The Directors Guild of America announces the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in TV and commercials for 2012. Guild president Taylor Hackford says that TV is in “one of the most creative and fruitful periods in its history, and television directors are a critical element of that success.” The winners will be announced February 2 at the DGA Awards dinner, hosted by Kelsey Grammar.
Select nominees are listed below. The complete list can be seen here.
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES
GREG BERLANTI
Political Animals, “Pilot”
(USA Network)
PHILIP KAUFMAN
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(HBO)
KEVIN REYNOLDS
Hatfields & McCoys
(HISTORY CHANNEL)
JAY ROACH
Game Change
(HBO)
MICHAEL RYMER
American Horror Story: Asylum, “Dark Cousin”
(FX)
DRAMATIC SERIES
MICHAEL CUESTA
Homeland, “The Choice”
(SHOWTIME)
JENNIFER GETZINGER
Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
(AMC)
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Homeland, “Q & A”
(SHOWTIME)
RIAN JOHNSON
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
(AMC)
GREG MOTTOLA
The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To” (HBO)
COMEDY SERIES
LOUIS C.K.
Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
(FX)
MARK CENDROWSKI
The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
(CBS)
BRYAN CRANSTON
Modern Family, “Election Day”
(ABC)
LENA DUNHAM
Girls, “Pilot”
(HBO)
BETH MCCARTHY-MILLER
30 Rock, “Live from Studio 6H”
(NBC)
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