Winners in bold

Best Individual Director for a Special Program edit

1970s edit

1974

• Wes Kenney - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("Miss Kline, We Love You") (ABC)
  • Lela Swift - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Gift of Terror") (ABC)
  • Burt Brinckerhoff - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Mask of Love") (ABC)
  • Peter Levin - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Other Woman") (ABC)

Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Special Program edit

1970s edit

1975

• Mort Lachman - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("The Girl Who Couldn't Lose") (ABC)
  • Walter C. Miller - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak ("Can I Save My Children") (ABC)

1976

• Nick Havinga - First Ladies Diaries ("Edith Wilson") (NBC)
  • John J. Desmond - First Ladies Diaries ("Martha Washington") (NBC)
  • Ira Cirker - First Ladies Diaries ("Rachel Jackson") (NBC)

Special Classification - Individual Achievement edit

1980s edit

1980

• Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information (ABC)

Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Directing edit

1980s edit

1981

• Barry Glazer - New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)
• Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information (ABC)

1982

• Alfred R. Kelman - The Body Human ("The Loving Process - Women") (CBS)
  • Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information (ABC)
  • Charles A. Bangert and Alfred R. Kelman - The Body Human ("The Loving Process - Men") (CBS)

1983

• Al Rabin - Days of Our Lives (NBC)
• Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information (ABC)

1984

• Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information (ABC)

Outstanding Achievement in Directing - Special Class edit

1980s edit

1985

• Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)
• Marcia Kuyper Schneider - Christmas at Washington Cathedral (NBC)
• Barry Glazer - New American Bandstand 1965 (ABC)
• Dick Carson - The Merv Griffin Show (SYN)

Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Directors edit

1980s edit

1986

• Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)
• Randolph Wands - Chagall's Journey (NBC)
• Bruce Minnix - America's Musical Theater ("The Cradle Will Rock") (PBS)
• Richard Gottlieb - The People's Court (SYN)

1987

• Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)
  • Joel Aronowitz - CBS Cotton Bowl Parade (CBS)
  • Joseph Behar - Superior Court (SYN)
  • Alan Skog - The Damnation of Faust (PBS)

1988

• Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
• Kirk Browning - Un ballo in maschera (PBS)
  • Arthur Forrest - Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)
  • Richard Gottlieb - The People's Court (SYN)

Special Class Directing edit

1980s edit

1989

• Sandy Smolan - ABC Afterschool Specials ("Taking a Stand") (ABC)
• Ron Underwood, John Clark Matthews - ABC Weekend Specials ("Runaway Ralph") (ABC)
• Jesús Salvador Treviño - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Gangs") (CBS)
• Michael Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Parade (CBS)
• Joel Aronowitz - CBS Cotton Bowl Parade (CBS)
• Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

Outstanding Directing - Special Class edit

1990s edit

1990

• Victoria Hochberg - Sweet 15 (PBS)
  • Diane Keaton - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Girl with the Crazy Brother") (CBS)
  • Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Helen Whitney - ABC Afterschool Specials ("A Town's Revenge") (ABC)
  • Jerry Evans and Martin Pasetta - Trial by Jury (SYN)

1991

• Kristoffer Tabori - ABC Afterschool Specials ("The Perfect Date") (ABC)
  • Piers Haggard - Back Home (Disney Channel)
  • Daniel Taplitz - Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Gunplay: The Last Day in the Life of Brian Darling") (HBO)
  • Thomas G. Smith and John Clark Matthews - ABC Weekend Specials ("Ralph S. Mouse") (ABC)
  • Al Waxman - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Maggie's Secret") (CBS)
  • Timothy Regler - The People's Court (SYN)
  • Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Bernie Hargis - Winds of Freedom (ABC)
  • Susan Rohrer - CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern") (CBS)

1992

• Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Oren Rudavsky - Saying Kaddish (ABC)
  • Kirk Bergstrom and Kit Thomas - Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment (Disney Channel)
  • Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)

1993

• Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)
• Russell Morash - The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

1994

• Bob McKinnon - Good Morning America (ABC)
  • Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)

1995

• Charles Jarrott - A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (CBS)
  • Jay Gleeson, Bob McKinnon, and Dan Glovach - Good Morning America (ABC)
  • Team - Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade (ABC)
  • Russell Morash - The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

1996

• Arthur Forrest - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Wes Kenney, Harry Hall, and Jim Eaton - CBS Soap Break (CBS)
  • Russell Morash - The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Ron de Moraes - Soul Train (SYN)
  • Michael Sergio - Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice

1997

• László Pal - Sailing the World Alone (PBS)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)
  • Joel Aronowitz - Microage Fiesta Bowl Parade (CBS)
  • Russell Morash - The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

1998

• Gary Halvorson and Alan Carter - A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas (ABC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade (CBS)
  • Russell Morash - The Victory Garden (PBS)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

1999

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Arthur Forrest - Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)

Outstanding Special Class Directing edit

2000s edit

2000

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)
  • Glenn Weiss - Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon (SYN)
  • Jerry Kupcinet - Judge Judy (SYN)
  • Ron de Moraes - Soul Train (ABC)

2001

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Tony Gerber - Behind the Screen with John Burke (AMC)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)
  • Debbie Allen - Cool Women (Romance Classics)
  • Arthur Forrest - Tournament of Roses Parade (NBC)

2002

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Team - Spyder Games (MTV)
  • Team - Total Request Live (MTV)
  • David Stern - A Prayer for America: Yankee Stadium Memorial (SYN)
  • Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade (CBS)

2003

• Gary Paben and Christopher Lincoln - Opening Ceremony Salt Lake Paralympic Winter Games (NBC)
  • Joe DeMaio and Liz Patrick - Total Request Live (MTV)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Yvonne Gomez - Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular (NBC)
  • Ron de Moraes - Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (ABC)

2004

• Arlene Hazzan Green - Adoption Stories ("Mackenzie Grace's New Family") (Discovery Channel Health)
  • David Stern - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero (SYN)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • David Stern, Lynn Hermstad, and George Veras - Birth Day Live! (Discovery Channel Health)

2005

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • David Stern - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero (SYN)
  • David Stern, Lynn Hermstad, and Debbie Miller - Birth Day Live! (Discovery Channel Health)
  • Manny Rodriguez - SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets (SOAPnet)
  • Ron de Moraes and Jeff Palmer - Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (ABC)

2006

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • David Stern and Annette Jolles - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero (SYN)
  • Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (CBS)

2007

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (CBS)
  • David Stern - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero (SYN)

2008

• Ron de Moraes - Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Yvonne Gomez - Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular Starring Barry Manilow (NBC)
  • Beth McCarthy-Miller - Legally Blonde: The Musical (MTV)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (CBS)

2009

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS (CBS)
  • Connie Simmons and David Dunlop - Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop (PBS)
  • Ron de Moraes - Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade (ABC)

2010s edit

2010

• David McKenzie - On the Edge: The Poverty Crisis in Africa (FOX Reality)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Ron de Moraes - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Don Mischer - We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (HBO)

2011

• Ryan Polito - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Alan Skog - Live from Lincoln Center ("Baroque Holiday with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center") (PBS)
  • David Vos - New Orleans: Getting Back to Normal (APT)

2012

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Ryan Polito - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Joseph Rosendo - Travelscope (PBS)
  • Kevin Clash - Sesame Street ("All Together Against Hunger") (PBS)

2013

• Ryan Polito - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)

2014

• Anne Fox - Giada in Paradise (Cooking)
  • Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Ryan Polito - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade (ABC)

2015

• Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Alejandra Gonzalez Anaya, Ryan Polito, and Anabel Cantú - Central American Games (ESPN Desportes)
  • Gary Halvorson - Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration (ABC)

2016

• Bianca Giaever - Videos 4 U: I Love You (This American Life)
  • Joel Gallen - 30th Independent Spirit Awards (IFC)
  • Team - Baku 2015 European Games Opening Ceremony (Universal Sports)
  • Joseph Rosendo - Digging Into the Future (PBS)
  • Peter DeLuise - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls (Netflix)

2017

• John Chester - SuperSoul Shorts ("Maggie the Cow") (OWN)
  • Ron de Moraes - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Travis North - Lucky Dog with Brandon McMillan (CBS)
  • Team - The Mind of a Chef ("Potluck Music Special") (YouTube)
  • J.J. Johnson - Odd Squad: The Movie (PBS)

2018

• Jay Hatcher - Disney’s Broadway Hits at Royal Albert Hall (Broadway HD)
  • Alison McDonald - An American Girl Story ("Summer Camp, Friends for Life") (Amazon)
  • Katie Elmore Mota and Carlos Reza - East Los High (Hulu)
  • Jonathan Judge - Skyward (Amazon)
  • John Chester - Super Soul Sunday (OWN)

2019

• Norah Shapiro - Time for Ilhan (Fuse)
  • Gil Marsden (director) / Brian Scotto (segment director) - The Gymkhana Files (Amazon)
  • Nicolas DeGrazia - Team United - Behind the Scenes: Superheroes (United Airlines/YouTube)
  • Noel Braham - Watchtower (Vimeo)
  • Margarita Jimeno - Working in the Theatre (American Theatre Wing)

2020s edit

2020

• David McKenzie - Hate Among Us (Popstar TV)
  • Thomas Backer - Hearts of Heroes (SYN)
  • Lance Acord - A Holiday Reunion
  • Ron de Moraes - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (NBC)
  • Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato - Stonewall OutLoud (YouTube Originals)
  • John Tomlin - This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special (PBS)
  • Margarita Jimeno - Working in the Theatre (American Theatre Wing)

2021

• American Music Spotlight (The Circle)
  • 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day (NBC)
  • CBS This Morning (CBS)
  • Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade (ABC)
  • Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space (Discovery and Science Channel)