The Directors Guild of America today announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021.

The winners will be revealed at the 74th Annual DGA Awards on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

The nominees of genre interest follow. The complete list is here.

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN MOVIES FOR TELEVISION AND LIMITED SERIES

BARRY JENKINS

The Underground Railroad (Amazon)

Mr. Jenkins’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Richleigh Heagh
• First Assistant Director: Liz Tan
• Second Assistant Director: Elaine Wood
• Second Second Assistant Director: Wayne Witherspoon
• Additional Second Assistant Directors: Jesse Carmona, AJ Bruno

HIRO MURAI

Station Eleven, “Wheel of Fire” (HBO Max)

Mr. Murai’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Managers: Dana Scott, David Nicksay
• First Assistant Director: Jennifer Wilkinson
• Location Manager: Stefan Nikolov

OUTSTANDING DIRECTORIAL ACHIEVEMENT IN CHILDREN’S PROGRAMS

JAMES BOBIN

The Mysterious Benedict Society, “A Bunch of Smart Orphans”

(Disney+)

Mr. Bobin’s Directorial Team:

• Unit Production Manager: Grace Gilroy

JEFF WADLOW

Are You Afraid of the Dark?, “The Tale of the Darkhouse”

(Nickelodeon)