Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Commercials

Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Commercials
Awarded forOutstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials
CountryUnited States
Presented byDirectors Guild of America
First awarded1979
Currently held byKim Gehrig (2023)
Websitehttps://www.dga.org Edit this on Wikidata

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials is one of the annual Directors Guild of America Awards given by the Directors Guild of America. It was first awarded at the 32nd Directors Guild of America Awards in 1980.

Winners and nominees

1970s

Year Winners and nominees Commercials Ref.
1979
(32nd)		 Robert Lieberman – [1]
Bob Giraldi –
R. Hagmann –
N. Lacy –
Richard Loew –

1980s

Year Winners and nominees Commercials Ref.
1980
(33rd)		 George Gomes A&W Restaurants' "Dancing", Bell System's "Joey Called", and Sara Lee's "Red Dye" [2]
Allan Dennis –
Bob Giraldi Broadway's "Evita" and Miller Lite's "Pool"
Richard Loew Breakstone' "Bedtime" and "Mom", and Beauvalle's "Toulouse"
Gérard Pirès –
1981
(34th)		 Richard Levine Pepsi's "First Love" and "Papa", and Kodak's "Summer Colt" [3]
R. Hagmann The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Julie Through the Looking Glass", and Coca-Cola's "Railway Crossing"
Tibor Hirsch SOS's "Anniversary", Partager's "Camargue", United Airlines' "Clem's Story", and GTE's "Santa's Workshop"
Joe Pytka Henry Weinhard's' "Alaska", Bud Light's "Football", and Coca-Cola's "Thirsty Workers"
Melvin Sokolsky Fisher's "Beam" and Dr Pepper's "Roundy Room" and "Whistling"
1982
(35th)		 Joe Pytka Bud Light's "Baseball" and "Basketball", and Henry Weinhard's' "Future/Gallup" [4]
William Dear Budweiser's "Here's To You", KIMN's "Patron" and "Waitresses", and ABC Sports' "Promo"
R. Hagmann Coca-Cola's "Soccer", and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Video Games"
Richard Loew The Travelers Companies' "Auto", IBM's "Bakery", American Express' "City Terrace", Fotomat's "Grandmothers", and 7 Up's "Of Course You Do"
Norman Toback Activision's "River Raid", Straw Hat Pizza's "Tim Conway/Horse", and GTE's "Trip"
1983
(36th)		 Bob Brooks – [5]
Stuart Hagmann –
Manny Perez Dr Pepper's "Detective", "Hunchback", and "Last Meal"
Joe Pytka Bud Light's "Boxer", "Pairs", and "Rodeo"
Neil Tardio United States Army's "Father & Son" and Xerox' "Laser Printing"
1984
(37th)		 Stuart Hagmann The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Right Moment", IBM's "Skates", and McDonald's' "Stranger in the House" [6]
William Dear Budweiser's "3D" and "Window Washers, Frontier's "Concourse of Doom", Honda's "Devo", and Bell Atlantic's "Dragnet"
Leslie Dektor Levi's' "Blues", John Player & Sons' "Own the Night", and NutraSweet's "Wait"
Richard Levine The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Good Samaritans" and Sonecor's "Radio Telescope"
Michael Ulick Coca-Cola's "First Job", American Greetings' "Peace", and Kodak's "Statue of Liberty"
1985
(38th)		 Ed Bianchi Diet Pepsi's "Forward Pass", National Institute on Drug Abuse's "Gauntlet", Bounce's "Jump", and American Express' "Young Lawyers" [7]
Leslie Dektor Apple's "American Dream" and "Changes", Levi's' "Bluesmen" and "The Gathering", and Coca-Cola's "Havens"
Jim Johnston United Negro College Fund's "Father and Son", California Cooler's "Matt", and Nike's "The Shooter"
Richard Levine Pacific Bell's "Boxers" and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "The More I See You"
Joe Pytka Pepsi's "Archeology", Special Olympics' "E.T. Special Olympics", and Henry Weinhard's' "Saloon"
1986
(39th)		 Joe Pytka John Hancock Financial's "Brothers", Henry Weinhard's' "Chuck Wagon", and Pepsi's "Floats" [8]
Jeremiah S. Chechik Connecticut Bank's "Clock Tower", Michelob's "Tonight, Tonight", and AT&T's "Wave"
Leslie Dektor Levi's' "Celebration", Blue Cross' "Gallstones", Home Savings of America's "Harold Arlund", and SecureHorizons' "Harry's Neighborhood"
Richard Levine Pacific Bell's "Father & Son", Wells Fargo's "Grass Valley", and Gallo's "Weddings"
Sidney Myers United Way's "American Way", "Family in Crisis" and "Youth in Crisis", and Bell Atlantic's "Beauty Parlor", "Girl Trouble" and "Jazzman"
1987
(40th)		 Richard Levine Pepsi's "Apartment 10-G", DuPont's "Bill Demby", and Arnott's Biscuits' "Trouble" [9]
Leslie Dektor Drug Free America Foundation's "Girl & Dealer" and "Tricks of the Trade", and United Airlines' "Pep Talk"
Robert Lieberman Hallmark Cards' "40th Birthday" and McDonald's' "New Kid"
Jeffrey Lovinger American Express' "Recital", Little Caesars' "The Wisdom", and Aetna's "World Series"
Joe Pytka Perrier's "Continents", John Hancock Financial's "40th Birthday", and Apple's "I'm Different"
1988
(41st)		 James Gartner The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' "Braces & Glasses", Major League Baseball's "Interesting Friends", and Church World Service's "Journal" [10]
David Ashwell Crossland Federal Savings Bank's "Detective", Gallo's "Dinner for Six", Kellogg's' "Hard Days Work", and Pepsi's "Thumbs Up"
Leslie Dektor Security Pacific Bank's "Football", Schlage's "School", and Levi's' "Yo Yo Do-Wop"
Richard Levine Delta Air Lines' "Company B", Hyundai's "Escape", and Seagram's "Kzev" and "Relationships"
Robert Lieberman AT&T's "Celebration", and McDonald's' "County Champ" and "Olympic Hopefuls"
1989
(42nd)		 David Cornell AT&T's "Small Town" [11]
Leslie Dektor Pepsi's "Glasnost", International Cotton Association's "One Day", and United Airlines' "Speech"
James Gartner First City Texas' "Going Back to Work", Pizza Hut's "Right Field", and Barnett Bank's "World Series"
Michael Grasso Dr Pepper's "Baseball" and 7-Eleven's "Proposal" and "Small Businessmen"
Richard Levine Pepsi's "Missing Link" and "Two Michaels", and Sprint's "Trauma Unit"

1990s

Year Winners and nominees Commercials Ref.
1990
(43rd)		 Peter Smillie Jeep Wrangler's "Driving Lesson", United Parcel Service's "Ian Alistair Mackenzie", National Council on Alcoholism's "Little Girl", and FMC Corporation's "Perfectionist" [12]
Leslie Dektor Mercedes-Benz' "Interview", Saturn's "Launch", and Bell Atlantic's "Sundays"
James Gartner Pizza Hut's "Driveway" and "The Big Moment", and AT&T's "Why Not"
Michael Grasso Hallmark Cards' "100th Birthday" and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's "HIV Positive"
Joe Pytka Nike's "Bo & Bo", FedEx' "New Technology", and Diet Pepsi's "Opera"
1991
(44th)		 Joe Pytka Hallmark Cards' "Dance Card" and Nike's "The Bo Show" [13]
Leslie Dektor Bell Atlantic's "Joanne", Saturn's "Petersburg", and Tele-Communications Inc.'s "Taxi Driver"
James Gartner FedEx' "Adoption" and HBO's "Party"
Stephen Kessler MasterCard's "Directions", Tony's Pizza's "House", MCI Communications' "Joe College", Giant Eagle's "Romeo & Julie" and "Tea Time", and Jack in the Box' "Trapeze Act"
Domenic Mastrippolito AIDS Project Los Angeles' "Talk About It"
1992
(45th)		 Leslie Dektor American Express' "Elevator", US West's "Missed the Bus", Bank of America's "Second Generation", and Southern California Edison's "Truth" [14]
William Patterson Philips' "DCC Clear Sound"
Joe Pytka Nike's "Hare Jordan" and Hallmark Cards' "Old Friend"
1993
(46th)		 James Gartner FedEx' "Applause" and "Golden Package", and AT&T's "Baseball & Piroshki" [15]
Mark Coppos United Parcel Service's "Drivers" and "The Office", Reebok's "Kick/Farmer-Patrick", MasterCard's "Supermarket", and Infiniti's "Walkaround/Rehearsal"
Daniel Duchovny Wachovia's "Crown Account", Pine Street Inn's "I'll Be Home For Christmas", Foundation Health's "Otters", and Harvard Community Health Plan's "Scott"
Peter Goldschmidt Air France's "Speed of Sound"
Joe Pytka Nike's "Barkley of Seville" and "Kenya", and Pepsi's "Playground"
1994
(47th)		 Michael Bay California Milk's "Aaron Burr", "Baby and Cat" and "Vending Machine", Miller Lite's "Big Lawyer Round-up", and Nike's "Deion Sanders" [16]
Leslie Dektor IBM's "French Guys" and "Nuns", American Airlines' "Important", and Buena Vista's "Snow White"
Tony Kaye Volvo's "Photographer" and "Stuntman", and Dunlop's "Unexpected"
Ray Lawrence MCI's "Death on the 19th Hole", "E-Mail" and "Martin"
Joe Pytka Nike's "Season's Song" and "The Wall", and Pepsi's "Summer of Love"
1995
(48th)		 Robert Lieberman Hallmark Cards' "Jeffrey's Secret" and Merrill Lynch's "Sisters Already Retired" [17]
Steven Chase Pepsi's "All Sports Basketball", Mountain Dew's "Crooner", Anheuser-Busch's "Fishing" and "Primate", and AT&T's "Paddleball"
Tony Kaye Guinness' "Men & Women", TAG Heuer's "Mind Games", and Volvo's "Twister"
Joe Pytka Pepsi's "Diner", "Set Piece" and "Stranded"
Kinka Usher Timex Corporation's "Angel" and "Dog To Vet", and California Milk's "Full Body Cast", "Interrogation" and "Trix"
1996
(49th)		 Tarsem Singh Nike's "Good vs. Evil", Levi's' "Poolboy", and Coca-Cola's "Red" [18][19]
James Gartner Apple's "Crowd Control" and AT&T's "Amazing Grace"
David Kellogg Little Caesars' "Training Camp", American Express' "Gas Pump", and Kodak's "Pie Plate"
Peter Nydrle Coca-Cola's "Savion’s Challenge", Harley-Davidson's "Waiting for the Bus" and "Birds", National Car Rental's "Dolphins", Maxfli's "Tell You Something", and Reebok's "Gods"
Kinka Usher Nissan's "Dream Garage", "Toys - G.I. Joe" and "Parking Meter", and Polaroid's "Dog & Cat" and "Architect"
1997
(50th)		 Bruce Dowad Isuzu's "Giant", Mercedes-Benz' "Don't Fence Me In", and Coca-Cola's "World Dance" [20]
Robert Black Lay's' "Antonio", Rite Aid's "Firefighter", and Southwestern Bell's "Rancher"
Thom Higgins Weyerhaeuser's "Love Note", Oreo's "Basketball", and Ford's "Generations"
Erich Joiner Smith & Wesson's "Bonus", "Yacht" and "Grandma"
David Wild Washington's Lottery's "Born to be Wild", Zima's "Sticky Shoes", and Saturn's "Doc Payne"
1998
(51st)		 Kinka Usher Sony's "Egg", Mountain Dew's "Michael Johnson's World", Miller Brewing's "Cupid", Nike's "Undercover Ushers", and Hallmark's "Neighbor Lady" [21]
Amy Hill and Chris Riess Saturn's "Driving Range", Bronson Medical Centers' "Pediatrics", AmSouth's "Life", and Long John Silver's' "London Loves Us"
Peter Darley Miller 360 Communications' "Chase", Slice's "Dissection", Midway Games' "Target Practice", PlayStation's "Scout", and Nike's "The Great Magician"
Rocky Morton Taco Bell's "Bobbing Head" and "Romeo and Juliet", Fox Sports' "Feet", and PlayStation's "Laundromat"
Tarsem Singh John Hancock Financial's "Sarajevo", Miller Brewing's "Séance" and "Dances with Dog", and Beck's' "Romance"
1999
(52nd)		 Bryan Buckley Monster.com's "When I Grow Up", E-Trade's "TriMount Studios" and "Broker", and OnHealth.com's "Friends" [22]
Adam Cameron and Simon Cole Frito-Lay's "Sizes", Church's Chicken's "Fire 2", Adidas' "El Duque Dance", Amazon's "Two Minutes", Dreyer's' "Truck Driver", and Snapple's "Sponsor"
Leslie Dektor Coca-Cola's "Downhill Racer", e.Score.com's "The Debate", and Allstate's "Anthem"
Rocky Morton Lexus' "Fly", Homestead's "Comb" and "Stick", and The Minus Man's "Promo"
Dewey Nicks Ameritrade's "Let’s Light this Candle", "I Just Want to be Held" and "Square Dance", and Union Bay's "Rocket Man"

2000s

Year Winners and nominees Commercials Ref.
2000
(53rd)		 Leslie Dektor Idea Exchange's "New Eyes" and "The Run Home", and Pocketcards's "The Check" [23]
Dante Ariola Nike's "Elephant" and Hewlett-Packard's "Tickets" and "Taxi"
Bryan Buckley FedEx' "Action Figures" and E-Trade's "Monkey", "Wazoo" and "Basketball"
David Cornell Visa's "Synchronized Commercialism", "Tattoo" and "I Enjoy Being a Girl", and Charles Schwab's "Ringo" and "Retirement"
Lenard Dorfman IBM's "Harlem Fencer" and "Senegal Women's Basketball", and Excite's "Camped"
2001
(54th)		 Bob Kerstetter Musco Family Olive's "Worker", "Orphanage", and "Birds" [24]
Adam Cameron and Simon Cole Dr Pepper/Seven Up's "Calendar", "Captive Audience" and "Singers", Cingular Wireless's "Touchdown Dance School", Visa's "Baby Talk", and Toyota's "Subtitles"
Craig Gillespie Holiday Inn Express' "Kiss Reunion", Citibank's "Delivery Room" and "College Tuition", Ameritech's "Plumber", and SBC's "Welcome Wagon"
Joe Pytka NYC Miracle's "The Deli" and "Skating", Disney's "Pillow Talk", and Ad Council's "Ketchup Soup"
Baker Smith Lucky Magazine's "Cheryl 'N Me", Fox Sports' "Nail Gun", Toshiba's "Asylum", and Heineken's "Birth of Scratching"
2002
(55th)		 Baker Smith Canal+'s "Black Bands" and "Visigoths", Fox Sports' "Lightning" and "Wind", and BMW's "Clown" [25]
Dante Ariola PlayStation 2's "Signs", Lee's "Cheese", and Bank of America's "Butcher"
Leslie Dektor American Express' "Crazy Love", America's Second Harvest's "Rent or Food", and Verizon's "Lady Liberty"
Craig Gillespie Citibank's "Treadmill", Holiday Inn Express' "Snake Bite", Chevrolet's "Cops", SBC's "Coffee Machine", and EDS's "Suki"
Noam Murro Saturn's "Sheet Metal", eBay's "Do It eBay", and E-Trade's "Pick" and "Pitch"
2003
(56th)		 David Fincher Nike's "Gamebreakers" and "Speed Chain", and Xelibri's "Beauty for Sale" [26]
Lance Acord Adidas' "Wake Up Call", Nike's "Cross Country Spirit", and Mitsubishi's "Part Car, Part Religion"
Errol Morris Miller's "Pager" and "Alternative Fuel", Nike's "Bernard" and "Kathryn", and Cisco's "Meanwhile"
Noam Murro Got Milk?'s "Birthday", Saturn's "Beautiful", and Bud Light's "Mr. Way Too Much Cologne Wearer"
Joe Pytka Gatorade's "23 vs. 39", IBM's "Prodigy", and Nextel's "Shakespeare"
2004
(57th)		 Noam Murro Adidas' "Carry", Starbucks' "Glen", and eBay's "Toy Boat" [27]
Dante Ariola Stella Artois' "Circus", Levi's' "Urban Legend", and Barclays' "Money Tree"
Fredrik Bond Three's "Cherry" and "Jelly Fish", and Nike's "The Other Game"
Andrew Douglas Renault's "Feel It", PricewaterhouseCoopers' "The Air", Barclays' "New Day", and Microsoft's "Hat"
Jim Jenkins Discovery Channel's "Antlers" and "Milk Truck", Nextel's "Dance Party", and TBS' "Strange Fruit"
2005
(58th)		 Craig Gillespie Ameriquest's "Surprise Dinner" and "Mini-Mart", and Altoids's "People of Pain" and "Fable of the Fruit Bat" [28]
Spike Jonze Adidas' "Hello Tomorrow", Miller Beer's "Penguin", and Gap's "Pardon Our Dust"
Rocky Morton BellSouth's "Kung Fu Clowns" and "Dance Fight Plumbers", Cheese Nips' "Office", and CSI's "Take Me Home"
Noam Murro Hummer's "Monsters", Orange's "Black Out", and Nike's "Run Barefoot"
Rupert Sanders Adidas' "Made to Perfection" and Xbox's "Joy"
2006
(59th)		 Dante Ariola Coca-Cola's "First Taste", Traveler's Insurance's "Snowball", and Johnnie Walker's "Human" [29]
Bryan Buckley American Express' "Animal" and Burger King's "Manthem" and "More Mayo"
David Gray Tribeca Film Festival's "Transvestite" and "Mugger", Full Tilt Poker's "Jesus Throws", and eBay's "Born"
Tom Kuntz Altoids' "Fruit Pants" and Skittles' "Trade", "Beard" and "Leak"
Joe Pytka Budweiser's "Clydesdales American Dream", Disney's "Preparation", and WTC Memorial's "Where Were You"
2007
(60th)		 Nicolai Fuglsig Guinness' "Tipping Point", J. C. Penney's "It's Magic", and Motorola's "Journey" [30]
Dante Ariola PlayStation 3' "Grenade", Wrigley's "Flare", and Nike's "Addicted"
Fredrik Bond Got Milk?'s "Straw" and J. C. Penney's "Aviator"
Frank Budgen Bravia's "Playdoh" and Save Our Selves/Live Earth's "S.O.S."
Noam Murro Volkswagens's "Night Drive", Orbit's "Affair", and NBA's "Remember"
2008
(61st)		 Peter Thwaites Barclaycard's "Waterslide" and Guinness' "Light Show" [31]
Fredrik Bond Levi's' "First Time"
David Fincher Nike's "Fate", Apple's "Hallway", and Stand Up to Cancer's "Stand Up For Something"
Tom Kuntz FedEx's "Carrier Pigeons", Xbox's "Lips", Skittles' "Pinata", and Got Milk?'s "White Gold Is"
Rupert Sanders Air Jordan's "Clock Tower"
2009
(62nd)		 Tom Kuntz Cadbury's "Eyebrows", Old Spice's "Scents For Gents", Skittles' "Tailor", and CareerBuilder's "Tips" [32]
Joaquin Baca-Asay CSX's "Breathe", Bank of America's "Doors", LensCrafters' "See What You Love", and Volvo's "Switch"
Garth Davis U.S. Cellular's "Shadow Puppets"
Craig Gillespie Cars.com's "David Abernathy", Guinness' "Slide", and Orbit's "Dusty"
Chris Palmer Budweiser's "Lyric" and J2O's "Riviera Truckstop (Garage Playboy)" and "A Horse Called Cynthia (Cowboy - Mr. Darcy)"

2010s

Year Winners and nominees Commercials Ref.
2010
(63rd)		 Stacy Wall Nike's "Rise" and "Handshake", Microsoft's "Really?", and Adidas' "Slim Chin & D Rose" [33]
Frank Budgen Sony Bravia's "World Cup" and "Thunderstruck" and Honda's "RGB"
Craig Gillespie Cars.com's "Timothy Richman", Snickers' "Game" and "Road Trip", and CareerBuilder's "Another Language" and "Casual Friday"
Tim Godsall DirecTV's "Opulence", Hyundai's "Bull", and HBO's "Eastbound & Mom"
Tom Kuntz Old Spice's "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like", "Questions", "Did You Know", and "Boat"
2011
(64th)		 Noam Murro Heineken's "Handlebar Mustache", DirecTV's "Hot House", Battlefield 3's "Is It Real?", and Volkswagens's "Pinata" [34]
Lance Acord Nike's "Paint the Town" and "The Chosen", Volkswagen's "The Force", and NBA's "Sweetest Moment"
Dante Ariola Volkswagen's "Black Betty", Nissan's "Gas Powered Everything", and Jim Beam's "Parallels"
Fredrik Bond Heineken's "Date" and "The Entrance"
Steven Miller Cheetos' "Fort", GEICO's "Guinea Pigs" and "Sushi", Ortega's "Parking Lot", and Dos Equis' "Pommel Horse", "Pygmy" and "Speed Dating"
2012
(65th)		 Alejandro González Iñárritu Procter & Gamble's "Best Job" [35]
Lance Acord Nike's "Jogger" and "Greatness", Volkswagen's "The Dog Strikes Back", and Levi's' "Thread"
Steve Ayson Carlton Draught's "Beer Chase"
Fredrik Bond Puma's "Surfer" and Budweiser's "Eternal Optimism"
Tom Kuntz Old Spice's "Terry Crews Muscle Music" and DirecTV's "Stray Animals", "Roadside Ditch" and "Platoon"
2013
(66th)		 Martin de Thurah Hennessy V.S' "The Man Who Couldn't Slow Down" and Acura's "Human Race" [36]
Fredrik Bond Heineken's "Voyage" and Johnnie Walker's "From The Future"
John X. Carey Dove's "Real Beauty Sketches"
Noam Murro Guinness' "Basketball", DirecTV's "Kids", and Volkswagen's "Mask"
Matthijs van Heijningen PlayStation's "Perfect Day" and Verizon's "#Forty Eight"
2014
(67th)		 Nicolai Fuglsig Guinness' "Sapeurs" and FEMA's "Waiting" [37]
Lauren Greenfield Always' "Always #LikeAGirl"
Brendan Malloy and Emmett Malloy Nike's "The Huddle"
Daniel Mercadante and Katina Hubbard Dick's Sporting Goods' "Sports Matter" and Facebook's "We Are Not Alone" and "Big Sister"
Noam Murro Dodge's "Ahead of Their Time" and Guinness' "Empty Chair"
2015
(68th)		 Andreas Nilsson Comcast's "Emily's Oz", General Electric's "Time Upon a Once", and Old Spice's "Dad Song" [38]
Juan Cabral IKEA's "Monkeys" and Lurpak's "Freestyle"
Miles Jay ESPN's "It Can Wait"
Tom Kuntz Old Spice's "So It Begins", Heineken's "The Chase", and Clash of Clans' "Revenge"
Steve Rogers Nike Golf's "Ripple" and Nike's "Snow Day"
2016
(69th)		 Derek Cianfrance Nike Golf's "Chase", Powerade's "Doubts" and "Expectations", and Squarespace's "Manifesto" [39]
Lance Acord Apple's "Frankie's Holiday" and Kohl's' "Movie Night"
Dante Ariola SunTrust's "Hold Your Breath", Lyft's "Riding is the New Driving", and Beats' "Tell Me When To Go"
Fredrik Bond Apple's "Dive", Philips' "Everyday Hero", and LG's "World of Play"
A.G. Rojas S7 Airlines' "The Best Planet" and Samsung's "The Snail"
2017
(70th)		 Martin de Thurah StubHub's "Festival" and "Machines", and Wealthsimple's "Mad World" [40]
Alma Har'el Procter & Gamble's "Love without Bias"
Will Hoffman and Julius Metoyer KitchenAid's "Anthem" and Ford's "Go Further"
Miles Jay Bose's "Alive", and Squarespace's "Calling JohnMalkovich.com" and "Who is JohnMalkovich.com?"
Isaiah Seret Samsung's "Growing Up" and "I Love You", and Kohler's "Never Too Composed"
2018
(71st)		 Spike Jonze Apple's "Welcome Home" [41][42]
Steve Ayson Dollar Shave Club's "Getting Ready" and Speight's' "The Dance"
Fredrik Bond Virgin TV's "Harmony", BT Sport's "Take Them All On", and Confused.com's "The Big Win"
Martin de Thurah Audi's "Final Breath", Chase Bank's "Mama Said Knock You Out", and Macy's' "Space Station"
David Shane Babbel's "Alien" and Cure Alzheimer's Fund's "Mothers & Daughters"
2019
(72nd)		 Spike Jonze Squarespace's "Dream It" and MedMen's "The New Normal" [43][44]
Fredrik Bond Hewlett-Packard's "Lighter Than Air,", Coca-Cola's "Take it Lightly", and Apple's "Nap"
Mark Molloy Apple's "Underdogs"
Ridley Scott Hennessy's "The Seven Worlds"
Dougal Wilson AT&T's "Train"

2020s

Year Winners and nominees Commercials Ref.
2020
(73rd)		 Melina Matsoukas Beats by Dre's "You Love Me" [45][46]
Steve Ayson Nike's "The Great Chase"
Nisha Ganatra Bodyform/Libresse's "#wombstories"
Niclas Larsson VW Touareg's "See the Unseen," Volvo XC60's "The Parents"
Taika Waititi Coca-Cola's "The Letter"
2021
(74th)		 Bradford Young Channel 4's "Super. Human." [47][48]
Steve Ayson Mattress Firm's "Anthem", and Miller Lite's "Award Speech" and "Networking"
Kathryn Bigelow Apple's "Hollywood In Your Pocket"
Ian Pons Jewell Apple's "ECG" and "Sleep", Squarespace's "Time", and Instacart's "Your Mom’s Short Ribs"
Henry-Alex Rubin Sandy Hook Promise's "Teenage Dream"
2022
(75th)		 Kim Gehrig Apple's "Accessibility" and "Run Baby Run" [49][50]
Juan Cabral John Lewis & Partners' "For All Life's Moments" and Apple's "Share the Joy"
Craig Gillespie Apple's "Hard Knocks", Jimmy John's' "Problem", and Nissan's "Thrill Driver"
David Shane Apple's "Detectives", ITVX's "Smile", and Procter & Gamble's "Traffic Stop"
Ivan Zachariáš Apple's "Data Auction" and Upwork's "This Is How We Work Now"
2023
(76th)		 Kim Gehrig Apple's "Run This Town" and Expedia's "The Travelers" [51][52]
Martin de Thurah Levi's' "Fair Exchange" and "Legends Never Die"
Seb Edwards Battle of the Baddest's "Rumble"
Craig Gillespie Apple's "Waiting Room"
Andreas Nilsson Apple's "R.I.P. Leon" and "Action Mode", Les Mills' "Choose Happy" and Snapchat's "Wait'll You See This"

Individuals with multiple awards

3 awards
2 awards

Individuals with multiple nominations

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