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1 4 I D G A M O N T H L Y HISHAM ABED Encore! "Pilot" - (ABC) This is Mr. Abed's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2010 for The Hills, "Episode #601." JOHN GONZALEZ Live PD "Episode 50" - (A&E) Associate Director: Janine Devito Stage Manager: Jeff Buda This is Mr. Gonzalez's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2016 for Live PD, "Episode 5." BRIAN SMITH MasterChef "Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Shucks" - (FOX) Associate Director: Anna Moulaison Stage Managers: Drew Lewandowski, Brady Hess This is Mr. Smith's fi fth DGA Award nomination. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2012 for MasterChef, "Episode #305." He was previously nominated in this category for episodes of MasterChef in 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013, and in 2016 for S.T.R.O.N.G., "Welcome to Strong." ADAM VETRI Dare to Live "Chainsmokers" - (MTV) Associate Director: Ian Blankenship This is Mr. Vetri's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2014 for Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, "Welcome to the Gun Show" and won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs in 2015 for Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge, "Gods of War." KENT WEED Spartan: The Ultimate Team Challenge "Season Premiere" - (NBC) Associate Director: Ben Simms Stage Manager: Dave Massey This is Mr. Weed's second DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2008 for I Survived a Japanese Game Show, "A Long Way From Home." Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs NIKI CARO Anne with an E - "Your Will Shall Decide Your Destiny" - (Netfl ix) This is Ms. Caro's fi rst DGA Award nomination. BENJAMIN LEHMANN The Magical Wand Chase: A Sesame Street Special - (HBO) Associate Directors: Yori Tondrowski, Frank Campagna Stage Managers: Anne Marie Dentici Gammon, Shawn Havens, Theresa Anderson Location Managers: Steven Carbajal, Jillian Stricker This is Mr. Lehmann's fi rst DGA Award nomination. LILY MARIYE Just Add Magic - "Just Add Meddling" - (Amazon) Unit Production Manager: Pixie Wespiser First Assistant Director: Gregory Guzik Second Assistant Director: Darrell Woodard Second Second Assistant Director: Tara Nicole Tjahjadi This is Ms. Mariye's fi rst DGA Award nomination. ALISON McDONALD An American Girl Story: Summer Camp, Friends for Life - (Amazon) Unit Production Manager: Richard G. King First Assistant Director: Otto Penzato Second Assistant Director: David Berke Second Second Assistant Director: Yarden Levo This is Ms. McDonald's fi rst DGA Award nomination. MATTHEW O'NEILL and THALIA SODI 15: A Quinceañera Story: Zoey - (HBO) This is Mr. O'Neill's fi rst DGA Award nomination. This is Ms. Sodi's fi rst DGA Award nomination.