# Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Daytime Serials

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials is an annual award that was given by the Directors Guild of America between 1991 and 2012. In 2013, the category was merged into the award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series.

## Winners and nominees
### 1990s

| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 1991 (44th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #1,103" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 1991 (44th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #4,708" | Mike Denney | CBS |
| 1991 (44th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #4,730" | Heather Hill | CBS |
| 1992 (45th) | Another World | "Episode #7,022" | Susan Strickler | NBC |
| 1992 (45th) | Days of Our Lives | "Episode #6,888" | Kenneth Herman Jr. | NBC |
| 1992 (45th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #4,825" | Frank Pacelli | CBS |
| 1993 (46th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #6,356" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 1993 (46th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #1,693" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 1993 (46th) | General Hospital | "Episode #7,819" | Joseph Behar | ABC |
| 1993 (46th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #11,644" | Bruce S. Barry | CBS |
| 1993 (46th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #11,563" | Brian Mertes | CBS |
| 1994 (47th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #1,884" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 1994 (47th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #1,756" | John C. Zak | CBS |
| 1994 (47th) | General Hospital | "Episode #7,922" | Shelley Curtis | ABC |
| 1994 (47th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #5,370" | Jerry Evans | CBS |
| 1994 (47th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #5,476" | Heather Hill | CBS |
| 1995 (48th) | General Hospital | "Episode #8,248" | William Ludel and Alan Pultz | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #2,167" | Susan Flannery | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) | General Hospital | "Episode #8,183" | Joseph Behar | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) | General Hospital | "Episode #8,233" | Scott McKinsey and Shelley Curtis | ABC |
| 1995 (48th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #12,063" | Bruce S. Barry | CBS |
| 1996 (49th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #5,875" | Kathryn Foster and Mike Denney | CBS |
| 1996 (49th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #2,393" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 1996 (49th) | General Hospital | "Episode #8,492" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |
| 1996 (49th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #12,451" | Bruce S. Barry | CBS |
| 1996 (49th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #7,285" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 1997 (50th) | General Hospital | "Episode #8,883" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |
| 1997 (50th) | As the World Turns | "Episode #10,446" | Christopher Goutman, Charles C. Dyer, and Maria Wagner | CBS |
| 1997 (50th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #2,580" | Susan Flannery | CBS |
| 1997 (50th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #2,681" | Deveney Kelly | CBS |
| 1997 (50th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #6,032" | Frank Pacelli | CBS |
| 1998 (51st) | One Life to Live | "Episode #7,572" | James Sayegh | ABC |
| 1998 (51st) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #2,942" | Nancy Eckels | CBS |
| 1998 (51st) | General Hospital | "Episode #2,580" | Joseph Behar | ABC |
| 1998 (51st) | One Life to Live | "Episode #7,761" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 1998 (51st) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #6,437" | Sally McDonald | CBS |
| 1999 (52nd) | Days of Our Lives | "Episode #8,557" | Herbert Stein | NBC |
| 1999 (52nd) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,012" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 1999 (52nd) | Port Charles | "Episode #619" | Albert Alarr | ABC |
| 1999 (52nd) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #6,787" | Kathryn Foster | CBS |
| 1999 (52nd) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #6,632" | Noel Maxam | CBS |

### 2000s

| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 2000 (53rd) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,205" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 2000 (53rd) | All My Children | "Episode #7,919" | Casey Childs | ABC |
| 2000 (53rd) | All My Children | "Episode #7,969" | Conal O'Brien | ABC |
| 2000 (53rd) | Guiding Light | "Episode #13,562" | Bruce S. Barry | CBS |
| 2000 (53rd) | Guiding Light | "Episode #13,511" | JoAnne Sedwick | CBS |
| 2001 (54th) | General Hospital | "Episode #9,801" | William Ludel | ABC |
| 2001 (54th) | All My Children | "Episode #8,186" | Angela Tessinari | ABC |
| 2001 (54th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #3,532" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 2001 (54th) | Days of Our Lives | "Episode #8,991" | Randy Robbins | NBC |
| 2001 (54th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,437" | Gary Tomlin | ABC |
| 2002 (55th) | Port Charles | "Episode #1,433" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |
| 2002 (55th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #3,948" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 2002 (55th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,655" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2002 (55th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,691" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 2002 (55th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,656" | Frank Valentini | ABC |
| 2003 (56th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #8,849" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2003 (56th) | All My Children | "Episode #8,722" | Angela Tessinari | ABC |
| 2003 (56th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #14,279" | Susan Strickler | CBS |
| 2003 (56th) | Port Charles | "Episode #1,561" | Andrew Lee and Jeff Rabin | ABC |
| 2003 (56th) | The Young and the Restless | "Episode #7,784" | Sally McDonald | CBS |
| 2004 (57th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #14,321" | Bruce S. Barry | CBS |
| 2004 (57th) | All My Children | "Episode #8,768" | Conal O'Brien | ABC |
| 2004 (57th) | As the World Turns | "Episode #12,166" | Christopher Goutman | CBS |
| 2004 (57th) | General Hospital | "Episode #10,461" | Joseph Behar | ABC |
| 2004 (57th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #14,322" | Matt Lagle and Brian Mertes | CBS |
| 2005 (58th) | General Hospital | "Episode #10,914" | Owen Renfroe | ABC |
| 2005 (58th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Episode #4,623" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 2005 (58th) | Days of Our Lives | "Episode #10,090" | Herbert Stein and Albert Alarr | NBC |
| 2005 (58th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #14,696" | Ellen Wheeler | CBS |
| 2005 (58th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #9,385" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #9,779" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) | All My Children | "Episode #9,297" | Casey Childs | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) | General Hospital | "Episode #11,177" | William Ludel | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) | General Hospital | "Episode #11,178" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |
| 2006 (59th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #14,905" | Brian Mertes | CBS |
| 2006 (59th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #14,832" | Ellen Wheeler | CBS |
| 2006 (59th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #9,686" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2007 (60th) | One Life to Live | "Episode #9,947" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2007 (60th) | All My Children | "Episode #9,669" | Casey Childs | ABC |
| 2007 (60th) | As the World Turns | "Episode #12,971" | Christopher Goutman | CBS |
| 2007 (60th) | General Hospital | "Episode #11,228" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |
| 2007 (60th) | Guiding Light | "Episode #15,221" | Ellen Wheeler | CBS |
| 2008 (61st) | One Life to Live | "So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father?" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2008 (61st) | Days of Our Lives | "This Is It" | Noel Maxam | NBC |
| 2008 (61st) | Days of Our Lives | "Airplane Crash Aftermath" | Herbert Stein | NBC |
| 2008 (61st) | General Hospital | "Luke in Purgatory" | William Ludel | ABC |
| 2008 (61st) | General Hospital | "Catch Me If You Can" | Owen Renfroe | ABC |
| 2009 (62nd) | As The World Turns | "Once Upon a Time" | Christopher Goutman | CBS |
| 2009 (62nd) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Fashion Challenge Sabotage" | Cynthia J. Popp | CBS |
| 2009 (62nd) | General Hospital | "Macho Men" | William Ludel | ABC |
| 2009 (62nd) | The Young and the Restless | "Billy's New Year's Eve Revelation" | Dean LaMont | CBS |
| 2009 (62nd) | The Young and the Restless | "Six Minutes and Counting" | Sally McDonald | CBS |

### 2010s

| Year | Program | Episode | Winners and nominees | Network |
| 2010 (63rd) | One Life to Live | "Starr X'd Lovers, The Musical, Part Two" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2010 (63rd) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "A Reason to Live – Part 1" | Michael Stich | CBS |
| 2010 (63rd) | General Hospital | "Francophrenia" | Owen Renfroe | ABC |
| 2010 (63rd) | One Life to Live | "Starr X'd Lovers, The Musical, Part Three" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 2010 (63rd) | The Young and the Restless | "Ebenezer Newman" | Sally McDonald | CBS |
| 2011 (64th) | General Hospital | "Intervention" | William Ludel | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) | All My Children | "The Send Off" | Casey Childs | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) | All My Children | "In the Wee Small Hours..." | Angela Tessinari | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) | The Bold and the Beautiful | "Brooke Berry" | Cynthia J. Popp | CBS |
| 2011 (64th) | General Hospital | "Forces of Nature" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) | One Life to Live | "Erika's 40th" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2011 (64th) | The Young and the Restless | "From the Grave" | Mike Denney | CBS |
| 2012 (65th) | One Life to Live | "Between Heaven and Hell" | Jill Mitwell | ABC |
| 2012 (65th) | Days of Our Lives | "Trapped" | Albert Alarr | NBC |
| 2012 (65th) | General Hospital | "Bad Water" | Larry Carpenter | ABC |
| 2012 (65th) | General Hospital | "Magic Milo" | William Ludel | ABC |
| 2012 (65th) | General Hospital | "Shot Through The Heart" | Scott McKinsey | ABC |

## Programs with multiple awards
### 9 awards

* One Life to Live

### 5 awards

* General Hospital

### 2 awards

* The Bold and the Beautiful

## Individuals with multiple awards
### 4 awards

* Larry Carpenter (2 consecutive)
* Jill Mitwell

### 3 awards

* William Ludel

### 2 awards

* Scott McKinsey
* Michael Stich

## Total awards by network

* ABC – 15
* CBS – 5
* NBC – 2