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1 2 I D G A M O N T H L Y I DGA Award Winners Gallery Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials Beth McCarthy-Miller The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady (Netfl ix) Associate Directors: Debbie Palacio, Marty Pasetta, Jr. Stage Managers: Lynn Finkel, Steve Hollander, Greg Kasoff, Ran Lowe, Jennifer Marquet, Christopher McDonald, Tammy Raab, Jackie Stathis This was McCarthy-Miller's 14th DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Comedy Series in 2017 for the Veep episode "Chicklet" and in 2013 for the 30 Rock episode "Hogcock!/Last Lunch." She was also nominated in 2013 with Rob Ashford for their Movie for Television, The Sound of Music Live! She was previously nominated in the Comedy Series category for 30 Rock episodes in 2012, 2010, 2008 and 2007. She won the DGA Award for Musical Variety in 2001 for America: A Tribute to Heroes (co-directed with Joel Gallen) and in 2000 for the "Val Kilmer and U2" episode of Saturday Night Live. She was also twice nominated in that category in 2003 for a Saturday Night Live episode and for the 25th Anniversary episode in 1999. She was also nominated in 2019 and 2015 in the Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category for Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma and Adele Live in New York City. Beth McCarthy-Miller Liz Patrick with presenters Paul W. Downs and Ike Barinholtz Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming Liz Patrick Saturday Night Live, "John Mulaney/Chappell Roan" (NBC) Associate Directors: Michael Mancini, Michael Poole, Laura Ouziel Mack, Janine DeVito, Amy Mancini Stage Managers: Gena Rositano, Chris Kelly, Eddie Valk, Tom Ucciferri This was Patrick's third DGA Award nomination. She previously won in this category in 2023, along with Michael Mancini, for Saturday Night Live, "Pedro Pascal/Coldplay" and in 2022 for Saturday Night Live, "Host and Musical Guest Jack Harlow." Neil DeGroot with presenters Bowen Yang and Ayo Edeberi Reality Programs Neil DeGroot Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted, "The Cliffs of Ireland" (National Geographic Channel) Associate Director: Jeff Simms This was DeGroot's fi fth DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2018 for Better Late Than Never, "How Do You Say Roots in German?" and in 2014 for The Biggest Loser, "Episode 1613." He previously won in this category in 2013 for 72 Hours, "The Lost Coast" and in 2011 for The Biggest Loser, "Episode 1115." Children's Programs Amber Sealey Out of My Mind (Disney+) This was Sealey's fi rst DGA Award nomination. Amber Sealey with presenters Justine Lupe and Timothy Simons Andreas Nilsson Commercials Andreas Nilsson Biscuit Filmworks Board Game, Hennessy (Wieden+Kennedy - London) First Offi ce Poo, Andrex (FCB - London) One More, Apple (Client Direct) First Assistant Director: Scott Harris Second Assistant Director: Ronald Misetich Whizzer, Virgin Media (VCCP - London) This was Nilsson's third DGA Award nomination. He previously won in this category in 2015 for Emily's Oz (Comcast) and Time Upon a Once (General Electric); and was nominated in this category in 2023 for R.I.P Leon (Apple iPhone), Action Mode (Apple iPhone 14), Choose Happy (Les Mills Fitness) and Wait'll You See This (Snapchat).