Outstanding Directorial Achievement in NARRATIVE Feature Film

Christopher Nolan
“Oppenheimer” (Universal Pictures)

Produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven, and Christopher Nolan

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Greta Gerwig – “Barbie” (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Yorgos Lanthimos – “Poor Things” (Searchlight Pictures)
Alexander Payne – “The Holdovers” (Focus Features)
Martin Scorsese – “Killers of the Flower Moon” (Apple Original Films + Paramount Pictures)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time NARRATIVE Feature Film

Celine Song
“Past Lives” (A24)

Produced by David Hinojosa, Christine Vachon, and Pamela Koffler

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Cord Jefferson – “American Fiction” (Amazon MGM Studios + Orion Pictures)
Manuela Martelli – “Chile ’76” (Kino Lorber)
Noora Niasari – “Shayda” (Sony Pictures Classics + ORIGMA 45)
A.V. Rockwell – “A Thousand And One” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DOCUMENTARY

Mstyslav Chernov
“20 Days in Mariupol” (PBS Distribution)

Produced by Raney Aronson, Mstyslav Chernov, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden

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Moses Bwayo & Christopher Sharp – “Bobi Wine: The People’s President” (National Geographic)
Madeleine Gavin – “Beyond Utopia” (Roadside Attractions)
Davis Guggenheim – “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” (Apple Original Films)
D. Smith – “Kokomo City” (Magnolia Pictures)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

Peter Hoar
“The Last Of Us” (HBO + Max)
Episode: “Long, Long Time”

Executive Produced by Neil Druckmann, Asad Qizilbash, Carolyn Strauss, Carter Swan, and Evan Wells

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Becky Martin – “Succession” | Episode: “Rehearsal” (HBO + Max)
Mark Mylod – “Succession” | Episode: “Connor’s Wedding” (HBO + Max)
Andrij Parekh – “Succession” | Episode: “America Decides” (HBO + Max)
Robert Pulcini & Shari Springer Berman – “Succession” | Episode: “Tailgate Party” (HBO + Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

Christopher Storer
“The Bear” (FX)
Episode: “Fishes”

Executive Produced by Christopher Storer, Joanna Calo, Nate Matteson, Hiro Murai, and Josh Senior

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Erica Dunton – “Ted Lasso” | Episode: “La Locker Room Aux Folles” (Apple TV+)
Bill Hader – “Barry” | Episode: “wow” (HBO)
Declan Lowney – “Ted Lasso” | Episode: “So Long, Farewell” (Apple TV+)
Ramy Youssef – “The Bear” | Episode: “Honeydew” (FX)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

Sarah Adina Smith
“Lessons In Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
Episode: “Her and Him”

Executive Produced by Lee Eisenberg, Brie Larson, Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan, Louise Shore,
Natalie Sandy, Susannah Grant, Rosa Handelman, Hannah Fidell, and Sarah Adina Smith

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Shawn Levy – “All the Light We Cannot See” (Netflix)
Tara Miele – “Lessons In Chemistry” | Episode: “Introduction to Chemistry” (Apple TV+)
Millicent Shelton – “Lessons In Chemistry” | Episode: “Poirot” (Apple TV+)
Nzingha Stewart – “Daisy Jones & The Six” | Episode: “Track 10: Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide” (Amazon Studio)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports
Regularly Scheduled Programming

Michael Mancini & Liz Patrick
“Saturday Night Live” (NBC)
Episode: “Pedro Pascal / Coldplay”

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Paul G. Casey – “Real Time with Bill Maher” | Episode: “2117” (HBO + Max)
Jim Hoskinson – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” | Episode: “Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén” (CBS)
David Paul Meyer – “The Daily Show” | Episode: “Singer Charley Crockett Performs “Name on a Billboard” and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper” (Comedy Central)
Paul Pennolino – “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” | Episode: “1018: Dollar Stores” (HBO + Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials

Paul Miller
“Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love” (NBC)

Executive Produced by Mark Bracco, Carol Burnett, Linda Gierahn, Baz Halpin, Brian Miller, Paul Miller, and Steve Sauer

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Joel Gallen – “Chris Rock: Selective Outrage” (Netflix)
Stan Lathan – “Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer” (Netflix)
Linda Mendoza – “Wanda Sykes: I’m an Entertainer” (Netflix)
Glenn Weiss – “The 95th Annual Academy Awards” (ABC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

Niharika Desai
“Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss” (Peacock)
Episode: “Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil”

Executive Produced by Rainn Wilson, David Sirulnick, Jen Isaacson, Jon Kamen, Evan Rosenfeld,
Casey Scharf, and Melissa Wood

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Ken Fuchs – “The Golden Bachelor” | Episode: “Premiere” (ABC)
Joseph Guidry & Alexandra Lipsitz – “Project Greenlight: A New Generation” | Episode: “PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem” (HBO + Max)
Rich Kim – “Lego Masters” | Episode: “Is It Brick?” (Fox)
Patrick McManus – “American Ninja Warrior” | Episode: “Season 15 Finale” (NBC)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs

Amy Schatz
“Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School”
(HBO + Max)

Produced by Amy Schatz

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James Bobin – “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” | Episode: “I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher” (Disney+)
Destin Daniel Cretton – “American Born Chinese” | Episode: “What Guy Are You” (Disney+)
Rob Letterman – “Goosebumps” | Episode: “Say Cheese and Die” (Disney+)
Dinh Thai – “American Born Chinese” | Episode: “A Monkey on a Quest” (Disney+)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in COMMERCIALS

Kim Gehrig (Somesuch)
Run This Town, Apple Music – Apple (Client Direct)
The Travelers, Expedia – Wieden & Kennedy

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Martin De Thurah – Fair Exchange, Levi’s 501 Jeans – Droga5 | Legends Never Die, Levi’s 501 Jeans – Droga5 (Epoch Films)
Seb Edwards – Rumble, Battle of the Baddest – Droga5 (Park Pictures)
Craig Gillespie – Waiting Room, Apple iPhone – TBWA/Media Arts Lab (MJZ)
Andreas Nilsson – R.I.P. Leon, Apple iPhone – Apple (Client Direct) | Action Mode, Apple iPhone14 – Apple (Client Direct) | Choose Happy, Les Mills Fitness – Nice&Frank, San Francisco | Wait’ll You See This, Snapchat – Snapchat (Client Direct) (Biscuit Filmworks)