Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Specials

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Specials
Awarded forOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
First awarded2013
Currently held byPaul Miller for Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love (2023)

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials 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 Winners and nominees Network Ref.
2013
(66th)
The 67th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBS [2]
The 85th Annual Academy Awards Don Mischer ABC
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards Louis J. Horvitz CBS
2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Joel Gallen HBO
Louis C.K.: Oh My God
Louis C.K.
2014
(67th)
The 68th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBS [3]
The 86th Annual Academy Awards Hamish Hamilton ABC
The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Louis J. Horvitz CBS
Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays Des McAnuff HBO
Super Bowl XLVIII Rich Russo Fox
2015
(68th)
Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Don Roy King NBC [4]
Adele Live in New York City Beth McCarthy-Miller NBC
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Chris Rock HBO
The 87th Annual Academy Awards Hamish Hamilton ABC
A Very Murray Christmas Sofia Coppola Netflix
2016
(69th)
The 70th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBS [5]
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ("A Very Special Full Frontal Special") Paul Myers
TBS
The Late Late Show with James Corden ("The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special") Tim Mancinelli CBS
In Performance at the White House ("Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles") Linda Mendoza PBS
Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come
Jerry Foley NBC
2017
(70th)
The 89th Annual Academy Awards Glenn Weiss ABC [6]
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special Amy Schumer Netflix
Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin Stan Lathan
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Paul Pennolino TBS
Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman Linda Mendoza PBS
2018
(71st)
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards Louis J. Horvitz CBS [7][8]
The 72nd Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBS
Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma Beth McCarthy-Miller HBO
The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 Tim Mancinelli and Glenn Clements CBS
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life Marcus Raboy Netflix
2019
(72nd)
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons James Burrows and Andy Fisher ABC [9][10]
Aziz Ansari: Right Now Spike Jonze Netflix
The 91st Annual Academy Awards Glenn Weiss ABC
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Stan Lathan Netflix
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal Linda Mendoza Netflix

2020s

Year Program Winners and nominees Network Ref.
2020
(73rd)
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Thomas Schlamme HBO Max [11][12]
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic" Stacey Angeles Comedy Central
David Byrne's American Utopia Spike Lee HBO
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ("Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020") Jim Hoskinson Showtime
What the Constitution Means to Me Marielle Heller Amazon
2021
(74th)
Adele One Night Only Paul Dugdale CBS [13][14]
The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Glenn Weiss CBS
Bo Burnham: Inside Bo Burnham Netflix
Dave Chappelle: The Closer Stan Lathan
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse" Ian Berger Comedy Central
2022
(75th)
The 75th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBS [15][16]
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Hungary for Democracy" Ian Berger Comedy Central
Mark Twain Prize
2022: Celebrating Jon Stewart
Marcus Raboy PBS
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter James Merriman ABC
Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show Hamish Hamilton NBC
2023
(76th)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Paul Miller NBC [17][18]
The 95th Annual Academy Awards Glenn Weiss ABC
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage Joel Gallen Netflix
Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer Stan Lathan
Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer Linda Mendoza

Individuals with multiple awards

5 awards
  • Glenn Weiss

Individuals with multiple nominations

Total awards by network

  • CBS – 6
  • ABC – 2
  • NBC – 2
  • HBO Max – 1

See also

References

  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. ^ Pedersen, Erik (January 10, 2020). "DGA Awards TV Series Nominations: 'Thrones', 'Watchmen', 'Succession', 'Mrs. Maisel' 'Veep' & 'Barry'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 11, 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". 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". 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". 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". Directors Guild of America. January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 10, 2024.

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