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

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials 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 | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 2013 (66th) | The 67th Annual Tony Awards | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2013 (66th) | The 85th Annual Academy Awards | Don Mischer | ABC |
| 2013 (66th) | The 55th Annual Grammy Awards | Louis J. Horvitz | CBS |
| 2013 (66th) | 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony | Joel Gallen | HBO |
| 2013 (66th) | Louis C.K.: Oh My God | Louis C.K. | HBO |
| 2014 (67th) | The 68th Annual Tony Awards | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2014 (67th) | The 86th Annual Academy Awards | Hamish Hamilton | ABC |
| 2014 (67th) | The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Louis J. Horvitz | CBS |
| 2014 (67th) | Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays | Des McAnuff | HBO |
| 2014 (67th) | Super Bowl XLVIII | Rich Russo | Fox |
| 2015 (68th) | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Don Roy King | NBC |
| 2015 (68th) | Adele Live in New York City | Beth McCarthy-Miller | NBC |
| 2015 (68th) | Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo | Chris Rock | HBO |
| 2015 (68th) | The 87th Annual Academy Awards | Hamish Hamilton | ABC |
| 2015 (68th) | A Very Murray Christmas | Sofia Coppola | Netflix |
| 2016 (69th) | The 70th Annual Tony Awards | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2016 (69th) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee ("A Very Special Full Frontal Special") | Paul Myers | TBS |
| 2016 (69th) | The Late Late Show with James Corden ("The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special") | Tim Mancinelli | CBS |
| 2016 (69th) | In Performance at the White House ("Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles") | Linda Mendoza | PBS |
| 2016 (69th) | Tony Bennett Celebrates 90: The Best Is Yet to Come | Jerry Foley | NBC |
| 2017 (70th) | The 89th Annual Academy Awards | Glenn Weiss | ABC |
| 2017 (70th) | Amy Schumer: The Leather Special | Amy Schumer | Netflix |
| 2017 (70th) | Dave Chappelle: The Age of Spin | Stan Lathan | Netflix |
| 2017 (70th) | Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner | Paul Pennolino | TBS |
| 2017 (70th) | Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Honoring David Letterman | Linda Mendoza | PBS |
| 2018 (71st) | The 60th Annual Grammy Awards | Louis J. Horvitz | CBS |
| 2018 (71st) | The 72nd Annual Tony Awards | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2018 (71st) | Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma | Beth McCarthy-Miller | HBO |
| 2018 (71st) | The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special 2018 | Tim Mancinelli and Glenn Clements | CBS |
| 2018 (71st) | Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life | Marcus Raboy | Netflix |
| 2019 (72nd) | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's All in the Family and The Jeffersons | James Burrows and Andy Fisher | ABC |
| 2019 (72nd) | Aziz Ansari: Right Now | Spike Jonze | Netflix |
| 2019 (72nd) | The 91st Annual Academy Awards | Glenn Weiss | ABC |
| 2019 (72nd) | Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones | Stan Lathan | Netflix |
| 2019 (72nd) | Wanda Sykes: Not Normal | Linda Mendoza | Netflix |

### 2020s

| Year | Program | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 2020 (73rd) | A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote | Thomas Schlamme | HBO Max |
| 2020 (73rd) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Remembering RBG: A Nation Ugly Cried with Desi Lydic" | Stacey Angeles | Comedy Central |
| 2020 (73rd) | David Byrne's American Utopia | Spike Lee | HBO |
| 2020 (73rd) | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert ("Stephen Colbert's Election Night 2020: Democracy's Last Stand: Building Back America Great Again Better 2020") | Jim Hoskinson | Showtime |
| 2020 (73rd) | What the Constitution Means to Me | Marielle Heller | Amazon |
| 2021 (74th) | Adele One Night Only | Paul Dugdale | CBS |
| 2021 (74th) | The 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2021 (74th) | Bo Burnham: Inside | Bo Burnham | Netflix |
| 2021 (74th) | Dave Chappelle: The Closer | Stan Lathan | Netflix |
| 2021 (74th) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Into the Magaverse" | Ian Berger | Comedy Central |
| 2022 (75th) | The 75th Annual Tony Awards | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2022 (75th) | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah Presents "Jordan Klepper Fingers the Pulse – Hungary for Democracy" | Ian Berger | Comedy Central |
| 2022 (75th) | Mark Twain Prize 2022: Celebrating Jon Stewart | Marcus Raboy | PBS |
| 2022 (75th) | Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter | James Merriman | ABC |
| 2022 (75th) | Super Bowl LVI Halftime Show | Hamish Hamilton | NBC |
| 2023 (76th) | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Paul Miller | NBC |
| 2023 (76th) | The 95th Annual Academy Awards | Glenn Weiss | ABC |
| 2023 (76th) | Chris Rock: Selective Outrage | Joel Gallen | Netflix |
| 2023 (76th) | Dave Chappelle: The Dreamer | Stan Lathan | Netflix |
| 2023 (76th) | Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer | Linda Mendoza | Netflix |
| 2024 (77th) | The Roast of Tom Brady | Beth McCarthy-Miller | Netflix |
| 2024 (77th) | The 77th Annual Tony Awards | Glenn Weiss | CBS |
| 2024 (77th) | The 96th Annual Academy Awards | Hamish Hamilton | ABC |
| 2024 (77th) | Ali Wong: Single Lady | Ali Wong | Netflix |
| 2024 (77th) | The Daily Show Presents A Live Election Night Special With Jon Stewart: Indecision 2024: Nothing We Can Do About It Now | David Paul Meyer | Comedy Central |

## Individuals with multiple awards
### 5 awards

* Glenn Weiss

## Total awards by network

* CBS – 6
* ABC – 2
* NBC – 2
* HBO Max – 1
* Netflix – 1