The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials 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.
Winners and nominees
2010s Year Program Winners and nominees Network 2013(66th) The 67th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBSThe 85th Annual Academy Awards Don Mischer ABCThe 55th Annual Grammy Awards Louis J. Horvitz CBS2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Joel Gallen HBOLouis C.K.: Oh My God Louis C.K. 2014(67th) The 68th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBSThe 86th Annual Academy Awards Hamish Hamilton ABCThe 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Louis J. Horvitz CBSBilly Crystal: 700 Sundays Des McAnuff HBOSuper Bowl XLVIII Rich Russo Fox 2015(68th) Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special Don Roy King NBCAdele Live in New York City Beth McCarthy-Miller NBCAmy Schumer: Live at the Apollo Chris Rock HBOThe 87th Annual Academy Awards Hamish Hamilton ABCA Very Murray Christmas Sofia Coppola Netflix 2016(69th) The 70th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBSFull Frontal with Samantha Bee ("A Very Special Full Frontal Special") Paul Myers TBSThe Late Late Show with James Corden ("The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special") Tim Mancinelli CBSIn Performance at the White House ("Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles") Linda Mendoza PBSTony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come Jerry Foley NBC 2017(70th) The 89th Annual Academy Awards Glenn Weiss ABCAmy Schumer: The Leather Special Amy Schumer NetflixDave Chappelle: The Age of Spin Stan Lathan Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner Paul Pennolino TBSKennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman Linda Mendoza PBS 2018(71st) The 60th Annual Grammy Awards Louis J. Horvitz CBSThe 72nd Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBSBill Maher: Live from Oklahoma Beth McCarthy-Miller HBOThe Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 Tim Mancinelli and Glenn Clements CBSSteve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life Marcus Raboy Netflix 2019(72nd) Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons James Burrows and Andy Fisher ABCAziz Ansari: Right Now Spike Jonze NetflixThe 91st Annual Academy Awards Glenn Weiss ABCDave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones Stan Lathan NetflixWanda Sykes: Not Normal Linda Mendoza Netflix
2020s Year Program Winners and nominees Network 2020(73rd) A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote Thomas Schlamme HBO MaxThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic" Stacey Angeles Comedy CentralDavid Byrne's American Utopia Spike Lee HBOThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert ("Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020") Jim Hoskinson ShowtimeWhat the Constitution Means to Me Marielle Heller Amazon 2021(74th) Adele One Night Only Paul Dugdale CBSThe 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors Glenn Weiss CBSBo Burnham: Inside Bo Burnham NetflixDave Chappelle: The Closer Stan LathanThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse" Ian Berger Comedy Central 2022(75th) The 75th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBSThe Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Hungary for Democracy" Ian Berger Comedy CentralMark Twain Prize 2022: Celebrating Jon Stewart Marcus Raboy PBSNorman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter James Merriman ABCSuper Bowl LVI Halftime Show Hamish Hamilton NBC 2023(76th) Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love Paul Miller NBCThe 95th Annual Academy Awards Glenn Weiss ABCChris Rock: Selective Outrage Joel Gallen NetflixDave Chappelle: The Dreamer Stan LathanWanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer Linda Mendoza 2024(77th) The Roast of Tom Brady Beth McCarthy-Miller NetflixThe 77th Annual Tony Awards Glenn Weiss CBSThe 96th Annual Academy Awards Hamish Hamilton ABCAli Wong: Single Lady Ali Wong NetflixThe Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now David Paul Meyer Comedy Central
Individuals with multiple awards 5 awards Glenn Weiss
Individuals with multiple nominations
10 nominations Glenn Weiss
4 nominations Hamish Hamilton Stan Lathan Linda Mendoza
3 nominations Louis J. Horvitz Beth McCarthy-Miller
2 nominations Ian Berger Joel Gallen Tim Mancinelli Marcus Raboy
Total awards by network CBS – 6 ABC – 2 NBC – 2 HBO Max – 1 Netflix – 1
See also Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Series
References
External links Official DGA website