| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Series | |
| Awarded For: | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming |
| Presenter: | Directors Guild of America |
| Country: | United States |
| Year: | 2013 |
| Holder: | Michael Mancini and Liz Patrick for Saturday Night Live (2023) |
The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2014.[1]
| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 (66th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Justin Timberlake" | Don Roy King | NBC | [2] |
| The Colbert Report | "#10004" | Comedy Central | |||
| The Daily Show with John Stewart | "#19018" | Chuck O'Neil | |||
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | "#13-1810" | Andy Fisher | ABC | ||
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | "#799" | Dave Diomedi | NBC | ||
| 2014 (67th) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | "Episode #1" | Dave Diomedi | NBC | [3] |
| The Colbert Report | "#11040" | Comedy Central | |||
| The Daily Show with John Stewart | "Open-Carrying to the Midterms" | Chuck O'Neil | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1226" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| Saturday Night Live | "Host Jim Carrey/Musical Guest Iggy Azalea" | NBC | |||
| 2015 (68th) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | "Episode #325" | Dave Diomedi | NBC | [4] |
| The Daily Show with John Stewart | "Episode #20142" | Brady Connell | Comedy Central | ||
| Inside Amy Schumer | "12 Angry Men" | Ryan McFaul and Amy Schumer | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1334" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| Saturday Night Live | "Host Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest Demi Lovato" | NBC | |||
| 2016 (69th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | Don Roy King | NBC | [5] |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | "Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast" | Nora Gerard | CBS | ||
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | "Episode #1030" | Paul Pennolino | TBS | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Episode #0179" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "Show #1437" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| 2017 (70th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Jimmy Fallon" | Don Roy King | NBC | [6] |
| Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | "#2061" | Andre Allen | TBS | ||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "French Elections" | Paul Pennolino | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Joe Biden/Elton John" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1527" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| 2018 (71st) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Adam Driver" | Don Roy King | NBC | [7] [8] |
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Italian Election" | Paul Pennolino | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#480" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1633" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| Who Is America? | "Episode 102" | Showtime | |||
| 2019 (72nd) | Saturday Night Live | "Eddie Murphy/Lizzo" | Don Roy King | NBC | [9] [10] |
| CBS Sunday Morning | "40th Anniversary" | Nora S. Gerard | CBS | ||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "SLAPP Suits" | Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/Incubus" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1730" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 (73rd) | Saturday Night Live | "Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters" | Don Roy King | NBC | [11] [12] |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders & 'A Promised Land'" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central | ||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Trump & Election Results" | Christopher Werner | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1835" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| 2021 (74th) | Saturday Night Live | "Keegan-Michael Key/Olivia Rodrigo" | Don Roy King | NBC | [13] [14] |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "#26112" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central | ||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "#830" | Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#1105" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1935" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| 2022 (75th) | Saturday Night Live | "Jack Harlow" | Liz Patrick | NBC | [15] [16] |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "Brandi Carlile Discusses Her New Deluxe Album and Performs 'You and Me on the Rock'" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central | ||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Afghanistan" | Paul Pennolino | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#1333" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#2010" | Paul G. Casey | HBO | ||
| 2023 (76th) | Saturday Night Live | "Pedro Pascal / Coldplay" | Michael Mancini and Liz Patrick | NBC | [17] [18] |
| The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "Singer Charley Crockett Performs "Name on a Billboard" and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central | ||
| Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Dollar Stores" | Paul Pennolino | HBO | ||
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén" | CBS | |||
| Real Time with Bill Maher | "#2117" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |