Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film
Paul Thomas Anderson - One Battle After Another
Guillermo Del Toro - Frankenstein
Josh Safdie - Marty Supreme
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Liza Johnson - The Diplomat, "Amagansett"
Amanda Marsalis - The Pitt, "6:00 P.M."
Janus Metz - Andor, "Who Are You?"
Ben Stiller - Severance, "Cold Harbor"
John Wells - The Pitt, "7:00 A.M."
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series
Jason Bateman - Black Rabbit, "The Black Rabbits"
Antonio Campos - The Beast in Me, "Sick Puppy"
Lesli Linka Glatter - Zero Day, "Episode 6"
Shannon Murphy - Dying For Sex, "It's Not That Serious"
Ally Pankiw - Black Mirror, "Common People"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety
Yvonne De Mare - The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, "Julia Roberts; Sam Smith"
Andy Fisher - Jimmy Kimmel Live!, "Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp"
Beth McCarthy-Miller - SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Liz Patrick - SNL50: The Anniversary Special
Paul Pennolino - Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, "Public Media"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality/ Quiz & Game
Lucinda M. Margolis - Jeopardy!, "Ep. 9341"
Adam Sandler - The Price is Right, "10,000th Episode"
Mike Sweeney - Conan O'Brien Must Go, "Austria"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film
Mstyslav Chernov - 2000 Meters to Andriivka
Geeta Gandbhir -The Perfect Neighbor
Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni - Cutting Through Rocks
Elizabeth Lo - Mistress Dispeller
Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus - Cover Up
Michael Apted Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Theatrical Feature Film
Hasan Hadi - The President's Cake
Charlie Polinger - The Plague
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
Lucia Aniello - Hacks, "A Slippery Slope"
Janicza Bravo - The Bear, "Worms"
Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg - The Studio, 'The Oner"
Christopher Storer - The Bear, "Bears"
Mike White - The White Lotus, "Denials"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies For Television
Jesse Armstrong - Mountainhead
Scott Derrickson - The Gorge
Michael Morris - Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy
Kyle Newacheck - Happy Gilmore 2
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Sports
Matthew Gangl - 2025 World Series - Game 7 - Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Toronto Blue Jays
Steve Milton - 2025 Masters Tournament - Augusta National Golf Club
Rich Russo - Super Bowl LIX - Philadelphia Eagles vs. Kansas City Chiefs
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Kim Gehrig - You Can't Win. So Win. – Nike | Wieden+Kennedy; I'm Not Remarkable – Apple | Client Direct
Miles Jay - Dish – ChatGPT | Isle of Any; Pull Up – ChatGPT | Isle of Any; Trip – ChatGPT | Isle of Any; Home for the Holidays – Meta | Droga5; Secret Santa – Meta | Droga5
Spike Jonze - Someday – Apple Airpods 4 | TBWA\Media Arts Lab
Andreas Nilsson - Conquer the First School Poo – Andrex | FCB London; Garrett – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct; Big Flex – Apple iPhone 16 Pro | Client Direct; Trunk Trucker – Virgin Media | VCCP London
Steve Rogers - Bring a Book to Life – Amazon | Droga5 London; A Tale as Old as Websites – Squarespace | Client Direct; Everything is Fine – Coinbase | Mother London
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series/News
Marshall Curry - SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, "Written By: A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room"
Susan Lacy and Jessica Levin - Billy Joel: And So It Goes, "Part Two"
Rebecca Miller - Mr. Scorsese, "All This Filming Isn't Healthy"
Alexandria Stapleton - Sean Combs: The Reckoning, "Official Girl"
Matt Wolf - Pee-wee as Himself, "Part 1"
