Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs is one of the annual awards given by the Directors Guild of America. Before 1996, most children's programs competed in the Drama Show Day category before it retired in 1994.

Winners and nominees

1980s

1983: Sharron Miller – ABC Afterschool Special ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle") (ABC)
- G. Cullingham – ABC Afterschool Special ("It's No Crush, I'm In Love") (ABC)
- Marlena Laird – General Hospital ("No. 242") (ABC)
1984: Joan Darling – ABC Afterschool Special ("Mom's on Strike") (ABC)
- Robert Chenault – ABC Afterschool Special ("The Hero Who Couldn't Read") (ABC)
- Joanna Lee – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Hear Me Cry") (CBS)
1985: Craig Sandy Tung – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Day the Senior Class Got Married") (CBS)
- Claude Kerven – ABC Afterschool Special ("High School Narc") (ABC)
- Michael Uno – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The War Between the Classes") (CBS)
1986: Catlin Adams – ABC Afterschool Special ("Wanted: The Perfect Guy") (ABC)
- Leslie Hill – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("God, The Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes") (CBS)
- Donald Petrie – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Have You Tried Talking to Patty?") (CBS)
1987: Victoria Hochberg – ABC Afterschool Special ("Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story") (ABC)
- Nell Cox – ABC Afterschool Special ("Read Between the Lines") (ABC)
- Joanna Lee – ABC Afterschool Special ("The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story") (ABC)
1988: Jesus Trevino – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Gangs") (CBS)
- Kevin Hooks – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Home Sweet Homeless") (CBS)
- Gilbert Moses – ABC Afterschool Special ("Daddy Can't Read") (ABC)
1989: Victoria Hochberg – WonderWorks ("Jacob Have I Loved") (PBS)
- Joanna Lee – ABC Afterschool Special ("My Dad Can't Be Crazy...Can He?") (ABC)
- Richard Masur – ABC Afterschool Special ("Torn Between Two Fathers") (ABC)

1990s

1990: Lynn Hamrick – ABC Afterschool Special ("Testing Dirty") (ABC)
- Joanna Lee – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Fourth Man") (CBS)
- Mario Van Peebles – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Malcolm Takes a Shot") (CBS)
1991: Roy Campanella – WonderWorks ("Brother Future") (PBS)
- Consuelo Gonzalez – ABC Afterschool Special ("In the Shadow of Love") (ABC)
- Barra Grant – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Lies of the Heart") (CBS)
1992: Helaine Head – WonderWorks ("You Must Remember This") (PBS)
- Neema Barnette – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Different Worlds") (CBS)
- Strath Hamilton – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Please God, I'm on 17") (CBS)
1994: Jesus Trevino – Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("POWER: The Eddie Matos Story") (HBO)
- Iris Dugow – Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict") (HBO)
- David Eagle – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Writing on the Wall") (CBS)
- David Morris – Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story") (HBO)
- Bradley Wigor – CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Love in the Dark Ages") (CBS)
1996 (new Children's Programs category): Stuart Margolin – Salt Water Moose (Showtime)
- Arthur Albert – Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. ("Talk Ain't Cheap") (CBS)
- Michael Kennedy – Robin of Locksley (Showtime)
- Brian Robbins – Nickelodeon Sports Theater ("4 Points") (Nickelodeon)
- Kristoffer Tabori – ABC Afterschool Special ("Educating Mom") (ABC)
1997: Brian Robbins – Nickelodeon Sports Theater ("First Time") (Nickelodeon)
- Shawn Levy – The Secret World of Alex Mack ("Lies and Secrets") (Nickelodeon)
- Melanie Mayron – Wonderful World of Disney ("Toothless") (ABC)
- Ron Oliver – Goosebumps ("The Perfect School") (FOX)
- Howard Storm – Kenan and Kel ("Haven't Got Time for the Paint") (Nickelodeon)
1998: Mitchell Kriegman – Bear in the Big Blue House ("Love is All You Need") (Disney Channel)
- Allison Grodner – The Teen Files ("Smoking: Truth or Dare") (SYN)
- Victoria Hochberg – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids ("From Honey With Love") (SYN)
- Stuart Margolin – The Sweetest Gift (Showtime)
- Ron Oliver – Goosebumps ("Cry of the Cat") (FOX)
1999: Amy Schatz – Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepy Time Tales (HBO)
- Mitchell Kriegman – Bear in the Big Blue House ("A Berry Merry Christmas") (Disney Channel)
- Bruce Leddy – CinderElmo (FOX)
- Randall Miller – Wonderful World of Disney ("H-E Double Hockey Sticks") (ABC)
- Jonathan Winfrey – Cousin Skeeter ("Dirty Laundry") (Nickelodeon)

2000s

2000: Greg Beeman – Miracle in Lane 2 (Disney Channel)
- William Dear – Wonderful World of Disney ("Santa Who?") (ABC)
- Paul Hoen – Even Stevens ("Take My Sister...Please") (Disney Channel)
- Kevin Hooks – The Color of Friendship (Disney Channel)
- Sean McNamara – Even Stevens ("Easy Way") (Disney Channel)
2001: Amy Schatz – 'Twas the Night: A Holiday Celebration (HBO)
- Adam Arkin – My Louisiana Sky (Showtime)
- Sean McNamara – Even Stevens ("Very Scary Story") (Disney Channel)
- Robert Munic – They Call Me Sirr (Showtime)
- Dan Petrie – Walter and Henry (Showtime)
2002: Guy Ferland – Bang Bang You're Dead (Showtime)
- Greg Beeman – A Ring of Endless Light (Disney Channel)
- Thom Eberhardt – I Was a Teenage Faust (Showtime)
- Gregory Hobson – Even Stevens ("Band on the Roof") (Disney Channel)
- Amy Schatz – Through a Child's Eyes: September 11, 2001 (HBO)
2003: Kevin Lima – Eloise at Christmastime (ABC)
- Peter Gilbert – A Time for Dancing (Showtime)
- Kevin Hooks – Sounder (ABC)
- Sean McNamara – The Even Stevens Movie (Disney Channel)
- Oz Scott – The Cheetah Girls (Disney Channel)
2004: Stuart Gillard – Going to the Mat (Disney Channel)
- Duwayne Dunham – Tiger Cruise (Disney Channel)
- Paul Hoen – Searching for David's Heart (ABC Family)
- Jeremy Kagan – Crown Heights (Showtime)
- Lee Rose – Jack (Showtime)
2005: Chris Eyre – Edge of America (Showtime)
- Ellen Goosenberg Kent – I Have Tourette's but Tourette's Doesn't Have Me (HBO)
- David Jackson – Buffalo Dreams (Disney Channel)
- D. J. MacHale – Flight 29 Down ("The Pits") (NBC)
- Jessica Sharzer – Speak (Showtime)
2006: Kenny Ortega – High School Musical (Disney Channel)
- Joyce Chopra – Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front (Disney Channel)
- Sean McNamara – The Cutting Edge: Going for the Gold (ABC Family)
- Fred Savage – Phil of the Future ("Not So Great Great Great Grandpa") (Disney Channel)
- Ron Underwood – The Year Without a Santa Claus (NBC)
2007: Paul Hoen – Jump In! (Disney Channel)
- Kenny Ortega – High School Musical 2 (Disney Channel)
- Fred Savage – Wizards of Waverly Place ("The Crazy 10-Minute Sale") (Disney Channel)
- Judith Vogelsang – GoingGreen: Every Home an Eco-Home (PBS)
- Andy Wolk – Lincoln Heights ("That Feeling We Have") (ABC Family)
2008: Amy Schatz – Classical Baby ("The Poetry Show") (HBO)
- Matthew Diamond – Camp Rock (Disney Channel)
- Paul Hoen – The Cheetah Girls: One World (Disney Channel)
- Shawn Ku – The American Mall (MTV)
- Lev L. Spiro – Minutemen (Disney Channel)
2009: Allison Liddi-Brown – Princess Protection Program (Disney Channel)
- Martha Coolidge – An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong (HBO)
- Fred Savage – Zeke & Luther ("Pilot") (Disney XD)
- Amy Schatz – Hard Times for an American Girl: The Great Depression (HB0)
- Andy Wolk – Lincoln Heights ("Time To Let Go") (ABC Family)

2010s

2010: Eric Bross – The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (Nickelodeon)
- Douglas Barr – Secrets of the Mountain (NBC)
- Stuart Gillard – Avalon High (Disney Channel)
- Michael Grossman – Starstruck (Disney Channel)
- Paul Hoen – Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (Disney Channel)
- Mikael Salomon – Unnatural History ("Pilot") (Cartoon Network)
2011: Amy Schatz – A Child’s Garden of Poetry (HBO)
- John Fortenberry – Fred 2: Night of the Living Fred (Nickelodeon)
- Jeffrey Hornaday – Geek Charming (Disney Channel)
- Michael Lembeck – Sharpay's Fabulous Adventure (Disney Channel)
- Patricia Riggen – Lemonade Mouth (Disney Channel)
- Damon Santostefano – Best Player (Nickelodeon)
2012: Paul Hoen – Let It Shine (Disney Channel)
- Stuart Gillard – Girl vs. Monster (Disney Channel)
- Savage Steve Holland – Big Time Movie (Nickelodeon)
- Jonathan Judge – Fred 3: Camp Fred (Nickelodeon)
- Amy Schatz – Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce (HBO)
2013: Amy Schatz – An Apology to Elephants (HBO)
- Stephen Herek – Jinxed (Nickelodeon)
- Jeffrey Hornaday – Teen Beach Movie (Disney Channel)
- Jonathan Judge – Swindle (Nickelodeon)
- Adam Weissman – ANT Farm ("influANTces") (Disney Channel)
2014: Jonathan Judge – 100 Things to Do Before High School ("Pilot") (Nickelodeon)
- Paul Hoen – How to Build a Better Boy (Disney Channel)
- Vince Marcello – American Girl ("Isabelle Dances Into the Spotlight") (Disney Channel)
- Joey Mazzarino – Sesame Street ("4504 Numericon") (PBS)
- Amy Schatz – Saving My Tomorrow (HBO)
2015: Kenny Ortega – Descendants (Disney Channel)
- Paul Hoen – Invisible Sister (Disney Channel)
- Joey Mazzarino – Sesame Street ("The Cookie Thief") (PBS)
- Amy Schatz – Saving My Tomorrow ("Part 3") (HBO)
- Sasie Sealy – Gortimer Gibbon's Life on Normal Street ("Gortimer and the Vengeful Violinist") (Amazon)

External links

Official DGA website

Directors Guild of America Awards

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