Director’s Guild of America Awards 2016: winners

HBO shows were big winners amongst the TV categories at the Director’s Guild of America Awards on the weekend.

Game of Thrones, Veep and Bessie were all winners.

TV categories are as follows (winners in bold:

Dramatic Series
Michael Engler – Downton Abbey, Episode 8
Leslie Linka Glatter – Homeland, The Tradition of Hospitality
David Nutter – Game of Thrones, Mother’s Mercy
Steven Soderbergh – The Knick, Williams and Walker
Matthew Weiner – Mad Men, Person to Person

Comedy Series
Chris Addison – Veep, Election Night
Louis C.K. – Louie, Sleepover
Mike Judge – Silicon Valley, Binding Arbitration
Gail Mancuso – Modern Family, White Christmas
Jill Soloway – Transparent, Kino Hora

Movies for TV and Miniseries
Angela Bassett – Whitney
Laurie Collyer – The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe
Paul Haggis – Show Me a Hero
Kenny Leon, Matthew Diamond – The Wiz Live!
Dee Rees – Bessie  

Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Paul G. Casey – Real Time with Bill Maher, #1334
Dave Diomedi – The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, episode #325
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live, Host: Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest: Demi Lovato
Ryan McFaul and Amy Schumer – Inside Amy Schumer, 12 Angry Men
Chuck O’Neil – The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Episode #20142

Variety/Talk/News/Sports  — Specials
Sofia Coppola – A Very Murray Christmas
Hamish Hamilton – The 87th Academy Awards
Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
Beth McCarthy Miller – Adele Live in New York City
Chris Rock – Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo

Reality Programs
Brady Connell — The Great Christmas Light Fight, Episode 304
Ken Fuchs – Shark Tank, 702
Steve Hryniewicz — Cutthroat Kitchen, Superstar Sabotage Finale: It’s Raining Ramen
Bertram Van Munster – The Amazing Race, Bring the Fun, Baby
Adam Vetri – Steve Austin’s Broken Skull challenge, Gods of War   

Children’s Programs
Paul Hoen  – Invisible Skull
Joseph Mazzarino – Sesame Street, The Cookie Thief
Kenny Ortega – Descendants
Amy Schatz – Saving My Tomorrow, Part 3
Sasie Sealy — Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street, Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist

Source: Variety