Outstanding Directorial Achievement in
Feature Film
BRADLEY COOPER
“A Star Is Born”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
ALFONSO CUARÓN
“Roma”
(Netflix)
PETER FARRELLY
“Green Book”
(Universal Pictures)
SPIKE LEE
“BlacKkKlansman”
(Focus Features)
ADAM McKAY
“Vice”
(Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
BO BURNHAM
“Eighth Grade”
(A24)
BRADLEY COOPER
“A Star Is Born”
(Warner Bros. Pictures)
CARLOS LÓPEZ ESTRADA
“Blindspotting”
(Summit Entertainment)
MATTHEW HEINEMAN
“A Private War”
(Aviron Pictures)
BOOTS RILEY
“Sorry To Bother You”
(Annapurna Pictures)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
MORGAN NEVILLE
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
(Focus Features)
RAMELL ROSS
“Hale County This Morning, This Evening”
(Idiom Film and Louverture Films)
ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI & JIMMY CHIN
“Free Solo”
(National Geographic Documentary Films)
TIM WARDLE
“Three Identical Strangers”
(Neon and CNN Films)
BETSY WEST & JULIE COHEN
“RBG”
(Magnolia Pictures)
TELEVISION
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
JASON BATEMAN
“Ozark”
Episode: “Reparations”
(Netflix)
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
“Homeland”
Episode: “Paean to the People”
(Showtime)
CHRIS LONG
“The Americans”
Episode: “START”
(FX)
ADAM McKAY
“Succession”
Episode: “Celebration”
(HBO)
DAINA REID
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
Episode: “Holly”
(Hulu)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
DONALD GLOVER
“Atlanta”
Episode: “FUBU”
(FX)
BILL HADER
“Barry”
Episode: “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”
(HBO)
HIRO MURAI
“Atlanta”
Episode: “Teddy Perkins”
(FX)
DANIEL PALLADINO
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Episode: “We’re Going to the Catskills!”
(Prime Video)
AMY SHERMAN-PALLADINO
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Episode: “All Alone”
(Prime Video)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series
CARY JOJI FUKUNAGA
“Maniac”
(Netflix)
DAVID LEVEAUX & ALEX RUDZINSKI
“Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert”
(NBC)
BARRY LEVINSON
“Paterno”
(HBO)
BEN STILLER
“Escape at Dannemora”
(Showtime)
JEAN-MARC VALLÉE
“Sharp Objects”
(HBO)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
PAUL G. CASEY
“Real Time with Bill Maher”
Episode: “1633”
(HBO)
SACHA BARON COHEN, NATHAN FIELDER, DANIEL GRAY LONGINO, & DAN MAZER
“Who Is America?”
Episode: “102”
(Showtime)
JIM HOSKINSON
“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
Episode: “#480”
(CBS)
DON ROY KING
“Saturday Night Live”
Episode: “Adam Driver; Kanye West”
(NBC)
PAUL PENNOLINO
“Last Week Tonight with John Oliver”
Episode: “502 – Italian Election”
(HBO)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
LOUIS J. HORVITZ
“The 60th Grammy Awards”
(CBS)
TIM MANCINELLI & GLENN CLEMENTS
“The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018”
(CBS)
BETH McCARTHY-MILLER
“Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma”
(HBO)
MARCUS RABOY
“Steve Martin & Martin Short”
“An Evening You Will Forget For the Rest of Your Life”
(Netflix)
GLENN WEISS
“The 72nd Annual Tony Awards”
(CBS)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
NEIL P. DeGROOT
“Better Late Than Never”
Episode: “How Do You Say Roots in German?”
(NBC)
EYTAN KELLER
“Iron Chef Gauntlet”
Episode: “201”
(Food Network)
PATRICK McMANUS
“American Ninja Warrior”
Episode: “Miami City Qualifiers”
(NBC)
RUSSELL NORMAN
“The Final Table”
Episode: “Japan”
(Netflix)
BERTRAM van MUNSTER
“The Amazing Race”
Episode: “It’s Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure”
(CBS)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs
ALLAN ARKUSH
“A Series of Unfortunate Events”
Episode: “Hostile Hospital: Part 1”
(Netflix)
JACK JAMESON
“Sesame Street”
Episode: “When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special”
(HBO)
GREG MOTTOLA
“The Dangerous Book for Boys,”
Episode: “How to Walk on the Moon”
(Amazon)
BARRY SONNENFELD
“A Series of Unfortunate Events”
Episode: “The Vile Village: Part 1”
(Netflix)
BO WELCH
“A Series of Unfortunate Events”
Episode: “The Ersatz Elevator: Part 1”
(Netflix)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commericals
STEVE AYSON
(MJZ)
“Getting Ready” – Dollar Shave Club (client direct)
“The Dance” – Speight’s (DDB)
FREDRIK BOND
(MJZ)
“Harmony” – Virgin TV (BBH)
“Take Them All On” – BT Sport (AMV & BBDO)
“The Big Win” – Confused.com (Karmarama)
MARTIN de THURAH
(Epoch Films)
“Final Breath” – Audi RS 5 Coupe (Venables, Bell & Partners)
“Mama Said Knock You Out” – Chase (Droga)
“Space Station” – Macy’s (BBDO)
SPIKE JONZE
(MJZ)
“Welcome Home” – Apple Homepod (TBWA \ Media Arts Lab)
DAVID SHANE
(O Positive)
“An Alien Abroad” – Babbel (Wieden + Kennedy London)
“Daughter and Mother” – Alzheimer’s PSA (BBDO)
