'Stranger Things,' 'Atlanta' and 'Westworld' are among the TV nominees for the awards, which will be handed out Feb. 4.

The Directors Guild of America on Thursday revealed the nominees for its 69th annual DGA Awards in the feature film categories, with La La Land's Damien Chazelle, Lion's Garth Davis, Moonlight's Barry Jenkins, Manchester by the Sea's Kenneth Lonergan and Arrival's Denise Villeneuve nominated for the group's best feature film directing award. All five are first-time DGA Award nominees.

In the category of first-time feature directors, a new award the Guild introduced last year to celebrate up-and-coming helmers, Nate Parker was nominated for The Birth of a Nation. It is the first major awards recognition for the film, which many had predicted would be an awards-season front-runner when it first debuted at last year's Sundance Film Festival, but which subsequently fell off the radar after the controversy surrounding Parker himself.

The other nominees in the category include Lion's Davis (his second DGA mention this year); Tim Miller for his anti-superhero movie Deadpool; Dan Trachtenberg for the thriller 10 Cloverfield Lane; and The Edge of Seventeen's Kelly Fremon Craig, the lone woman nominated in either of the two categories this year.

A full list of nominations, including those for directorial achievement in the TV, commercial and documentary categories, follows.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Feature Film

  Damien Chazelle (WINNER)
  La La Land (Lionsgate)

  Mr. Chazelle’s Directorial Team:
  - Unit Production Manager: Michael Beugg
  - First Assistant Director: Peter Kohn
  - Second Assistant Director: Paula Case
  - Assistant Unit Production Manager: Bart Lipton
  - Second Second Assistant Director: Brett Robinson
  - Additional Second Assistant Director: Dodi Rubenstein

  This is Mr. Chazelle’s first DGA Award nomination.

  Garth Davis

  Lion (The Weinstein Company)

  Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:
  - First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
  - First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
  - Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)

  This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Davis. He is also nominated in the First-Time Feature Film category for Lion. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2009 for “Shadow Puppets,” U.S. Cellular.

   

  Barry Jenkins
  Moonlight (A24)

  Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team: - Unit Production Manager: Jennifer Radzikowski

  This is Mr. Jenkins’s first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Kenneth Lonergan
  Manchester by the Sea (Amazon Studios and Roadside Attractions)

  Mr. Lonergan’s Directorial Team: - Unit Production Manager: Declan Baldwin - First Assistant Director: Michael J. Moore - Second Assistant Director: David Blazina - Second Second Assistant Directors: Tim LaDue, Scooter Perrotta

  This is Mr. Lonergan’s first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Denis Villeneuve
  Arrival (Paramount Pictures)

  Mr. Villeneuve’s Directorial Team:
  - Unit Production Manager: Stan Wlodkowski
  - First Assistant Director: Donald L. Sparks
  - Second Assistant Director: Brigitte Goulet
  - Second Second Assistant Director: Karine P. Labelle

  This is Mr. Villeneuve’s first DGA Award nomination.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement of a First-Time Feature Film Director for 2016

  Garth Davis (WINNER)
  Lion (The Weinstein Company)

  Mr. Davis’s Directorial Team:
  - First Assistant Director: Chris Webb
  - First Assistant Director: Ananya Rane (India Unit)
  - Second Assistant Directors: Mark Ingram (Australia Unit), Sunny Tiku (India Unit), KP Singh (India Unit), Shaunak Kapur (India Unit)

  This is one of two DGA Award nominations this year for Mr. Davis. He is also nominated in the Feature Film category for Lion. He was previously nominated for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials in 2009 for “Shadow Puppets,” U.S. Cellular.

   

  Kelly Fremon Craig
  The Edge of Seventeen (STX Entertainment)

  Ms. Fremon Craig’s Directorial Team:
  - Unit Production Manager: Brendan Ferguson
  - Production Manager: Dan Clarke
  - First Assistant Director: James Bitonti
  - Second Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield

  This is Ms. Fremon Craig’s first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Tim Miller
  Deadpool (Twentieth Century Fox)

  Mr. Miller’s Directorial Team: - Unit Production Manager: John J. Kelly - First Assistant Director: James Bitonti - Second Assistant Director: Daniel Mansfield

  This is Mr. Miller’s first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Nate Parker
  The Birth of a Nation (Fox Searchlight Pictures)

  Mr. Parker’s Directorial Team:
  - Unit Production Manager: Mark Moran
  - First Assistant Director: Tomas Deckaj
  - Second Assistant Director: Mark C. Stevens
  - Second Second Assistant Director: Scott Bowers

  This is Mr. Parker’s first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Dan Trachtenberg
  10 Cloverfield Lane (Paramount Pictures)

  Mr. Trachtenberg’s Directorial Team:
  - Unit Production Manager: Robert J. Dohrmann
  - First Assistant Director: Jason Blumenfeld
  - Second Assistant Director: Paul B. Uddo
  - Second Second Assistant Director: Jonathan M. Warren
  - Location Manager: Batou A. Chandler

  This is Mr. Trachtenberg’s first DGA Award nomination.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series

  Miguel Sapochnik (WINNER)

  Game of Thrones, "The Battle of the Bastards"(HBO)

  This is Mr. Sapochnik's first DGA Award nomination.

  The Duffer Brothers

  Stranger Things, "Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" (Netflix)

  The Duffer Brothers’ Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Timothy Lonsdale
  · First Assistant Director: Richard Denault
  · Second Assistant Directors: Maria Battle Campbell, Kristina M. Peterson
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Simeon Jones
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Franchesca Winters

  This is Mr. Matt Duffer's first DGA Award nomination.

  This is Mr. Ross Duffer's first DGA Award nomination.

  Ryan Murphy

  The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "From the Ashes of Tragedy" (FX)

  Mr. Murphy's Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Chip Vucelich
  · First Assistant Director: Leo Bauer
  · Second Assistant Director: Janell Sammelman
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Matt Pexa
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Alicia Lewis

  This is Mr. Murphy's fourth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries in 2014 for The Normal Heart; for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2009 for the Glee pilot; and in 2010 for the Glee episode "The Power of Madonna."

  Jonathan Nolan

  Westworld, "The Original" (HBO)

  Mr. Nolan's Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Robert Del Valle
  · First Assistant Director: Kim H. Winther
  · Second Assistant Director: Jeff Okabayashi
  · Second Second Assistant Directors: Michelene Mundo, Katie Pruitt

  This is Mr. Nolan's first DGA Award nomination.

  John Singleton

  The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, "The Race Card" (FX)

  Mr. Singleton's Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Chip Vucelich
  · First Assistant Director: Dan Shaw
  · Second Assistant Director: Matt Pexa
  · Second Second Assistant Directors: Kim Richards, Kyle Hollingsworth

  This is Mr. Singleton's first DGA Award nomination.
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series

  Becky Martin (WINNER)
  Veep, "Inauguration" (HBO)

  Ms. Martin's Directorial Team: · Unit Production Manager: David Hyman
  · First Assistant Director: Dale Stern
  · Second Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Gary Cotti

  This is Ms. Martin's first DGA Award nomination.

  Alec Berg

  Silicon Valley, "Daily Active Users" (HBO)

  Mr. Berg's Directorial Team: Unit Production Manager: Tyler Romary · First Assistant Director: Nick Mastandrea
  · Second Assistant Director: Sally Brunski
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Kim Richards
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Kathleen D. Brennan

  This is Mr. Berg's first DGA Award nomination.

  Donald Glover
  Atlanta, "B.A.N." (FX)

  Mr. Glover's Directorial Team: · Unit Production Manager: Alex Orr
  · First Assistant Director: Veronica A. Hodge?Hampton
  · Second Assistant Director: Jason Graham
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Danielle King
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Mike Brune

  This is Mr. Glover's first DGA Award nomination.

  Mike Judge
  Silicon Valley, "Founder Friendly" (HBO)

  Mr. Judge's Directorial Team: · Unit Production Manager: Tyler Romary
  · First Assistant Director: James "Billy" Burton
  · Second Assistant Director: Thomas Boucher
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Kim Richards

  This is Mr. Judge's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2014 for the Silicon Valley episode "Minimum Viable Product" and in 2015 for the Silicon Valley episode "Binding Arbitration."

  Dale Stern
  Veep, "Mother" (HBO)

  Mr. Stern's Directorial Team: · Unit Production Manager: David Hyman
  · First Assistant Director: Michelle Gritzer
  · Second Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Cecilia Sweatman

  This is Mr. Stern's first DGA Award nomination.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries

  Steven Zaillian (WINNER)
  The Night Of, "The Beach" (HBO)

  Mr. Zaillian's Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Greer Yeaton
  · First Assistant Director: Michael Steele
  · Second Assistant Director: Ginger Gonzalez
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Rachel Iovine
  · Location Manager: Shane Haden

   

  This is Mr. Zaillian's first DGA Award nomination.Raymond De Felitta

  Madoff (ABC)

  Mr. De Felitta's Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Moshe Bardach
  · First Assistant Director: Scott Lazar
  · Second Assistant Director: David Fischer
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Ramona Murphy-Adair
  · Location Manager: Eddy Collyns

  This is Mr. De Felitta's first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Thomas Kail (Directed By) & Alex Rudzinski (Live Television Direction By)
  Grease Live! (Fox)

  Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Carrie Havel, Adam Mishler, Brad Duns
  · Head Stage Manager: Garry Hood
  · Stage Managers: Jennifer Marquet, John Esposito, Jonathan Marks, Rob Sellers Jr., Dani Farrelly, Paul Forrest, Roy Friedland, Chris Hines, Roxanne Lozano, Drina Mohacsi, Tshaka Stewart, Mike Strauss, Cheryl Teetzel-Moore, Ari Woog

  This is Mr. Kail's first DGA Award nomination.

  This is Mr. Rudzinski's second DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated in this same category this year with Kenny Leon for Hairspray Live!

   

  Kenny Leon (Directed By) & Alex Rudzinski (Live Television Direction By)
  Hairspray Live! (NBC)

  Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Carrie Havel, Brad Duns, Amy Wilcox?Barker
  · Stage Managers: Garry Hood, John Esposito, Dani Farrelly, Roy Friedland, Paul Forrest, John Hill, Chris Hines, Roxanne Lozano, Jonathan Marks, Jennifer Marquet, Donna Parker, Cody Renard Richard, Rob Sellers Jr., Murray Siegel, Jackie Stathis, Mike Strauss

  This is Mr. Leon's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this same category in 2008 for A Raisin in the Sun and in 2015 with Matthew Diamond for The Wiz Live!

  This is Mr. Rudzinski's second DGA Award nomination. He is also nominated in this same category this year with Thomas Kail for Grease Live!

   

  Jay Roach
  All the Way (HBO)

  Mr. Roach's Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Scott Ferguson
  · First Assistant Director: Josh King
  · Second Assistant Director: Aaron Fitzgerald
  · Second Second Assistant Directors: Jason C. Brown, Matthew Milan

  This is Mr. Roach's third DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries in 2008 for Recount and in 2012 for Game Change.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports (Regularly Scheduled Programming)

  Don Roy King (WINNER)
  Saturday Night Live, "Host: Dave Chappelle" (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 eleventh DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2015 for Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special and for Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming in 2013 for Saturday Night Live "Host: Justin Timberlake." He was previously nominated for Saturday Night Live episodes in 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, and in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming category for the Saturday Night Live episode, "Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato."Paul G. Casey

  Real Time With Bill Maher, "Show #1437" (HBO)

  Mr. Casey's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Director: Stacy Talbot
  · Stage Managers: Patrick Whitney, Brian Anderson

  This is Mr. Casey's third DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2015 and 2014 for Real Time With Bill Maher "Show #1334" and "Show #1226."

  Nora Gerard
  CBS Sunday Morning, "Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast" (CBS)

  Ms. Gerard's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Bernard Rozenberg, Jessica Frank, Patricia Finnegan, Jyll Phillips?Friedman · Stage Managers: Mark Dicso, Lindsley Newbury

  This is Ms. Gerard's first DGA Award nomination.

  Jim Hoskinson
  The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, "Episode #0179" (CBS)

  Mr. Hoskinson's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Yvonne DeMare, Karen Yaeger
  · Stage Manager: Mark McKenna

  This is Mr. Hoskinson's fourth DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2015, 2013 and 2007 for The Colbert Report episodes "11040," "10004" and "3052."

  Paul Pennolino
  Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, "Episode #1030" (TBS)

  Mr. Pennolino's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Director: Jeremy Hardwick
  · Stage Manager: Laura Mack

  This is Mr. Pennolino's first DGA Award nomination.
• Variety/Talk/News/Sports (Specials)

  Glenn Weiss (WINNER)
  The 70th Annual Tony Awards (CBS)

  Mr. Weiss's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Ken Diego, Robin Abrams, Ricky Kirshner
  · Stage Managers: Garry Hood, Peter Epstein, Joey Despenzero, Phyllis Digilio-Kent, Andrew Feigin, Doug Fogel, Jeffry Gitter, Arthur Lewis, Jeffrey M. Markowitz, Cyndi Owgang, Jeff Pearl, Alfonso Pena, Annette Powlis, Elise Reaves, Lauren Class Schneider, Jim Semmelman

   

  This is Mr. Weiss's thirteenth DGA Award nomination. He previously won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials in 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2015 for the 61st, 64th, 65th, 66th, 67th and 68th Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2008 for the 55th, 56th, 59th, 60th, and 62nd Annual Tony Awards. He was also nominated in 2015 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Miniseries, together with Rob Ashford, for Peter Pan Live!Jerry Foley

  Tony Bennett Celebrates 90 - The Best is Yet to Come (NBC)

  Mr. Foley's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Director: Randi Grossack
  · Key Stage Manager: Jeffry Gitter
  · Stage Managers: Bennymar Almonte, Lauren Class Schneider, Joey Despenzero, Jeff Markowitz, Karen Tasch Weiss

  This is Mr. Foley's ninth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in the Musical Variety category, all for the Late Show with David Letterman, in 2007, 2005, 2004, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999 and 1998 for episodes "#2773," "#2452," "#2187," "#1876," "#1634," "#1527," "#1294," and "#958."

   

  Tim Mancinelli
  The Late Late Show With James Corden, "The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special" (CBS)

  Mr. Mancinelli's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Matt Powers, Bac Delorme, Brian Sutherin
  · Stage Managers: Michael J. Schiff, Teri Pensky Hlubik

  This is Mr. Mancinelli's first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Linda Mendoza
  Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance at the White House (PBS)

  Ms. Mendoza's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Dora Mendoza, Kelly Hernacki
  · Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Elise Reaves, Phyllis Digilio-Kent

  This is Ms. Mendoza's second DGA Award nomination. She was previously nominated in the Musical Variety category in 2010 for Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in Performance at the White House.

   

  Paul Myers
  Full Frontal With Samantha Bee, "A Very Special Full Frontal Special" (TBS)

  This is Mr. Myers's first DGA Award nomination.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs

  J. Rupert Thompson (WINNER)
  American Grit, "The Finale ? Over the Falls" (FOX)

  Mr. Thompson's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Director: David Charles
  · Stage Managers: Daniel Curran, Kevin Fletcher

  This is Mr. Thompson's seventh DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2005 for Fear Factor, "Heist Fear Factor, Season 6 Premiere." He was also nominated in 2006 for Fear Factor, "Military Fear Factor, Season Finale," in 2008 for Estate of Panic, "102, That Sinking Feeling," in 2011 for Fear Factor 2.0, "Scorpion Tales," in 2012 for Stars Earn Stripes, "Amphibious Assault," and in 2013 for The Hero, "Teamwork."

  Ken Fuchs
  Shark Tank, "801" (ABC)

  Mr. Fuchs' Directorial Team:
  · Associate Director: Amy Wilcox?Barker
  · Head Stage Manager: Eric Rhoden
  · Stage Managers: Doug Neal, Michael Strauss

  This is Mr. Fuchs' second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2015 for Shark Tank, "702."

  John Gonzalez
  Live PD, "Episode 5" (A&E)

  Mr. Gonzalez's Directorial Team:
  · Stage Manager: Jeff Buda

  This is Mr. Gonzalez's first DGA Award nomination.

  Brian Smith
  Strong, "Welcome to STRONG" (NBC)

  Mr. Smith's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Directors: Anna Moulaison?Moore, David Charles
  · Stage Manager: Drew Lewandowski

  This is Mr. Smith's fourth DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2012 for Master Chef, "Episode #305." He was also nominated in 2010 for Master Chef, "Episode #103," and in 2011 for Master Chef, "Episode #201."

  Bertram van Munster
  The Amazing Race, "We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today" (CBS)

  Mr. van Munster's Directorial Team:
  · Associate Director: Dan Coffie

  This is Mr. van Munster's eleventh DGA Award nomination. He won in this category in 2007 for The Amazing Race, "Episode #1110" and was also nominated an additional eight times in this category for the The Amazing Race in 2005 for "Episode #805," in 2006 for "Episode #102," in 2008 for "Episode #1303," in 2009 for "Don’t Let a Cheese Hit Me," in 2010 for "I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right?," in 2011 for "You Don’t Get Paid Unless You Win?," in 2013 for "Beards in the Wind" and in 2015 for "Bring the Fun, Baby!" He also was nominated with Directors Jack Cannon and Elise Doganieri in 2014 for The Quest, "One True Hero."

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs

  Tina Mabry (WINNER)
  An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Win (Amazon)

  Ms. Mabry's Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King
  · First Assistant Director: Otto Penzato
  · Second Assistant Director: David Berke
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher H. Cook
  · Additional Second Assistant Directors: Candice Lee, Matthew W. Ross

   

  This is Ms. Mabry's first DGA Award nomination.

  Liz Allen
  The Kicks, "Pilot" (Amazon)

  Ms. Allen's Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Maria Melograne
  · First Assistant Director: Michael Williams
  · Second Assistant Director: Walter Parry

  This is Ms. Allen's first DGA Award nomination.

  Althea Jones
  Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, "Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades" (Amazon)

  Ms. Jones' Directorial Team:
  · Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King
  · First Assistant Director: Lance W. Lanfear
  · Second Assistant Director: David Berke
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Christopher H. Cook

  This is Ms. Jones's first DGA Award nomination.

  Michael Lembeck
  A Nutcracker Christmas (Hallmark Channel)

  This is Mr. Lembeck's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2011 for Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure.

  John Schultz
  Adventures in Babysitting (Disney Channel)

  This is Mr. Schultz's first DGA Award nomination.
• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

  Derek Cianfrance (WINNER)
  (RadicalMedia)

  Chase, Nike Golf – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

  · First Assistant Director: Rick Lange
  · Second Assistant Director: Ethan Ross

  Doubts, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

  · First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
  · Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

  Expectations, Powerade – Wieden + Kennedy Portland

  · First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini
  · Second Assistant Director: Brad Robinson

  Manifesto, Squarespace – Anomaly

  · First Assistant Director: David Backus
  · Second Assistant Director: Josh Voegelin

   

  This is Mr. Cianfrance's first DGA Award nomination.

  Lance Acord
  (Park Pictures)

  Frankie's Holiday, Apple – MAL

  · First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith

  Movie Night, Kohl’s – Anomaly

  · First Assistant Director: Thomas Smith
  · Second Assistant Director: Rob Kay

  This is Mr. Acord's fourth DGA Award nomination in this category. He was previously nominated in 2012, 2011 and 2003.

   

  Dante Ariola
  (MJZ)

  Hold Your Breath, SunTrust – Strawberry Frog

  · Unit Production Manager: Natalie Hill
  · First Assistant Director: George Nessis

  · Second Assistant Director: Isaac Mejia

  Riding Is the New Driving, Lyft – Made Movement

  · Unit Production Manager: Natalie Hill
  · First Assistant Director: John Lowe
  · Second Assistant Director: Julian Metter
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Dave Liehn

  Tell Me When to Go, Beats

  · Unit Production Managers: Natalie Hill, Susan Levin
  · First Assistant Director: Chris Meda
  · Second Assistant Director: Adam Stern
  · Second Second Assistant Director: Jani Vournas

  This is Mr. Ariola's seventh DGA Award nomination in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for Snowball (Traveler's Insurance), Human (Johnny Walker), and First Taste (Coca-Cola) in 2006. He also was nominated in this category in 2011, 2007, 2004, 2002 and 2000.

   

  Fredrik Bond
  (MJZ)

  Dive, Apple – TBWA/Media Arts Lab

  · First Assistant Director: Howell Caldwell

  Everyday Hero, Philips – Ogilvy & Mather

  World of Play, LG – Energy BBDO

  · Unit Production Manager: Line Postmyr
  · First Assistant Director: Anthony Dimino
  · Second Assistant Director: Spencer Taylor
  · Second Second Assistant Director: R. Ben Parker
  · Additional First Assistant Director: Chris Blanch
  · Additional Second Assistant Director: Steve Bagnara

  This is Mr. Bond's seventh DGA Award nomination. He previously was nominated in this category in 2013, 2012, 2011, 2008, 2007 and 2004.

  AG Rojas
  (Park Pictures)

  The Best Planet, S7 Airlines – Wieden + Kennedy Amsterdam

  The Snail, Samsung – Leo Burnett USA

  · First Assistant Director: Robert Dean Phillips

  This is Mr. Rojas' first DGA Award nomination.

• Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary

  Ezra Edelman (WINNER)
  O.J.: Made in America, ESPN Films

  This is Mr. Edelman's first DGA Award nomination.

  Otto Bell
  The Eagle Huntress, Sony Pictures Classics

  This is Mr. Bell's first DGA Award nomination.

  Josh Kriegman & Elyse Steinberg
  Weiner, Sundance Selects

  This is Mr. Kriegman’s first DGA Award nomination.

  This is Ms. Steinberg’s first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Raoul Peck
  I Am Not Your Negro, Magnolia Pictures

  This is Mr. Peck's first DGA Award nomination.

   

  Roger Ross Williams
  Life, Animated, The Orchard

  This is Mr. Williams' first DGA Award nomination.