Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Series

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Series
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Series
Awarded for	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
First awarded	2013
Currently held by	Michael Mancini and Liz Patrick for Saturday Night Live (2023)

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2014.^[1]

Winners and nominees

2010s

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2013 (66th)	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Justin Timberlake"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[2]
	The Colbert Report	"#10004"	Jim Hoskinson	Comedy Central
	The Daily Show with John Stewart	"#19018"	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	"#13-1810"	Andy Fisher	ABC
	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	"#799"	Dave Diomedi	NBC
2014 (67th)	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	"Episode #1"	Dave Diomedi	NBC	^[3]
	The Colbert Report	"#11040"	Jim Hoskinson	Comedy Central
	The Daily Show with John Stewart	"Open-Carrying to the Midterms"	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1226"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
	Saturday Night Live	"Host Jim Carrey/Musical Guest Iggy Azalea"	Don Roy King	NBC
2015 (68th)	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	"Episode #325"	Dave Diomedi	NBC	^[4]
	The Daily Show with John Stewart	"Episode #20142"	Brady Connell	Comedy Central
	Inside Amy Schumer	"12 Angry Men"	Ryan McFaul and Amy Schumer	Comedy Central
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1334"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
	Saturday Night Live	"Host Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest Demi Lovato"	Don Roy King	NBC
2016 (69th)	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Dave Chappelle"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[5]
	CBS News Sunday Morning	"Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast"	Nora Gerard	CBS
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	"Episode #1030"	Paul Pennolino	TBS
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"Episode #0179"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"Show #1437"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
2017 (70th)	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Jimmy Fallon"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[6]
	Full Frontal with Samantha Bee	"#2061"	Andre Allen	TBS
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"French Elections"	Paul Pennolino	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"Joe Biden/Elton John"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1527"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
2018 (71st)	Saturday Night Live	"Host: Adam Driver"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[7]^[8]
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"Italian Election"	Paul Pennolino	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"#480"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1633"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
	Who Is America?	"Episode 102"	Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino, and Dan Mazer	Showtime
2019 (72nd)	Saturday Night Live	"Eddie Murphy/Lizzo"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[9]^[10]
	CBS Sunday Morning	"40th Anniversary"	Nora S. Gerard	CBS
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"SLAPP Suits"	Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/Incubus"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1730"	Paul G. Casey	HBO

2020s

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2020 (73rd)	Saturday Night Live	"Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[11]^[12]
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	"President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders & 'A Promised Land'"	David Paul Meyer	Comedy Central
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"Trump & Election Results"	Christopher Werner	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1835"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
2021 (74th)	Saturday Night Live	"Keegan-Michael Key/Olivia Rodrigo"	Don Roy King	NBC	^[13]^[14]
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	"#26112"	David Paul Meyer	Comedy Central
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"#830"	Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"#1105"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#1935"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
2022 (75th)	Saturday Night Live	"Jack Harlow"	Liz Patrick	NBC	^[15]^[16]
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	"Brandi Carlile Discusses Her New Deluxe Album and Performs 'You and Me on the Rock'"	David Paul Meyer	Comedy Central
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"Afghanistan"	Paul Pennolino	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"#1333"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#2010"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
2023 (76th)	Saturday Night Live	"Pedro Pascal / Coldplay"	Michael Mancini and Liz Patrick	NBC	^[17]^[18]
	The Daily Show with Trevor Noah	"Singer Charley Crockett Performs "Name on a Billboard" and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper"	David Paul Meyer	Comedy Central
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"Dollar Stores"	Paul Pennolino	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"#2117"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
2024 (77th)	The Daily Show	"Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention – Plot Twist!"	David Paul Meyer	Comedy Central	^[19]
	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	"India Elections"	Paul Pennolino	HBO
	The Late Show with Stephen Colbert	"Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy"	Jim Hoskinson	CBS
	Real Time with Bill Maher	"Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger"	Paul G. Casey	HBO
	Saturday Night Live	"John Mulaney / Chappell Roan"	Liz Patrick	NBC

Programs with multiple awards

9 awards

Saturday Night Live

2 awards

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Programs with multiple nominations

12 nominations

Saturday Night Live

11 nominations

Real Time with Bill Maher

9 nominations

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

8 nominations

The Daily Show
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2 nominations

CBS Sunday Morning
The Colbert Report
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Individuals with multiple awards

7 awards

Don Roy King

2 awards

Dave Diomedi
Liz Patrick

Individuals with multiple nominations

11 nominations

Paul G. Casey
Jim Hoskinson

9 nominations

Don Roy King

8 nominations

Paul Pennolino

5 nominations

David Paul Meyer

3 nominations

Dave Diomedi
Liz Patrick
Christopher Werner

2 nominations

Nora S. Gerard
Chuck O'Neil

Total awards by network

NBC – 11

References

^ "DGA Announces 2014 Awards Schedule, Two New Awards, Internet Productions Eligible". Directors Guild of America. July 29, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "66th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "67th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "68th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "69th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "70th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.
^ "71st Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.
^ "72nd Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
^ "DGA Announces 2019 Awards Nominees for: Movies for Television & Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Reality Programs; Children's Programs; Commercials; and Documentary". Directors Guild of America. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
^ Vary, Adam B. (April 10, 2021). "Chloé Zhao Wins Top DGA Award for 'Nomadland'". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2021.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2020" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.
^ Chuba, Kirsten; Gajewski, Ryan; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2022). "DGA Awards: Jane Campion and The Power of the Dog Take Top Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
^ Tapp, Tom (February 18, 2023). "DGA Awards: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Win for Everything Everywhere All At Once – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 19, 2023.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2022" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
^ Murphy, J. Kim (February 10, 2024). "Christopher Nolan Wins at Directors Guild for Oppenheimer, The Bear and The Last of Us Take TV Prizes: Full DGA Winners List". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2024.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2023" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2024" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

External links

Official DGA website

[1] "DGA Announces 2014 Awards Schedule, Two New Awards, Internet Productions Eligible". Directors Guild of America. July 29, 2013. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[2] "66th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[3] "67th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[4] "68th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[5] "69th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[6] "70th Annual DGA Awards". Directors Guild of America. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

[7] "71st Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2019.

[8] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2018". Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2019.

[9] "72nd Annual DGA Awards Winners". Directors Guild of America. January 25, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.

[10] "DGA Announces 2019 Awards Nominees for: Movies for Television & Limited Series; Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming; Reality Programs; Children's Programs; Commercials; and Documentary". Directors Guild of America. January 6, 2020. Retrieved January 7, 2020.

[11] Vary, Adam B. (April 10, 2021). "Chloé Zhao Wins Top DGA Award for 'Nomadland'". Variety. Retrieved April 11, 2021.

[12] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2020" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 8, 2021.

[13] Chuba, Kirsten; Gajewski, Ryan; Lewis, Hilary (March 12, 2022). "DGA Awards: Jane Campion and The Power of the Dog Take Top Honor". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 13, 2022.

[14] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 26, 2022. Retrieved January 26, 2022.

[15] Tapp, Tom (February 18, 2023). "DGA Awards: Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert Win for Everything Everywhere All At Once – Complete Winners List". Deadline. Retrieved February 19, 2023.

[16] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2022" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.

[17] Murphy, J. Kim (February 10, 2024). "Christopher Nolan Wins at Directors Guild for Oppenheimer, The Bear and The Last of Us Take TV Prizes: Full DGA Winners List". Variety. Retrieved February 11, 2024.

[18] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2023" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

[19] "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2024" (Press release). Los Angeles: Directors Guild of America. January 7, 2025. Retrieved January 7, 2025.

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