My Fair David from Moonlighting
37th Emmys · 1985
- Winner Karen Arthur · Heat from Cagney & Lacey
- Nominee Paul Michael Glaser · Smuggler's Blues from Miami Vice
- Nominee Georg Stanford Brown · El Capitan from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Lee H. Katzin · Cool Runnin from Miami Vice
- Nominee Thomas Carter · The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall from Hill Street Blues
36th Emmys · 1984
- Winner Corey Allen · Goodbye, Mr. Scripps from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Arthur Allan Seidelman · Doris in Wonderland from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Thomas Carter · Midway to What? from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Robert Scheerer · Sheer Will from Fame
35th Emmys · 1983
- Winner Jeff Bleckner · Life in the Minors from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Marc Daniels · And the Winner Is from Fame
- Nominee Robert Scheerer · Feelings from Fame
- Nominee Leo Penn · Old Hatreds Die Hard from The Mississippi
34th Emmys · 1982
- Winner Harry Harris · To Soar and Never Falter from Fame
- Nominee Robert Scheerer · Musical Bridge from Fame
- Nominee Marc Daniels · Fame
- Nominee Jeff Bleckner · The World According to Freedom from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Robert Butler · The Second Oldest Profession from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Hometown from Lou Grant
33rd Emmys · 1981
- Winner Robert Butler · Hill Street Station from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Burt Brinckerhoff · Pack from Lou Grant
- Nominee Corey Allen · Jungle Madness from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Mel Damski · Pilot from American Dream
- Nominee Georg Stanford Brown · Up in Arms from Hill Street Blues
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Strike from Lou Grant
32nd Emmys · 1980
- Winner Roger Young · Cop from Lou Grant
- Nominee Burt Brinckerhoff · Hollywood from Lou Grant
- Nominee Frank Perry · Pilot from Skag
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Influence from Lou Grant
- Nominee Peter Levin · Andrew, Part II: Trial from Lou Grant
31st Emmys · 1979
- Winner Jackie Cooper · Pilot from The White Shadow
- Nominee Burt Brinckerhoff · Schools from Lou Grant
- Nominee Gene Reynolds · Prisoner from Lou Grant
- Nominee Mel Damski · Murder from Lou Grant
30th Emmys · 1978
- Winner Marvin J. Chomsky · Holocaust
- Nominee Gary Nelson · Behind Closed Doors from Washington
- Nominee Herbert Wise · I, Claudius
- Nominee E.W. Swackhamer · The Dain Curse
- Nominee Abby Mann · King
29th Emmys · 1977
- Winner David Greene · Part I from Roots
- Nominee Marvin J. Chomsky · Part III from Roots
- Nominee John Erman · Part II from Roots
- Nominee Fred Coe · John Quincy Adams: President from The Adams Chronicles
- Nominee Gilbert Moses · Part VI from Roots
28th Emmys · 1976
- Winner David Greene · Episode 8 from Rich Man, Poor Man
- Nominee Boris Sagal · Episode 5 from Rich Man, Poor Man
- Nominee Christopher Hodson · Women Shall Not Weep from Upstairs, Downstairs
- Nominee James Cellan Jones · Part IV from Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
- Nominee George Schaefer · Crossing Fox River from Lincoln
- Nominee Fielder Cook · Pilot from Beacon Hill
27th Emmys · 1975
- Winner Bill Bain · A Sudden Storm from Upstairs, Downstairs
- Nominee Glenn Jordan · The Ambassador from Benjamin Franklin
- Nominee Telly Savalas · I Want to Report a Dream... from Kojak
- Nominee David Friedkin · Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die from Kojak
- Nominee Harry Falk · The Mask of Death from The Streets of San Francisco
26th Emmys · 1974
- Winner Robert Butler · Part III from The Blue Knight
- Nominee Philip Leacock · The Thanksgiving Story from The Waltons
- Nominee Harry Harris · The Journey from The Waltons
25th Emmys · 1973
- Winner Jerry Thorpe · An Eye for an Eye from Kung Fu
- Winner Joseph Sargent · The Marcus-Nelson Murders
- Nominee Lee Philips · The Love Story from The Waltons
- Nominee Lamont Johnson · That Certain Summer
- Nominee Edward M. Abroms · The Most Dangerous Match from Columbo
- Nominee George Schaefer · A War of Children
24th Emmys · 1972
- Winner Alexander Singer · The Invasion of Kevin Ireland from The Bold Ones: The Lawyers
- Winner Tom Gries · The Glass House
- Nominee Edward M. Abroms · Short Fuse from Columbo
- Nominee Patrick Garland · The Snow Goose
- Nominee Buzz Kulik · Brian's Song
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Look Homeward, Angel
- Nominee Daniel Petrie · Hands of Love from The Man and the City
- Nominee Fielder Cook · A Christmas Story from The Homecoming
23rd Emmys · 1971
- Winner Daryl Duke · The Day the Lion Died from The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Winner Fielder Cook · The Price from Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee Peter Wood · Hamlet from Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee James Goldstone · A Clear and Present Danger
- Nominee John Badham · A Single Blow of a Sword from The Bold Ones: The Senator
- Nominee Joseph Sargent · Tribes
- Nominee Bob Sweeney · Over Fifty? Steal! from Hawaii Five-O
22nd Emmys · 1970
- Winner Paul Bogart · Shadow Game from CBS Playhouse
- Nominee Lamont Johnson · My Sweet Charlie from NBC World Premiere Movie
- Nominee Buzz Kulik · A Storm in Summer from Hallmark Hall of Fame
21st Emmys · 1969
- Winner David Greene · The People Next Door from CBS Playhouse
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Secrets from CBS Playhouse
- Nominee Fielder Cook · Teacher, Teacher from Hallmark Hall of Fame
20th Emmys · 1968
- Winner Paul Bogart · Dear Friends from CBS Playhouse
- Nominee Alex Segal · The Crucible
- Nominee Lee H. Katzin · The Killing from Mission: Impossible
- Nominee George Schaefer · Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night from CBS Playhouse
19th Emmys · 1967
- Winner Alex Segal · Death of a Salesman
- Nominee Paul Bogart · The Final War of Olly Winter from CBS Playhouse
- Nominee George Schaefer · Anastasia from Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Mark Twain Tonight!
18th Emmys · 1966
- Winner Sydney Pollack · The Game from Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Nominee Sheldon Leonard · I Spy
- Nominee George Schaefer · Inherit the Wind from Hallmark Hall of Fame
17th Emmys · 1965
- Winner Paul Bogart · The Defenders
16th Emmys · 1964
- Winner Tom Gries · Who Do You Kill? from East Side/West Side
- Nominee Paul Bogart · Moment of Truth from The Defenders
- Nominee Stuart Rosenberg · Blacklist from The Defenders
- Nominee Sydney Pollack · Something About Lee Wiley from Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
- Nominee George Schaefer · The Patriots from Hallmark Hall of Fame
15th Emmys · 1963
- Winner Stuart Rosenberg · The Madman from The Defenders
- Nominee Robert Ellis Miller · The Voice of Charlie Pont from Alcoa Premiere
- Nominee George Schaefer · Invincible Mr. Disraeli from Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee Sydney Pollack · A Cardinal Act of Mercy from Ben Casey
- Nominee Fielder Cook · Big Deal in Laredo from The DuPont Show of the Week
14th Emmys · 1962
- Winner Franklin J. Schaffner · The Defenders
- Nominee Jack Smight · Come Again to Carthage from Westinghouse Presents
- Nominee Alex Segal · People Need People from Alcoa Premiere
- Nominee Buzz Kulik · Shining Image from Dr. Kildare
- Nominee Arthur Hiller · Naked City
13th Emmys · 1961
- Winner George Schaefer · Macbeth from Hallmark Hall of Fame
- Nominee Sidney Lumet · Sacco-Vanzetti Story
- Nominee Ralph Nelson · The Man in the Funny Suit from Desilu Playhouse
12th Emmys · 1960
- Winner Robert Mulligan · The Moon and Sixpence
- Nominee John Frankenheimer · The Turn of the Screw from Startime
- Nominee Phil Karlson · The Untouchables from Desilu Playhouse
11th Emmys · 1959
- Winner George Schaefer · Little Moon of Alban
- Winner Jack Smight · Eddie from Alcoa Theatre
- Nominee John Frankenheimer · A Town Has Turned to Dust from Playhouse 90
- Nominee George Roy Hill · Child of Our Time from Playhouse 90
- Nominee James Neilson · Kid at the Stick from General Electric Theater
- Nominee Alfred Hitchcock · Lamb to the Slaughter from Alfred Hitchcock Presents
- Nominee Blake Edwards · The Kill from Peter Gunn
- Nominee Herschel Daugherty · One Is a Wanderer from General Electric Theater
10th Emmys · 1958
- Winner Bob Banner · The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
9th Emmys · 1957
- Winner Ralph Nelson · Playhouse 90
8th Emmys · 1956
- Winner Franklin J. Schaffner · Ford Star Jubilee