Awards & Winners

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series

Directors Guild of America Award

The Directors Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series is an award presented by the Directors Guild of America to the best directed episodes of a comedic television series. It has been presented annually since the 24th annual Directors Guild of America awards in 1972. The years denote when each episode first aired. The current eligibility period is January 1st to December 31st. The winners are highlighted in gold.

Check all the winners of Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series presented under Directors Guild of America Award since 1971 .


Beth McCarthy-Miller

Honored for : 30 Rock
(For episode Hogcock!/Last Lunch)

Nominations 2013 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Mark Cendrowski The Big Bang Theory
For episode The Hofstadter Insufficiency
Bryan Cranston Modern Family
For episode The Old Man & The Tree
Gail Mancuso Modern Family
For episode My Hero
Beth McCarthy-Miller 30 Rock
For episode Hogcock!/Last Lunch
Anthony Joseph Rich The Big Bang Theory
For episode The Love Spell Potential

Lena Dunham

Honored for : Girls
(For the pilot episode)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Louis C.K. Louie
Episode \u201CNew Year\u2019s Eve\u201D
Mark Cendrowski The Big Bang Theory
Episode \u201CThe Date Night Variable\u201D
Bryan Cranston Modern Family
Episode \u201CElection Day\u201D
Lena Dunham Girls
For the pilot episode
Beth McCarthy-Miller 30 Rock
Episode \u201CLive from Studio 6H\u201D

Robert B. Weide

Honored for : Curb Your Enthusiasm
(Episode: Palestinian Chicken)

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Fred Savage Modern Family
Episode: After the fire
David Steinberg Curb Your Enthusiasm
Episode: The Divorce
Robert B. Weide Curb Your Enthusiasm
Episode: Palestinian Chicken
Don Scardino 30 Rock
Episode: Double-Edged Sword
Michael Spiller Modern Family
Episode: Express Christmas

Michael Spiller, Matthew Heffernan, Alisa Statman, Helena Lamb, Sally Young

Honored for : Modern Family
(For episode Halloween)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Spiller Modern Family
For episode Halloween
Matthew Heffernan Modern Family
For episode Halloween
Alisa Statman Modern Family
For episode Halloween
Helena Lamb Modern Family
For episode Halloween
Sally Young Modern Family
For episode Halloween
Ryan Murphy Glee
For episode The Power of Madonna
Beth McCarthy-Miller 30 Rock
For episode Live Show
Steven Levitan Modern Family
For episode Hawaii
David Nutter Entourage
For episode Lose Yourself

Jason Winer, Howard Griffith, Alisa Statman, Helena Lamb, Shannon Speaker

Honored for : Modern Family
(For the pilot episode)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jason Winer Modern Family
For the pilot episode
Howard Griffith Modern Family
For the pilot episode
Alisa Statman Modern Family
For the pilot episode
Helena Lamb Modern Family
For the pilot episode
Shannon Speaker Modern Family
For the pilot episode
Larry Charles Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode The Table Read
Jeff Schaffer Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode Seinfeld
Paris Barclay Glee
For episode Wheels
Ryan Murphy Glee
For the pilot episode.

Paul Feig

Honored for : The Office
(For episode Dinner Party)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Feig The Office
For episode Dinner Party
Beth McCarthy-Miller 30 Rock
For the reunion episode #304
Don Scardino 30 Rock
For episode Do Over
Julian Farino Entourage
For episode Tree Trippers
Paris Barclay Weeds
For episode The Three Coolers

Barry Sonnenfeld

Honored for : Pushing Daisies
(For episode Pie-lette)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Engler 30 Rock
For episode Rosemary's Baby
Beth McCarthy-Miller 30 Rock
For episode Somebody to Love
David Grossman Desperate Housewives
For episode Something's Coming
David Nutter Entourage
For episode The Ressurection
Barry Sonnenfeld Pushing Daisies
For episode Pie-lette

Richard Shepard

Honored for : Ugly Betty
(For the pilot episode)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Richard Shepard Ugly Betty
For the pilot episode
Adam Bernstein 30 Rock
For the pilot episode
Arlene Sanford Boston Legal
For episode Breast in Show
Julian Farino Entourage
For episode One Day in the Valley
Seith Mann Grey's Anatomy
For episode Name of the Game

Marc Buckland

Honored for : My Name Is Earl
(For the pilot episode.)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Larry Charles Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode The End
Bryan Gordon Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode Korean Bookie
Julian Farino Entourage
For episode Exodus
James Burrows Will & Grace
For episode Alive and Schtiking
Marc Buckland My Name Is Earl
For the pilot episode.

Tim Van Patten

Honored for : Sex and the City
(For episode An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Van Patten Sex and the City
For episode An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux
Bryan Gordon Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode The 5 Wood
Robert B. Weide Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode The Carpool Lane
Charles McDougall Desperate Housewives
For the pilot episode.
Arlene Sanford Desperate Housewives
For episode Pretty Little Picture

Tim Van Patten

Honored for : Sex and the City
(For episode Boy Interrupted)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Van Patten Sex and the City
For episode "Boy Interrupted
James Widdoes 8 Simple Rules
For episode Goodbye
Michael Engler Sex and the City
For episode Hop, Skip & A Week
Michael Patrick King Sex and the City
For episode Great Sexpectations
James Burrows Will & Grace
For episode Last Ex to Brooklyn

Bryan Gordon

Honored for : Curb Your Enthusiasm
(For episode Special Section)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bryan Gordon Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode Special Section
Larry Charles Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode The Nanny From Hell
David Steinberg Curb Your Enthusiasm
For episode Mary, Joseph & Larry
James Burrows Will & Grace
For episode Marry Me a Little
Michael Patrick King Sex and the City
For episode Plus One Is the Loneliest Number

Todd Holland

Honored for : Malcolm in the Middle
(For episode Bowling)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Todd Holland Malcolm in the Middle
For episode Bowling
Allen Coulter Sex and the City
For episode Defining Moments
Michael Engler Sex and the City
For episode My Motherboard, Myself
Michael Patrick King Sex and the City
For episode The Real Me
James Burrows Will & Grace
For episode Bed, Bath & Beyond

James Burrows

Honored for : Will & Grace
(For episode Love In The Eighties)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Burrows Will & Grace
For episode Love In The Eighties
Allen Coulter Sex and the City
For episode Cockadoodle-do
Bill D'Elia Ally McBeal
For episode The Last Virgin
Pamela Fryman Frasier
For episode "And The Dish Ran Away With The Spoon", parts I + II
Todd Holland Malcolm in the Middle
For the pilot episode.

Thomas Schlamme

Honored for : Sports Night
(For episode Small Town)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Schlamme Sports Night
For episode Small Town
James Burrows Will & Grace
For episode Yours, Mine, Ours
Pamela Fryman Frasier
For episode The Flight Before Christmas
Katy Garretson Frasier
For episode Dr. Nora
Victoria Hochberg Sex and the City
For episode The Man, The Myth, The Viagra

Thomas Schlamme

Honored for : Sports Night
(For the pilot episode)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Schlamme Sports Night
For the pilot episode
James Burrows Will & Grace
For the pilot episode.
Pamela Fryman Just Shoot Me!
For episode Two Girls for Every Boy
Kelsey Grammer Frasier
For episode Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz
Todd Holland The Larry Sanders Show
For episode Flip

Andy Ackerman

Honored for : Seinfeld
(For episode The Betrayal)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andy Ackerman Seinfeld
For episode The Betrayal
James Burrows Dharma & Greg
For the pilot episode.
Pamela Fryman Frasier
For episode Halloween - Part I
Gordon Hunt Mad About You
For episode The Birth
Gil Junger Ellen
For the Puppy episode

Andy Ackerman

Honored for : Seinfeld
(For episode The Rye)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Andy Ackerman Seinfeld
For episode The Rye
Robert Berlinger 3rd Rock from the Sun
For episode See Dick Continue To Run
Todd Holland The Larry Sanders Show
For episode Everybody Loves Larry
Alan Myerson The Larry Sanders Show
For episode Ellen, Or Isn't She
David Steinberg Mad About You
For episode \"The Finale\", parts II and III

Gordon Hunt, Bruce Chevillat, Hilary Leach, Brian Fong, Dana De Vally Piazza

Honored for : Mad About You
(For episode The Alan Brady Show)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gordon Hunt Mad About You
For episode The Alan Brady Show
Andy Ackerman Seinfeld
For episode The Gum
James Burrows Friends
For episode The One with the Birth
Todd Holland The Larry Sanders Show
For episode Arthur After Hours
David Lee Frasier
For episode Daphne's Room

David Lee

Honored for : Frasier
(For episode The Matchmaker)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
David Lee Frasier
For episode The Matchmaker
Andy Ackerman Seinfeld
For episode The Race
Rick Beren Frasier
For episode The Unkindest Cut Of All
Tom Cherones Seinfeld
For episode The Opposite
Todd Holland The Larry Sanders Show
For episode The Mr. Sharon Stone Show

James Burrows

Honored for : Frasier
(For episode The Good Son)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Burrows Frasier
For episode The Good Son
Betty Thomas Dream On
For episode Silent Night, Holy Cow
Peter Bonerz Murphy Brown
For episode Angst For The Memory
Michael Lange Northern Exposure
For episode Kaddish for Uncle Manny
Tom Cherones Seinfeld
For episode The Mango

Tom Cherones

Honored for : Seinfeld
(For episode The Contest)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tom Cherones Seinfeld
For episode The Contest
James Burrows Cheers
For episode An Old-Fashioned Wedding
Jason Alexander Seinfeld
For episode The Good Samaritan

Peter Bonerz

Honored for : Murphy Brown
(For episode Uh Oh, part 2.)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Peter Bonerz Murphy Brown
For episode \"Uh Oh\", part 2
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Days Of Wine & Neurosis
David Steinberg Seinfeld
For episode The Tape

James Burrows

Honored for : Cheers
(For episode Woody Interruptus)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Woody Interruptus
Barnet Kellman Murphy Brown
For episode Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery
Peter Baldwin The Wonder Years
For episode The Ties That Bind Thanksgiving

Barnet Kellman

Honored for : Murphy Brown
(For episode Brown Like Me)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Barnet Kellman Murphy Brown
For episode Brown Like Me
Harry Thomason Designing Women
For episode They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Sisterly Love

Steve Miner

Honored for : The Wonder Years
(For the pilot episode.)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Steve Miner The Wonder Years
For the pilot episode.
Barnet Kellman Murphy Brown
For the pilot episode.
Ellen Gittelsohn Roseanne
For the pilot episode.

Will Mackenzie

Honored for : Family Ties
(For episode My Name is Alex)

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Will Mackenzie Family Ties
For episode My Name is Alex
Terry Hughes The Golden Girls
For episode Old Friends
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Home Is the Sailor

Terry Hughes

Honored for : The Golden Girls
(For episode Isn't It Romantic?)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Terry Hughes The Golden Girls
For episode Isn't It Romantic?
Paul Lynch Moonlighting
For episode Symphony in Knocked Flat
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Tan 'N' Wash

Jay Sandrich

Honored for : The Golden Girls
(For the pilot episode.)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay Sandrich The Golden Girls
For the pilot episode.
Peter Werner Moonlighting
For episode The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Birth, Death, Love and Rice

Jay Sandrich

Honored for : The Cosby Show
(For the pilot episode.)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jay Sandrich The Cosby Show
For the pilot episode.
James Burrows Cheers
For episode I Call Your Name
Bill Persky Kate & Allie
For episode Landlady

James Burrows

Honored for : Cheers
(For episode Showdown - Part II)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Showdown - Part II
Jim Drake Buffalo Bill
For episode Woody Quits
Noam Pitlik Taxi
For episode Louie and the Blind Girl

Alan Alda

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode Where There's a Will, There's a War)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Alda M*A*S*H
For episode Where There's a Will, There's a War
Noam Pitlik Taxi
For episode Jim's Inheritance
James Burrows Cheers
For episode Sam at Eleven

Alan Alda

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode The Life You Save)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Alda M*A*S*H
For episode The Life You Save
Harry Morgan M*A*S*H
For episode Blood Brothers
James Burrows Taxi
For episode Jim the Psychic

Noam Pitlik

Honored for : Barney Miller
(For episode Fog)

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Noam Pitlik Barney Miller
For episode Fog
Mike Farrell M*A*S*H
For episode Death Takes a Holiday
Burt Metcalfe M*A*S*H
For episode A War for All Seasons

Paul Bogart

Honored for : All in the Family
(For episode Too Good Edith)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Bogart All in the Family
For episode Too Good Edith
Noam Pitlik Barney Miller
For episode The Judge
Charles S. Dubin M*A*S*H
For episode Period of Adjustment

Paul Bogart

Honored for : All in the Family
(For episode California, Here We Are)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Bogart All in the Family
For episode California, Here We Are
Jay Sandrich Soap
For episode #32
Charles S. Dubin M*A*S*H
For episode Point of View

Paul Bogart

Honored for : All in the Family
(For episode Edith's 50th Birtday)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paul Bogart All in the Family
For episode Edith's 50th Birtday
Alan Alda M*A*S*H
For episode Comrades in Arms, parts 1 and 2
Burt Metcalfe M*A*S*H
For episode Comrades in Arms, parts 1 and 2
Jay Sandrich Soap
For episode 007 Air 8

Alan Alda

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode Dear Sigmund)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alan Alda M*A*S*H
For episode Dear Sigmund
Jay Sandrich The Mary Tyler Moore Show
For episode Murray Can't Lose
Hal Cooper Maude
For episode Vivian's First Funeral

Hy Averback

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode Bombed)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hy Averback M*A*S*H
For episode Bombed
Joan Darling The Mary Tyler Moore Show
For episode Chuckles Bites the Dust
Hal Cooper Maude

Hy Averback

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode Alcoholics Unanimous)

Nominations 1974 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Hy Averback M*A*S*H
For episode Alcoholics Unanimous
Jay Sandrich The Mary Tyler Moore Show
For episode Mary Richards Goes to Jail
Robert Moore Rhoda
For episode Rhoda's Wedding

Gene Reynolds

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode Deal Me Out)

Nominations 1973 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Reynolds M*A*S*H
For episode Deal Me Out
Jay Sandrich The Mary Tyler Moore Show
For episode Lou's First Date
Hal Cooper Maude

Gene Reynolds

Honored for : M*A*S*H
(For episode Pilot)

Nominations 1972 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gene Reynolds M*A*S*H
For episode Pilot
John Rich All in the Family
For episode The Bunkers and the Swingers
Bob LaHendro All in the Family
For episode The Bunkers and the Swingers
Bill Hobin Maude
For episode Maude's Dilemma, parts 1 and 2

John Rich

Honored for : All in the Family
(For episode All in the Family)

Nominations 1971 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Rich All in the Family
For episode All in the family
Jay Sandrich The Mary Tyler Moore Show
For episode The Baby Sit-Com
Bruce Bilson The Odd Couple
For episode Being Divorced Is Never Having to Say I Do