Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards in 1980.

Winners and nominees

1970s Year Winners and nominees Commercials 1979(32nd) Robert Lieberman –Bob Giraldi –R. Hagmann –N. Lacy –Richard Loew –

1980s Year Winners and nominees Commercials 1980(33rd) George Gomes A&W Restaurants' "Dancing", Bell System's "Joey Called", and Sara Lee's "Red Dye"Allan Dennis –Bob Giraldi Broadway's "Evita" and Miller Lite's "Pool"Richard Loew Breakstone' "Bedtime" and "Mom", and Beauvalle's "Toulouse"Gérard Pirès – 1981(34th) Richard Levine Pepsi's "First Love" and "Papa", and Kodak's "Summer Colt"R. Hagmann The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Julie Through the Looking Glass", and Coca-Cola's "Railway Crossing"Tibor Hirsch SOS's "Anniversary", Partager's "Camargue", United Airlines' "Clem's Story", and GTE's "Santa's Workshop"Joe Pytka Henry Weinhard's' "Alaska", Bud Light's "Football", and Coca-Cola's "Thirsty Workers"Melvin Sokolsky Fisher's "Beam" and Dr Pepper's "Roundy Room" and "Whistling" 1982(35th) Joe Pytka Bud Light's "Baseball" and "Basketball", and Henry Weinhard's' "Future/Gallup"William Dear Budweiser's "Here's To You", KIMN's "Patron" and "Waitresses", and ABC Sports' "Promo"R. Hagmann Coca-Cola's "Soccer", and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Video Games"Richard Loew The Travelers Companies' "Auto", IBM's "Bakery", American Express' "City Terrace", Fotomat's "Grandmothers", and 7 Up's "Of Course You Do"Norman Toback Activision's "River Raid", Straw Hat Pizza's "Tim Conway/Horse", and GTE's "Trip" 1983(36th) Bob Brooks – Stuart Hagmann – Manny Perez Dr Pepper's "Detective", "Hunchback", and "Last Meal"Joe Pytka Bud Light's "Boxer", "Pairs", and "Rodeo"Neil Tardio United States Army's "Father & Son" and Xerox' "Laser Printing" 1984(37th) Stuart Hagmann The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Right Moment", IBM's "Skates", and McDonald's' "Stranger in the House"William Dear Budweiser's "3D" and "Window Washers, Frontier's "Concourse of Doom", Honda's "Devo", and Bell Atlantic's "Dragnet"Leslie Dektor Levi's' "Blues", John Player & Sons' "Own the Night", and NutraSweet's "Wait"Richard Levine The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Good Samaritans" and Sonecor's "Radio Telescope"Michael Ulick Coca-Cola's "First Job", American Greetings' "Peace", and Kodak's "Statue of Liberty" 1985(38th) Ed Bianchi Diet Pepsi's "Forward Pass", National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Gauntlet", Bounce's "Jump", and American Express' "Young Lawyers"Leslie Dektor Apple's "American Dream" and "Changes", Levi's' "Bluesmen" and "The Gathering", and Coca-Cola's "Havens"Jim Johnston United Negro College Fund's "Father and Son", California Cooler's "Matt", and Nike's "The Shooter"Richard Levine Pacific Bell's "Boxers" and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "The More I See You"Joe Pytka Pepsi's "Archeology", Special Olympics' "E.T. Special Olympics", and Henry Weinhard's' "Saloon" 1986(39th) Joe Pytka John Hancock Financial's "Brothers", Henry Weinhard's' "Chuck Wagon", and Pepsi's "Floats"Jeremiah S. Chechik Connecticut Bank's "Clock Tower", Michelob's "Tonight, Tonight", and AT&T's "Wave"Leslie Dektor Levi's' "Celebration", Blue Cross' "Gallstones", Home Savings of America's "Harold Arlund", and SecureHorizons' "Harry's Neighborhood"Richard Levine Pacific Bell's "Father & Son", Wells Fargo's "Grass Valley", and Gallo's "Weddings"Sidney Myers United Way's "American Way", "Family in Crisis" and "Youth in Crisis", and Bell Atlantic's "Beauty Parlor", "Girl Trouble" and "Jazzman" 1987(40th) Richard Levine Pepsi's "Apartment 10-G", DuPont's "Bill Demby", and Arnott's Biscuits' "Trouble"Leslie Dektor Drug Free America Foundation's "Girl & Dealer" and "Tricks of the Trade", and United Airlines' "Pep Talk"Robert Lieberman Hallmark Cards' "40th Birthday" and McDonald's' "New Kid"Jeffrey Lovinger American Express' "Recital", Little Caesars' "The Wisdom", and Aetna's "World Series"Joe Pytka Perrier's "Continents", John Hancock Financial's "40th Birthday", and Apple's "I'm Different" 1988(41st) James Gartner The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Braces & Glasses", Major League Baseball's "Interesting Friends", and Church World Service's "Journal"David Ashwell Crossland Federal Savings Bank's "Detective", Gallo's "Dinner for Six", Kellogg's' "Hard Days Work", and Pepsi's "Thumbs Up"Leslie Dektor Security Pacific Bank's "Football", Schlage's "School", and Levi's' "Yo Yo Do-Wop"Richard Levine Delta Air Lines' "Company B", Hyundai's "Escape", and Seagram's "Kzev" and "Relationships"Robert Lieberman AT&T's "Celebration", and McDonald's' "County Champ" and "Olympic Hopefuls" 1989(42nd) David Cornell AT&T's "Small Town"Leslie Dektor Pepsi's "Glasnost", International Cotton Association's "One Day", and United Airlines' "Speech"James Gartner First City Texas' "Going Back to Work", Pizza Hut's "Right Field", and Barnett Bank's "World Series"Michael Grasso Dr Pepper's "Baseball" and 7-Eleven's "Proposal" and "Small Businessmen"Richard Levine Pepsi's "Missing Link" and "Two Michaels", and Sprint's "Trauma Unit"

1990s Year Winners and nominees Commercials 1990(43rd) Peter Smillie Jeep Wrangler's "Driving Lesson", United Parcel Service's "Ian Alistair Mackenzie", National Council on Alcoholism's "Little Girl", and FMC Corporation's "Perfectionist"Leslie Dektor Mercedes-Benz' "Interview", Saturn's "Launch", and Bell Atlantic's "Sundays"James Gartner Pizza Hut's "Driveway" and "The Big Moment", and AT&T's "Why Not"Michael Grasso Hallmark Cards' "100th Birthday" and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "HIV Positive"Joe Pytka Nike's "Bo & Bo", FedEx' "New Technology", and Diet Pepsi's "Opera" 1991(44th) Joe Pytka Hallmark Cards' "Dance Card" and Nike's "The Bo Show"Leslie Dektor Bell Atlantic's "Joanne", Saturn's "Petersburg", and Tele-Communications Inc.'s "Taxi Driver"James Gartner FedEx' "Adoption" and HBO's "Party"Stephen Kessler MasterCard's "Directions", Tony's Pizza's "House", MCI Communications' "Joe College", Giant Eagle's "Romeo & Julie" and "Tea Time", and Jack in the Box' "Trapeze Act"Domenic Mastrippolito AIDS Project Los Angeles' "Talk About It" 1992(45th) Leslie Dektor American Express' "Elevator", US West's "Missed the Bus", Bank of America's "Second Generation", and Southern California Edison's "Truth"William Patterson Philips' "DCC Clear Sound"Joe Pytka Nike's "Hare Jordan" and Hallmark Cards' "Old Friend" 1993(46th) James Gartner FedEx' "Applause" and "Golden Package", and AT&T's "Baseball & Piroshki"Mark Coppos United Parcel Service's "Drivers" and "The Office", Reebok's "Kick/Farmer-Patrick", MasterCard's "Supermarket", and Infiniti's "Walkaround/Rehearsal"Daniel Duchovny Wachovia's "Crown Account", Pine Street Inn's "I'll Be Home For Christmas", Foundation Health's "Otters", and Harvard Community Health Plan's "Scott"Peter Goldschmidt Air France's "Speed of Sound"Joe Pytka Nike's "Barkley of Seville" and "Kenya", and Pepsi's "Playground" 1994(47th) Michael Bay California Milk's "Aaron Burr", "Baby and Cat" and "Vending Machine", Miller Lite's "Big Lawyer Round-up", and Nike's "Deion Sanders"Leslie Dektor IBM's "French Guys" and "Nuns", American Airlines' "Important", and Buena Vista's "Snow White"Tony Kaye Volvo's "Photographer" and "Stuntman", and Dunlop's "Unexpected"Ray Lawrence MCI's "Death on the 19th Hole", "E-Mail" and "Martin"Joe Pytka Nike's "Season's Song" and "The Wall", and Pepsi's "Summer of Love" 1995(48th) Robert Lieberman Hallmark Cards' "Jeffrey's Secret" and Merrill Lynch's "Sisters Already Retired"Steven Chase Pepsi's "All Sports Basketball", Mountain Dew's "Crooner", Anheuser-Busch's "Fishing" and "Primate", and AT&T's "Paddleball"Tony Kaye Guinness' "Men & Women", TAG Heuer's "Mind Games", and Volvo's "Twister"Joe Pytka Pepsi's "Diner", "Set Piece" and "Stranded"Kinka Usher Timex Corporation's "Angel" and "Dog To Vet", and California Milk's "Full Body Cast", "Interrogation" and "Trix" 1996(49th) Tarsem Singh Nike's "Good vs. Evil", Levi's' "Poolboy", and Coca-Cola's "Red"James Gartner Apple's "Crowd Control" and AT&T's "Amazing Grace" David Kellogg Little Caesars' "Training Camp", American Express' "Gas Pump", and Kodak's "Pie Plate"Peter Nydrle Coca-Cola's "Savion’s Challenge", Harley-Davidson's "Waiting for the Bus" and "Birds", National Car Rental's "Dolphins", Maxfli's "Tell You Something", and Reebok's "Gods"Kinka Usher Nissan's "Dream Garage", "Toys - G.I. Joe" and "Parking Meter", and Polaroid's "Dog & Cat" and "Architect" 1997(50th) Bruce Dowad Isuzu's "Giant", Mercedes-Benz' "Don't Fence Me In", and Coca-Cola's "World Dance"Robert Black Lay's' "Antonio", Rite Aid's "Firefighter", and Southwestern Bell's "Rancher"Thom Higgins Weyerhaeuser's "Love Note", Oreo's "Basketball", and Ford's "Generations"Erich Joiner Smith & Wesson's "Bonus", "Yacht" and "Grandma"David Wild Washington's Lottery's "Born to be Wild", Zima's "Sticky Shoes", and Saturn's "Doc Payne" 1998(51st) Kinka Usher Sony's "Egg", Mountain Dew's "Michael Johnson's World", Miller Brewing's "Cupid", Nike's "Undercover Ushers", and Hallmark's "Neighbor Lady"Amy Hill and Chris Riess Saturn's "Driving Range", Bronson Medical Centers' "Pediatrics", AmSouth's "Life", and Long John Silver's' "London Loves Us"Peter Darley Miller 360 Communications' "Chase", Slice's "Dissection", Midway Games' "Target Practice", PlayStation's "Scout", and Nike's "The Great Magician"Rocky Morton Taco Bell's "Bobbing Head" and "Romeo and Juliet", Fox Sports' "Feet", and PlayStation's "Laundromat"Tarsem Singh John Hancock Financial's "Sarajevo", Miller Brewing's "Séance" and "Dances with Dog", and Beck's' "Romance" 1999(52nd) Bryan Buckley Monster.com's "When I Grow Up", E-Trade's "TriMount Studios" and "Broker", and OnHealth.com's "Friends"Adam Cameron and Simon Cole Frito-Lay's "Sizes", Church's Chicken's "Fire 2", Adidas' "El Duque Dance", Amazon's "Two Minutes", Dreyer's' "Truck Driver", and Snapple's "Sponsor"Leslie Dektor Coca-Cola's "Downhill Racer", e.Score.com's "The Debate", and Allstate's "Anthem"Rocky Morton Lexus' "Fly", Homestead's "Comb" and "Stick", and The Minus Man's "Promo"Dewey Nicks Ameritrade's "Let’s Light this Candle", "I Just Want to be Held" and "Square Dance", and Union Bay's "Rocket Man"

2000s