The nominees for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for 2011 are (in alphabetical order):

LARRY CARPENTER

One Life to Live, “Episode #10917”

(ABC)

Mr. Carpenter’s Directorial Team:

• Associate Directors: Teresa Anne Cicala, Tracy Casper Lang, Michael Sweeney
  
• Stage Managers: Alan Needleman, Keith Greer, Jennifer Blood, Brendan Higgins
  
• Production Associates: Kevin Brush, Nathalie Rodriguez
  
  This is Mr. Carpenter's eighth DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of One Life to Live. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for One Life to Live, "Starr X'd Lovers, The Musical, Part Two" in 2010, "So You Think You Can Be Shane Morasco's Father" in 2008, "Episode #9947" in 2007, and "Episode #8849" in 2003. He was previously nominated for that series for "Episode #9686" in 2006, "Episode #9385" in 2005 and "Episode #8655" in 2002.
  CASEY CHILDS
  
  All My Children, “Episode #10712”
  (ABC)
  Mr. Childs’ Directorial Team:
  • Associate Directors: Anthony Pascarelli, Marika Kushel
    
  • Stage Managers: Michele Azenzer, Teri Pensky, Brendan Higgens
    
  • Production Associates: Diana Jones, Allison Reames, Lia Katz
    
    This is Mr. Childs' fifth DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of All My Children. He was previously nominated for All My Children, “Bianca and Reese Get Married” in 2008, “Episode #9669” in 2007, “Episode #9297” in 2006, and “Episode #7919” in 2000.
    MIKE DENNEY
    
    The Young and the Restless, “Episode #9710”
    (CBS)
    Mr. Denney’s Directorial Team:
    • Associate Directors: Marc Beruti, Chris Mullen, Robbin Phillips
      
    • Stage Managers: Tom McDermott, Herbert Weaver Jr.
      
    • Production Associates: Erica Meyer, Vanessa Noland, Nancy Ortenberg
      
      This is Mr. Denney’s third DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of The Young and The Restless. He won theDGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for The Young and The Restless, “Episode # 5875” in 1996, and was previously nominated for The Young and The Restless, “Episode # 4708” in 1991.
      WILLIAM LUDEL
      
      General Hospital, “Intervention”
      (ABC)
      Mr. Ludel’s Directorial Team:
      • Associate Directors: Christine Magarian Ucar, Denise Van Cleave, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore, RC Cates, David MacLeod
        
      • Stage Managers: Craig McManu, Crystal Craft
        
      • Production Associates: Christine Cooper, Andrea Compton
        

      This is Mr. Ludel's seventh DGA Award nomination and all for his direction of General Hospital. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for General Hospital "Episode #9801" in 2001 and "Episode #8248" in 1995; and was previously nominated for General Hospital "Macho Men" in 2009, "Luke in Purgatory" in 2008, "Episode #11177" in 2006 and for "Episode #7922" in 1994.

      SCOTT MCKINSEY

      General Hospital, “Episode #12364”

      (ABC)

      Mr. McKinsey’s Directorial Team:

      [*]Associate Directors: Christine Magarian Ucar, Denise Van Cleave, Penny Pengra, Peter Fillmore, RC Cates, Dave MacLeod

      [*]Stage Managers: Craig McManus, Crystal Craft

      [*]Production Associates: Allison Reames, Christine Cooper

      This is Mr. McKinsey's sixth DGA Award nomination in this category. He won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials for Port Charles “Episode #1433” in 2002 and for General Hospital "Episode #8883" in 1997. He was previously nominated for General Hospital “Episode #11228” in 2007, “Episode #11178” in 2006, "Episode #8492" in 1996, and “Episode #8233” in 1995.

      CYNTHIA J. POPP

      The Bold and the Beautiful, “Episode #6057”

      (CBS)

      Ms. Popp’s Directorial Team:

      [*]Associate Directors: Clyde Kaplan, Casey Kasprzyk, Steven Wacker, Catherine Sedwick

      [*]Stage Managers: Laura Yale, Douglas Hayden, Lisa Winthur-Huston

      This is Ms. Popp's second DGA Award nomination for her direction of The Bold and The Beautiful. She was previously nominated for The Bold and The Beautiful “Fashion Challenge Sabotage” in 2009.

      ANGELA TESSINARI

      All My Children, “Episode #10704”

      (ABC)

      Ms. Tessinari’s Directorial Team:

      [*]Associate Directors: Marika Kushel, Anthony Pascarelli

      [*]Stage Managers: Michele Azenzer, Teri Pensky, Brendan Higgins

      [*]Production Associates: Diana Jones, Allison Reames, Lia Katz

      This is Ms. Tessinari’s third DGA Award nomination for her direction of All My Children. She was previously nominated for All My Children “Episode #8722” in 2003 and “Episode #8186” in 2001.

TFP, sheilaforever! Good for AMC & GH getting two noms! Looks like AMC submitted the finale episode and also the 9/13/11 episode. Here's the recap for that one: http://soapcentral.c...2011/110912.php

Y&R submitted the 8/5/11 episode: http://www.tv.com/sh...p-9710-1395687/

GH submitted Luke's Intervention (4/28/11) & the 8/3/11 Episode: http://www.tv.com/sh...-12364-1393828/

OLTL submitted the Erika Slezak/Anniversary episode from 4/27/11.

B&B submitted one of the boink berry island episodes (LOL) from 4/29/11.

The Berry Boink Island stuff was downright embarassing. B&B deserves to lose for that one. They werent even trying to take themselves seriously with that mess and I cant beleive thats what they submitted. The commitee will look at that and go "WTF?"

Ridiculous as it was, I did think the scenes were well orchestrated and beautifully captured. They also might get points for the cool CGI stuff they did in that episode. I wouldn't be surprised if B&B won

Ridiculous as it was, I did think the scenes were well orchestrated and beautifully captured. They also might get points for the cool CGI stuff they did in that episode. I wouldn't be surprised if B&B won

Exactly, they probably submitted those episode for the CGI stuff which was really well done.

Ridiculous as it was, I did think the scenes were well orchestrated and beautifully captured. They also might get points for the cool CGI stuff they did in that episode. I wouldn't be surprised if B&B won

I agree. I thought the directing was pretty good.

William Ludel just won the DGA award for Luke's Intervention episode. Congrats to him!

lol....I knew there was no way in hell B&B was gonna get it for its awful Berry Boink Island

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:

WILLIAM LUDEL – General Hospital, “Intervention” (ABC)

Ludel’s acceptance speech: “I’ve won two of these before, but this one means the most because my guess is we won’t be around much longer… It’s just the reality.”

http://www.deadline....ld-awards-live/

Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Daytime Serials:

WILLIAM LUDEL – General Hospital, “Intervention” (ABC)

Ludel’s acceptance speech: “I’ve won two of these before, but this one means the most because my guess is we won’t be around much longer… It’s just the reality.”

http://www.deadline....ld-awards-live/

sigh. Congrats anyways.

Happy for Ludel. I hope Valentini doesn't fire him because he deserves to direct the last episode of GH.