DGA Awards 2021: ‘WandaVision’ and ‘The Mandalorian’ featured in television award categories

The nominees in the television categories for the 73rd Director’s Guild of America Awards (DGA Awards) were recently revealed – and brought some very interesting surprises.

“ Ted Lasso, ” which won three figures from the 2021 Critics’ Choice Awards, won two nominations for directors Zach Braff and MJ Delaney in the comedy categories, competing with Erin O’Malley and Jeff Schaffer of “ Curb Your Enthusiasm ”.

The recently completed ‘WandaVision’ was also recalled in the mini-series or TV movie section, vying for the statuette with ‘Little Fires Everywhere’, ‘Hamilton’ and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’. Jason Bateman won a nomination for his work on “Ozark,” while Jon Favreau is competing in the Best Directing in a Drama Series and Best Reality Directing categories (for “The Mandalorian” and “The Chef Show”, respectively) .

The winners will be announced on April 10.

TV

BEST DIRECTION IN A DRAMA SERIES
JASON BATEMAN
Ozark, “In Time of War”
(Netflix)

JON FAVREAU
The Mandalorian, “Chapter 9: The Marshal”
(Disney +)

VINCE GILLIGAN
Better call Saul, “Bagman”
(AMC)

LESLI LINKA GLATTER
Fatherland, “Prisoners of war”
(Show time)

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JULIE ANNE ROBINSON
Bridgerton, “Diamond of the first water”
(Netflix)

BEST DIRECTION IN A COMEDY SERIES
ZACH BRAFF
Ted Lasso, “Biscuits”
(Apple TV +)

Mr. J. DELANEY
Ted Lasso, “The Hope That Kills You”
(Apple TV +)

SUSANNA FOGEL
The flight attendant, “in an emergency”
(HBO Max)

ERIN O’MALLEY
Limit Your Enthusiasm, “The Surprise Party”
(HBO)

JEFF SCHAFFER
Limit Your Enthusiasm, “The Spite Store”
(HBO)

BEST DIRECTION IN MINISERIES OR FILM FOR TELEVISION
SUSANNE BIER
Cancellation
(HBO)

SCOTT FRANK
The queen’s gambit
(Netflix)

THOMAS KAIL
Hamilton
(Disney +)

MATT SHAKMAN
WandaVision
(Disney +)

LYNN SHELTON
Small fires everywhere, “Find a way”
(Hulu)

BEST DIRECTION IN A VARIETY PROGRAM – REGULAR PROGRAMMING
PAUL G. CASEY
Real time with Bill Maher, “Episode 1835”
(HBO)

JIM HOSKINSON
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “# 1025 Live Show After Capitol Insurrection”
(CBS)

DON ROY KING
Saturday Night Live, “Dave Chappelle; Foo Fighters ”
(NBC)

DAVID PAUL MEYER
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, “President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders” & “A
Promised land ”

CHRISTOPHER WERNER
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Trump & Election Results”
(HBO)

BEST DIRECTION IN A VARIETY PROGRAM – SPECIAL
STACEY ANGELES
Daily Show with Trevor Noah features “Remembering RBG: Ugly Nation Cries with Desi Lydic”
(Central comedy)

MARIELLE HELLER
What the Constitution means to me
(Amazon)

JIM HOSKINSON
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Stephen Colbert’s Election Night 2020: Democracy’s Last Stand: Build Back America Great Again Better 2020”
(Show time)

Spike lee
American Utopia
(HBO)

THOMAS SCHLAMME
A special west wing offer that benefits when we all vote
(HBO Max)

BEST DIRECTION IN REALITY
DAVID CHARLES
Eco Challenge, “3,2,1… Go!”
(Amazon)

JON FAVREAU
The Chef Show, “Tartine”
(Netflix)

KEN FUCHS
Shark Tank, “1211”
(ABC)

JOSEPH GUIDRY
Full bloom, “Petal to metal”
(HBO Max)

RICH KIM
Lego Masters, “Mega City Block”
(Fox)

BEST DIRECTION IN A CHILDREN’S PROGRAM
KABIR AKHTAR
High School Musical: The Musical – The Series, “Opening Night”
(Disney +)

BILLS LARISSA
American Ballet School, “Showtime!”
(Disney +)

DEAN ISRAELITE
The Astronauts, “Countdown”
(Nickelodeon)

RICHIE KEEN
The Healing Powers of Dude, “Step Two: Homeroom”
(Netflix)

AMY SCHATZ
We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest
(HBO)

ADVERTISING

BEST COMMERCIAL DIRECTION
STEVE AYSON
(MJZ)
The Great Pursuit, Nike – Wieden + Kennedy Shanghai

NISHA GANATRA
(Photos of Chelsea)
#wombstories, Bodyform / Libresse – AMVBBDO

NICLAS LARSSON
(MJZ)
See the invisible, VW Touareg – Adam & Eve
Parents, Volvo XC60 – Forsman & Bodenfors

MELINA MATSOUKAS
(Beautiful bird)
You Love Me, Beats by Dr. Dre – Translator

TAIKA WAITITI
(Hungry man)
The Letter, Coca-Cola – Wieden & Kennedy London

DOCUMENTARY

BEST DIRECTION IN DOCUMENTARY
MICHAEL DWECK AND GREGORY KERSHAW
The truffle hunters
(Sony Pictures Classics)

PIPPA EHRLICH AND JAMES REED
My octopus teacher
(Netflix)

DAVID FRANCE
Welcome to Chechnya
(HBO Max)

AMANDA MCBAINE AND JESSE MOSS
State of the boys
(Apple / A24)

BENJAMIN REE
The painter and the thief
(Elevation photos)

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