Directors_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Outstanding_Directing_–_Musical_Variety

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Musical Variety
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Musical Variety
Awarded for	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
First awarded	1971
Last awarded	2012
Website	https://www.dga.org

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Musical Variety

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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.^[1]

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Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
1971 (24th)	The Flip Wilson Show	–	Timothy Kiley	NBC	^[2]
	The Dean Martin Show	–	Greg Garrison	NBC
	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	–	Arthur Fisher	CBS
1972 (25th)	Liza with a Z	–	Bob Fosse	NBC	^[3]
	The Julie Andrews Hour	–	Bill Davis	ABC
	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	–	Arthur Fisher	CBS
1973 (26th)	Barbra Streisand and Other Musical Instruments	–	Dwight Hemion	NBC	^[4]
	The Carol Burnett Show	–	Dave Powers	CBS
	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	–	Arthur Fisher	CBS
1974 (27th)	New York Philharmonic Young People's Concerts	"What Makes a Gershwin Tune a Gershwin Tune?"	Roger Englander	CBS	^[5]
	The Perry Como Christmas Show	–	Nick Vanoff	CBS
	The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour	–	Arthur Fisher	CBS
1975 (28th)	The Lily Tomlin Special	–	Jay Sandrich	ABC	^[6]
	John Denver: Rocky Mountain Christmas	–	Bill Davis	ABC
	Steve and Eydie: Our Love Is Here to Stay	–	Dwight Hemion	CBS
1976 (29th)	Shirley Maclaine: Gypsy in My Soul	–	Tony Charmoli	CBS	^[7]
	The Dorothy Hamill Special	–	Dwight Hemion	ABC
	Sills and Burnett at the Met	–	Dave Powers	CBS
1977 (30th)	Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight	–	Arthur Fisher	NBC	^[8]
	Mitzi...Zings Into Spring	–	Tony Charmoli	CBS
	Sinatra and Friends	–	Bill Davis	ABC
1978 (31st)	Great Performances: Dance in America	"Choreography by Balanchine: Part 3"	Merrill Brockway	PBS	^[9]
	The Second Barry Manilow Special	–	George Schaefer	ABC
	Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy	–	Gary Weis	NBC
1979 (32nd)	John Denver and the Muppets: A Christmas Together	–	Tony Charmoli	ABC	^[10]
	The 3rd Barry Manilow Special	–	Don Mischer	ABC
	In Performance at the White House	"Segovia at the White House"	David Deutsch	PBS

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
1980 (33rd)	IBM Presents Baryshnikov on Broadway	–	Dwight Hemion	ABC	^[11]
	Barry Manilow: One Voice	–	George Schaefer	ABC
	Goldie and Liza Together	–	Don Mischer	CBS
1981 (34th)	Great Performances: Dance in America	"The Spellbound Child"	Emile Ardolino	PBS	^[12]
	Lily: Sold Out	–	Bill Davis and Tony Charmoli	CBS
	Sinatra: The Man and His Music	–	Clark Jones	NBC
1982 (35th)	Shirley MacLaine: Illusions	–	Don Mischer	CBS	^[13]
	Night of 100 Stars	–	Clark Jones	ABC
	Second City Television	"The Days Of The Week/Street Beef"	Jim Drake	NBC
1983 (36th)	Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever	–	Don Mischer	NBC	^[14]
	Eubie Blake: A Century of Music	–	Daniel Feldman	PBS
	Live from Lincoln Center	"NYC Ballet Salute to George Balanchine"	Emile Ardolino	PBS
1984 (37th)	Great Performances: Dance in America	"Baryshnikov By Tharp"	Don Mischer and Twyla Tharp	PBS	^[15]
	Opening Ceremonies: The Olympics	–	Terry Jastrow	ABC
	Olympic Gala	–	Tony Charmoli	ABC
1985 (38th)	Motown Returns to the Apollo	–	Don Mischer	NBC	^[16]
	The 57th Annual Academy Awards	–	Marty Pasetta	ABC
	Live Aid	–	Tony Verna, Sandi Fullerton, Louis J. Horvitz, and Wendy Acey	MTV
1986 (39th)	Liberty Weekend	–	Walter C. Miller	ABC	^[17]
	Great Performances: Dance in America	"Choreography by Jerome Robbins with the New York City Ballet"	Emile Ardolino	PBS
	Neil Diamond...Hello Again	–	Dwight Hemion	CBS
1987 (40th)	Julie Andrews... The Sound Of Christmas	–	Dwight Hemion	ABC	^[18]
	Great Performances: Dance in America	"Made in USA with Mikhail Baryshnikov"	Don Mischer	PBS
	Late Night with David Letterman	"5th Anniversary Special"	Hal Gurnee	NBC
1988 (41st)	Irving Berlin's 100th Birthday Celebration	–	Walter C. Miller	CBS	^[19]
	Late Night with David Letterman	"6th Anniversary Special"	Hal Gurnee	NBC
	The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion	–	David Grossman	CBS
1989 (42nd)	Great Performances: Dance in America	"Gregory Hines: Tap Dance in America"	Don Mischer	PBS	^[20]
	Billy Crystal: Midnight Train to Moscow	–	Paul Flaherty	HBO
	Late Night with David Letterman in Chicago	–	Hal Gurnee	NBC

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
1990 (43rd)	The 62nd Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC	^[21]
	In Living Color	"Pilot"	Paul Miller	Fox
	Late Night with David Letterman	"8th Anniversary Special"	Hal Gurnee	NBC
1991 (44th)	The 45th Annual Tony Awards	–	Walter C. Miller	CBS	^[22]
	The 63rd Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC
	Late Night with David Letterman	–	Hal Gurnee	NBC
1992 (45th)	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson	"Robin Williams/Bette Midler"	Bobby Quinn	NBC	^[23]
	The 64th Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC
	Late Night with David Letterman	"10th Anniversary Special"	Hal Gurnee	NBC
1993 (46th)	The 65th Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC	^[24]
	1993 Kennedy Center Honors	–	Louis J. Horvitz	CBS
	Late Show with David Letterman	–	Hal Gurnee	CBS
	Leonard Bernstein Place	–	Humphrey Burton	A&E
	Tracey Ullman Takes on New York	–	Don Scardino	HBO
1994 (47th)	Barbra Streisand: The Concert	–	Dwight Hemion and Barbra Streisand	HBO	^[25]
	The 66th Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC
	Great Performances	"Natalie Cole's Untraditional Traditional Christmas"	Patricia Birch	PBS
	Late Show with David Letterman	"#160"	Hal Gurnee	CBS
	The Three Tenors in Concert	–	William Cosel	PBS
1995 (48th)	Great Performances	"Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein"	Matthew Diamond	PBS	^[26]
	The 67th Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC
	Late Show with David Letterman from London	–	Hal Gurnee	CBS
	Sinatra: 80 Years My Way	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno from Las Vegas	–	Ellen Brown	NBC
1996 (49th)	Opening Ceremonies: Atlanta Olympic Games	–	Don Mischer	NBC	^[27]
	The 68th Annual Academy Awards	–	Jeff Margolis	ABC
	Sergei Grinkov: Celebration of a Life	–	Robert Fishman	CBS
	The Tonight Show With Jay Leno from Chicago	–	Ellen Brown	NBC
	Tracey Takes On...	"Romance"	Thomas Schlamme	HBO
1997 (50th)	1997 Kennedy Center Honors	–	Louis J. Horvitz	CBS	^[28]
	Fleetwood Mac Reunion Special	–	Bruce Gowers	MTV
	The Rosie O'Donnell Show	–	Arthur Forrest	Syndicated
	Tracey Takes On...	"Vegas"	Don Scardino	HBO
	Tracey Takes On...	"1976"	Thomas Schlamme	HBO
1998 (51st)	The 52nd Annual Tony Awards	–	Paul Miller	CBS	^[29]
	The 70th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	I'm Telling You for the Last Time	–	Marty Callner	HBO
	In Performance at the White House	"Savion Glover – Stomp, Slide & Swing"	Matthew Diamond	PBS
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #958"	Jerry Foley	CBS
1999 (52nd)	Tracey Takes On...	"The End of the World"	Dennie Gordon	HBO	^[30]
	The 71st Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	Annie	–	Rob Marshall	ABC
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #1294"	Jerry Foley	CBS
	Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary	–	Beth McCarthy-Miller	NBC

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2000 (53rd)	Saturday Night Live	"Val Kilmer/U2"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	NBC	^[31]
	The 72nd Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	ABC 2000 Today	–	Roger Goodman	ABC
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #1527"	Jerry Foley	CBS
	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	"Episode #1938"	Ellen Brown	NBC
2001 (54th)	America: A Tribute to Heroes	–	Joel Gallen and Beth McCarthy-Miller		^[32]
	The 55th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS
	2001 Kennedy Center Honors	–	Louis J. Horvitz	CBS
	Barbra Streisand: Timeless	–	Barbra Streisand and Don Mischer	Fox
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #1634"	Jerry Foley	CBS
2002 (55th)	From Broadway: Fosse	–	Matthew Diamond	PBS	^[33]
	The 56th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS
	The 74th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #1876"	Jerry Foley	CBS
	Robin Williams: Live On Broadway	–	Marty Callner	HBO
2003 (56th)	Cher: The Farewell Tour	–	David Mallet	NBC	^[34]
	The 75th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	–	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Rolling Stones: Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden	–	Marty Callner	HBO
	Saturday Night Live	"Christopher Walken/The Foo Fighters"	Beth McCarthy-Miller	NBC
2004 (57th)	Genius: A Night for Ray Charles	–	Bruce Gowers	CBS	^[35]
	The 76th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	–	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Great Performances	"Eric Clapton: Crossroads Guitar Festival"	Ron de Moraes	PBS
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #2187"	Jerry Foley	CBS
2005 (58th)	Great Performances: Dance in America	"Swan Lake with American Ballet Theater"	Matthew Diamond	PBS	^[36]
	The 59th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS
	The 77th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	–	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #2452"	Jerry Foley	CBS
	Live from Lincoln Center	"Higher Ground Hurricane Relief Benefit"	Alan Skog	PBS
2006 (59th)	Tony Bennett: An American Classic	–	Rob Marshall	NBC	^[37]
	The 60th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS
	American Idol	"Season 5 Finale: Episode #534/535"	Bruce Gowers	Fox
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	–	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Saturday Night Live	"Alec Baldwin/Christina Aguilera"	Don Roy King	NBC
2007 (60th)	The 61st Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS	^[38]
	The 79th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	The Colbert Report	"Episode #3052"	Jim Hoskinson	Comedy Central
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	–	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Late Show with David Letterman	"Episode #2773"	Jerry Foley	CBS
2008 (61st)	Opening Ceremony Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games	–	Bucky Gunts	NBC	^[39]
	The 62nd Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS
	The 80th Annual Academy Awards	–	Louis J. Horvitz	ABC
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	"Episode #13107"	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Saturday Night Live	–	Don Roy King	NBC
2009 (62nd)	We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial	–	Don Mischer	HBO	^[40]
	2009 Kennedy Center Honors	–	Louis J. Horvitz	CBS
	The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert	–	Joel Gallen	HBO
	The 81st Annual Academy Awards	–	Roger Goodman	ABC
	Saturday Night Live	"Justin Timberlake/Ciara"	Don Roy King	NBC

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2010 (63rd)	The 64th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS	^[41]
	Bill Maher ...But I'm Not Wrong	–	John C. Moffit	HBO
	In Performance at The White House	"Paul McCartney: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song"	Linda Mendoza	PBS
	Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear	–	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Saturday Night Live	"Betty White/Jay-Z"	Don Roy King	NBC
2011 (64th)	The 65th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS	^[42]
	2011 Kennedy Center Honors	–	Louis J. Horvitz	CBS
	The 83rd Annual Academy Awards	–	Don Mischer	ABC
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	"Episode #16070"	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Saturday Night Live	"Justin Timberlake/Lady Gaga"	Don Roy King	NBC
2012 (65th)	The 66th Annual Tony Awards	–	Glenn Weiss	CBS	^[43]
	12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief	–	Michael Dempsey
	The 84th Annual Academy Awards	–	Don Mischer	ABC
	The Daily Show with Jon Stewart	"Episode #17153"	Chuck O'Neil	Comedy Central
	Saturday Night Live	"Mick Jagger"	Don Roy King	NBC

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Musical Variety

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