Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Comedy Series

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first presented at the 24th Directors Guild of America Awards in 1972. The current eligibility period is the calendar year.

Programs with multiple wins

 * 8 wins
 * M*A*S*H (CBS)


 * 3 wins
 * All in the Family (CBS)
 * Barry (HBO)
 * Seinfeld (NBC)
 * Veep (HBO)


 * 2 wins
 * Cheers (NBC)
 * Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
 * Frasier (NBC)
 * The Golden Girls (NBC)
 * Modern Family (ABC)
 * Murphy Brown (CBS)
 * Sex and the City (HBO)
 * Sports Night (ABC)

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 13 nominations
 * Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
 * M*A*S*H (CBS)


 * 10 nominations
 * Cheers (NBC)
 * Modern Family (ABC)
 * Sex and the City (HBO)


 * 9 nominations
 * 30 Rock (NBC)
 * Frasier (NBC)
 * Seinfeld (NBC)


 * 7 nominations
 * The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
 * Ted Lasso (Apple TV+)
 * Will & Grace (NBC)


 * 5 nominations
 * All in the Family (CBS)
 * Entourage (HBO)
 * The Larry Sanders Show (HBO)
 * Mary Tyler Moore (CBS)
 * Murphy Brown (CBS)
 * Silicon Valley (HBO)
 * Veep (HBO)


 * 4 nominations
 * Barry (HBO)
 * Maude (CBS)


 * 3 nominations
 * Atlanta (FX)
 * The Bear (FX)
 * The Big Bang Theory (CBS)
 * Desperate Housewives (ABC)
 * Glee (Fox)
 * The Golden Girls (NBC)
 * Louie (FX)
 * Mad About You (NBC)
 * Taxi (ABC/NBC)


 * 2 nominations
 * Barney Miller (ABC)
 * Malcolm in the Middle (Fox)
 * Master of None (Netflix)
 * Moonlighting (ABC)
 * Soap (ABC)
 * Sports Night (ABC)
 * Transparent (Amazon)
 * The White Lotus (HBO)
 * The Wonder Years (ABC)

Individuals with multiple wins

 * 4 wins
 * James Burrows


 * 3 wins
 * Alan Alda (2 consecutive)
 * Bill Hader (2 consecutive)


 * 2 wins
 * Andy Ackerman (consecutive)
 * Hy Averback (consecutive)
 * Paul Bogart (consecutive)
 * Beth McCarthy-Miller
 * Gene Reynolds (consecutive)
 * Jay Sandrich (consecutive)
 * Thomas Schlamme (consecutive)
 * Tim Van Patten (consecutive)

Individuals with multiple nominations

 * 21 nominations
 * James Burrows


 * 8 nominations
 * Jay Sandrich


 * 6 nominations
 * Todd Holland
 * Beth McCarthy-Miller


 * 4 nominations
 * Alan Alda
 * Andy Ackerman
 * Pamela Fryman
 * Bill Hader
 * Mike Judge
 * Noam Pitlik
 * Amy Sherman-Palladino
 * David Steinberg


 * 3 nominations
 * Paul Bogart
 * Larry Charles
 * Tom Cherones
 * Louis C.K.
 * Hal Cooper
 * Michael Engler
 * Julian Farino
 * Bryan Gordon
 * Barnet Kellman
 * Michael Patrick King
 * Gail Mancuso


 * 2 nominations
 * Hy Averback
 * Paris Barclay
 * Peter Bonerz
 * Mark Cendrowski
 * Allen Coulter
 * Bryan Cranston
 * MJ Delaney
 * Charles S. Dubin
 * Erica Dunton
 * Donald Glover
 * Terry Hughes
 * Gordon Hunt
 * David Lee
 * Burt Metcalfe
 * Ryan Murphy
 * David Nutter
 * Daniel Palladino
 * Gene Reynolds
 * John Rich
 * Arlene Sanford
 * Don Scardino
 * Jeff Schaffer
 * Thomas Schlamme
 * Jill Soloway
 * Michael Spiller
 * Christopher Storer
 * Tim Van Patten
 * Robert B. Weide
 * Mike White

Total awards by network

 * NBC – 16
 * CBS – 13
 * HBO – 11
 * ABC – 8
 * HBO Max – 2
 * Amazon Studios – 1
 * Fox – 1
 * FX – 1