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F E B R U A R Y 2 0 2 6 I 3 5 Nominee participation subject to availability. To RSVP for these events please log-in as a member at www.dga.org/Events and click on Upcoming Events. See information on the Meet the Nominees: Theatrical Feature Film on page 31. Each year the Guild presents an extraordinary opportunity for our members to hear from the DGA Award nominees. Please join us in welcoming and celebrating the 2025 DGA Award-nominated Directors in Theatrical Feature Film, Documentary Films, Commercials and Dramatic, Comedy, Limited & Anthology Series. NEW EVENT!!!! DRAMATIC SERIES, COMEDY SERIES, and LIMITED & ANTHOLOGY SERIES Thursday, February 5, 2026 — 7:00 p.m. — DGA Theater One, Los Angeles This year's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series are: Liza Johnson for The Diplomat, "Amagansett" • Amanda Marsalis for The Pitt, "6:00 P.M." • Janus Metz for Andor, "Who Are You?" • Ben Stiller for Severance, "Cold Harbor" • John Wells for The Pitt, "7:00 A.M." The nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series are: Lucia Aniello for Hacks, "A Slippery Slope" • Janicza Bravo for The Bear, "Worms" • Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg for The Studio, "The Oner" • Christopher Storer for The Bear, "Bears" • Mike White for The White Lotus, "Denials." The nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series are: Jason Bateman for Black Rabbit, "The Black Rabbits" • Antonio Campos for The Beast in Me, "Sick Puppy" • Lesli Linka Glatter for Zero Day, "Episode 6" • Shannon Murphy for Dying for Sex, "It's Not That Serious" • Ally Pankiw for Black Mirror, "Common People." This year's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Film are: Mstyslav Chernov for 2000 Meters to Andriivka • Geeta Gandbhir for The Perfect Neighbor • Sara Khaki and Mohammadreza Eyni for Cutting Through Rocks • Elizabeth Lo for Mistress Dispeller • Laura Poitras and Mark Obenhaus for Cover-Up. Nominees spoke about the making of their fi lms during the 2025 event. COMMERCIALS Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7:00 p.m. — DGA Theater One, Los Angeles This year's nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials are: Kim Gehrig for You Can't Win. So Win (Nike) and I'm Not Remarkable (Apple) • Miles Jay for Dish, Pull Up and Trip (ChatGPT) and Home for the Holidays and Secret Santa (Meta) • Spike Jonze for Someday (Apple Airpods 4) • Andreas Nilsson for Conquer the First School Poo (Andrex), Garrett and Big Flex (Apple iPhone 16 Pro) and Trunk Trucker (Virgin Media) • Steve Rogers for Bring a Book to Life (Amazon), A Tale as Old as Websites (Squarespace) and Everything is Fine (Coinbase). Nominees spoke about the making of their commercials during the 2025 event. MEET THE NOMINEES EVENTS DOCUMENTARY FILMS Tuesday, February 3, 2026 6:00 p.m. PT • 9:00 p.m. ET • Online