Outstanding Original Score for a Studio Film

PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER •
Warner Bros. Pictures

Unit Production Manager: Will Weiske
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares, Ian Stone
Second Second Assistant Director: Dominic Pacitti, Rafael Sanz-Jimenez
Additional Second Assistant Director: Nuekellar Hardy, Chunning Chang, Kit Conners, Kasia Trojak, Tyler Young

Paul Thomas Anderson, Adam Somner, Sara Murphy | Producers

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Ryan Coogler – “Sinners” (Warner Bros.)
Guillermo Del Toro – “Frankenstein” (Netflix)
Josh Safdie – “Marty Supreme” (A24)
Chloe Zhao – “Hamnet” (Focus Features)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time NARRATIVE Feature Film

CHARLIE POLINGER
THE PLAGUE • IFC Films

Lizzie Shapiro, Lucy McKendrick, Joel Edgerton, Steven Schneider, Roy Lee, Derek Dauchy | Producers

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Hasan Hadi – “The President’s Cake” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Harry Lighton – “Pillion” (A24)
Alex Russell – “Lurker” (Mubi)
Eva Victor – “Sorry, Baby” (A24)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in DOCUMENTARY

Mstyslav Chernov
2000 METERS TO ANDRIIVKA • PBS Distribution

Michelle Mizner, Raney Aronson-Rath, Mstyslav Chernov | Producers

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Cover-Up (Netflix)
Cutting Through Rocks (Assembly Releasing)
Mistress Dispeller (Oscilloscope Laboratories)
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

Amanda Marsalis
The Pitt • HBO Max
EPISODE: “6:00 P.M.”

Unit Production Manager: Michelle Lankwarden
First Assistant Director: Eric Tignini
Second Assistant Director: Kevin Zelman
Second Second Assistant Director: Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers, Chloe Huckins
Additional Second Assistant Director: Michelle Akeley

R. Scott Gemmill | Director
Simran Baidwan, R. Scott Gemmill, Michael Hissrich, Erin Jontow, John Wells, Noah Wyle | Executive Producers

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Liza Johnson, The Diplomat, “Amagansett” (Netflix)
Janus Metz, Andor, “Who Are You?” (Disney+)
Ben Stiller, Severance, “Cold Harbor” (Apple TV+)
John Wells, The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg
The Studio • Apple TV+
EPISODE: “The Oner”

Unit Production Manager: Shawn Dyrdahl
First Assistant Director: Donald Murphy
Second Assistant Director: Peter Dress

Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ryan Coogler | Producers

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Lucia Aniello, Hacks, “A Slippery Slope” (HBO Max)
Janicza Bravo, The Bear, “Worms” (FX on Hulu)
Christopher Storer, The Bear, “Bears” (FX on Hulu)
Mike White, The White Lotus, “Denials” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Limited Series

Shannon Murphy
Dying for Sex • FX on Hulu
EPISODE: “It’s Not That Serious”

Unit Production Manager: Francesca M. Mannix
First Assistant Director: Julie A. Bloom
Second Assistant Director: Findlay Ward Zotter
Second Second Assistant Director: Kristin Dombroski, Laura E. Rizer

Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether | Creators
Kim Rosenstock, Elizabeth Meriwether, Katherine Pope, Kathy Ciric, Hernán López, Marshall Lewy, Aaron Hart, Michelle Williams, Nikki Boyer, Shannon Murphy, Leslye Headland | Executive Producers

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Jason Bateman, Black Rabbit, “The Black Rabbits” (Netflix)
Antonio Campos, The Beast in Me, “Sick Puppy” (Netflix)
Lesli Linka Glatter, Zero Day, “Episode 6” (Netflix)
Ally Pankiw, Black Mirror, “Common People” (Netflix)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television

Stephen Chbosky
Nonnas • Netflix

Unit Production Manager: Pamela Hirsch, Kara Doherty
First Assistant Director: Chris Surgent
Second Assistant Director: Takahide Kawakami
Second Second Assistant Director: Cary Lee
Location Manager: Tatiana Forster

Gigi Pritzker, Rachel Shane, Jack Turner | Producers

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Jesse Armstrong, Mountainhead (HBO Max)
Scott Derrickson, The Gorge (Apple TV+)
Michael Morris, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (Peacock)
Kyle Newacheck, Happy Gilmore 2 (Netflix)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series / News

Rebecca Miller
Mr. Scorsese • Apple TV+
EPISODE: “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy”

Rebecca Miller, Damon Cardasis, Cindy Tolan, Rick Yorn, Chris Donnelly, Julie Yorn, Robert Fernandez, Patrick Walmsley | Producers

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Billy Joel: And So It Goes (HBO Max)
Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix)
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (Peacock)
Pee-Wee as Himself (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety

Liz Patrick
SNL50: The Anniversary Special • NBC

Associate Director: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini, Dan Dome
Stage Manager: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Peter Epstein, Karen Tasch Weiss, Steve Bautista, Joey Despenzero, Frank Fernandez, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Cyndi Owgang, Elise Reaves, Niclana Tolmasoff, Leslie Williams

Steve Higgins, Erik Kenward | Producers

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Yvonne De Mare, The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Julia Roberts; Sam Smith” (CBS)
Andy Fisher, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, “Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp” (ABC)
Beth McCarthy-Miller, SNL50: The Homecoming Concert (Peacock)
Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Public Media” (HBO Max)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports

Matthew Gangl
2025 World Series – Game 7 – Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays • FOX Sports

Associate Director: Larry Lancaster, Aaron Stojkov, Bryan Colucci
Stage Manager: Dominick Tringali, Dan Frank

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Steve Milton, 2025 Masters Tournament (CBS Sports)
Rich Russo, Super Bowl LIX (Fox Sports)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality / Quiz & Game

Mike Sweeney
Conan O’Brien Must Go • HBO Max
EPISODE: “Austria”

Associate Director: Jason Chillemi

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Lucinda M. Margolis, Jeopardy!, “Ep. 9341” (Syndicated)
Adam Sandler, The Price Is Right, “10,000th Episode” (CBS)

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in COMMERCIALS

Kim Gehrig (Somesuch)
You Can’t Win. So Win. • Nike | Wieden+Kennedy

First Assistant Director: Peter Jackson, John Mattern
Second Assistant Director: Melina Greene
Second Second Assistant Director: Chelsea Meador

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Apple – I’m Not Remarkable
ChatGPT – Dish, Pull Up, Trip
Meta – Home for the Holidays, Secret Santa
Apple AirPods 4 – Someday
Andrex – Conquer the First School Poo
Apple iPhone 16 Pro – Garrett, Big Flex
Virgin Media – Trunk Trucker
Amazon – Bring a Book to Life
Squarespace – A Tale as Old as Websites
Coinbase – Everything Is Fine