The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety was an annual award given by the Directors Guild of America between 1971 and 2012. In 2013, the guild announced the creation of two new accolades to replace the award: the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming and the Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials.
Winners and nominees 1970s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 1971(24th)The Flip Wilson Show –Timothy KileyNBCThe Dean Martin Show –Greg GarrisonNBCThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour –Arthur FisherCBS 1972(25th)Liza with a Z –Bob FosseNBCThe Julie Andrews Hour –Bill DavisABCThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour –Arthur FisherCBS 1973(26th)Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments –Dwight HemionNBCThe Carol Burnett Show – Dave PowersCBSThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour –Arthur Fisher 1974(27th)New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts"What Makes a Gershwin Tune a Gershwin Tune?"Roger EnglanderCBSThe Perry Como Christmas Show –Nick VanoffCBSThe Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour –Arthur Fisher 1975(28th)The Lily Tomlin Special –Jay SandrichABCJohn Denver: Rocky Mountain Christmas –Bill DavisABCSteve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay –Dwight HemionCBS 1976(29th)Shirley Maclaine: Gypsy in My Soul –Tony CharmoliCBSThe Dorothy Hamill Special –Dwight HemionABCSills and Burnett at the Met – Dave PowersCBS 1977(30th)Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight –Arthur FisherNBCMitzi...Zings Into Spring – Tony CharmoliCBSSinatra and Friends –Bill DavisABC 1978(31st)Great Performances: Dance in America"Choreography by Balanchine: Part 3"Merrill BrockwayPBSThe Second Barry Manilow Special –George SchaeferABCSteve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy –Gary WeisNBC 1979(32nd)John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together –Tony CharmoliABCThe 3rd Barry Manilow Special –Don MischerABCIn Performance at the White House"Segovia at the White House"David DeutschPBS
1980s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 1980(33rd)IBM Presents Baryshnikov on Broadway –Dwight HemionABCBarry Manilow: One Voice –George SchaeferABCGoldie and Liza Together –Don MischerCBS 1981(34th)Great Performances: Dance in America "The Spellbound Child"Emile ArdolinoPBSLily: Sold Out –Bill Davis and Tony CharmoliCBSSinatra: The Man and His Music –Clark JonesNBC 1982(35th)Shirley MacLaine: Illusions –Don MischerCBSNight of 100 Stars –Clark JonesABCSecond City Television"The Days Of The Week/Street Beef"Jim DrakeNBC 1983(36th)Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever –Don MischerNBCEubie Blake: A Century of Music –Daniel FeldmanPBSLive from Lincoln Center"NYC Ballet Salute to George Balanchine"Emile Ardolino 1984(37th)Great Performances: Dance in America"Baryshnikov By Tharp"Don Mischer and Twyla TharpPBSOpening Ceremonies: The Olympics –Terry JastrowABCOlympic Gala –Tony Charmoli 1985(38th)Motown Returns to the Apollo –Don MischerNBCThe 57th Annual Academy Awards –Marty PasettaABCLive Aid –Tony Verna, Sandi Fullerton, Louis J. Horvitz, and Wendy AceyMTV 1986(39th)Liberty Weekend –Walter C. MillerABCGreat Performances: Dance in America"Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet"Emile ArdolinoPBSNeil Diamond...Hello Again –Dwight HemionCBS 1987(40th)Julie Andrews... The Sound Of Christmas –Dwight HemionABCGreat Performances: Dance in America"Made in USA with Mikhail Baryshnikov"Don MischerPBSLate Night with David Letterman"5th Anniversary Special"Hal GurneeNBC 1988(41st)Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration –Walter C. MillerCBSLate Night with David Letterman"6th Anniversary Special"Hal GurneeNBCThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion –David GrossmanCBS 1989(42nd)Great Performances: Dance in America"Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America"Don MischerPBSBilly Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow –Paul FlahertyHBOLate Night with David Letterman in Chicago –Hal GurneeNBC
1990s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 1990(43rd)The 62nd Annual Academy Awards –Jeff MargolisABCIn Living Color"Pilot"Paul MillerFoxLate Night with David Letterman"8th Anniversary Special"Hal GurneeNBC 1991(44th)The 45th Annual Tony Awards –Walter C. MillerCBSThe 63rd Annual Academy Awards –Jeff MargolisABCLate Night with David Letterman –Hal GurneeNBC 1992(45th)The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson"Robin Williams/Bette Midler"Bobby QuinnNBCThe 64th Annual Academy Awards –Jeff Margolis ABCLate Night with David Letterman"10th Anniversary Special"Hal GurneeNBC 1993(46th)The 65th Annual Academy Awards –Jeff MargolisABC1993 Kennedy Center Honors –Louis J. HorvitzCBSLate Show with David Letterman –Hal GurneeLeonard Bernstein Place –Humphrey Burton A&ETracey Ullman Takes on New York –Don ScardinoHBO 1994(47th)Barbra Streisand: The Concert –Dwight Hemion and Barbra StreisandHBOThe 66th Annual Academy Awards –Jeff MargolisABCGreat Performances"Natalie Cole's Untraditional Traditional Christmas"Patricia BirchPBSLate Show with David Letterman"#160"Hal GurneeCBSThe Three Tenors in Concert –William CoselPBS 1995(48th)Great Performances"Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein"Matthew DiamondPBSThe 67th Annual Academy Awards –Jeff MargolisABCLate Show with David Letterman from London –Hal GurneeCBSSinatra: 80 Years My Way –Louis J. HorvitzABCThe Tonight Show With Jay Leno from Las Vegas –Ellen Brown NBC 1996(49th)Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games –Don MischerNBCThe 68th Annual Academy Awards –Jeff MargolisABCSergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life –Robert FishmanCBSThe Tonight Show With Jay Leno from Chicago –Ellen BrownNBCTracey Takes On..."Romance"Thomas SchlammeHBO 1997(50th)1997 Kennedy Center Honors –Louis J. HorvitzCBSFleetwood Mac Reunion Special –Bruce GowersMTVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show –Arthur ForrestSyndicatedTracey Takes On..."Vegas"Don Scardino HBO"1976"Thomas Schlamme 1998(51st)The 52nd Annual Tony Awards –Paul MillerCBSThe 70th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCI'm Telling You for the Last Time –Marty CallnerHBOIn Performance at the White House"Savion Glover – Stomp, Slide & Swing"Matthew DiamondPBSLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #958"Jerry FoleyCBS 1999(52nd)Tracey Takes On..."The End of the World"Dennie GordonHBOThe 71st Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCAnnie –Rob MarshallLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #1294"Jerry FoleyCBSSaturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary –Beth McCarthy-MillerNBC
2000s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 2000(53rd)Saturday Night Live"Val Kilmer/U2"Beth McCarthy-MillerNBCThe 72nd Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCABC 2000 Today –Roger GoodmanLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #1527"Jerry FoleyCBSThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno"Episode #1938"Ellen Brown NBC 2001(54th)America: A Tribute to Heroes –Joel Gallen and Beth McCarthy-MillerThe 55th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBS2001 Kennedy Center Honors –Louis J. HorvitzBarbra Streisand: Timeless –Barbra Streisand and Don MischerFoxLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #1634"Jerry FoleyCBS 2002(55th)From Broadway: Fosse –Matthew DiamondPBSThe 56th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBSThe 74th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #1876"Jerry FoleyCBSRobin Williams: Live On Broadway –Marty CallnerHBO 2003(56th)Cher: The Farewell Tour –David MalletNBCThe 75th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart –Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralRolling Stones: Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden –Marty CallnerHBOSaturday Night Live"Christopher Walken/The Foo Fighters"Beth McCarthy-Miller NBC 2004(57th)Genius: A Night for Ray Charles –Bruce GowersCBSThe 76th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart –Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralGreat Performances"Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival"Ron de MoraesPBSLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #2187"Jerry FoleyCBS 2005(58th)Great Performances: Dance in America"Swan Lake with American Ballet Theater"Matthew DiamondPBSThe 59th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBSThe 77th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart –Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #2452"Jerry FoleyCBSLive from Lincoln Center"Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit"Alan SkogPBS 2006(59th)Tony Bennett: An American Classic –Rob MarshallNBCThe 60th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBSAmerican Idol"Season 5 Finale: Episode #534/535"Bruce GowersFoxThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart –Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralSaturday Night Live"Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera"Don Roy KingNBC 2007(60th)The 61st Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBSThe 79th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCThe Colbert Report"Episode #3052"Jim HoskinsonComedy CentralThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart –Chuck O'NeilLate Show with David Letterman"Episode #2773"Jerry FoleyCBS 2008(61st)Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games –Bucky GuntsNBCThe 62nd Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBSThe 80th Annual Academy Awards –Louis J. HorvitzABCThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart"Episode #13107"Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralSaturday Night Live –Don Roy KingNBC 2009(62nd)We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial –Don MischerHBO2009 Kennedy Center Honors –Louis J. HorvitzCBSThe 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert –Joel GallenHBOThe 81st Annual Academy Awards –Roger GoodmanABCSaturday Night Live"Justin Timberlake/Ciara"Don Roy KingNBC
2010s Year Program Episode Winners and nominees Network 2010(63rd)The 64th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBSBill Maher ...But I'm Not Wrong –John C. Moffit HBOIn Performance at The White House"Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song"Linda MendozaPBSRally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear –Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralSaturday Night Live"Betty White/Jay-Z"Don Roy KingNBC 2011(64th)The 65th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBS2011 Kennedy Center Honors –Louis J. HorvitzCBSThe 83rd Annual Academy Awards –Don MischerABCThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart"Episode #16070"Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralSaturday Night Live"Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga"Don Roy KingNBC 2012(65th)The 66th Annual Tony Awards –Glenn WeissCBS12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief –Michael DempseyThe 84th Annual Academy Awards –Don MischerABCThe Daily Show with Jon Stewart"Episode #17153"Chuck O'NeilComedy CentralSaturday Night Live"Mick Jagger"Don Roy KingNBC
Individuals with multiple awards 7 awards Don Mischer
4 awards Dwight Hemion Glenn Weiss
3 awards Walter C. Miller Matthew Diamond
2 awards Jeff Margolis Beth McCarthy-Miller
Individuals with multiple nominations
16 nominations Louis J. Horvitz
13 nominations Don Mischer
9 nominations Hal Gurnee Chuck O'Neil Glenn Weiss
8 nominations Jerry Foley
7 nominations Dwight Hemion Jeff Margolis
6 nominations Don Roy King
5 nominations Tony Charmoli Arthur Fisher
4 nominations Bill Davis Matthew Diamond Beth McCarthy-Miller
3 nominations Emile Ardolino Ellen Brown Marty Callner Bruce Gowers Walter C. Miller
2 nominations Joel Gallen Roger Goodman Clark Jones Rob Marshall Paul Miller Dave Powers Don Scardino George Schaefer Thomas Schlamme Barbra Streisand
Total awards by network CBS – 12 NBC – 12 ABC – 7 PBS – 7 HBO – 3
References
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