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.

Programs with multiple awards

 * 9 awards
 * One Life to Live


 * 5 awards
 * General Hospital


 * 2 awards
 * The Bold and the Beautiful

Programs with multiple nominations

 * 23 nominations
 * General Hospital


 * 20 nominations
 * One Life to Live


 * 15 nominations
 * The Bold and the Beautiful
 * The Young and the Restless


 * 13 nominations
 * Guiding Light


 * 9 nominations
 * All My Children


 * 7 nominations
 * Days of Our Lives


 * 4 nominations
 * As the World Turns


 * 3 nominations
 * Port Charles

Individuals with multiple awards

 * 4 awards
 * Larry Carpenter (2 consecutive)
 * Jill Mitwell


 * 3 awards
 * William Ludel


 * 2 awards
 * Scott McKinsey
 * Michael Stich

Individuals with multiple nominations

 * 9 nominations
 * Larry Carpenter
 * Jill Mitwell


 * 8 nominations
 * Scott McKinsey
 * Michael Stich


 * 7 nominations
 * William Ludel


 * 5 nominations
 * Bruce S. Barry


 * 4 nominations
 * Joseph Behar
 * Casey Childs
 * Christopher Goutman
 * Sally McDonald


 * 3 nominations
 * Albert Alarr
 * Brian Mertes
 * Mike Denney
 * Owen Renfroe
 * Herbert Stein
 * Angela Tessinari
 * Ellen Wheeler


 * 2 nominations
 * Shelley Curtis
 * Susan Flannery
 * Kathryn Foster
 * Heather Hill
 * Noel Maxam
 * Conal O'Brien
 * Frank Pacelli
 * Cynthia J. Popp
 * Susan Strickler

Total awards by network

 * ABC – 15
 * CBS – 5
 * NBC – 2