More Honors for 'Mad Men,' '30 Rock,' 'John Adams'

By Rick Porter, Zap2It.com | January 9, 2009

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Award-heavy shows collect Directors Guild nominations

The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for its 2008 awards Friday, and the list reads something like the roster of a lot of other TV awards in the past year.

That means multiple nominations for "Mad Men" and " 30 Rock," nods to " John Adams" and "Recount" and another nomination for " The Office." ("Mad Men" and director Alan Taylor, who is nominated again this year, won the honor for TV drama series in 2008.)

The DGA Awards, which will be handed out Jan. 31, also include a pair of nominations for helmer Paris Barclay (for episodes of "In Treatment" and "Weeds") and nods for the "Lost" episode "The Constant" and "Transitions" from the final season of " The Wire."

The TV nominees are listed below. The full list of nominations for feature films, TV and documentaries is at DGA.org.

Movie/Miniseries

Bob Balaban, "Bernard and Doris" (HBO)
Tom Hooper, "John Adams" (HBO)
Kenny Leon, "A Raisin in the Sun" (ABC)
Jay Roach, "Recount" (HBO)
Mikael Salomon, "The Andromeda Strain" (A&E)

Drama Series

Dan Attias, "The Wire" - "Transitions" (HBO)
Paris Barclay, "In Treatment" - "Alex: Week Eight" (HBO)
Jack Bender, "Lost" - "The Constant" (ABC)
Alan Taylor, "Mad Men" - "The Mountain King" (AMC)
Matthew Weiner, "Mad Men" - "Meditations in an Emergency" (AMC)

Comedy Series

Paris Barclay, "Weeds" - "The Three Coolers" (Showtime)
Julian Farino, "Entourage" - "Tree Trippers" (HBO)
Paul Feig, "The Office" - "Dinner Party" ( NBC)
Beth McCarthy Miller, "30 Rock" - "The Reunion" (NBC)
Don Scardino, "30 Rock" - "Do Over" (NBC)

Musical/Variety

Brent (Bucky) Gunts, "Opening Ceremony, 2008 Summer Olympics" (NBC)
Louis J.Horvitz, "The 80th Annual Academy Awards" (ABC)
Don Roy King, "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)
Chuck O'Neil, " The Daily Show with Jon Stewart - "#13107" (Comedy Central)
Glenn Weiss, "The 62nd Annual Tony Awards" ( CBS)

Reality Programs

Tony Croll, "America's Next Top Model" - "Episode 1002" (The CW)
Scott Messick, "Pros vs. Joes" - "Episode 301" (Spike TV)
J. Rupert Thompson, "Estate of Panic" - "102, That Sinking Feeling" (Sci Fi)
Bertram Van Munster, "The Amazing Race" - "Episode 1303" (CBS)
Kent Weed, "I Survived a Japanese Game Show" - "A Long Way from Home" (ABC)

Daytime Serial

Larry Carpenter, "One Life to Live" - "Episode 10,281" (ABC)
William Ludel, "General Hospital" - "Episode 11,462" (ABC)
Noel Maxam, "Days of Our Lives" - "Episode 10,763" (NBC)
Owen Renfroe, "General Hospital" - "Episode 11,504" (ABC)
Herb Stein, "Days of Our Lives" - "Episode 10,764" (NBC)
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