Outstanding Directorial Achievement in NARRATIVE Feature Film

Sean Baker
“Anora” • NEON

Directorial Team:
Location Manager: Ross Brodar
Unit Production Manager: Olivia Kavanaugh
First Assistant Director: Liza Mann
Second Assistant Director: Sofía Blanco
Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Coleman

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Jacques Audiard – “Emilia Pérez” | Netflix
Edward Berger – “Conclave” | Focus Features
Brady Corbet – “The Brutalist” | A24
James Mangold – “A Complete Unknown” | Searchlight Pictures

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time NARRATIVE Feature Film

RaMell Ross
“Nickel Boys” • Orion/Amazon MGM Studios

Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kenneth Yu
First Assistant Director: James Roque
Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
Second Second Assistant Director: Thalia Skaleris
Additional Second Assistant Director: Zachery Sherer
Location Manager: Batou Chandler

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Payal Kapadia – “All We Imagine as Light” | Sideshow/Janus Films
Megan Park – “My Old Ass” | Amazon MGM Studios
Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel – “Armand” | IFC Films
Sean Wang – “Dìdi” | Focus Features

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DOCUMENTARY

BRENDAN BELLOMO & SLAVA LEONTYEV
“Porcelain War” • Picturehouse

Produced by Aniela Sidorska, Paula Dupré Pesmen, Camilla Mazzaferro, Olivia Ahnemann

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Angela Patton & Natalie Rae – “Daughters” | Netflix
Ibrahim Nash’at – “Hollywoodgate” | Fourth Act Film
Johan Grimonprez – “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” | Kino Lorber
Emily Kassie & Julian Brave Noisecat – “Sugarcane” | National Geographic

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

FREDERICK E.O. TOYE
“Shōgun” (Episode: “Crimson Sky”) | FX/Hulu

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Alex Graves – “The Diplomat” (Episode: “Dreadnought”) | Netflix
Jonathan Van Tulleken – “Shōgun” (Episode: “Anjin”) | FX/Hulu
Hiromi Kamata – “Shōgun” (Episode: “Ladies of the Willow World”) | FX/Hulu
Issa López – “True Detective: Night Country” (Episode: “Part 6”) | HBO Max

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

LUCIA ANIELLO
“HACKS” (Episode: “Bulletproof”) • HBO Max

Unit Production Manager: Chris R. Robinson First Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg Second Assistant Director: Erin Stern Linares Second Second Assistant Director: Alaina Neumann Rafdal Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero

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Ayo Edebiri – “The Bear” (Episode: “Napkins”) | FX/Hulu
Duccio Fabbri – “The Bear” (Episode: “Doors”) | FX/Hulu
Christopher Storer – “The Bear” (Episode: “Tomorrow”) | FX/Hulu
Jeff Schaffer – “Curb Your Enthusiam” (Episode: “No Lessons Learned”) | HBO Max

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

STEVEN ZAILLIAN
“Ripley” • Netflix

Unit Production Managers: Clayton Townsend, Joe Guest (NY) First Assistant Director: Peter Thorell Second Assistant Directors: Justin Bischoff (NY), Nick Notte (NY) Second Second Assistant Director: Melissa Morphet (NY) Location Manager: Paul Eskenazi (NY)

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Alfonso Cuarón – “Disclaimer” | Apple TV+
Kevin Bray – “The Penguin” (Episode: “Top Hat”) | HBO Max
Jennifer Getzinger – “The Penguin” (Episode: “A Great or Little Thing”) | HBO Max
Helen Shaver – “The Penguin” (Episode: “Cent’anni”) | HBO Max

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

Liz Patrick
“Saturday Night Live” (Episode: “John Mulaney / Chappell Roan”) • NBC

Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri

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David Paul Meyer – “The Daily Show” (Episode: “Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention – Plot Twist!”) | Comedy Central
Jim Hoskinson – “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (Episode: “Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy”) | CBS
Paul Pennolino – “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” (Episode: “India Elections”) | HBO
Paul G. Casey – “Real Time with Bill Maher” (Episode: “Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger”) | HBO

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

BETH McCARTHY-MILLER
“The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady” • Netflix

Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta, Jr. Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet, Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis

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Hamish Hamilton – “The 96th Annual Academy Awards” | ABC
David Paul Meyer – “The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now” | Comedy Central
Glenn Weiss – “The 77th Annual Tony Awards” | CBS
Ali Wong – “Ali Wong: Single Lady” | Netflix

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

NEIL DeGROOT
“Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted” (Episode: “The Cliffs of Ireland”) • National Geographic Channel

Associate Director: Jeff Simms

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Joseph Guidry – “Deal Or No Deal Island” (Episode: “Are You Decisive?”) • NBC
Ari Katcher – “Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show” (Episode: “Road Trip”) • HBO
Patrick McManus – “American Ninja Warrior” (Episode: “Las Vegas Finals 4”) • NBC
Mike Sweeney – “Conan O’Brien Must Go” (Episode: “Ireland”) • Netflix

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs

AMBER SEALEY
“Out of My Mind” • Disney+

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Kat Coiro – “The Spiderwick Chronicles” (Episode: “Welcome to Spiderwick”) | Roku Channel
Michael Goi – “Avatar: The Last Airbender” (Episode: “Aang”) | Netflix
Jim Mickle – “Sweet Tooth” (Episode: “This Is a Story”) | Netflix
Jennifer Phang – “Descendants: The Rise of Red” • Disney+

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in COMMERCIALS

ANDREAS NILSSON
Biscuit Filmworks

Board Game, Hennessy — Wieden+Kennedy ‑ London
First Office Poo, Andrex — FCB ‑ London
One More, Apple — Client Direct
First Assistant Director: Scott Harris
Second Assistant Director: Ronald Misetich
Whizzer, Virgin Media — VCCP ‑ London

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LANCE ACORD | Park Pictures
KIM GEHRIG | Somesuch
TIM HEIDECKER & ERIC WAREHEIM | Prettybird
IVAN ZACHARIÁŠ | Smuggler