2016 Directors Guild of America Documentary and TV Nominations: The Year of O.J. Continues
The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees in the documentary and television categories for this year’s DGA Awards, with O.J. Simpson present in both fields: “O.J.: Made in America” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” both picked up nods. Other contenders include “Atlanta,” “Westworld” and “The Eagle Huntress.” The feature film nominees, meanwhile, are scheduled to be announced tomorrow.
This year’s ceremony takes place on February 4 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Full list of nominees below:
Dramatic Series
The Duffer Brothers, “Stranger Things,” “Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers”
Ryan Murphy, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” “From the Ashes of Tragedy”
Jonathan Nolan, “Westworld,” “The Original”
Miguel Sapochnik, “Game of Thrones,” “The Battle of the Bastards”
John Singleton, “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” “The Race Card”
Comedy Series
Alec Berg, “Silicon Valley,” “Daily Active Users”
Donald Glover, “Atlanta,” “B.A.N.”
Mike Judge, “Silicon Valley,” “Founder Friendly”
Becky Martin, “Veep,” “Inauguration”
Dale Stern, “Veep,” “Mother”
Movies for Television and Miniseries
Raymond De Felitta, “Madoff”
Thomas Kail (directed by) and Alex Rudzinski (live television direction by), “Grease Live!”
Kenny Leon (directed by) and Alex Rudzinski (live television direction by), “Hairspray Live!”
Jay Roach, “All the Way”
Steven Zaillian, “The Night Of,” “The Beach”
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Regularly Scheduled Programming
Paul G. Casey, “Real Time With Bill Maher,” “Show #1437”
Nora Gerard, “CBS Sunday Morning,” “Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast”
Jim Hoskinson, “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” “Episode #0179”
Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live,” “Host: Dave Chappelle”
Paul Pennolino, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” “Episode #1030”
Variety/Talk/News/Sports — Specials
Jerry Foley, “Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 — The Best is Yet to Come”
Tim Mancinelli, “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” “The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special”
Linda Mendoza, “Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House”
Paul Myers, “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” “A Very Special Full Frontal Special”
Glenn Weiss, The 70th Annual Tony Awards
Reality Programs
Ken Fuchs, “Shark Tank,” “801”
John Gonzalez, “Live PD,” “Episode 5”
Brian Smith, “STRONG,” “Welcome to STRONG”
J. Rupert Thompson, “American Grit,” “The Finale — Over the Falls”
Bertram Van Munster, “The Amazing Race,” “We’re Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today”
Children’s Programs
Liz Allen, “The Kicks,” “Pilot”
Alethea Jones, “Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street,” “Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades”
Michael Lembeck, “A Nutcracker Christmas”
Tina Mabry, “An American Girl Story — Melody 1963: Love Has to Win”
John Schultz, “Adventures in Babysitting”
Documentary
Otto Bell, “The Eagle Huntress”
Ezra Edelman, “O.J.: Made in America”
Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg, “Weiner”
Raoul Peck, “I Am Not Your Negro”
Roger Ross Williams, “Life, Animated”
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