Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Directors Guild of America's DGA Awards – nominees [UPDATED]


LOS ANGELES, CA: On January 8, 2013, DGA President Taylor Hackford announced the five nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for 2012.

"DGA members have chosen an incredibly rich and varied group of filmmakers to nominate for this year's Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film Award. These directors represent the highest standard of filmmaking, and their films are a testament to artistic achievement, innovative storytelling and the passion that filmmakers share with their audiences," said Hackford. "Being nominated by their peers is what makes this award particularly meaningful for directors, and I congratulate all of the nominees for their outstanding work."

The winner will be named at the 65th Annual DGA Awards Dinner on Saturday, Febnuary 2, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.

The nominees are (in alphabetical order):

Ben Affleck, Argo (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Mr. Affleck’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Amy Herman
First Assistant Director: David Webb
Second Assistant Director: Ian Calip
Second Second Assistant Directors: Clark Credle, Gavin Kleintop
First Assistant Director (Turkey Unit): Belkis Turan
This is Mr. Affleck’s first DGA Feature Film Award nomination.

Kathyrn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty (Columbia Pictures)
Ms. Bigelow’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Colin Wilson
First Assistant Director: David A. Ticotin
Second Assistant Directors: Ben Lanning, Sarah Hood
First Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Scott Robertson
Second Assistant Directors (Jordan Unit): Jonas Spaccarotelli, Yanal Kassay
Second Second Assistant Director (Jordan Unit): Tarek Afifi
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Rajeev Mehra
This is Ms. Bigelow’s second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Hurt Locker in 2009.

Tom Hooper, Les Misérables (Universal Pictures)
Mr. Hooper's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Patrick Schweitzer
First Assistant Director: Ben Howarth
Second Assistant Director: Harriet Worth
Second Second Assistant Director: Dan Channing Williams
This is Mr. Hooper's second DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The King's Speech (2010) and was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series for John Adams in 2008.

Ang Lee, Life of Pi (Twentieth Century Fox)
Mr. Lee’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michael J. Malone
Unit Production Manager (Taiwan): Leo Chen
First Assistant Directors: William M. Connor, Cliff Lanning
Second Assistant Directors: Robert Burgess, Ben Lanning
Unit Production Manager (India Unit): Sanjay Kumar
First Assistant Director (India Unit): Nitya Mehra
Second Assistant Director (India Unit): Ananya Rane
Second Second Assistant Directors (India Unit): Namra Parikh, Freya Parekh
Second Assistant Directors (Montreal Unit): Derek Wimble, Renato De Cotiis
This is Mr. Lee’s fourth DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Brokeback Mountain (2005) and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and was nominated for Sense and Sensibility in 1995.

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln (Dreamworks Pictures/Twentieth Century Fox)
Mr. Spielberg’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Susan McNamara
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Ian Stone
Second Second Assistant Directors: Eric Lasko, Trevor Tavares
This is Mr. Spielberg’s eleventh DGA Feature Film Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film three times for Saving Private Ryan (1998), Schindler’s List (1993) and The Color Purple (1985). He was also nominated in this category for Munich (2005), Amistad (1997), Empire of the Sun (1987), E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and Jaws (1975). Mr. Spielberg was honored with the DGA’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2000.

The DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film has traditionally been one of the industry's most accurate barometers for who will win the Best Director Academy Award.

Only six times since the DGA Awards began in 1948 has the Feature Film winner not gone on to win the corresponding Academy Award.

The six exceptions are as follows:

1968: Anthony Harvey won the DGA Award for The Lion in Winter while Carol Reed took home the Oscar® for Oliver!
1972: Francis Ford Coppola received the DGA's nod for The Godfather while the Academy selected Bob Fosse for Cabaret.
1985: Steven Spielberg received his first DGA Award for The Color Purple while the Oscar® went to Sydney Pollack for Out of Africa.
1995: Ron Howard was chosen by the DGA for his direction of Apollo 13 while Academy voters selected Mel Gibson for Braveheart.
2000: Ang Lee won the DGA Award for his direction of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon while Steven Soderbergh won the Academy Award for Traffic.
2002: Rob Marshall won the DGA Award for Chicago while Roman Polanski received the Academy Award for The Pianist.

The winner in the Feature Film category will be announced at the 65th Annual DGA Awards dinner and ceremony on Saturday evening, February 2, 2013, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland. The DGA Awards will be hosted by director/actor/producer Kelsey Grammer.


[UPDATE: Television nominees announced January 9, 2013]

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
GREG BERLANTI
Political Animals, “Pilot”
(USA Network)
Mr. Berlanti's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Suzanne Geiger
First Assistant Director: Richard Coad
Second Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
Second Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson
This is Mr. Berlanti’s first DGA Award nomination.
PHILIP KAUFMAN
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(HBO)
Mr. Kaufman's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Trish Hofmann
Assistant Unit Production Manager: Frank Simeone
First Assistant Director: Mike Topoozian
Second Assistant Director: Michael A. McCue
Second Second Assistant Director: Cindy A. Taylor
This is Mr. Kaufman’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for The Right Stuff in 1983.
KEVIN REYNOLDS
Hatfields & McCoys
(History Channel)
Mr. Reynolds' Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Lucia Maghiar
First Assistant Director: Christopher Landry
Second Assistant Director: Maria Nita
Second Second Assistant Director: Madalina Bugeanu
This is Mr. Reynolds’ first DGA Award nomination.
JAY ROACH
Game Change
(HBO)
Mr. Roach's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Mary Kane
First Assistant Director: Josh King
Second Assistant Director: Emily McGovern
Second Second Assistant Director: Brian F. Relyea
This is Mr. Roach’s second DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for Recount in 2008.
MICHAEL RYMER
American Horror Story: Asylum, “Dark Cousin”
(FX)
Mr. Rymer's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Chip Vucelich
First Assistant Director: Ron Rapiel
Second Assistant Director: Francesco Tignini
Additional Second Assistant Director: Jason Z. Kemp
Second Second Assistant Director: Jeremy Reisig
This is Mr. Rymer’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
MICHAEL CUESTA
Homeland, "The Choice"
(Showtime)
Mr. Cuesta’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: J. David Brightbill
First Assistant Director: Ken Collins
Second Assistant Director: Kim Kennedy
This is Mr. Cuesta’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series for the “Pilot” episode of Homeland in 2011.
JENNIFER GETZINGER
Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
(AMC)
Ms. Getzinger’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Michele Greco
First Assistant Director: Adam Ben Frank
Second Assistant Director: Jessica Lowrey
Second Second Assistant Director: Erik J. Carpenter
This is Ms. Getzinger’s third DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series in 2009 for her Mad Men episode “The Gypsy and the Hobo” and again in 2010 for her Mad Men episode “The Suitcase.”
LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Homeland, "Q&A"
(Showtime)
Ms. Glatter’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: J. David Brightbill
First Assistant Director: Louis J. Guerra
Second Assistant Director: Kim Kennedy
This is Ms. Glatter’s third DGA Award nomination. She won for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series in 2009 for the “Guy Walks Into an Advertising Agency” episode of Mad Men and was nominated in 1990 for “Episode 32006” of Twin Peaks.
RIAN JOHNSON
Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
(AMC)
Mr. Johnson’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Stewart A. Lyons
Assistant Unit Production Manager: James Paul Hapsas
First Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
Second Second Assistant Director: Anna Ramey
Additional Second Assistant Director: Joann Connolly
This is Mr. Johnson’s first DGA Award nomination.
GREG MOTTOLA
The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”
(HBO)
Mr. Mottola’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Leanne Moore
First Assistant Director: Kenneth B. Roth
Second Assistant Director: Zach Hunt
Second Second Assistant Director: Steve Dudycha
This is Mr. Mottola’s first DGA Award nomination.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
LOUIS C.K.
Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
(FX)
Mr. C.K.’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: M. Blair Breard, Tony Hernandez
First Assistant Director: Adam Escott
Second Assistant Director: Nicholas Vanderpool
This is Mr. C.K.’s first DGA Award nomination.
MARK CENDROWSKI
The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
(CBS)
Mr. Cendrowski’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Kelly-Anne Lee
First Assistant Director: Anthony Rich
Second Assistant Director: Chris Klausen
Second Second Assistant Director: Nikki Lorre
Associate Director: Gay Linvill
This is Mr. Cendrowski’s first DGA Award nomination.
BRYAN CRANSTON
Modern Family, “Election Day”
(ABC)
Mr. Cranston’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Sally Young
First Assistant Director: Jim Hensz
Second Assistant Director: Helena Lamb
Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew W. Heffernan
Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Patrick Richmond
This is Mr. Cranston’s first DGA Award nomination.
LENA DUNHAM
Girls, “Pilot”
(HBO)
Ms. Dunham's Directorial Team:
Unit Production Managers: Regina Heyman, Ilene S. Landress
First Assistant Director: Mark McGann
Second Assistant Director: Jason Ivey
Second Second Assistant Director: Marcos Gonzalez Palma
This is Ms. Dunham’s first DGA Award nomination.
BETH McCARTHY-MILLER
30 Rock, “Live from Studio 6H”
(NBC)
Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Diana Schmidt
First Assistant Director: James E. Sheridan
Second Assistant Directors: Jennifer Truelove, Bill Sell
Associate Directors: Stefani Cohen, Bob Caminiti, Michael Poole
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Lynn Finkel
This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller’s eighth DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series for 30 Rock episodes “Live Show” in 2010, “The Reunion Episode #304” in 2008 and “Somebody to Love” in 2007. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety twice, in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the “Val Kilmer/U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in this category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken & The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
MICHAEL DEMPSEY
12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
(Multiple Networks/Cable Outlets)
Mr. Dempsey’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Alex Vietmeier, Stefani Cohen
Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Karen Tasch Weiss, Andrew Feigin, Lauren Class Schneider, Jeffrey Pearl, Jeffrey Markowitz, Joey Despenzero
This is Mr. Dempsey’s first DGA Award nomination.
DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live With Host Mick Jagger
(NBC)
Mr. King’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Bob Caminiti
Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly
This is Mr. King’s sixth DGA Award Nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for the Alec Baldwin episode of Saturday Night Live in 2006, the Justin Timberlake episodes of Saturday Night Live in 2009 and 2011, the Betty White episode of Saturday Night Live in 2010, and again for Saturday Night Live in 2008.
DON MISCHER
84th Annual Academy Awards
(ABC)
Mr. Mischer’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Jim Tanker, Tim Kettle, Lori Margules, Jennifer Mischer, Michael Polito
Stage Managers: Gary Natoli, Rita Cossette, Dave Cove, Valdez Flagg, Chris Hines, Alissa Levisohn, Arthur Lewis, Roxanne Lozano, Dency Nelson, Ron Paul, Vince Poxon, Tammy Raab, Jason Seligman, Doug Smith, David Wader
This is Mr. Mischer’s 17th DGA Award nomination. He has won the DGA Award ten times: in 1978, 1979 and 1980 for The Kennedy Center Honors, in 1982 for Shirley MacLaine - Illusions, in 1983 for Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever, in 1984 for Baryshnikov by Tharp with American Ballet Theatre (co-directed with Twyla Tharp), in 1985 for Motown Returns to the Apollo, in 1989 for Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America, in 1996 for Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games and in 2009 for We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial. He was also nominated in 1979 for The Third Barry Manilow Special, in 1980 for Goldie and Liza Together, in 1982 for The Kennedy Center Honors, in 1987 for Made in the USA with Mikhail Baryshnikov, in 2001 for Barbra Streisand “Timeless” (co-directed with Barbra Streisand) and in 2011 for the 83rd Annual Academy Awards.
CHUCK O’NEIL
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, "Episode #17153"
(Comedy Central)
Mr. O’Neil’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Paul A.J. Pennolino
Stage Manager: Craig Spinney
This is Mr. O’Neil’s ninth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 for Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear and in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 2008 and 2011, all for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.
GLENN WEISS
66th Annual Tony Awards
(CBS)
Mr. Weiss’ Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Stefani Cohen, Ricky Kirshner
Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Dean Gordon, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Joey Meade, Tony Mirante, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider
This is Mr. Weiss’ ninth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety in 2007, 2010 and 2011 for the 61st, 64th and 65th Annual Tony Awards. He was previously nominated in this category in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008, all for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
TONY CROLL
America’s Next Top Model, "The Girl Who Becomes America’s Next Top Model"
(CW)
Mr. Croll’s Directorial Team
Associate Directors: David Charles, Dan Curran
Segment Directors: Bryan O’Donnell, Rebecca Taylor
This is Mr. Croll’s fourth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2008 for “Episode 1002” of America’s Next Top Model and in 2005 for “Episode #1, Pilot” of Three Wishes (the award was a tie with J. Rupert Thompson who won for Fear Factor – “Heist Fear Factor, Season 6 Premiere”). He was previously nominated in this category in in 2007 for “Episode 101” of Shooting Sizemore.
PETER NEY
Face Off, "Scene of the Crime"
(Syfy)
Mr. Ney’s Directorial Team
Associate Director: Paul Hogan
This is Mr. Ney’s first DGA Award nomination.
BRIAN SMITH
Master Chef, “Episode #305”
(FOX)
Mr. Smith’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Anna Moulaison-Moore
Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski
This is Mr. Smith’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 and 2011 for episodes “103” and “201” of Master Chef.
J. RUPERT THOMPSON
Stars Earn Stripes, “Amphibious Assault”
(NBC)
Mr. Thompson’s Directorial Team:
Stage Managers: Joe Osborne, Tommy Kuk, Bryan Boardley
This is Mr. Thompson’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2005 for Fear Factor – “Heist Fear Factor, Season 6 Premiere.” (The award was a tie with Tony Croll who won for Three Wishes – “Episode #1, Pilot.”) He was previously nominated in this category in 2011 for Fear Factor 2.0 – “Scorpion Tales,” in 2008 for Estate of Panic – “102, That Sinking Feeling,” and in 2006 for Fear Factor – “Military Fear Factor, Season Finale.”
TIM WARREN
Ink Master, “Episode 103”
(SpikeTV)
Mr. Warren’s Directorial Team:
Associate Director: Charity Ozarowski
This is Mr. Warren’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2006 for “Episode #101” of Pros vs. Joes.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
ALBERT ALARR
Days Of Our Lives, “Episode #11895”
(NBC)
Mr. Alarr’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Mike Fiamingo, Joe Lumer, Lugh Powers, Tina Keller
Stage Managers: Fran De Simone, Stuart Howard
Production Associates: Krista Cremidan, Holly Metts, Sara Peterson, Lucy Yalenian
This is Mr. Alarr’s third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for “Episode #10090” of Days of Our Lives in 2005 (co-directed with Herbert Stein) and “Episode #619” of Port Charles in 1999.
LARRY CARPENTER
General Hospital, “Bad Water”
(ABC)
Mr. Carpenter’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave
Stage Managers: Brendan Higgins, Robert Markham, Craig McManus
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Allison Reames
This is Mr. Carpenter’s ninth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials four times for One Life to Live episodes “Starr X’d Lovers, The Musical, Part Two” in 2010, “So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco’s Father” in 2008, “Episode #9947” in 2007 and “Episode #8849” in 2003. He was also nominated four times for One Life to Live episodes “Erika’s 40th” in 2011, “Episode #9686” in 2006, “Episode #9385” in 2005 and “Episode #8655” in 2002.
WILLIAM LUDEL
General Hospital, “Magic Milo”
(ABC)
Mr. Ludel’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Magarian-Ucar
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Allison Reames
This is Mr. Ludel’s eighth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials three times for General Hospital episodes “Intervention” in 2011, “Episode #9801” in 2001 and “Episode #8248” in 1995 (co-directed with Alan Pultz); and was previously nominated for General Hospital episodes “Macho Men” in 2009, “Luke in Purgatory” in 2008, “Episode #11177” in 2006 and for “Episode #7922” (co-directed with Shelley Curtis) in 1994.
SCOTT McKINSEY
General Hospital, “Shot Through The Heart”
(ABC)
Mr. McKinsey’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Penny Pengra, Denise Van Cleave, Christine Magarian-Ucar
Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft
Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Allison Reames
This is Mr. McKinsey’s eighth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for Port Charles, “Episode #1433” in 2002 and for General Hospital, “Episode #8883” in 1997. He was previously nominated for General Hospital episodes “Forces of Nature” in 2011, “Episode #11228” in 2007, “Episode #11178” in 2006, “Episode #8492” in 1996, and “Episode #8233” (co-directed with Shelley Curtis) in 1995.
JILL MITWELL
One Life To Live, “Between Heaven and Hell”
(ABC)
Ms. Mitwell’s Directorial Team:
Associate Directors: Tracy Casper Lang, Teresa Cicala, Michael Sweeney, Paul S. Glass
Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Tracy Casper Lang, Leah M. Weber
Production Associates: Nathalie Rodriguez, Kevin Brush
This is Ms. Mitwell’s ninth DGA Award nomination and all for her direction of One Life to Live. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials three times for One Life to Live, “Episode #9779” in 2006, “Episode #8295” in 2000 and “Episode #6356” in 1993. She was nominated five additional times for One Life to Live episodes “Starr X’d Lovers, The Musical, Part Three” in 2010, “Episode #8691” in 2002, “Episode #8012” in 1999, “Episode #7761” in 1998, and “Episode #7285” in 1996.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
STUART GILLARD
Girl vs. Monster
(Disney Channel)
This is Mr. Gillard’s third DGA Award nomination. He won won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Program for Going to the Mat in 2004 and was nominated in this category for Avalon High in 2010.
PAUL HOEN
Let it Shine
(Disney Channel)
Mr. Hoen’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Katie Willard Troebs
First Assistant Director: Daniel Coffie
Second Assistant Director: Todd Turner
Second Second Assistant Director: D. Scott Kirkley
This is Mr. Hoen’s sixth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Program in 2007 for Jump In and was previously nominated in this category in 2000 for the Even Stevens episode “Take My Sister... Please,” in 2004 for Searching for David’s Heart, in 2008 for Cheetah Girls: One World and in 2010 for Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
SAVAGE STEVE HOLLAND
Big Time Movie
(Nickelodeon)
This is Mr. Holland’s first DGA Award nomination.
JONATHAN JUDGE
Camp Fred
(Nickelodeon)
Mr. Judge’s Directorial Team:
Unit Production Manager: Tara L. Craig
First Assistant Director: Lance W. Lanfear
Second Assistant Director: Billy Greenfield
Additional Second Assistant Director: Andrew Kent
Second Second Assistant Director: Mark Ballou
This is Mr. Judge’s first DGA Award nomination.
AMY SCHATZ
Don’t Divorce Me! Kids’ Rules for Parents on Divorce
(HBO)
This is Ms. Schatz’s seventh DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs four times for A Child’s Garden of Poetry in 2011, Classical Baby (I’m Grown Up Now) “The Poetry Show” in 2008, ‘Twas the Night in 2001 and Goodnight Moon & Other Sleepy Time Tales in 1999. She was also twice nominated in this category for Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression in 2009 and Through a Child’s Eyes: September 11, 2001 in 2002.

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
LANCE ACORD
(Park Pictures)
Jogger, Nike – Wieden + Kennedy, Portland
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares
The Dog Strikes Back, Volkswagen 2012 – Deutsch LA
First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell
Second Assistant Director: Ben Randolph
Second Second Assistant Director: Kelly Flynn
Thread, Levi’s – Wieden + Kennedy, Portland
First Assistant Director: John Lowe
Second Assistant Directors: John Scott Wilson, Stan Wiencko, Jackie Kelman Bisbee
Greatness, Nike – Wieden + Kennedy, Portland
First Assistant Director: Adam Somner
Second Assistant Director: Trevor Tavares
Second Second Assistant Director: Matthew Milan
This is Mr. Acord’s third DGA Award nomination in this category. He was previously nominated in 2003 and again in 2011.
STEVE AYSON
(MJZ/The Sweet Shop)
Beer Chase, Carlton Draught – Clemenger BBDO/Melbourne
First Assistant Director: Todd Thompson
Second Assistant Director: Jason Swanson
Let Me Go, The Cosmopolitan of Los Vegas – Fallon Minneapolis
This is Mr. Ayson's’s first DGA Award nomination.
FREDRIK BOND
(MJZ)
Surfer, Puma – Droga5
Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell
Second Assistant Director: Ben Randolph
Second Second Assistant Director: Dana Rummerfield
Eternal Optimism, Budweiser – Anomaly
First Assistant Director: Richard Marvin
Second Assistant Director: Andrew Ward
Second Second Assistant Directors: Deven Parmar, Kenneth Hanson
This is Mr. Bond’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2004.
ALEJANDRO G. IŇÁRRITU
(Anonymous Content)
Best Job, Proctor and Gamble – Wieden + Kennedy
First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
Second Assistant Director: Michelle Schrauwers
Second Second Assistant Directors: Heather Anderson, Blake Perkinson
This is Mr. Iñárritu’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Babel in 2006.
TOM KUNTZ
(MJZ)
Terry Crews Muscle Music, Old Spice – Wieden + Kennedy, NY
First Assistant Director: Craig Eisenberg
Second Assistant Director: Robert Topp
Stray Animals, DirecTV – Grey
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay
Roadside Ditch, DirecTV – Grey
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Second Assistant Director: Robert Kay
Platoon, DirecTV – Grey, NY
First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
Second Assistant Director: Jeb Barrows
Second Second Assistant Director: David Riebel

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