Every Emmys Directing for a Drama Series winner

26 ceremonies, 2000–2025. 25 different winners. The longest run was Thomas Schlamme, 2 years straight (2000–2001).

Thomas Schlamme ×2

Each band is one winner’s reign. Wider means a longer run. Colored by network; hover for details.

Thomas Schlamme'00–'01×2

Alan Ball'02

Christopher Misiano'03

Walter Hill'04

J. J. Abrams'05

Jon Cassar'06

Alan Taylor'07

Greg Yaitanes'08

Rod Holcomb'09

Steve Shill'10

Martin Scorsese'11

Tim Van Patten'12

David Fincher'13

Cary Joji Fukunaga'14

David Nutter'15

Miguel Sapochnik'16

Reed Morano'17

Stephen Daldry'18

Jason Bateman'19

Andrij Parekh'20

Jessica Hobbs'21

Hwang Dong-hyuk'22

Mark Mylod'23

Frederick E. O. Toye'24

Adam Randall'25

Wins by network

HBO10Netflix5NBC420th Century2ABC1Apple TV+1Other3

Who kept losing

Counting nominations in this category only, 2000–2025.

Most nominated, never won

Lesli Linka Glatter6 noms
Allen Coulter4 noms
Jack Bender4 noms
Vince Gilligan4 noms
Benjamin Caron3 noms
Jeremy Podeswa3 noms

Most losses

Tim Van Patten8L · 1W
Lesli Linka Glatter6L · 0W
Allen Coulter4L · 0W
Jack Bender4L · 0W
Vince Gilligan4L · 0W
Benjamin Caron3L · 0W

The full list

Year	Winner	Network
2025	Adam Randall (Slow Horses) beat 6 others Janus Metz (Andor) Amanda Marsalis (The Pitt) John Wells (The Pitt) Jessica Lee Gagné (Severance) Ben Stiller (Severance) Mike White (The White Lotus)	Apple TV+
2024	Frederick E. O. Toye (Shōgun) beat 5 others Stephen Daldry (The Crown) Mimi Leder (The Morning Show) Hiro Murai (Mr. & Mrs. Smith) Saul Metzstein (Slow Horses) Salli Richardson-Whitfield (Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty)	FX
2023	Mark Mylod (Succession) beat 6 others Benjamin Caron (Andor) Dearbhla Walsh (Bad Sisters) Peter Hoar (The Last of Us) Andrij Parekh (Succession) Lorene Scafaria (Succession) Mike White (The White Lotus)	HBO
2022	Hwang Dong-hyuk (Squid Game) beat 6 others Jason Bateman (Ozark) Ben Stiller (Severance) Mark Mylod (Succession) Cathy Yan (Succession) Lorene Scafaria (Succession) Karyn Kusama (Yellowjackets)	Netflix
2021	Jessica Hobbs (The Crown) beat 5 others Julie Anne Robinson (Bridgerton) Benjamin Caron (The Crown) Liz Garbus (The Handmaid's Tale) Jon Favreau (The Mandalorian) Steven Canals (Pose)	Netflix
2020	Andrij Parekh (Succession) beat 7 others Benjamin Caron (The Crown) Jessica Hobbs (The Crown) Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) Mimi Leder (The Morning Show) Alik Sakharov (Ozark) Ben Semanoff (Ozark) Mark Mylod (Succession)	HBO
2019	Jason Bateman (Ozark) beat 6 others David Benioff & D. B. Weiss (Game of Thrones) David Nutter (Game of Thrones) Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones) Daina Reid (The Handmaid's Tale) Lisa Brühlmann (Killing Eve) Adam McKay (Succession)	Netflix
2018	Stephen Daldry (The Crown) beat 6 others Alan Taylor (Game of Thrones) Jeremy Podeswa (Game of Thrones) Kari Skogland (The Handmaid's Tale) Jason Bateman (Ozark) Daniel Sackheim (Ozark) The Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things)	Netflix
2017	Reed Morano (The Handmaid's Tale) beat 6 others Vince Gilligan (Better Call Saul) Stephen Daldry (The Crown) Kate Dennis (The Handmaid's Tale) Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) The Duffer Brothers (Stranger Things) Jonathan Nolan (Westworld)	Hulu
2016	Miguel Sapochnik (Game of Thrones) beat 5 others Michael Engler (Downton Abbey) Jack Bender (Game of Thrones) Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) Steven Soderbergh (The Knick) David Hollander (Ray Donovan)	HBO
2015	David Nutter (Game of Thrones) beat 4 others Tim Van Patten (Boardwalk Empire) Jeremy Podeswa (Game of Thrones) Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland) Steven Soderbergh (The Knick)	HBO
2014	Cary Joji Fukunaga (True Detective) beat 5 others Tim Van Patten (Boardwalk Empire) Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) David Evans (Downton Abbey) Neil Marshall (Game of Thrones) Carl Franklin (House of Cards)	HBO
2013	David Fincher (House of Cards) beat 4 others Tim Van Patten (Boardwalk Empire) Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad) Jeremy Webb (Downton Abbey) Lesli Linka Glatter (Homeland)	Netflix
2012	Tim Van Patten (Boardwalk Empire) beat 4 others Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) Brian Percival (Downton Abbey) Michael Cuesta (Homeland) Phil Abraham (Mad Men)	HBO
2011	Martin Scorsese (Boardwalk Empire) beat 4 others Jeremy Podeswa (Boardwalk Empire) Neil Jordan (The Borgias) Tim Van Patten (Game of Thrones) Patty Jenkins (The Killing)	HBO
2010	Steve Shill (Dexter) beat 4 others Michelle MacLaren (Breaking Bad) Jack Bender (Lost) Lesli Linka Glatter (Mad Men) Agnieszka Holland (Treme)	Showtime
2009	Rod Holcomb (ER) beat 4 others Michael Rymer (Battlestar Galactica) Bill D'Elia (Boston Legal) Todd A. Kessler (Damages) Phil Abraham (Mad Men)	NBC
2008	Greg Yaitanes (House) beat 4 others Arlene Sanford (Boston Legal) Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad) Allen Coulter (Damages) Alan Taylor (Mad Men)	Fox
2007	Alan Taylor (The Sopranos) beat 6 others Félix Enríquez Alcalá (Battlestar Galactica) Bill D'Elia (Boston Legal) Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights) David Semel (Heroes) Jack Bender (Lost) Thomas Schlamme (Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip)	HBO
2006	Jon Cassar (24) beat 6 others Rodrigo García (Big Love) Jack Bender (Lost) Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) David Nutter (The Sopranos) Tim Van Patten (The Sopranos) Mimi Leder (The West Wing)	Fox
2005	J. J. Abrams (Lost) beat 6 others Quentin Tarantino (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation) Gregg Fienberg (Deadwood) Peter Horton (Grey's Anatomy) Scott Winant (Huff) Peter Tolan (Rescue Me) Alex Graves (The West Wing)	ABC
2004	Walter Hill (Deadwood) beat 4 others Christopher Chulack (ER) Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck) Allen Coulter (The Sopranos) Tim Van Patten (The Sopranos)	HBO
2003	Christopher Misiano (The West Wing) beat 4 others Alan Poul (Six Feet Under) John Patterson (The Sopranos) Tim Van Patten (The Sopranos) Ian Toynton (24)	NBC
2002	Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) beat 4 others Clark Johnson (The Shield) Stephen Hopkins (24) Paris Barclay (The West Wing) Alex Graves (The West Wing)	HBO
2001	Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing)repeat beat 5 others Jonathan Kaplan (ER) Tim Van Patten (The Sopranos) Steve Buscemi (The Sopranos) Allen Coulter (The Sopranos) Laura Innes (The West Wing)	NBC
2000	Thomas Schlamme (The West Wing) beat 4 others Jonathan Kaplan (ER) John Wells (ER) John Patterson (The Sopranos) Allen Coulter (The Sopranos)	NBC

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