The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first presented at the 24th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1972. The current eligibility period is the calendar year.
Winners and nominees
1970s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 1971(24th)All in the Family"Meet the Bunkers"John RichCBSMary Tyler Moore"Baby Sit-Com"Jay SandrichCBSThe Odd Couple"Being Divorced is Never Having to Say I Do"Bruce BilsonABC 1972(25th)M*A*S*H"Pilot"Gene ReynoldsCBSAll in the Family"The Bunkers and the Swingers"John RichCBSMaude"Maude's Dilemma"Bill Hobin 1973(26th)M*A*S*H"Deal Me Out"Gene ReynoldsCBSMary Tyler Moore"Lou's First Date" Jay SandrichCBSMaudeHal Cooper 1974(27th)M*A*S*H"Alcoholics Unanimous"Hy AverbackCBSMary Tyler Moore"Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?"Jay SandrichCBSRhoda"Rhoda's Wedding"Robert Moore 1975(28th)M*A*S*H"Bombed"Hy AverbackCBSMary Tyler Moore"Chuckles Bites the Dust"Joan DarlingCBSMaudeHal Cooper 1976(29th)M*A*S*H"Dear Sigmund"Alan AldaCBSMary Tyler Moore"Murray Can't Lose"Jay SandrichCBSMaude"Vivian's First Funeral" Hal Cooper 1977(30th)All in the Family"Edith's 50th Birthday"Paul BogartCBSM*A*S*H"Comrades in Arms" Alan Alda & Burt MetcalfeCBSSoap"Episode 7"Jay SandrichABC 1978(31st)All in the Family"California, Here We Are"Paul BogartCBSM*A*S*H"Point of View"Charles S. DubinCBSSoap"Episode 32"Jay SandrichABC 1979(32nd)M*A*S*H"Period of Adjustment"Charles S. DubinCBSAll in the Family"Too Good Edith"Paul BogartCBSBarney Miller"The Judge"Noam PitlikABC
1980s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 1980(33rd)Barney Miller"Fog"Noam PitlikABCM*A*S*H"Death Takes a Holiday"Mike FarrellCBS"A War for All Seasons"Burt Metcalfe 1981(34th)M*A*S*H"The Life You Save"Alan AldaCBSM*A*S*H"Blood Brothers"Harry MorganCBSTaxi"Jim the Psychic"James BurrowsABC 1982(35th)M*A*S*H"Where There's a Will, There's a War"Alan AldaCBSCheers"Sam at Eleven"James BurrowsNBCTaxi"Jim's Inheritance"Noam Pitlik 1983(36th)Cheers"Showdown" (Part II)James BurrowsNBCBuffalo Bill"Woody Quits"Jim DrakeNBCTaxi"Louie and the Blind Girl"Noam Pitlik 1984(37th)The Cosby Show"Pilot"Jay SandrichNBCCheers"I Call Your Name"James BurrowsNBCKate & Allie"Landlady"Bill PerskyCBS 1985(38th)The Golden Girls"Pilot"Jay SandrichNBCCheers"Birth, Death, Love and Rice"James BurrowsNBCMoonlighting"The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice"Peter WernerABC 1986(39th)The Golden Girls"Isn't It Romantic?"Terry HughesNBCCheers"Tan 'N' Wash"James BurrowsNBCMoonlighting"Symphony in Knocked Flat"Paul LynchABC 1987(40th)Family Ties"A, My Name is Alex"Will MackenzieNBCCheers"Home Is the Sailor"James BurrowsNBCThe Golden Girls"Old Friends"Terry Hughes 1988(41st)The Wonder Years"Pilot"Steve MinerABCMurphy Brown"Pilot"Barnet KellmanCBSRoseanneEllen FalconABC 1989(42nd)Murphy Brown"Brown Like Me"Barnet KellmanCBSCheers"Sisterly Love"James BurrowsNBCDesigning Women"They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?"Harry ThomasonCBS
1990s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 1990(43rd)Cheers"Woody Interruptus"James BurrowsNBCMurphy Brown"Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery"Barnet KellmanCBSThe Wonder Years"The Ties That Bind"Peter BaldwinABC 1991(44th)Murphy Brown"Uh-Oh: Part 2"Peter BonerzCBSCheers"Days of Wine & Neurosis"James BurrowsNBCSeinfeld"The Tape"David Steinberg 1992(45th)Seinfeld"The Contest"Tom CheronesNBCCheers"An Old-Fashioned Wedding"James BurrowsNBCSeinfeld"The Good Samaritan"Jason Alexander 1993(46th)Frasier"The Good Son"James BurrowsNBCDream On"Silent Night, Holy Cow"Betty ThomasHBOMurphy Brown"Angst for the Memory"Peter BonerzCBSNorthern Exposure"Kaddish for Uncle Manny"Michael LangeSeinfeld"The Mango"Tom CheronesNBC 1994(47th)Frasier"The Matchmaker"David LeeNBCFrasier"The Unkindest Cut of All"Rick BerenNBCThe Larry Sanders Show"The Mr. Sharon Stone Show"Todd HollandHBOSeinfeld"The Opposite"Tom CheronesNBC"The Race"Andy Ackerman 1995(48th)Mad About You"The Alan Brady Show"Gordon HuntNBCFrasier"Daphne's Room"David LeeNBCFriends"The One with the Birth"James BurrowsThe Larry Sanders Show"Arthur After Hours"Todd HollandHBOSeinfeld"The Gum"Andy AckermanNBC 1996(49th)Seinfeld"The Rye"Andy AckermanNBC3rd Rock from the Sun"See Dick Continue to Run"Robert BerlingerNBCThe Larry Sanders Show"Ellen, or Isn't She"Alan MyersonHBO"Everybody Loves Larry"Todd HollandMad About You"The Finale"David SteinbergNBC 1997(50th)Seinfeld"The Betrayal"Andy AckermanNBCDharma & Greg"Pilot"James BurrowsABCEllen"The Puppy Episode"Gil JungerFrasier"Halloween" (Part I)Pamela FrymanNBCMad About You"The Birth"Gordon Hunt 1998(51st)Sports Night"Pilot"Thomas SchlammeABCFrasier"Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz"Kelsey GrammerNBCThe Larry Sanders Show"Flip"Todd HollandHBOJust Shoot Me!"Two Girls for Every Boy"Pamela FrymanNBCWill & Grace"Pilot"James Burrows 1999(52nd)Sports Night"Small Town"Thomas SchlammeABCFrasier "Dr. Nora"Katy GarretsonNBC"The Fight Before Christmas"Pamela FrymanSex and the City"The Man, the Myth, the Viagra"Victoria HochbergHBOWill & Grace"Yours, Mine or Ours"James BurrowsNBC
2000s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 2000(53rd)Will & Grace"Lows in the Mid-Eighties"James BurrowsNBCAlly McBeal"The Last Virgin" Bill D'EliaFoxFrasier"And the Dish Ran Away with the Spoon"Pamela FrymanNBCMalcolm in the Middle"Pilot"Todd HollandFoxSex and the City"Cock-a-Doodle-Do"Allen CoulterHBO 2001(54th)Malcolm in the Middle"Bowling"Todd HollandFoxSex and the City"Defining Moments"Allen CoulterHBO"My Motherboard, Myself"Michael Engler"The Real Me"Michael Patrick KingWill & Grace"Bed, Bath, and Beyond"James BurrowsNBC 2002(55th)Curb Your Enthusiasm"The Special Section"Bryan GordonHBOCurb Your Enthusiasm"Mary, Joseph, and Larry"David SteinbergHBO"The Nanny from Hell"Larry CharlesSex and the City"Plus One is the Loneliest Number"Michael Patrick KingWill & Grace"Marry Me a Little"James BurrowsNBC 2003(56th)Sex and the City"Boy, Interrupted"Tim Van PattenHBO8 Simple Rules"Goodbye"James WiddoesABCSex and the City"Great Sexpectations"Michael Patrick KingHBO"Hop, Skip, and a Week"Michael EnglerWill & Grace"Last Ex to Brooklyn"James BurrowsNBC 2004(57th)Sex and the City"An American Girl in Paris: Part Deux"Tim Van PattenHBOCurb Your Enthusiasm"The 5 Wood"Bryan GordonHBO"The Car Pool Lane"Robert B. WeideDesperate Housewives"Pilot"Charles McDougallABC"Pretty Little Picture"Arlene Sanford 2005(58th)My Name Is Earl"Pilot"Marc BucklandNBCCurb Your Enthusiasm"The End"Larry CharlesHBO"Korean Bookie"Bryan GordonEntourage"Exodus"Julian FarinoWill & Grace"Alive and Schticking"James BurrowsNBC 2006(59th)Ugly Betty"Pilot"Richard ShepardABC30 Rock"Pilot"Adam BernsteinNBCBoston Legal"Breast in Show"Arlene SanfordABCEntourage"One Day in the Valley"Julian FarinoHBOGrey's Anatomy"The Name of the Game"Seith MannABC 2007(60th)Pushing Daisies"Pie-lette"Barry SonnenfeldABC30 Rock"Rosemary's Baby"Michael EnglerNBC"Somebody to Love"Beth McCarthy-MillerDesperate Housewives"Something's Coming"David GrossmanABCEntourage"The Resurrection"David NutterHBO 2008(61st)The Office"Dinner Party"Paul FeigNBC30 Rock"Do-Over"Don ScardinoNBC"Reunion"Beth McCarthy-MillerEntourage"Tree Trippers"Julian FarinoHBOWeeds"The Three Coolers"Paris BarclayShowtime 2009(62nd)Modern Family"Pilot"Jason WinerABCCurb Your Enthusiasm"Seinfeld"Jeff SchafferHBO"The Table Read"Larry CharlesGlee"Pilot"Ryan MurphyFox"Wheels"Paris Barclay
2010s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 2010(63rd)Modern Family"Halloween"Michael SpillerABC30 Rock"Live Show"Beth McCarthy-MillerNBCEntourage"Lose Yourself"David NutterHBOGlee"The Power of Madonna"Ryan MurphyFoxModern Family"Hawaii"Steven LevitanABC 2011(64th)Curb Your Enthusiasm"Palestinian Chicken"Robert B. WeideHBO30 Rock"Double-Edged Sword"Don ScardinoNBCCurb Your Enthusiasm"The Divorce"David SteinbergHBOModern Family"After the Fire"Fred SavageABC"Express Christmas"Michael Spiller 2012(65th)Girls"Pilot"Lena DunhamHBO30 Rock"Live from Studio 6H"Beth McCarthy-MillerNBCThe Big Bang Theory"The Date Night Variable"Mark CendrowskiCBSLouie"New Year's Eve"Louis C.K.FXModern Family"Election Day"Bryan CranstonABC 2013(66th)30 Rock"Hogcock!" / "Last Lunch"Beth McCarthy-MillerNBCThe Big Bang Theory"The Hofstadter Insufficiency"Mark CendrowskiCBS"The Love Spell Potential"Anthony RichModern Family"My Hero"Gail MancusoABC"The Old Man & the Tree"Bryan Cranston 2014(67th)Transparent"Best New Girl"Joey SolowayAmazonLouie"Elevator, Part 6"Louis C.K.FXModern Family"Las Vegas"Gail MancusoABCOrange Is the New Black"Thirsty Bird"Jodie FosterNetflixSilicon Valley"Minimum Viable Product"Mike JudgeHBO 2015(68th)Veep"Election Night"Chris AddisonHBOLouie"Sleepover"Louis C.K.FXModern Family"White Christmas"Gail MancusoABCSilicon Valley"Binding Arbitration"Mike JudgeHBOTransparent"Kina Hora"Joey SolowayAmazon 2016(69th)Veep"Inauguration"Becky MartinHBOAtlanta"B.A.N."Donald GloverFXSilicon Valley"Daily Active Users"Alec BergHBO"Founder Friendly"Mike JudgeVeep"Mother"Dale Stern 2017(70th)Veep"Chicklet"Beth McCarthy-MillerHBOThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"Pilot"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmazonMaster of None"Thanksgiving"Melina MatsoukasNetflix"The Thief"Aziz AnsariSilicon Valley"Server Error"Mike JudgeHBO 2018(71st)Barry"Chapter One: Make Your Mark"Bill HaderHBOAtlanta"FUBU"Donald GloverFX"Teddy Perkins"Hiro MuraiThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"All Alone"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmazon"We're Going to the Catskills!"Daniel Palladino 2019(72nd)Barry"ronny/lily"Bill HaderHBOThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"It's Comedy or Cabbage"Amy Sherman-PalladinoAmazon"It's the Sixties, Man!"Dan Attias"Marvelous Radio"Daniel PalladinoVeep"Veep"David MandelHBO
2020s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 2020(73rd) The Flight Attendant "In Case of Emergency" Susanna Fogel HBO Max Curb Your Enthusiasm"The Surprise Party"Erin O'Malley HBO"The Spite Store"Jeff SchafferTed Lasso "Biscuits"Zach Braff Apple TV+"The Hope that Kills You"MJ Delaney 2021(74th) Hacks "There Is No Line" Lucia Aniello HBO MaxTed Lasso"No Weddings and a Funeral"MJ DelaneyApple TV+"Rainbow"Erica Dunton"Beard After Hours"Sam JonesThe White Lotus"Mysterious Monkeys"Mike WhiteHBO 2022(75th) Barry "710N" Bill Hader HBOThe Bear"Review"Christopher StorerHuluThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel "How Do You Get to Carnegie Hall?"Amy Sherman-Palladino Amazon The White Lotus "Arrivederci" Mike White HBOWednesday"Wednesday's Child is Full of Woe"Tim Burton Netflix 2023(76th) The Bear "Fishes" Christopher Storer FXBarry"wow"Bill HaderHBO The Bear "Honeydew" Ramy Youssef FXTed Lasso"So Long, Farewell"Declan LowneyApple TV+"La Locker Room Aux Folles"Erica Dunton 2024(77th) Hacks "Bulletproof" Lucia Aniello HBO MaxThe Bear"Doors"Duccio Fabbri FX"Napkins"Ayo Edebiri"Tomorrow" Christopher Storer Curb Your Enthusiasm"No Lessons Learned"Jeff Schaffer HBO 2025(77th) The Studio "The Oner" Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Apple TVHacks"A Slippery Slope"Lucia AnielloHBO MaxThe Bear"Worms"Janicza Bravo FX"Bears"Christopher StorerThe White Lotus"Denials"Mike WhiteHBO
Programs with multiple wins 8 wins M*A*S*H (CBS)
3 wins All in the Family (CBS) Barry (HBO) Seinfeld (NBC) Veep (HBO)
2 wins Cheers (NBC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Frasier (NBC) The Golden Girls (NBC) Hacks (HBO Max/Max) Modern Family (ABC) Murphy Brown (CBS) Sex and the City (HBO) Sports Night (ABC)
Programs with multiple nominations
14 nominations Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
13 nominations M*A*S*H (CBS)
10 nominations Cheers (NBC) Modern Family (ABC) Sex and the City (HBO)
9 nominations 30 Rock (NBC) Frasier (NBC) Seinfeld (NBC)
8 nominations The Bear (FX)
7 nominations The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) Will & Grace (NBC)
5 nominations All in the Family (CBS) Entourage (HBO) The Larry Sanders Show (HBO) Mary Tyler Moore (CBS) Murphy Brown (CBS) Silicon Valley (HBO) Veep (HBO)
4 nominations Barry (HBO) Maude (CBS)
3 nominations