# Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Variety Series

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Regularly Scheduled Programming is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 66th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2014.

## Winners and nominees
### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 2013 (66th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Justin Timberlake" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2013 (66th) | The Colbert Report | "#10004" | Jim Hoskinson | Comedy Central |
| 2013 (66th) | The Daily Show with John Stewart | "#19018" | Chuck O'Neil | Comedy Central |
| 2013 (66th) | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | "#13-1810" | Andy Fisher | ABC |
| 2013 (66th) | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | "#799" | Dave Diomedi | NBC |
| 2014 (67th) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | "Episode #1" | Dave Diomedi | NBC |
| 2014 (67th) | The Colbert Report | "#11040" | Jim Hoskinson | Comedy Central |
| 2014 (67th) | The Daily Show with John Stewart | "Open-Carrying to the Midterms" | Chuck O'Neil | Comedy Central |
| 2014 (67th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1226" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2014 (67th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host Jim Carrey/Musical Guest Iggy Azalea" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2015 (68th) | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | "Episode #325" | Dave Diomedi | NBC |
| 2015 (68th) | The Daily Show with John Stewart | "Episode #20142" | Brady Connell | Comedy Central |
| 2015 (68th) | Inside Amy Schumer | "12 Angry Men" | Ryan McFaul and Amy Schumer | Comedy Central |
| 2015 (68th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1334" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2015 (68th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host Tracy Morgan/Musical Guest Demi Lovato" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2016 (69th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Dave Chappelle" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2016 (69th) | CBS News Sunday Morning | "Charles Osgood Farewell Broadcast" | Nora Gerard | CBS |
| 2016 (69th) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | "Episode #1030" | Paul Pennolino | TBS |
| 2016 (69th) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Episode #0179" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2016 (69th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "Show #1437" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2017 (70th) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Jimmy Fallon" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2017 (70th) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee | "#2061" | Andre Allen | TBS |
| 2017 (70th) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "French Elections" | Paul Pennolino | HBO |
| 2017 (70th) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Joe Biden/Elton John" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2017 (70th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1527" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2018 (71st) | Saturday Night Live | "Host: Adam Driver" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2018 (71st) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Italian Election" | Paul Pennolino | HBO |
| 2018 (71st) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#480" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2018 (71st) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1633" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2018 (71st) | Who Is America? | "Episode 102" | Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino, and Dan Mazer | Showtime |
| 2019 (72nd) | Saturday Night Live | "Eddie Murphy/Lizzo" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2019 (72nd) | CBS Sunday Morning | "40th Anniversary" | Nora S. Gerard | CBS |
| 2019 (72nd) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "SLAPP Suits" | Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner | HBO |
| 2019 (72nd) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez/Incubus" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2019 (72nd) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1730" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 2020 (73rd) | Saturday Night Live | "Dave Chappelle/Foo Fighters" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2020 (73rd) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "President Obama: Inspiring Future Leaders & 'A Promised Land'" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central |
| 2020 (73rd) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Trump & Election Results" | Christopher Werner | HBO |
| 2020 (73rd) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#1025 Live Show Following Capitol Insurrection" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2020 (73rd) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1835" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2021 (74th) | Saturday Night Live | "Keegan-Michael Key/Olivia Rodrigo" | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2021 (74th) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "#26112" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central |
| 2021 (74th) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "#830" | Paul Pennolino and Christopher Werner | HBO |
| 2021 (74th) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#1105" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2021 (74th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#1935" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2022 (75th) | Saturday Night Live | "Jack Harlow" | Liz Patrick | NBC |
| 2022 (75th) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "Brandi Carlile Discusses Her New Deluxe Album and Performs 'You and Me on the Rock'" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central |
| 2022 (75th) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Afghanistan" | Paul Pennolino | HBO |
| 2022 (75th) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "#1333" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2022 (75th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#2010" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2023 (76th) | Saturday Night Live | "Pedro Pascal / Coldplay" | Michael Mancini and Liz Patrick | NBC |
| 2023 (76th) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | "Singer Charley Crockett Performs "Name on a Billboard" and Discusses New Album with Jordan Klepper" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central |
| 2023 (76th) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "Dollar Stores" | Paul Pennolino | HBO |
| 2023 (76th) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Jan. 19, 2023: Rep. Adam Kinzinger; Meet Me at the Altar; Special appearance by Harvey Guillén" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2023 (76th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "#2117" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |
| 2024 (77th) | Saturday Night Live | "John Mulaney / Chappell Roan" | Liz Patrick | NBC |
| 2024 (77th) | The Daily Show | "Indecision 2024: The Democratic National Convention – Plot Twist!" | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central |
| 2024 (77th) | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | "India Elections" | Paul Pennolino | HBO |
| 2024 (77th) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | "Rep. Alexandria Ocasio‑Cortez & Mavis Staples w/ Jeff Tweedy" | Jim Hoskinson | CBS |
| 2024 (77th) | Real Time with Bill Maher | "Jiminy Glick, Andrew Cuomo, Adam Kinzinger" | Paul G. Casey | HBO |

## Programs with multiple awards
### 10 awards

* Saturday Night Live

### 2 awards

* The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

## Programs with multiple nominations
### 12 nominations

* Saturday Night Live

### 11 nominations

* Real Time with Bill Maher

### 9 nominations

* The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

### 8 nominations

* The Daily Show
* Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

### 2 nominations

* CBS Sunday Morning
* The Colbert Report
* Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
* The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

## Individuals with multiple awards
### 7 awards

* Don Roy King

### 3 awards

* Liz Patrick

### 2 awards

* Dave Diomedi

## Individuals with multiple nominations
### 11 nominations

* Paul G. Casey
* Jim Hoskinson

### 9 nominations

* Don Roy King

### 8 nominations

* Paul Pennolino

### 5 nominations

* David Paul Meyer

### 3 nominations

* Dave Diomedi
* Liz Patrick
* Christopher Werner

### 2 nominations

* Nora S. Gerard
* Chuck O'Neil

## Total awards by network

* NBC – 12