"Modern Family" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" were the only primetime shows to receive multiple nominations, while actors Demi Moore, Jennifer Aniston and Fred Savage were saluted for their directorial work in the Dirctors Guild of America's television and commercial nominations, which were announced on Tuesday.
"Modern Family" and "Curb" each received a pair of nominations in the comedy series category, with "30 Rock" receiving the fifth nomination.
In the drama series category, the nominees were individual episodes of "Homeland," "Breaking Bad," "The Killing," "Game of Thrones" and "Friday Night Lights."
Moore and Aniston shared a nomination for segments of the Lifetime show "Five." Alicia Keys, Patty Jenkins and Penelope Spheeris were also nominated for that show. Savage was nominated for directing one of the "Modern Family" episodes.
The category whose directors had by far the longest history at the DGA Awards is Musical Variety, with the five nominees sharing 53 nominations between them. Louis J. Horvitz ("The Kennedy Center Honors") and Don Mischer ("The 83rd Academy Awards") were each receiving their 16th nomination, while Chuck O'Neil ("The Daily Show With Jon Stewart") and Glenn Weiss ("The Tony Awards") were receiving their eighth. The final nominee, Don Roy King ("Saturday Night Live"), was only receiving his fifth.
"All My Children" and "General Hospital" each received two nominations in the Daytime Serials category.
The nominations, from the DGA press release:
MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND MINI-SERIES:
JEFF BLECKNER
Hallmark Hall of Fame, "Beyond The Blackboard"
(CBS)
Mr. Bleckner’s Directorial Team:
· Production Manager: Lester Berman
· First Assistant Director: Anne Berger
· Second Assistant Director: Ben Scissors
· Second Second Assistant Director: Alex Leimone
· Additional Second Second Assistant Director: Louis Lanni
This is Mr. Bleckner’s fifth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series for The Beach Boys: An American Family in 2000 and is a two-time nominee in this category for Do You Remember Love? (1985) and Meredith Willson's The Music Man(2003). He was previously nominated in the Dramatic Series category for Hill Street Blues, “Life in the Minors” (1983).
JON CASSAR
The Kennedys
(Reelz Channel)
This is Mr. Cassar’s third DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series in 2006 for 24- “7:00 AM-8:00 AM” and was nominated in this category in 2003 for the episode of 24 also titled “7:00 AM-8:00 AM.”
STEPHEN GYLLENHAAL
Girl Fight
(Lifetime)
This is Mr. Gyllenhaal’s second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category for Paris Trout(1991).
DEMI MOORE
Five: Charlotte
JENNIFER ANISTON
Five: Mia
PENELOPE SPHEERIS
Five: Cheyanne
ALICIA KEYS
Five: Lili
PATTY JENKINS
Five: Pearl
(Lifetime)
Directorial Team for Ms. Moore, Ms. Aniston, Ms. Spheeris, Ms. Keys and Ms. Jenkins:
· Unit Production Manager: Richard Rothschild
· First Assistant Director: Cara Giallanza
· Second Assistant Director: Hope Garrison
This is the first DGA Award nomination for Ms.
