The 74th Annual Director's Guild Award nominations were announced on Wednesday, January 26, 2022, and we're thrilled to celebrate the Tisch nominees! The Directors Guild of America Awards honors outstanding directorial achievement in feature films, documentary, television and commercials. This year, 8 alumni and faculty are nominated for 8 awards, or worked on nominated projects, across 7 categories.
In addition, we are honored to celebrate Professor Spike Lee '82 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Graduate Film)/Hon. '98, Artistic Director, Dean's Council, who will receive the Guild’s top honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award for Distinguished Achievement in Motion Picture Direction. Professor Lee will recieve the award at the ceremony on March 12, 2022. Read more about Professor Lee's award here.
Congratulations to those nominated! We look forward to celebrating you at the ceremony on March 12, 2022. See below for the full list of Tisch nominees, and see the full list here.
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in First-Time Feature Film
Tick, Tick… Boom!
Location Manager: Ryan Smith '95 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Shiva Baby
Emma Seligman '17 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series
Succession, "What It Takes"
Andrij Parekh '02 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series
The White Lotus, "Mysterious Monkeys"
Unit Production Manager: Mark Kamine '93 (MFA, Kanbar Institute, Grad Film)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, "Episode 830 | Season Finale"
Associate Director: Elliot Mendelson '82 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Head of the Class, "Three More Years"
First Assistant Director: Rebecca Baughman '02 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, Film & TV)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
Anthem, Mattress Firm – Droga5
Unit Production Manager: Adriana Cebada-Mora '00 (BFA, Kanbar Institute, FIlm & TV)
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary
Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, faculty (Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music)
We apologize for any omissions. Please send edits or additions to tsoa.alumni@nyu.edu.