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Homeland, Breaking Bad, Girls and 30 Rock were just a few TV series whose directors were recognized by the Directors Guild of America when they announced the nominees for the 65th Annual DGA Awards on Wednesday, Jan. 9.
Lena Dunham scored her first nomination for her work on her HBO hit series Girls, while Breaking Bad's Bryan Cranston also earned his first nom, just not for his work on the AMC series, but on a hit ABC comedy! Plus, Homeland landed two spots in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Drama Series category and Louis C.K.'s reign as comedy's new TV king shows no sign of slowing down any time soon...
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Dramatic Series
Michael Cuesta, Homeland's "The Choice"
Jennifer Getzinger, Mad Men's "A Little Kiss"
Lesli Linka Glatter, Homeland's "Q&A"
Rian Johnson, Breaking Bad's "Fifty-One"
Greg Mottola, The Newsroom's "We Just Decided To"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Comedy Series
Louis C.K., Louie's "New Year's Eve"
Mark Cendrowski, The Big Bang Theory's "The Date Night Variable"
Bryan Cranston, Modern Family's "Election Day"
Lena Dunham, Girls' "Pilot"
Beth McCarthy-Miller, 30 Rock's "Live From Studio 6H"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Greg Berlanti, Political Animals' "Pilot"
Philip Kaufman, Hemingway & Gellhorn
Kevin Reynolds, Hatfields & McCoys
Jay Roach, Game Change
Michael Rymer, American Horror Story: Asylum's "Dark Cousin"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials
Albert Alarr, Days Of Our Lives' "Episode #11895"
Larry Carpenter, General Hospital's "Bad Water"
William Ludel, General Hospital's "Magic Milo"
Scott McKinsey, General Hospital's "Shot Through The Heart"
Jill Mitwell, One Life To Live's "Between Heaven and Hell"
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs
Stuart Gillard, Girl vs. Monster
Paul Hoen, Let it Shine
Savage Steve Holland, Big Time Movie
Jonathan Judge, Camp Fred
Amy Schatz, Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules For Parents on Divorce
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety
Michael Dempsey, 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live with Host Mick Jagger
Don Mischer, 84th Annual Academy Awards
Chuck O'Neil, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart's "Episode #17153"
Glenn Weiss, 66th Annual Tony Awards
Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Tony Croll, America's Next top Model's "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model"
Peter Ney, Face Off's "Scene of the Crime"
Brian Smith, Master Chef's "Episode #305"
J. Rupert Thompson, Stars Earn Stripes' "Amphibious Assault"
Tim Warren, Ink Master's "Episode 103"
The 65th DGA Awards are scheduled to be presented Feb. 2.