| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs |
| Presenter: | Directors Guild of America |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Holder: | Niharika Desai for Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (2023) |
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2006.[1]
| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 (58th) | Three Wishes | "Episode #101" | Tony Croll | NBC | [2] |
| Fear Factor | "Heist Fear Factor" | J. Rupert Thompson | |||
| Brat Camp | "Episode #104" | Ross Breitenbach | ABC | ||
| "Circumcision" | Starling Price | Showtime | |||
| The Amazing Race | "Episode #805" | CBS | |||
| 2006 (59th) | Treasure Hunters | "Episode #101" | Tony Sacco | NBC | [3] |
| Texas Ranch House | "The Good, the Bad and the Colonel" | Bobbie Birleffi | PBS | ||
| Fear Factor | "Military Fear Factor" | NBC | |||
| The Amazing Race | "Episode #1002" | CBS | |||
| Pros vs. Joes | "Episode #101" | Tim Warren | Spike | ||
| 2007 (60th) | The Amazing Race | "Episode #1110" | Bertram van Munster | CBS | [4] |
| Who Wants to Be a Superhero? | "Episode #208" | Craig Borders | Sci Fi | ||
| Shooting Sizemore | "Episode #101" | Tony Croll | VH1 | ||
| Pros vs. Joes | "Episode #201" | Scott Messick | Spike | ||
| Project Runway | "Fashion Giant" | Tony Sacco | Bravo | ||
| 2008 (61st) | America's Next Top Model | "Episode #1002" | Tony Croll | CW | [5] |
| Pros vs. Joes | "Episode #301" | Scott Messick | Spike | ||
| Estate of Panic | "That Sinking Feeling" | Sci Fi | |||
| The Amazing Race | "Episode #1303" | CBS | |||
| I Survived a Japanese Game Show | "A Long Way From Home" | ABC | |||
| 2009 (62nd) | Extreme Engineering | "Hong Kong Bridge" | Craig Borders | Discovery Channel | [6] |
| Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan | "Puppy Mills Exposed" | Sueann Fincke | Nat Geo | ||
| The Next Iron Chef | "Episode #201" | Eytan Keller | Food Network | ||
| Six Beers of Separation | Zach Merck | Foxtel | |||
| The Amazing Race | "Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me" | CBS |
| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 (63rd) | The Next Iron Chef | "Episode #301" | Eytan Keller | Food Network | [7] |
| The Hills | "Episode #601" | Hisham Abed | MTV | ||
| Private Chefs of Beverly Hills | "Challah Back" | Bryan O'Donnell | Food Network | ||
| MasterChef | "Episode #103" | Brian Smith | Fox | ||
| The Amazing Race | "I Think We're Fighting the Germans. Right?" | CBS | |||
| 2011 (64th) | The Biggest Loser | "Episode #1115" | Neil P. DeGroot | NBC | [8] |
| The Next Iron Chef Super Chefs | "Episode #401" | Eytan Keller | Food Network | ||
| MasterChef | "Episode #201" | Brian Smith | Fox | ||
| Fear Factor 2.0 | "Scorpion Tales" | NBC | |||
| The Amazing Race | "You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win?" | CBS | |||
| 2012 (65th) | MasterChef | "Episode #305" | Brian Smith | Fox | [9] |
| America's Next Top Model | "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model" | Tony Croll | CW | ||
| Face Off | "Scene of the Crime" | Peter Ney | Syfy | ||
| Stars Earn Stripes | "Amphibious Assault" | NBC | |||
| Ink Master | "Episode #103" | Tim Warren | Spike | ||
| 2013 (66th) | 72 Hours | "The Lost Coast" | Neil P. DeGroot | TNT | [10] |
| The Biggest Loser | "Episode #1501" | Matthew Bartley | NBC | ||
| Top Chef | "Glacial Gourmand" | Paul Starkman | Bravo | ||
| The Hero | "Teamwork" | TNT | |||
| The Amazing Race | "Beards in the Wind" | CBS | |||
| 2014 (67th) | The Chair | "The Test" | Tony Sacco | Starz | [11] |
| The Quest | "One True Hero" | ABC | |||
| The Biggest Loser | "Episode #1613" | Neil P. DeGroot | NBC | ||
| Top Chef | "The First Thanksgiving" | Steve Hryniewicz | Bravo | ||
| Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge | "Welcome to the Gun Show" | Adam Vetri | CMT | ||
| 2015 (68th) | Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge | "Gods of War" | Adam Vetri | CMT | [12] |
| The Great Christmas Light Fight | "Episode #304" | Brady Connell | ABC | ||
| Shark Tank | "Episode #702" | Ken Fuchs | |||
| Cutthroat Kitchen | "Superstar Sabotage Finale: It's Raining Ramen" | Steve Hryniewicz | Food Network | ||
| The Amazing Race | "Bring the Fun, Baby!" | CBS | |||
| 2016 (69th) | American Grit | "Over the Falls" | J. Rupert Thompson | Fox | [13] |
| Shark Tank | "Episode #801" | Ken Fuchs | ABC | ||
| Live PD | "Episode 5" | John Gonzalez | A&E | ||
| Strong | "Welcome to Strong" | Brian Smith | NBC | ||
| The Amazing Race | "We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today" | CBS | |||
| 2017 (70th) | MasterChef | "Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Schucks" | Brian Smith | Fox | [14] |
| Encore! | "Pilot" | Hisham Abed | ABC | ||
| Live PD | "Episode 50" | John Gonzalez | A&E | ||
| Dare to Live | "Chainsmokers" | Adam Vetri | MTV | ||
| "Season Premiere" | Kent Weed | NBC | |||
| 2018 (71st) | The Final Table | "Japan" | Russell Norman | Netflix | [15] [16] |
| The Amazing Race | "It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure" | CBS | |||
| American Ninja Warrior | "Miami City Qualifiers" | Patrick McManus | NBC | ||
| Better Late Than Never | "How Do You Say Roots in German?" | Neil P. DeGroot | |||
| Iron Chef Gauntlet | "Episode 201" | Eytan Keller | Food Network | ||
| 2019 (72nd) | Encore! | "Annie" | Jason Cohen | Disney+ | [17] [18] |
| American Ninja Warrior | "#1116: Las Vegas National Finals Night 4" | Patrick McManus | NBC | ||
| The Chef Show | "Hog Island" | Netflix | |||
| First Responders Live | "#103" | Ashley S. Gorman | Fox | ||
| Queer Eye | "Black Girl Magic" | Hisham Abed | Netflix |
| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (73rd) | Full Bloom | "Petal to the Metal" | Joseph Guidry | HBO Max | [19] [20] |
| The Chef Show | "Tartine" | Netflix | |||
| Lego Masters | "Mega City Block" | Fox | |||
| Shark Tank | "Episode #1211" | Ken Fuchs | ABC | ||
| Eco Challenge | "3, 2, 1...Go!" | David Charles | Amazon | ||
| 2021 (74th) | Getaway Driver | "Electric Shock" | Adam Vetri | Discovery Channel | [21] [22] |
| American Ninja Warrior | "1304: Qualifiers 4" | Patrick McManus | NBC | ||
| Full Bloom | "Final Floral Face Off" | Joseph Guidry | HBO Max | ||
| Making the Cut | "Brand Statement" | Amazon | |||
| Running Wild with Bear Grylls | "Gina Carano In The Dolomites" | Ben Simms | NatGeo | ||
| 2022 (75th) | Running Wild with Bear Grylls | "Florence Pugh in the Volcanic Rainforests of Costa Rica" | Ben Simms | NatGeo | [23] [24] |
| The Big Brunch | "Carb Loading Brunch" | Joseph Guidry | HBO Max | ||
| FBOY Island | "Do You Like Cats?" | Michael Shea | |||
| The Go-Big Show | "Only One Can Win" | Carrie Havel | TBS | ||
| Lego Masters | "Jurass-brick World" | Rich Kim | Fox | ||
| 2023 (76th) | Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss | "Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil" | Niharika Desai | Peacock | [25] [26] |
| American Ninja Warrior | "Season 15 Finale" | Patrick McManus | NBC | ||
| The Golden Bachelor | "Premiere" | Ken Fuchs | ABC | ||
| Lego Masters | "Is It Brick?" | Rich Kim | Fox | ||
| Project Greenlight: A New Generation | "PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem" | Joseph Guidry and Alexandra Lipsitz | HBO |