How many Directors Guild of America Awards television nominations did 'The Pitt' receive? Details explored

The Directors Guild of America has officially unveiled the television, documentary, and commercial nominations for its annual awards for this year. The list of nominees at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Television, Documentary, and Commercial categories is mainly led by HBO Max's The Pitt, FX's The Bear, and NBC's SNL 50 tributes.

The Pitt has earned two television nominations at the 2026 Directors Guild Awards. These nods came in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series category with two different episodes. The nominated directors and episodes are as follows,

• Amanda Marsalis for The Pitt, episode 6:00 P.M.
• John Wells for The Pitt, episode 7:00 A.M.

The 2026 Directors Guild Awards will take place on Saturday, February 7, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills. Winners will be announced during the ceremony.

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Complete list of nominees for the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards Television, Documentary, and Commercial categories

Dramatic series at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Liza Johnson: The Diplomat, “Amagansett”, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, John P. Fedynich, First Assistant Director, Adam Escott, Second Assistant Director, Tom Glick, Second Second Assistant Director, Rachel Sikora, Location Manager, Rob Coleman

Amanda Marsalis: The Pitt, “6:00 P.M.”, HBO Max

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Michelle Lankwarden, First Assistant Director, Eric Tignini, Second Assistant Director, Kevin Zelman, Second Second Assistant Director, Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers, Chloe Huckins, Additional Second Assistant Director, Michelle Akeley

Janus Metz: Andor, “Who Are You?”, Disney+

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Karl Caffrey, First Assistant Director, Sean Guest

Ben Stiller: Severance, “Cold Harbor”, Apple TV+

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Caroline Baron, First Assistant Director, Katie Pruitt, Second Assistant Director, Cat McFayden, Second Second Assistant Director, Forrest Viola, Additional Second Assistant Director, Erin Skelly, Assistant Unit Production Manager, Sean Fogel, Alexandra Vivas, Location Manager, Ryan Smith, Grace Kwon

John Wells: The Pitt, “7:00 A.M.”, HBO Max

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Michelle Lankwarden, First Assistant Director, Eric Tignini, Second Assistant Director, Kevin Zelman, Second Second Assistant Director, Nicole Jones, Rebecca Rogers, Additional Second Assistant Director, Chloe Huckins

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Comedy series at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Lucia Aniello: Hacks, “A Slippery Slope”, HBO Max

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Mark Rabinowitz, First Assistant Director, Jeff Rosenberg, Second Assistant Director, Kirisa Gavrin, Second Second Assistant Director, Alaina Neumann Rafdal, Additional Second Assistant Director, Amy Ergle

Janicza Bravo: The Bear, “Worms”, FX on Hulu

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner, First Assistant Director, Larissa Malarek, Second Assistant Director, Olivia Dame, Second Second Assistant Director, Sofía Blanco, Location Manager, Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales, Assistant Location Manager, Oscar Roxas

Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg: The Studio, “The Oner”, Apple TV+

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Shawn Dyrdahl, First Assistant Director, Donald Murphy, Second Assistant Director, Peter Dress

Christopher Storer: The Bear, “Bears”, FX on Hulu

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Carrie Holt de Lama, Tyson Bidner, First Assistant Director, Duccio Fabbri, Second Assistant Director, Larissa Malarek, Olivia Dame, Second Second Assistant Director, Sofía Blanco, Location Manager, Maria C. Roxas, Gilbert B. Morales, Assistant Location Manager, Oscar Roxas

Mike White: The White Lotus, “Denials”, HBO Max

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Regina Heyman, Mark Kamine, First Assistant Director, Justin Ritson, Second Assistant Director, Joe Landry, Assistant Unit Production Manager, Aidan Sleeper

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Limited and anthology series at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Jason Bateman: Black Rabbit, “The Black Rabbits”, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Becky Phillips, Erica Kay, First Assistant Director, John Silvestri, Second Assistant Director, Nick Notte, Second Second Assistant Director, Jimmy Rosario, Jilly Blundell, Location Manager, Paul Eskenazi

Antonio Campos: The Beast in Me, “Sick Puppy”, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Caroline Baron, First Assistant Director, Tomas Deckaj, Second Assistant Director, Scott Bowers, Second Second Assistant Director, Matt Merksamer, Sean Fogel, Location Manager, Grace Kwon

Lesli Linka Glatter: Zero Day, “Episode 6”, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Amy Herman, First Assistant Director, Michael Lerman, Second Assistant Director, Scott Bowers, Second Second Assistant Director, Kaitlin Heins, Additional Second Assistant Director, Davis Woodall, Assistant Unit Production Manager, Mike Buonanno, Location Manager, Ronnie Kupferwasser

Shannon Murphy: Dying for Sex, “It’s Not That Serious”, FX on Hulu

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Francesca M. Mannix, First Assistant Director, Julie A. Bloom, Second Assistant Director, Findlay Ward Zotter, Second Second Assistant Director, Kristin Dombroski, Laura E. Rizer

Ally Pankiw: Black Mirror, “Common People”, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Shawn Williamson

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Movies for television at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Jesse Armstrong: Mountainhead, HBO Max

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Jill Footlick, First Assistant Director, Christo Morse, Second Assistant Director, MarSchelle Walker, Location Manager, Paul Eskenazi

Stephen Chbosky: Nonnas, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Pamela Hirsch, Kara Doherty, First Assistant Director, Chris Surgent, Second Assistant Director, Takahide Kawakami, Second Second Assistant Director, Cary Lee, Location Manager, Tatiana Forster

Scott Derrickson: The Gorge, Apple TV+

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Greg Goodman, First Assistant Director, Cliff Lanning, Second Assistant Director, Lee Tailor

Michael Morris: Bridget Jones, Mad About the Boy, Peacock

Kyle Newacheck: Happy Gilmore 2, Netflix

Directorial team: Unit Production Manager, Brittany Sugarman, David Bausch, First Assistant Director, David M. Bernstein, Second Assistant Director, Ryan Robert Howard, Second Second Assistant Director, Kaitlin Heins, Additional Second Assistant Director, Mia Bruno, Location Manager, Louis Zuppardi, Assistant Location Manager, Scott Ferlisi

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Variety at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Yvonne De Mare: The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Julia Roberts; Sam Smith”, CBS

Directorial team: Associate Director, Karen Yaeger, Stage Manager, Mark McKenna, Jeff Leib

Andy Fisher: Jimmy Kimmel Live!, “Stephen Colbert; Kumail Nanjiani; Reneé Rapp”, ABC

Directorial team: Associate Director, Jeri Ann Wong, Amy Stober, David Craig, Stage Manager, Alec Potter, Josh Wader, Christian Jensen, Peter Epstein

Beth McCarthy Miller: SNL50, The Homecoming Concert, Peacock

Directorial team: Associate Director, Susan Sullivan, Stage Manager, Lynn Finkel et al.

Liz Patrick: SNL50, The Anniversary Special, NBC

Directorial team: Associate Director, Michael Mancini et al., Stage Manager, Gena Rositano et al.

Paul Pennolino: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, “Public Media”, HBO Max

Directorial team: Associate Director, Elliot Mendelson, Stage Manager, Jeff Leib, Mark McKenna, Craig Spinney

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Sports at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Matthew Gangl: 2025 World Series, Game 7, Fox Sports

Directorial team: Associate Director, Larry Lancaster et al., Stage Manager, Dominick Tringali, Dan Frank

Steve Milton: 2025 Masters Tournament, CBS Sports

Directorial team: Associate Director, Robert Matina et al., Stage Manager, Cory Fishman

Rich Russo: Super Bowl LIX, Fox Sports

Directorial team: Associate Director, Rich Gross, Casey Garland

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Reality, quiz and game at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Lucinda M. Margolis: Jeopardy!, “Ep. 9341”, Syndicated

Directorial team: Associate Director, Chloe Corwin, Stage Manager, James F. McGuire

Adam Sandler: The Price Is Right, “10,000th Episode”, CBS

Directorial team: Associate Director, Jazmin Eckenberg, Stage Manager, Steven Hollander et al.

Mike Sweeney: Conan O’Brien Must Go, “Austria”, HBO Max

Directorial team: Associate Director, Jason Chillemi

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Documentary film at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

2000 Meters to Andriivka, PBS

The Perfect Neighbor, Netflix

Cutting Through Rocks, Assembly Releasing

Mistress Dispeller, Oscilloscope Laboratories

Cover Up, Netflix

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Documentary series and news at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

SNL50, Beyond Saturday Night, Peacock

Billy Joel, And So It Goes, HBO Max

Mr. Scorsese, Apple TV+

Sean Combs, The Reckoning, Netflix

Pee Wee as Himself, HBO Max

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Commercials at the 2026 Directors Guild of America Awards

Nike: You Can’t Win. So Win.

Apple: I’m Not Remarkable

ChatGPT: Dish, Pull Up, Trip

Meta: Home for the Holidays, Secret Santa

Apple AirPods 4: Someday

Andrex: Conquer the First School Poo

Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Garrett, Big Flex

Virgin Media: Trunk Trucker

Amazon: Bring a Book to Life

Squarespace: A Tale as Old as Websites

Coinbase: Everything Is Fine

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