Awards & Winners

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Drama Series

Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series is an Emmy presented to the best directing of a television drama series.

Check all the winners of Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Drama Series presented under Primetime Emmy Award since 1975 .


Cary Fukunaga

Honored for : True Detective
(Who Goes There)

David Fincher

Honored for : House of Cards
(Chapter 1)

Tim Van Patten

Honored for : Boardwalk Empire
(To the Lost)

Nominations 2012 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Vince Gilligan Breaking Bad
Face Off
Phil Abraham Mad Men
The Other Woman
Michael Cuesta Homeland
Pilot
Brian Percival Downton Abbey
Episode 7
Tim Van Patten Boardwalk Empire
To The Lost

Martin Scorsese

Honored for : Boardwalk Empire
(Boardwalk Empire (Pilot))

Nominations 2011 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Van Patten Game of Thrones
for episode \"Winter Is Coming\"
Patty Jenkins The Killing
for episode \"Pilot\"
Neil Jordan The Borgias
The Poisoned Chalice/The Assassin\"
Martin Scorsese Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire (Pilot)
Jeremy Podeswa Boardwalk Empire
Anastasia

Steve Shill

Honored for : Dexter
(The Getaway)

Nominations 2010 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Leslie Linka Glatter Mad Men
Guy Walks Into An Advertising Agency
Steve Shill Dexter
The Getaway
Agnieszka Holland Treme
Do You Know What It Means
Michelle MacLaren Breaking Bad
One Minute
Jack Bender Lost
The End

Rod Holcomb

Honored for : ER
(And In The End)

Nominations 2009 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael Rymer Battlestar Galactica
Daybreak (Part 2)
Todd A. Kessler Damages
Trust Me
Phil Abraham Mad Men
The Jet Set
Bill D'Elia Boston Legal
Made In China/Last Call
Rod Holcomb ER
And In The End

Greg Yaitanes

Honored for : House
(House's Head)

Nominations 2008 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Greg Yaitanes House
House's Head
Arlene Sanford Boston Legal
The Mighty Rogues
Vince Gilligan Breaking Bad
Pilot
Allen Coulter Damages
Pilot
Alan Taylor Mad Men
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Pilot)

Alan Taylor

Honored for : The Sopranos
(Kennedy And Heidi)

Nominations 2007 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Schlamme Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip
Pilot
Alan Taylor The Sopranos
Kennedy And Heidi
David Semel Heroes
Genesis
Félix Enríquez Alcalá Battlestar Galactica
Exodus, Part 2
Jack Bender Lost
Through the Looking Glass
Bill D'Elia Boston Legal
Son of the Defender
Peter Berg Friday Night Lights
Pilot

Jon Cassar

Honored for : 24
(7:00 AM - 8:00 AM)

Nominations 2006 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Tim Van Patten The Sopranos
Members Only
David Nutter The Sopranos
Join The Club
Rodrigo García Big Love
Pilot
Alan Ball Six Feet Under
Everyone's Waiting
Jack Bender Lost
Live Together, Die Alone
Mimi Leder The West Wing
Election Day
Jon Cassar 24
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM

J.J. Abrams

Honored for : Lost
(Pilot Part 1, Pilot Part 2)

Nominations 2005 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Alex Graves The West Wing
2162 Votes
J.J. Abrams Lost
Pilot Part 1","Pilot Part 2
Quentin Tarantino CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Grave Danger
Peter Tolan Rescue Me
Pilot
Peter Horton Grey's Anatomy
A Hard Days Night
Gregg Fienberg Deadwood
Complications
Scott Winant Huff
Crazy, Nuts and All Messed Up

Walter Hill

Honored for : Deadwood
(Deadwood)

Nominations 2004 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ryan Murphy Nip/Tuck
Pilot
Christopher Chulack ER
The Lost
Allen Coulter The Sopranos
Irregular Around The Margins
Tim Van Patten The Sopranos
Long Term Parking
Walter Hill Deadwood
Deadwood

Christopher Misiano

Honored for : The West Wing
(Twenty Five)

Nominations 2003 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Ian Toynton 24
10:00 PM - 11:00 PM
Alan Poul Six Feet Under
Nobody Sleeps
John Patterson The Sopranos
Whitecaps
Tim Van Patten The Sopranos
Whoever Did This
Christopher Misiano The West Wing
Twenty Five

Alan Ball

Honored for : Six Feet Under
(Pilot)

Nominations 2002 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Stephen Hopkins 24
Midnight - 1:00 A.M (Pilot)
Paris Barclay The West Wing
The Indians In The Lobby
Clark Johnson The Shield
Pilot
Alan Ball Six Feet Under
Pilot
Alex Graves The West Wing
Posse Comitatus

Thomas Schlamme

Honored for : The West Wing
(In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen)

Nominations 2001 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Jonathan Kaplan ER
The Visit
Laura Innes The West Wing
Shibboleth
Thomas Schlamme The West Wing
In The Shadow Of Two Gunmen
Tim Van Patten The Sopranos
Amour Fou
Steve Buscemi The Sopranos
Pine Barrens
Allen Coulter The Sopranos
University

Thomas Schlamme

Honored for : The West Wing
(Pilot)

Nominations 2000 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Wells ER
Such Sweet Sorrow
Thomas Schlamme The West Wing
For the pilot episode
John Patterson The Sopranos
Funhouse
Allen Coulter The Sopranos
The Knight In White Satin Armor
Jonathan Kaplan ER
All In The Family

Paris Barclay

Honored for : NYPD Blue
(Hearts and Souls)

Nominations 1999 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Paris Barclay NYPD Blue
Hearts and Souls
Matthew Penn Law & Order
Empire
David Chase The Sopranos
Pilot
Edwin Sherin Homicide: Life on the Street
Sideshow

Mark Tinker

Honored for : Brooklyn South
(Pilot)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Carter The X-Files
The Post-Modern Prometheus
Bill D'Elia Chicago Hope
Brain Salad Surgery
Paris Barclay NYPD Blue
Lost Israel, Part II
Thomas Schlamme ER
Ambush
Mark Tinker Brooklyn South
Pilot

Paris Barclay

Honored for : NYPD Blue
(Lost Israel, Part II)

Nominations 1998 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Chris Carter The X-Files
The Post-Modern Prometheus
Bill D'Elia Chicago Hope
Brain Salad Surgery
Paris Barclay NYPD Blue
Lost Israel, Part II
Thomas Schlamme ER
Ambush
Mark Tinker Brooklyn South
Pilot

Mark Tinker

Honored for : NYPD Blue
(Where's Swaldo?)

Nominations 1997 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Chulack ER
Fear of Flying
Rod Holcomb ER
Last Call
Tom Moore ER
Union Station
Mark Tinker NYPD Blue
Where's Swaldo?
James Wong The X-Files
Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man

Jeremy Kagan

Honored for : Chicago Hope
(Leave Of Absence)

Nominations 1996 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Chulack ER
Hell And High Water
Mimi Leder ER
Eve Kagan
Charles Haid Murder One
Chapter One
Mark Tinker NYPD Blue
Backboard Jungle
Jeremy Kagan Chicago Hope
Leave Of Absence

Mimi Leder

Honored for : ER
(Love's Labor Lost)

Nominations 1995 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Winant My So-Called Life
Pilot
Rod Holcomb ER
Pilot
Mimi Leder ER
Love's Labor Lost
Lou Antonio Chicago Hope
Life Support
Mark Tinker NYPD Blue
Innuendo

Daniel Sackheim

Honored for : NYPD Blue
(Tempest In A C-Cup)

Nominations 1994 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Michael M. Robin NYPD Blue
Guns 'N Rosaries
Gregory Hoblit NYPD Blue
Pilot
Daniel Sackheim NYPD Blue
Tempest In A C-Cup
Charles Haid NYPD Blue
True Confessions
Robert Butler Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Pilot

Barry Levinson

Honored for : Homicide: Life on the Street
(Gone For Goode)

Nominations 1993 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Laneuville I'll Fly Away
Until Tomorrow
Robert Butler Sirens
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
Bille August The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Northern Italy, 1918
Barry Levinson Homicide: Life on the Street
Gone For Goode
Edwin Sherin Law & Order
Conspiracy
Nancy Malone Sisters
Crash And Born

Eric Laneuville

Honored for : I'll Fly Away
(All God's Children)

Nominations 1992 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Eric Laneuville I'll Fly Away
All God's Children
Nancy Malone The Trials of Rosie O'Neill
Heartbreak Hotel
Jack Bender Northern Exposure
Seoul Mates
Rick Wallace L.A. Law
Say Goodnight Gracie
Mimi Leder China Beach
Rewind

Thomas Carter

Honored for : Equal Justice
(In Confidence)

Nominations 1991 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Thomas Carter Equal Justice
In Confidence
Mimi Leder China Beach
You, Babe
Gregory Hoblit Cop Rock
Pilot Episode
Tom Moore L.A. Law
God Rest Ye Murray Gentleman

Scott Winant

Honored for : Thirtysomething
(The Go-Between)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Winant Thirtysomething
The Go-Between
Thomas Carter Equal Justice
Promises To Keep
Rick Wallace L.A. Law
The Last Gasp
Win Phelps L.A. Law
Noah's Bark
David Lynch Twin Peaks
Pilot

Thomas Carter

Honored for : Equal Justice
(Promises To Keep)

Nominations 1990 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Scott Winant Thirtysomething
The Go-Between
Thomas Carter Equal Justice
Promises To Keep
Rick Wallace L.A. Law
The Last Gasp
Win Phelps L.A. Law
Noah's Bark
David Lynch Twin Peaks
Pilot

Robert Altman

Honored for : Tanner '88
(The Boiler Room)

Nominations 1989 »

Nominee Nominated Work
John Pasquin L.A. Law
I'm In The Nude For Love
Thomas Carter Midnight Caller
Conversations With The Assassin
Robert Altman Tanner '88
The Boiler Room
Eric Laneuville L.A. Law
I'm In The Nude For Love
Scott Winant Thirtysomething
We'll Meet Again

Mark Tinker

Honored for : St. Elsewhere
(Weigh In, Way Out)

Nominations 1988 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Win Phelps L.A. Law
Full Marital Jacket
Mark Tinker St. Elsewhere
Weigh In, Way Out
Kim Friedman L.A. Law
Handroll Express
Gregory Hoblit L.A. Law
The Wizard of Odds
Sam Weisman L.A. Law
Beauty and Obese
Rod Holcomb China Beach

Gregory Hoblit

Honored for : L.A. Law
(For episode Pilot (#1.0))

Nominations 1987 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Sharron Miller Cagney & Lacey
For episode \"Turn, Turn, Turn\", part II
Donald Petrie L.A. Law
The Venus Butterfly
Gregory Hoblit L.A. Law
For episode \"Pilot (#1.0)\"
Allan Arkush Moonlighting
I Am Curious... Maddie
Will Mackenzie Moonlighting
Atomic Shakespeare

Georg Stanford Brown

Honored for : Cagney & Lacey
(Parting Shots)

Nominations 1986 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Georg Stanford Brown Cagney & Lacey
Parting Shots
Steven Spielberg Amazing Stories
The Mission
Gabrielle Beaumont Hill Street Blues
Two Easy Pieces
Will Mackenzie Moonlighting
My Fair David
Peter Werner Moonlighting
The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice

Karen Arthur

Honored for : Cagney & Lacey
(Heat)

Nominations 1985 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Karen Arthur Cagney & Lacey
Heat
Thomas Carter Hill Street Blues
The Rise and Fall of Paul the Wall
Georg Stanford Brown Hill Street Blues
El Capitan
Lee H. Katzin Miami Vice
Cool Runnin
Paul Michael Glaser Miami Vice
Smuggler's Blues

Corey Allen

Honored for : Hill Street Blues
(Goodbye, Mr. Scripps)

Nominations 1984 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Scheerer Fame
Sheer Will
Arthur Allan Seidelman Hill Street Blues
Doris in Wonderland
Thomas Carter Hill Street Blues
Midway to What
Corey Allen Hill Street Blues
Goodbye, Mr. Scripps

Jeff Bleckner

Honored for : Hill Street Blues
(Life in the Minors)

Nominations 1983 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marc Daniels Fame
And The Winner Is
Leo Penn The Mississippi
Old Hatreds Die Hard
Robert Scheerer Fame
Feelings
Jeff Bleckner Hill Street Blues
Life in the Minors

Harry Harris

Honored for : Fame
(To Soar and Never Falter)

Nominations 1982 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Scheerer Fame
Musical Bridge
Gene Reynolds Lou Grant
Hometown
Harry Harris Fame
To Soar and Never Falter
Jeff Bleckner Hill Street Blues
The World According to Freedom
Robert Butler Hill Street Blues
The Second Oldest Profession

Robert Butler

Honored for : Hill Street Blues
(Hill Street Station)

Nominations 1981 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Robert Butler Hill Street Blues
Hill Street Station
Mel Damski American Dream
American Dream
Gene Reynolds Lou Grant
Strike
Georg Stanford Brown Hill Street Blues
Up In Arms
Burt Brinckerhoff Lou Grant
Pack
Corey Allen Hill Street Blues
Jungle Madness

Roger Young

Honored for : Lou Grant
(Cop)

Nominations 1980 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Roger Young Lou Grant
Cop
Gene Reynolds Lou Grant
Influence
Burt Brinckerhoff Lou Grant
Hollywood
Peter Levin Lou Grant
Andrew, Part II: Trial
Frank Perry Skag
Pilot (#1.0)

Jackie Cooper

Honored for : The White Shadow
(Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series)

Nominations 1979 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Burt Brinckerhoff Lou Grant
Schools
Mel Damski Lou Grant
Murder
Jackie Cooper The White Shadow
For the pilot episode
Gene Reynolds Lou Grant
Prisoner

Marvin J. Chomsky

Honored for : Holocaust
(Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series)

Nominations 1978 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Marvin J. Chomsky Holocaust
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
E.W. Swackhamer The Dain Curse
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Abby Mann King
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Herbert Wise Masterpiece
I, Claudius","Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series
Gary Nelson Washington: Behind Closed Doors
Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series

David Greene

Honored for : Roots
(Part I)

Nominations 1977 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Gilbert Moses Roots
Part VI
David Greene Roots
Part I
Marvin J. Chomsky Roots
Part III
John Erman Roots
Part II
Fred Coe The Adams Chronicles
John Quincy Adams: President

David Greene

Honored for : Rich Man, Poor Man
(Episode #8, 15 March 1976)

Nominations 1976 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Christopher Hodson Masterpiece
Upstairs, Downstairs
Fielder Cook Beacon Hill
For the pilot episode
David Greene Rich Man, Poor Man
Episode #5, 23 February 1976
George Schaefer Sandburg's Lincoln
Crossing Fox River
Boris Sagal Rich Man, Poor Man
Episode #5, 23 February 1976
James Cellan Jones Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
For part IV

Bill Bain

Honored for : Masterpiece
(Upstairs, Downstairs)

Nominations 1975 »

Nominee Nominated Work
Bill Bain Masterpiece
Upstairs, Downstairs
Glenn A. Jordan Benjamin Franklin
The Ambassador
Telly Savalas Kojak
I Want to Report a Dream...
Harry Falk The Streets of San Francisco
The Mask of Death
David Friedkin Kojak
Cross Your Heart and Hope to Die