So, once upon a time in 2012, I wrote up a post on the history of female directors at the Emmys, called Where Are the Female Directors? In Television! This involved looking up and listing every single female nominee who had ever been nominated in a directing category. Now it's ten years later and I figured that list was due for an update.
Aside from 2012, which stands out as something of an outlier for only having one female directing nomination, the stats have been steadily inching upward.
2015 was the first year that women were represented in all six of the directing categories, which also happened in 2020, which had seven categories after they added one for reality shows. 2020 was a banner year, where sixteen of the 48 directing nominations went to women, the highest total so far. In 2016, they netted three wins, the most of any year. Women have been doing so well that from 2013 to 2020, they won more directing trophies than they had for the entire history of the Emmys up until that point.
An interesting wrinkle is Joey Soloway, our first nonbinary nominee and winner for back to back years of directing "Transparent" in 2015 and 2016. After some debate, I decided to include them on the list, because I figure it's better to overinclude than leave someone out.
Here's the final list of Emmy nominated women and nonbinary directors for 2012-2021 for your reference. And good luck to all of this year's nominees.
2012
Comedy
Girls, "She Did" - Lena Dunham
2013
Drama
Breaking Bad,"Gliding Over All" - Michelle McLaren
Homeland, "Q&A" - Lesli Linka Glatter
Comedy
Modern Family, "Arrested" - Gail Mancuso - WINNER
30 Rock, "Hogcock!/Last Lunch" - Beth McCarthy Miller
Girls, "On All Fours" - Lena Dunham
Miniseries/Movie
Ring of Fire - Allison Anders
Top of the Lake - Jane Campion
2014
Comedy
Modern Family, "Vegas" - Gail Mancuso - WINNER
Orange is the New Black, "Lesbian Request Denied" - Jodie Foster
Variety Special
The Sound of Music Live! - Beth McCarthy Miller
Nonfiction
The Square - Jehane Noujaim - WINNER
2015
Drama
Homeland,"From A to B and Back Again" - Lesli Linka Glatter
Comedy
Transparent, "Best New Girl" - Joey Soloway - WINNER
Limited Series or Movie
Olive Kitteridge - Lisa Cholodenko - WINNER
Bessie - Dee Rees
Variety Series
Inside Amy Schumer, "12 Angry Men Inside Amy Schumer" - Amy Schumer (co director)
Variety Special
Annie Lennox: Nostalgia Live in Concert -Natalie Johns
Nonfiction
Citizenfour - Laura Poitras
2016
Drama
Homeland, "The Tradition of Hospitality" - Lesli Linka Glatter
Comedy
Transparent, "Man on the Land" - Joey Soloway - WINNER
Limited Series or Movie
The Night Manager - Susanne Bier - WINNER
Variety Special
Adele Live in New York City - Beth McCarthy Miller
Lemonade - Beyonce (co director)
Nonfiction
Making a Murderer - Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos - WINNER
What Happened, Miss Simone? - Liz Garbus
2017
Drama
The Handmaid's Tale, "Offred" - Reed Morano - WINNER
The Handmaid's Tale, "The Bridge" - Kate Dennis
Homeland, "America First" - Lesli Linka Glatter
Comedy
Silicon Valley, "Intellectual Property" - Jamie Babbit
Nonfiction
13th - Ava Duvernay
Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds - Alexis Bloom (co-director)
Planet Earth II, "Islands" - Elizabeth White
2018
Drama
The Handmaid's Tale, "After" - Kari Skogland
Comedy
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "Pilot" - Amy Sherman Palladino - WINNER
Variety Series
Portlandia, "Riot Spray" - Carrie Brownstein
Nonfiction/Documentary
The Vietnam War - Lynn Novick (co-director)
NOTE: This was the fIrst year for new category, Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program
2019
Drama
The Handmaid's Tale, "Holly" - Daina Reid
Killing Eve, "Desperate Times" - Lisa Brühlmann
Comedy
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "All Alone" - Amy Sherman Palladino
Limited Series or Movie
When They See Us - Ava DuVernay
Fosse/Verdon, "Glory" - Jessica Yu
Variety Special
Homecoming - Beyonce (co director)
Nonfiction/Documentary
Free Solo - Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi (co-director) - WINNER
RBG - Julie Cohen and Betsy West
2020
Drama
Homeland, "Prisoners of War" - Lesli Linka Glatter
The Crown, "Cri de Coeur," - Jessica Hobbs
The Morning Show, "The Interview" - Mimi Leder
Comedy
Modern Family, "Finale Part 2" - Gail Mancuso
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, "It's Comedy or Cabbage" - Amy Sherman Palladino
Limited Series or Movie
Unorthodox - Maria Schrader - WINNER
Little Fires Everywhere - Lynn Shelton
Watchmen, "Little Fear of Lightning" - Steph Green
Watchmen, "It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice" - Nicole Kassell
Documentary/Nonfiction
American Factory - Julia Reichert (co-director) - WINNER
Becoming - Nadia Hallgren
Tiger King - Rebecca Chaiklin (co-director)
Reality
Top Chef, "The Jonathan Gold Standard" - Ariel Boles
Variety Series
A Black Lady Sketch Show - Dime Davis
Tiffany Haddish Presents: They Ready - Linda Mendoza
Variety Special
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' - Pamela Fryman
2021
Drama
The Crown, "War" - Jessica Hobbs
Bridgerton, "Diamond of the First Water" - Julie Anne Robinson
The Handmaid's Tale, "The Wilderness" - Liz Garbus
Comedy
Ted Lasso, "The Hope That Kills You" - M.J. Delaney
Hacks, "There is No Line" - Lucia Aniello
The Flight Attendant, "In Case of Emergency" - Susanna Fogel
Documentary/Nonfiction
Allen v. Farrow - Amy Ziering (co-director)
Boys State - Amanda McBaine (co-director)
Dick Johnson is Dead - Kristen Johnson
Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
I May Destroy You, "Ego Death" - Michaela Coel (co-director)
Reality
Top Chef, "Pan African Portland" - Ariel Boles
Variety Special
Dave Chapelle: 8:46 - Julia Reichert (co-director)
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