Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series
| Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Directors Guild of America |
| First awarded | 1971 |
| Currently held by |
Chris Addison Veep (2015) |
| Official website |
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The Directors Guild of America Award for Television – Comedy Series is an award presented by the Directors Guild of America to the best directed episodes of a comedic television series. It has been presented annually since the 24th annual Directors Guild of America awards in 1972. The years denote when each episode first aired. The current eligibility period is the calendar year. The winners are highlighted in gold.
Winners and nominees
- † Episode won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
- * Episode nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series
1970s
| Year | Show | Episode | Director(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | All in the Family | "Meet the Bunkers" | John Rich | CBS |
| Mary Tyler Moore | "Baby Sit-Com" | Jay Sandrich | CBS | |
| The Odd Couple | "Being Divorced is Never Having to Say I Do" | Bruce Bilson | ABC | |
| 1972 | M*A*S*H | "Pilot" | Gene Reynolds | CBS |
| All in the Family | "The Bunkers and the Swingers" | John Rich | CBS | |
| Maude | "Maude's Dilemma" (Parts I & II) | Bill Hobin | ||
| 1973 | M*A*S*H | "Deal Me Out" | Gene Reynolds | CBS |
| Mary Tyler Moore | "Lou's First Date" | Jay Sandrich | CBS | |
| Maude | Hal Cooper | |||
| 1974 | M*A*S*H | "Alcoholics Unanimous" | Hy Averback | CBS |
| Mary Tyler Moore | "Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" | Jay Sandrich | CBS | |
| Rhoda | "Rhoda's Wedding" (Parts I & II) | Robert Moore | ||
| 1975 | M*A*S*H | "Bombed" | Hy Averback | CBS |
| Mary Tyler Moore | "Chuckles Bites the Dust" | Joan Darling | CBS | |
| Maude | Hal Cooper | |||
| 1976 | M*A*S*H | "Dear Sigmund" † | Alan Alda | CBS |
| Mary Tyler Moore | "Murray Can't Lose" | Jay Sandrich | CBS | |
| Maude | "Vivian's First Funeral" | Hal Cooper | ||
| 1977 | All in the Family | "Edith's 50th Birthday" † | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| M*A*S*H | "Comrades in Arms" (Parts I & II) | Alan Alda & Burt Metcalfe | CBS | |
| Soap | "Episode 7" | Jay Sandrich | ABC | |
| 1978 | All in the Family | "California, Here We Are" (Parts I & II) | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| M*A*S*H | "Point of View" | Charles S. Dubin | CBS | |
| Soap | "Episode 32" | Jay Sandrich | ABC | |
| 1979 | All in the Family | "Too Good Edith" | Paul Bogart | CBS |
| Barney Miller | "The Judge" | Noam Pitlik | ABC | |
| M*A*S*H | "Period of Adjustment" | Charles S. Dubin | CBS |
1980s
| Year | Show | Episode | Director(s) | Network |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Barney Miller | "Fog" | Noam Pitlik | ABC |
| M*A*S*H | "Death Takes a Holiday" | Mike Farrell | CBS | |
| "A War of All Seasons" | Burt Metcalfe | |||
| 1981 | M*A*S*H | "The Life You Save" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| M*A*S*H | "Blood Brothers" | Harry Morgan | CBS | |
| Taxi | "Jim the Psychic" | James Burrows | ABC | |
| 1982 | M*A*S*H | "Where There's a Will, There's a War" | Alan Alda | CBS |
| Cheers | "Sam at Eleven" | James Burrows | NBC | |
| Taxi | "Jim's Inheritance" | Noam Pitlik | ||
| 1983 | Cheers | "Showdown" (Part II) † | James Burrows | NBC |
| Buffalo Bill | "Woody Quits" | Jim Drake | NBC | |
| Taxi | "Louie and the Blind Girl" | Noam Pitlik | ||
| 1984 | The Cosby Show | "Pilot" | Jay Sandrich | NBC |
| Cheers | "I Call Your Name" | James Burrows | NBC | |
| Kate & Allie | "Landlady" | Bill Persky | CBS | |
| 1985 | The Golden Girls | "Pilot" | Jay Sandrich | NBC |
| Cheers | "Birth, Death, Love and Rice" | James Burrows | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" | Peter Werner | ABC | |
| 1986 | The Golden Girls | "Isn't It Romantic" † | Terry Hughes | NBC |
| Cheers | "Tan 'N' Wash" | James Burrows | NBC | |
| Moonlighting | "Symphony in Knocked Flat" | Paul Lynch | ABC | |
| 1987 | Family Ties | "A, My Name is Alex" (Parts I & II) | Will Mackenzie | NBC |
| Cheers | "Home Is the Sailor" | James Burrows | NBC | |
| The Golden Girls | "Old Friends" | Terry Hughes | ||
| 1988 | The Wonder Years | "Pilot" | Steve Miner | ABC |
| Murphy Brown | "Pilot" | Barnet Kellman | CBS | |
| Roseanne | Ellen Falcon | ABC | ||
| 1989 | Murphy Brown | "Brown Like Me" | Barnet Kellman | CBS |
| Cheers | "Sisterly Love" | James Burrows | NBC | |
| Designing Women | "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?" | Harry Thomason | CBS |
1990s
2000s
2010s
Total awards
- NBC – 16
- CBS – 13
- ABC – 8
- HBO – 6
- Amazon Studios – 1
- Fox – 1
Programs with multiple awards
- 7 awards
- M*A*S*H (CBS)
- 4 awards
- All in the Family (CBS)
- 3 awards
- Seinfeld (NBC)
- 2 awards
- Cheers (NBC)
- Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
- Frasier (NBC)
- The Golden Girls (NBC)
- Modern Family (ABC)
- Murphy Brown (CBS)
- Sex and the City (HBO)
- Sports Night (ABC)
Programs with multiple nominations
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