Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs

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.

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