Both shows, along with 'Downton Abbey', 'The Knick' and 'Mad Men', are vying for a prize in Dramatic Series category.
- Jan 14, 2016
AceShowbiz - After announcing the nominees for best film direction, the Directors Guild of America has now unveiled the nominations in TV field. In Dramatic Series category, "Game of Thrones" seeks to add a trophy for David Nutter after his Emmy win last September for his direction of the fifth season finale "Mother's Mercy".
He is facing a stiff competition from Lesli Linka Glatter ("Homeland"), Matthew Weiner "Mad Men", Michael Engles ("Downton Abbey") and Steven Soderbergh ("The Knick").
In Comedy Series category, Louis C.K. ("Louie") is up against Chris Addison ("Veep"), Mike Judge ("Silicon Valley"), Gail Mancuso ("Modern Family") and Jill Soloway ("Transparent").
"Show Me a Hero" and "The Wiz Live!" appear in the list of nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries. "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", "Saturday Night Live", "Inside Amy Schumer" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", meanwhile, are nominated in Variety/Talk/News/Sports category.
The winners will be announced at the 68th Annual DGA Awards on February 6 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Jane Lynch will be hosting the event.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
- MICHAEL ENGLER - "Downton Abbey", "Episode 8" (PBS)
- LESLI LINKA GLATTER - "Homeland", "The Tradition of Hospitality" (Showtime)
- DAVID NUTTER - "Game of Thrones", "Mother's Mercy" (HBO)
- STEVEN SODERBERGH - "The Knick", "Williams and Walker" (Cinemax)
- MATTHEW WEINER - "Mad Men", "Person to Person" (AMC)
- CHRIS ADDISON - "Veep", "Election Night" (HBO)
- LOUIS C.K. - "Louie", "Sleepover" (FX)
- MIKE JUDGE - "Silicon Valley", "Binding Arbitration" (HBO)
- GAIL MANCUSO - "Modern Family", "White Christmas" (ABC)
- JILL SOLOWAY - "Transparent", "Kina Hora" (Amazon)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries
- ANGELA BASSETT - "Whitney" (Lifetime)
- LAURIE COLLYER - "The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe" (Lifetime)
- PAUL HAGGIS - "Show Me a Hero" (HBO)
- KENNY LEON (Directed By), MATTHEW DIAMOND (Live Television Direction By) - "The Wiz Live!" (NBC)
- DEE REES - "Bessie" (HBO)
- PAUL G. CASEY - "Real Time with Bill Maher", "Show #1334" (HBO)
- DAVE DIOMEDI - "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon", "Episode #325" (NBC)
- DON ROY KING - "Saturday Night Live", Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato" (NBC)
- RYAN MCFAUL & AMY SCHUMER - "Inside Amy Schumer", "12 Angry Men" (Comedy Central)
- CHUCK O'NEIL - "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart", "Episode #20142" (Comedy Central)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports - Specials
- SOFIA COPPOLA - "A Very Murray Christmas" (Netflix)
- HAMISH HAMILTON - The 87th Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
- DON ROY KING - "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" (NBC)
- BETH MCCARTHY MILLER - "Adele Live in New York City" (NBC)
- CHRIS ROCK - "Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo" (HBO)
- BRADY CONNELL - "The Great Christmas Light Fight", "Episode 304" (ABC)
- KEN FUCHS - "Shark Tank", "702" (ABC)
- STEVE HRYNIEWICZ - "Cutthroat Kitchen", "Superstar Sabotage Finale: It's Raining Ramen" (Food Network)
- BERTRAM VAN MUNSTER - "The Amazing Race", "Bring the Fun, Baby!" (CBS)
- ADAM VETRI - "Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge", "Gods of War" (CMT)
- PAUL HOEN - "Invisible Sister" (Disney Channel)
- JOSEPH MAZZARINO - "Sesame Street", "The Cookie Thief" (PBS)
- KENNY ORTEGA - "Descendants" (Disney Channel)
- AMY SCHATZ - "Saving My Tomorrow", "Part 3" (HBO)
- SASIE SEALY - "Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street", "Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist" (Amazon)
- JIMMY CHIN & ELIZABETH CHAI VASARHELYI - "Meru" (Music Box Films; Itinerant Media, Little Monster Films)
- LIZ GARBUS - "What Happened, Miss Simone?" (Netflix Documentary; RadicalMedia, Moxie Firecracker)
- ALEX GIBNEY - "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" (HBO Documentary Films; Sky Atlantic, Jigsaw Productions)
- MATTHEW HEINEMAN - "Cartel Land" (The Orchard; A&E Indie Films, Our Time Projects, The Documentary Group, Whitewater Films)
- ASIF KAPADIA - "Amy" (A24; Cinetic, Globe Productions, On The Corner)