Robert Zemeckis – Forrest Gump

• Frank Darabont – The Shawshank Redemption
• Mike Newell – Four Weddings and a Funeral
• Robert Redford – Quiz Show
• Quentin Tarantino – Pulp Fiction

Steve James – Hoop Dreams

• Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine – Frosh: Nine Months in a Freshman Dorm
• Jyll Johnstone – Martha & Ethel
• Susan Todd and Andrew Young – Lives in Hazard
• Bethany Yarrow – Mama Awethu!

Charles Haid – ER for "Into That Good Night"

• Félix Enríquez Alcalá – ER for "The Gift"
• Gregory Hoblit – NYPD Blue for "Simon Says"
• Mimi Leder – ER for "Blizzard"
• Michael Pressman – Chicago Hope for "Pilot"

David Lee – Frasier for "The Matchmaker"

• Andy Ackerman – Seinfeld for "The Race"
• Rick Beren – Frasier for "The Unkindest Cut of All"
• Tom Cherones – Seinfeld for "The Opposite"
• Todd Holland – The Larry Sanders Show for "The Mr. Sharon Stone Show"

Rod Holcomb – ER for "Pilot"

• John Dahl – The Last Seduction
• John Frankenheimer – Against the Wall
• Joseph Sargent – World War II: When Lions Roared
• Betty Thomas – My Breast

Dwight Hemion – Barbra Streisand: The Concert

• Patricia Birch – Great Performances for "Natalie Cole's Untraditional Traditional Christmas"
• William Cosel – The Three Tenors in Concert
• Hal Gurnee – Late Show with David Letterman for "#160"
• Jeff Margolis – The 66th Annual Academy Awards

Michael Stich – The Bold and the Beautiful for "Episode #1884"

• Shelley Curtis – General Hospital for "Episode #7922"
• Jerry Evans – The Young and the Restless for "Episode #5370"
• Heather Hill – The Young and the Restless for "Episode #5476"
• John C. Zak – The Bold and the Beautiful for "Episode #1756"

Jesús Salvador Treviño – Lifestories: Families in Crisis for "POWER: The Eddie Matos Story"

• Iris Dugow – Lifestories: Families in Crisis for "Confronting Brandon: The Intervention of an Addict"
• David Eagle – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "The Writing on the Wall"
• David Morris – Lifestories: Families in Crisis for "A Body to Die For: The Aaron Henry Story"
• Bradley Wigor – CBS Schoolbreak Special for "Love in the Dark Ages"

Michael Bay – California Milk's "Aaron Burr", "Baby and Cat" and "Vending Machine", Miller Lite's "Big Lawyer Round-up", and Nike's "Deion Sanders"

• Leslie Dektor – IBM's "French Guys" and "Nuns", American Airlines' "Important", and Buena Vista's "Snow White"
• Tony Kaye – Volvo's "Photographer" and "Stuntman", and Dunlop's "Unexpected"
• Ray Lawrence – MCI's "Death on the 19th Hole", "E-Mail" and "Martin"
• Joe Pytka – Nike's "Season's Song" and "The Wall", and Pepsi's "Summer of Love"