Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs
Awarded for	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs
Country	United States
Presented by	Directors Guild of America
First awarded	2005
Currently held by	Niharika Desai for Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss (2023)

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 58th Directors Guild of America Awards in 2006.^[1]

Winners and nominees

2000s

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2005 (58th)	Three Wishes	"Episode #101"	Tony Croll	NBC	[2]
	Fear Factor	"Heist Fear Factor"	J. Rupert Thompson
	Brat Camp	"Episode #104"	Ross Breitenbach	ABC
	Penn & Teller: Bullshit!	"Circumcision"	Starling Price	Showtime
	The Amazing Race	"Episode #805"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
2006 (59th)	Treasure Hunters	"Episode #101"	Tony Sacco	NBC	[3]
	Texas Ranch House	"The Good, the Bad and the Colonel"	Bobbie Birleffi	PBS
	Fear Factor	"Military Fear Factor"	J. Rupert Thompson	NBC
	The Amazing Race	"Episode #1002"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
	Pros vs. Joes	"Episode #101"	Tim Warren	Spike
2007 (60th)	The Amazing Race	"Episode #1110"	Bertram van Munster	CBS	[4]
	Who Wants to Be a Superhero?	"Episode #208"	Craig Borders	Sci Fi
	Shooting Sizemore	"Episode #101"	Tony Croll	VH1
	Pros vs. Joes	"Episode #201"	Scott Messick	Spike
	Project Runway	"Fashion Giant"	Tony Sacco	Bravo
2008 (61st)	America's Next Top Model	"Episode #1002"	Tony Croll	CW	[5]
	Pros vs. Joes	"Episode #301"	Scott Messick	Spike
	Estate of Panic	"That Sinking Feeling"	J. Rupert Thompson	Sci Fi
	The Amazing Race	"Episode #1303"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
	I Survived a Japanese Game Show	"A Long Way From Home"	Kent Weed	ABC
2009 (62nd)	Extreme Engineering	"Hong Kong Bridge"	Craig Borders	Discovery Channel	[6]
	Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan	"Puppy Mills Exposed"	Sueann Fincke	Nat Geo
	The Next Iron Chef	"Episode #201"	Eytan Keller	Food Network
	Six Beers of Separation		Zach Merck	Foxtel
	The Amazing Race	"Don't Let a Cheese Hit Me"	Bertram van Munster	CBS

2010s

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2010 (63rd)	The Next Iron Chef	"Episode #301"	Eytan Keller	Food Network	[7]
	The Hills	"Episode #601"	Hisham Abed	MTV
	Private Chefs of Beverly Hills	"Challah Back"	Bryan O'Donnell	Food Network
	MasterChef	"Episode #103"	Brian Smith	Fox
	The Amazing Race	"I Think We're Fighting the Germans. Right?"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
2011 (64th)	The Biggest Loser	"Episode #1115"	Neil P. DeGroot	NBC	[8]
	The Next Iron Chef: Super Chefs	"Episode #401"	Eytan Keller	Food Network
	MasterChef	"Episode #201"	Brian Smith	Fox
	Fear Factor 2.0	"Scorpion Tales"	J. Rupert Thompson	NBC
	The Amazing Race	"You Don't Get Paid Unless You Win?"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
2012 (65th)	MasterChef	"Episode #305"	Brian Smith	Fox	[9]
	America's Next Top Model	"The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model"	Tony Croll	CW
	Face Off	"Scene of the Crime"	Peter Ney	Syfy
	Stars Earn Stripes	"Amphibious Assault"	J. Rupert Thompson	NBC
	Ink Master	"Episode #103"	Tim Warren	Spike
2013 (66th)	72 Hours	"The Lost Coast"	Neil P. DeGroot	TNT	[10]
	The Biggest Loser	"Episode #1501"	Matthew Bartley	NBC
	Top Chef	"Glacial Gourmand"	Paul Starkman	Bravo
	The Hero	"Teamwork"	J. Rupert Thompson	TNT
	The Amazing Race	"Beards in the Wind"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
2014 (67th)	The Chair	"The Test"	Tony Sacco	Starz	[11]
	The Quest	"One True Hero"	Bertram van Munster, Jack Cannon, and Elise Doganieri	ABC
	The Biggest Loser	"Episode #1613"	Neil P. DeGroot	NBC
	Top Chef	"The First Thanksgiving"	Steve Hryniewicz	Bravo
	Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge	"Welcome to the Gun Show"	Adam Vetri	CMT
2015 (68th)	Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge	"Gods of War"	Adam Vetri	CMT	[12]
	The Great Christmas Light Fight	"Episode #304"	Brady Connell	ABC
	Shark Tank	"Episode #702"	Ken Fuchs
	Cutthroat Kitchen	"Superstar Sabotage Finale: It's Raining Ramen"	Steve Hryniewicz	Food Network
	The Amazing Race	"Bring the Fun, Baby!"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
2016 (69th)	American Grit	"Over the Falls"	J. Rupert Thompson	Fox	[13]
	Shark Tank	"Episode #801"	Ken Fuchs	ABC
	Live PD	"Episode 5"	John Gonzalez	A&E
	Strong	"Welcome to Strong"	Brian Smith	NBC
	The Amazing Race	"We're Only Doing Freaky Stuff Today"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
2017 (70th)	MasterChef	"Vegas Deluxe & Oyster Schucks"	Brian Smith	Fox	[14]
	Encore!	"Pilot"	Hisham Abed	ABC
	Live PD	"Episode 50"	John Gonzalez	A&E
	Dare to Live	"Chainsmokers"	Adam Vetri	MTV
	Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge	"Season Premiere"	Kent Weed	NBC
2018 (71st)	The Final Table	"Japan"	Russell Norman	Netflix	[15][16]
	The Amazing Race	"It's Just a Million Dollars, No Pressure"	Bertram van Munster	CBS
	American Ninja Warrior	"Miami City Qualifiers"	Patrick McManus	NBC
	Better Late Than Never	"How Do You Say Roots in German?"	Neil P. DeGroot
	Iron Chef Gauntlet	"Episode 201"	Eytan Keller	Food Network
2019 (72nd)	Encore!	"Annie"	Jason Cohen	Disney+	[17][18]
	American Ninja Warrior	"#1116: Las Vegas National Finals Night 4"	Patrick McManus	NBC
	The Chef Show	"Hog Island"	Jon Favreau	Netflix
	First Responders Live	"#103"	Ashley S. Gorman	Fox
	Queer Eye	"Black Girl Magic"	Hisham Abed	Netflix

2020s

Year	Program	Episode	Winners and nominees	Network	Ref.
2020 (73rd)	Full Bloom	"Petal to the Metal"	Joseph Guidry	HBO Max	[19][20]
	The Chef Show	"Tartine"	Jon Favreau	Netflix
	Lego Masters	"Mega City Block"	Rich Kim	Fox
	Shark Tank	"Episode #1211"	Ken Fuchs	ABC
	Eco Challenge	"3, 2, 1...Go!"	David Charles	Amazon
2021 (74th)	Getaway Driver	"Electric Shock"	Adam Vetri	Discovery Channel	[21][22]
	American Ninja Warrior	"1304: Qualifiers 4"	Patrick McManus	NBC
	Full Bloom	"Final Floral Face Off"	Joseph Guidry	HBO Max
	Making the Cut	"Brand Statement"	Ramy Romany	Amazon
	Running Wild with Bear Grylls	"Gina Carano In The Dolomites"	Ben Simms	NatGeo
2022 (75th)	Running Wild with Bear Grylls	"Florence Pugh in the Volcanic Rainforests of Costa Rica"	Ben Simms	NatGeo	[23][24]
	The Big Brunch	"Carb Loading Brunch"	Joseph Guidry	HBO Max
	FBOY Island	"Do You Like Cats?"	Michael Shea
	The Go-Big Show	"Only One Can Win"	Carrie Havel	TBS
	Lego Masters	"Jurass-brick World"	Rich Kim	Fox
2023 (76th)	Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss	"Happiness is a Bottle of Cod Liver Oil"	Niharika Desai	Peacock	[25][26]
	American Ninja Warrior	"Season 15 Finale"	Patrick McManus	NBC
	The Golden Bachelor	"Premiere"	Ken Fuchs	ABC
	Lego Masters	"Is It Brick?"	Rich Kim	Fox
	Project Greenlight: A New Generation	"PGL vs. Gray Matter Problem"	Joseph Guidry and Alexandra Lipsitz	HBO

Programs with multiple awards

2 awards

• MasterChef

Programs with multiple nominations

11 nominations The Amazing Race 4 nominations American Ninja Warrior MasterChef 3 nominations Fear Factor Pros vs. Joes The Biggest Loser Lego Masters The Next Iron Chef Shark Tank

2 nominations America's Next Top Model The Chef Show Encore! Full Bloom Live PD Running Wild with Bear Grylls Steve Austin's Broken Skull Challenge Top Chef

Individuals with multiple awards

2 awards

• Tony Croll
• Neil P. DeGroot
• Adam Vetri

Individuals with multiple nominations

12 nominations Bertram van Munster 7 nominations J. Rupert Thompson 5 nominations Brian Smith

4 nominations Tony Croll Neil P. DeGroot Ken Fuchs Joseph Guidry Eytan Keller Patrick McManus Adam Vetri

3 nominations Hisham Abed Rich Kim Tony Sacco 2 nominations Jon Favreau Ben Simms

Total awards by network

• NBC – 4
• Fox – 3
• Discovery Channel – 2
• CBS – 1
• CMT – 1
• CW – 1
• Disney+ – 1
• Food Network – 1
• HBO Max – 1
• NatGeo – 1
• Netflix – 1
• Peacock – 1
• Starz – 1
• TNT – 1

References

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External links

• Official DGA website