The DGA announced its television nominees Wednesday, with such newcomers as "House" and "Grey's Anatomy" joining such stalwarts as "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Six Feet Under."

The nominees for dramatic series are Michael Apted -- DGA's president -- for "The Stolen Eagle" episode of "Rome" (HBO), Alan Ball for the "Everyone's Waiting" episode of "Six Feet Under" (HBO), Paris Barclay for the "Three Stories" episode of "House" (Fox), Peter Horton for the "A Hard Day's Night" episode of "Grey's Anatomy" (ABC) and Jeff Melman for the "In to You Like a Train" episode of "Grey's Anatomy."

It is the first nomination for Horton and Melman, the third for Apted and Ball (who won in 2001 for an episode of "Six Feet Under") and the sixth for Barclay (who won in 1998 for an episode of "NYPD Blue").

For comedy series, the nominees are Marc Buckland for the pilot of "My Name Is Earl" (NBC), James Burrows for the "Alive and Schtiking" episode of "Will & Grace" (NBC), Larry Charles for the "The End" episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO), Julian Farino for the "Exodus" episode of "Entourage" (HBO) and Bryan Gordon for the "Korean Bookie" episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

It is the first nomination for Buckland and Farino, the second for Charles, the third for Gordon (who won in 2002 for an episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm") and the 21st nomination for Burrows, who has won four times: twice for episodes of "Cheers" in 1983 and 1990; once for the pilot of "Frasier" in 1995; and for "Low in the Mid-Eighties" in 2000.

"With the landscape of television rapidly widening and productions becoming more complex and more visually ambitious, the role of the director is increasingly critical to the success of television programming," Apted said on behalf of the guild. "The DGA television awards represent an opportunity for the guild to recognize this vital role and to honor the broad range of excellence found in television directing today."

This year's awards adds a new category for reality TV, an area where the guild has focused organizing efforts.

The winners will be announced Jan. 28 at the 58th annual DGA Awards at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Century City.

In other categories, nominees for music variety are Matthew Diamond for the "Swan Lake With American Ballet Theater" presentation of "Great Performances: Dance in America" (PBS), Jerry Foley for episode 2452 of "Late Show With David Letterman" (CBS), Louis Horvitz for "The 77th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC), Chuck O'Neil for "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Comedy Central), Alan Skog for the "Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit" on "Live From Lincoln Center" (PBS) and Glenn Weiss for "The 59th annual Tony Awards" (CBS).

For reality programming, the nominees are recognized for an episode of the following shows: Ross Breitenbach for "Brat Camp" (ABC), Tony Croll for "Three Wishes" (NBC), Star Price for "Penn & Teller: Bullshit!" J. Rupert Thompson for "Fear Factor" (NBC) and Bertram van Munster for "The Amazing Race."

For daytime serials, the nominees also are recognized for their work on a particular episode. They are Larry Carpenter for "One Life to Live" (ABC), Owen Renfroe for "General Hospital" (ABC), Herbert Stein for "Days of Our Lives" (NBC), Michael Stich for "The Bold and the Beautiful" (CBS) and Ellen Wheeler for "Guiding Light" (CBS).

DGA also announced nominees for children's programs. They are Chris Eyre for "Edge of America" (Showtime), Ellen Kent for "I Have Tourette's, but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me" (HBO), David Jackson for "Buffalo Dreams" (Disney Channel), Sean McNamara for "That's So Raven" (Disney Channel) and Jessica Sharzer for "Speak" (Showtime).

Wednesday's announcement also recognized the team members who assisted the nominated directors.

In dramatic series night, "Rome" director Apted was assisted by unit production manager Stanley Wlodkowski, first assistant directors Sergio Ercolessi, Julie Bloom and Thomas Gormley, and second assistant directors Barbara Ravis and Kiersten Miller. On "Six Feet Under," Ball worked with unit production manager Robert del Valle, first assistant director Marty Elcan, second assistant director Cara McCastlain and second second assistant directors Eddie Kalpa, Yumiko Takeya, Melody Beam and Matt Buckler; on "House," Barclay was assisted by unit production manager Gerrit van der Meer, first assistant director Carol Green, second assistant director Janet VanEtten, second second assistant director Stacy Christenson and additional second second assistant director Grace Liu; on his episode of "Grey's Anatomy," Horton worked with unit production manager Ann Kindberg, first assistant director Carey Dietrich, second assistant director Korey Pollard and second second assistant director Deborah Greaney. On his episode of "Grey's Anatomy," Melman worked with unit production manager Carla Corwin, first assistant director Annette Sutera, second assistant director Shawn Hanley, second second assistant director Laura Petticord and DGA trainee Patricia Butler.

In comedy series, "My Name Is Earl" director Buckland worked with unit production manager Henry Lange Jr., first assistant director Joan Cunningham, second assistant director Jeff Bilger and second second assistant director Stacy Schrader. On "Will and Grace," Burrows worked with unit production manager Tim Kaiser, first assistant director Dale White, second assistant director Caryn Shick, and technical coordinator Russell Sherman. On their respective episodes of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," both Charles and Gordon worked with associate director Dale Stern and stage manager Jonathan Harris. Farino's episode of "Entourage" included unit production manager Wayne Carmona, first assistant directors Gary Goldman and Jeff Kay, second assistant director Susan Hellmann and second second assistant director Michelene Mundo.

For musical variety, "Great Performances" director Diamond, who has been nominated four previous times and won twice, worked with associate director Rae Kraus and stage manager David Fox. "Late Show with David Letterman" director Foley, who has been nominated seven times for this show, worked with associate directors Randi Grossack and Jessica Santini, as well as stage managers Biff Henderson, Frank Comito, Mark Dicso, Edward Valk and Sandy Stevens. "Academy Awards" director Horvitz, who has been nominated 11 previous times and won once, worked with associate directors James Tanker, Timothy Kettle, Mike Polito, Richard Preuss, Deborah Read, Greg Fera, Rita Rogers-Blye, Lauren Singer, Anne Rickey, Harriet Ells, Ronni Fisher and David Kelmachter, as well as stage managers Gary Natoli, Denny Barry, Rita Cossette, John Esposito, Valdez Flagg, Harve Levine, Arthur Lewis, Dency Nelson, Ronald Paul, Vincent Poxon, Jason Seligman, Rob Sellers, Jr. and Douglas Smith. On "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," O'Neil, who has been nominated two previous times for this show, worked with associate director Paul Pennolino and stage manager Craig Spinney. On "Live From Lincoln Center," director Skog shared his first nomination with associate director Karen McLaughlin and stage managers Electa Brown, Phyllis Digilio, Lynn Finkel, Douglas Fogel, Mark McKenna and Jeffrey Pearl. For the "Tony Awards," director Glenn Weiss, who has been previously nominated twice for this show, worked with associate directors Gregg Gelfand, Robin Mishkin and Ricky Kirshner, as well as stage managers Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Andrew Feigin, Lynn Finkel, Douglas Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Christopher Kelly, Arthur Lewis, Mark McKenna and Jeffrey Pearl.

In daytime serials, "One Life to Live" director Larry Carpenter, who has been nominated twice before for this show worked with associate directors Teresa Anne Cicala and Paul Glass, stage managers Richard Manfredi and Alan Needleman and production associate Allison Samon. "General Hospital" director Renfroe shared his first nomination with associate directors Ron Cates, Christine Magarian, Penny Pengra and Peter Fillmore, stage managers Craig McManus and Crystal Craft, and production associates Lisa Kaseff, Denise Van Cleave and Christine Cooper. "Days of Our Lives" director Stein, who has been nominated once before for this show, worked with associate directors Julie Brady and Joseph Lumer, stage managers Lumer, Francesca Bellini-De Simone and Stuart Howard, and production associates Tonya Van Horn Peat and Michael Fiamingo. On "The Bold and the Beautiful," Stich, who has been nominated six times for this show and won twice, worked with associate directors Steven Wacker, Clyde Kaplan and Jennifer Howard, as well as stage managers Laura Yale, Douglas Hayden and Lisa Winther-Huston. On "Guiding Light," director Wheeler shared her first nomination with associate directors Christopher Cullen, Jan Conklin, Ilene Frankel, Tracey Bryggman and Andrea Giles-Rich, stage managers Adam Reist, Ann Vettel and Joseph Willmore, and production associates Elana Slott, Charles Grayauskie and Kristin Doherty.

For children's programs, "Edge of America" director Eyre shared his first nomination with unit production manager Donald Schain, first assistant director Matias Alvarez, second assistant director Miriam Footer and second second assistant director Christopher Barnes. On "Buffalo Dreams," first-time nominee Jackson also worked with Schain, Alvarez and Footer, as well as second second assistant director Cody Harbaugh. "That's So Raven" director McNamara, who has been nominated three previous times, worked with associate director Thomas Rickard and stage manager Eric Seaton. On "Speak," director Sharzer shared her first nomination with unit production manager Fred Berner, first assistant director David Shaw, second assistant director Kathleen Tull and second second assistant director Jeremy Haak.