Beth McCarthy-Miller (WINNER)

Veep, “Chicklet”

(HBO)

Ms. McCarthy?Miller's Directorial Team:

· Unit Production Manager: David Hyman

· First Assistant Director: Dale Stern

· Second Assistant Director: Jeff Rosenberg

· Second Second Assistant Director: Yarden Levo

· Additional Second Assistant Director: Chalis Romero

This is Ms. McCarthy-Miller's twelfth DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode “Hogcock!/Last Lunch.” She was also nominated that year, together with Rob Ashford, in the Movies for Television and Mini-Series category for The Sound of Music Live! She was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for 30 Rock episodes “Live from Studio 6H” in 2012, “Live Show” in 2010, “The Reunion Episode #304” in 2008 and “Somebody to Love” in 2007. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety twice, in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the “Val Kilmer and U2” episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category for Saturday Night Live episodes “Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters” in 2003 and the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Adele Live in New York City.

Aziz Ansari

Master of None, “The Thief”

(Netflix)

Mr. Ansari's Directorial Team:

· Unit Production Managers: Gwen Bialic, Igor Srubshchik

· First Assistant Director: Christo Morse

· Second Assistant Director: Ellen Parnett

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

Mike Judge

Silicon Valley, “Server Error”

(HBO)

Mr. Judge's Directorial Team:

· Unit Production Manager: Tyler Romary

· First Assistant Director: Nick Mastandrea

· Second Assistant Director: Heather Wagner?Wang

· Second Second Assistant Director: Chris Riddle

· Additional Second Assistant Director: Gordon Freeman

This is Mr. Judge's fourth DGA Award nomination – all in this category for episodes of Silicon Valley. He was previously nominated in 2016 for “Founder Friendly,” in 2015 for “Binding Arbitration” and in 2014 for “Minimum Viable Product.”

Melina Matsoukas

Master of None, “Thanksgiving”

(Netflix)

Ms. Matsoukas's Directorial Team:

· Unit Production Managers: Gwen Bialic, Igor Srubshchik

· First Assistant Director: Christo Morse

· Second Assistant Director: Ellen Parnett

· Second Second Assistant Director: Dustin Bewley

· Location Manager: Julie Sage

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

Amy Sherman-Palladino

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

(Amazon)

Ms. Sherman?Palladino's Directorial Team:

· Unit Production Managers: Frank Covino, Dhana Rivera Gilbert

· First Assistant Director: Mariela Comitini

· Second Assistant Director: Soren Miltich

· Second Second Assistant Director: Kyle Burstein

· Location Manager: Michael Buonanno

This is Ms. Sherman?Palladino's first DGA Award nomination.