| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs |
| Presenter: | Directors Guild of America |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Holder: | Amy Schatz for Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School (2023) |
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 49th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1997. Before 1996, most children's programs competed in the Drama Show Day category before it retired in 1994.
| Year | Program | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 (49th) | Salt Water Moose | Stuart Margolin | Showtime | [1] |
| ABC Afterschool Special (Episode: "Educating Mom") | ABC | |||
| Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. (Episode: "Talk Ain't Cheap") | CBS | |||
| Robin of Locksley | Showtime | |||
| Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (Episode: "4 Points") | Nickelodeon | |||
| 1997 (50th) | Sports Theater with Shaquille O'Neal (Episode: "First Time") | Brian Robbins | Nickelodeon | [2] |
| Goosebumps (Episode: "The Perfect School") | Fox | |||
| Kenan & Kel (Episode: "Haven't Got Time for the Paint") | Nickelodeon | |||
| The Secret World of Alex Mack (Episode: "Lies and Secrets") | Shawn Levy | |||
| The Wonderful World of Disney (Episode: "Toothless") | ABC | |||
| 1998 (51st) | Bear in the Big Blue House (Episode: "Love is All You Need") | Mitchell Kriegman | Disney Channel | [3] |
| Goosebumps (Episode: "Cry of the Cat") | Fox | |||
| Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (Episode: "From Honey with Love") | First-run syndication | |||
| The Sweetest Gift | Showtime | |||
| The Teen Files (Episode: "Smoking: Truth or Dare") | First-run syndication | |||
| 1999 (52nd) | Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepy Time Tales | Amy Schatz | HBO | [4] |
| Bear in the Big Blue House (Episode: "A Berry Merry Christmas") | Mitchell Kriegman | Disney Channel | ||
| CinderElmo | Fox | |||
| Cousin Skeeter (Episode: "Dirty Laundry") | Jonathan Winfrey | Nickelodeon | ||
| The Wonderful World of Disney (Episode: "H-E Double Hockey Sticks") | ABC |
| Year | Program | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (53rd) | Miracle in Lane 2 | Greg Beeman | Disney Channel | [5] |
| Even Stevens (Episode: "Easy Way") | Disney Channel | |||
| Even Stevens (Episode: "Take My Sister...Please") | Paul Hoen | |||
| The Color of Friendship | Kevin Hooks | |||
| The Wonderful World of Disney (Episode: "Santa Who?") | ABC | |||
| 2001 (54th) | 'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration | Amy Schatz | HBO | [6] |
| Even Stevens (Episode: "Very Scary Story") | Disney Channel | |||
| My Louisiana Sky | Showtime | |||
| They Call Me Sirr | Robert Munic | |||
| Walter and Henry | Daniel Petrie | |||
| 2002 (55th) | Bang Bang You're Dead | Guy Ferland | Showtime | [7] |
| Even Stevens (Episode: "Band on the Roof") | Gregory Hobson | Disney Channel | ||
| I Was a Teenage Faust | Showtime | |||
| A Ring of Endless Light | Disney Channel | |||
| Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 | HBO | |||
| 2003 (56th) | The Wonderful World of Disney (Episode: "Eloise at Christmastime") | Kevin Lima | ABC | [8] |
| The Cheetah Girls | Disney Channel | |||
| The Even Stevens Movie | Sean McNamara | |||
| The Wonderful World of Disney (Episode: "Sounder") | ABC | |||
| A Time for Dancing | Peter Gilbert | Showtime | ||
| 2004 (57th) | Going to the Mat | Stuart Gillard | Disney Channel | [9] |
| Crown Heights | Showtime | |||
| Jack | Lee Rose | |||
| Searching for David's Heart | ABC Family | |||
| Tiger Cruise | Disney Channel | |||
| 2005 (58th) | Edge of America | Chris Eyre | Showtime | [10] |
| Buffalo Dreams | Disney Channel | |||
| Flight 29 Down (Episode: "The Pits") | NBC | |||
| I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me | HBO | |||
| Speak | Showtime | |||
| 2006 (59th) | High School Musical | Kenny Ortega | Disney Channel | [11] |
| ABC Family | ||||
| Disney Channel | ||||
| Phil of the Future (Episode: "Not So Great Great Great Grandpa") | Fred Savage | |||
| The Year Without a Santa Claus | NBC | |||
| 2007 (60th) | Jump In! | Paul Hoen | Disney Channel | [12] |
| GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home | Judith Vogelsang | PBS | ||
| High School Musical 2 | Disney Channel | |||
| Lincoln Heights (Episode: "That Feeling We Have") | ABC Family | |||
| Wizards of Waverly Place (Episode: "The Crazy 10-Minute Sale") | Disney Channel | |||
| 2008 (61st) | Classical Baby (Episode: "The Poetry Show") | Amy Schatz | HBO | [13] |
| The American Mall | MTV | |||
| Camp Rock | Disney Channel | |||
| Paul Hoen | ||||
| Minutemen | Lev L. Spiro | |||
| 2009 (62nd) | Princess Protection Program | Allison Liddi-Brown | Disney Channel | [14] |
| HBO | ||||
| Zeke and Luther (Episode: "Pilot") | Disney XD | |||
| Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression | HBO | |||
| Lincoln Heights (Episode: "Time To Let Go") | ABC Family |
| Year | Program | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (63rd) | The Boy Who Cried Werewolf | Eric Bross | Nickelodeon | [15] |
| Avalon High | Disney Channel | |||
| Paul Hoen | ||||
| Secrets of the Mountain | NBC | |||
| StarStruck | Disney Channel | |||
| Unnatural History (Episode: "Pilot") | Cartoon Network | |||
| 2011 (64th) | A Child's Garden of Poetry | Amy Schatz | HBO | [16] |
| Best Player | Nickelodeon | |||
| Geek Charming | Disney Channel | |||
| Lemonade Mouth | Patricia Riggen | |||
| Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure | Michael Lembeck | |||
| 2012 (65th) | Let It Shine | Paul Hoen | Disney Channel | [17] |
| Big Time Movie | Nickelodeon | |||
| Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce | HBO | |||
| Nickelodeon | ||||
| Girl vs. Monster | Stuart Gillard | Disney Channel | ||
| 2013 (66th) | An Apology to Elephants | Amy Schatz | HBO | [18] |
| A.N.T. Farm (Episode: "influANTces") | Disney Channel | |||
| Jinxed | Nickelodeon | |||
| Swindle | Jonathan Judge | |||
| Teen Beach Movie | Disney Channel | |||
| 2014 (67th) | 100 Things to Do Before High School (Episode: "Pilot") | Jonathan Judge | Nickelodeon | [19] |
| Vince Marcello | Disney Channel | |||
| How to Build a Better Boy | Paul Hoen | |||
| Saving My Tomorrow (Episodes: "Part 1" and "Part 2") | HBO | |||
| Sesame Street (Episode: "4504 Numericon") | PBS | |||
| 2015 (68th) | Descendants | Kenny Ortega | Disney Channel | [20] |
| Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (Episode: "Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist") | Sasie Sealy | Amazon | ||
| Invisible Sister | Disney Channel | |||
| Saving My Tomorrow (Episode: "Part 3") | HBO | |||
| Sesame Street (Episode: "The Cookie Thief") | PBS | |||
| 2016 (69th) | Tina Mabry | Amazon | [21] | |
| Adventures in Babysitting | Disney Channel | |||
| Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street (Episode: "Gortimer and the Jacks of All Trades") | Alethea Jones | Amazon | ||
| The Kicks (Episode: "Pilot") | ||||
| A Nutcracker Christmas | Hallmark Channel | |||
| 2017 (70th) | Anne with an E (Episode: "Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny") | Niki Caro | Netflix | [22] |
| 15: A Quinceañera Story: Zoey | HBO | |||
| An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life | Alison McDonald | Amazon | ||
| Just Add Magic (Episode: "Just Add Meddling") | Lily Mariye | |||
| The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special | Benjamin Lehmann | HBO | ||
| 2018 (71st) | When You Wish Upon a Pickle: A Sesame Street Special | Jack Jameson | HBO | [23] [24] |
| The Dangerous Book for Boys (Episode: "How to Walk on the Moon") | Amazon | |||
| A Series of Unfortunate Events (Episode: "The Ersatz Elevator: Part 1") | Netflix | |||
| A Series of Unfortunate Events (Episode: "The Hostile Hospital: Part 1") | Allan Arkush | |||
| A Series of Unfortunate Events (Episode: "The Vile Village: Part 1") | Barry Sonnenfeld | |||
| 2019 (72nd) | Song of Parkland | Amy Schatz | HBO | [25] [26] |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Episode: "Part One: Submitted for Your Approval") | Nickelodeon | |||
| Ghostwriter (Episode: "Ghost in Wonderland: Part 1") | Apple TV+ | |||
| A Series of Unfortunate Events (Episode: "Penultimate Peril: Part 1") | Netflix | |||
| Sesame Street's 50th Anniversary Special | Jack Jameson | HBO |
| Year | Program | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (73rd) | We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical Fest | Amy Schatz | HBO | [27] [28] |
| The Astronauts (Episode: "Countdown") | Nickelodeon | |||
| The Healing Powers of Dude (Episode: "Second Step: Homeroom") | Richie Keen | Netflix | ||
| (Episode: "Opening Night") | Disney+ | |||
| On Pointe (Episode: "Showtime!") | Larissa Bills | |||
| 2021 (74th) | Through Our Eyes (Episode: "Shelter") | Smriti Mundhra | HBO Max | [29] [30] |
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Episode: "The Tale of the Darkhouse") | Nickelodeon | |||
| Head of the Class (Episode: "Three More Years") | HBO Max | |||
| The J Team | Paramount+ | |||
| The Mysterious Benedict Society (Episode: "A Bunch of Smart Orphans") | Disney+ | |||
| 2022 (75th) | Best Foot Forward (Episode: "Halloween") | Anne Renton | Apple TV+ | [31] [32] |
| Amber Brown (Episode: "I, Amber Brown") | Apple TV+ | |||
| Are You Afraid of the Dark? (Episode: "The Tale of Room 13") | Nickelodeon | |||
| Better Nate Than Ever | Disney+ | |||
| Snow Day | Paramount+ | |||
| 2023 (76th) | Stand Up & Shout: Songs from a Philly High School | Amy Schatz | HBO | [33] [34] |
| American Born Chinese (Episode: "A Monkey on a Quest") | Dinh Thai | Disney+ | ||
| American Born Chinese (Episode: "What Guy Are You") | Destin Daniel Cretton | |||
| Goosebumps (Episode: "Say Cheese and Die") | Rob Letterman | |||
| Percy Jackson and the Olympians (Episode: "I Accidentally Vaporize My Pre-Algebra Teacher") | James Bobin |