Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Directing
The Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Directing is an Emmy award given for direction in daytime television. Both series and specials are eligible for this category.
Winners and Nominees
Winners in '''bold'''Best Individual Director for a Special Program
1970s
1974Wes Kenney - ABC Afternoon Playbreak- * Lela Swift - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
- * Burt Brinckerhoff - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak
- * Peter Levin - ''The ABC Afternoon Playbreak''
Outstanding Individual Director for a Daytime Special Program
1970s
1975Mort Lachman - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak1976Nick Havinga - First Ladies Diaries
- * John J. Desmond - First Ladies Diaries
- * Ira Cirker - ''First Ladies Diaries''
Special Classification - Individual Achievement
1980s
1980- Mike Gargiulo - ''FYI: For Your Information''
Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Directing
1980s
1981- Barry Glazer - New American Bandstand 1965
- Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information
- * Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information
- * Charles A. Bangert and Alfred R. Kelman - The Body Human
- Al Rabin - Days of Our Lives
- Mike Gargiulo - FYI: For Your Information
- Mike Gargiulo - ''FYI: For Your Information''
Outstanding Achievement in Directing - Special Class
1980s
1985- Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Marcia Kuyper Schneider - Christmas at Washington Cathedral
- Barry Glazer - New American Bandstand 1965
- Dick Carson - ''The Merv Griffin Show''
Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Directors
1980s
1986- Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
- Randolph Wands - Chagall's Journey
- Bruce Minnix - America's Musical Theater
- Richard Gottlieb - The People's Court
- * Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Joel Aronowitz - CBS Cotton Bowl Parade
- * Joseph Behar - Superior Court
- * Alan Skog - The Damnation of Faust
- * Arthur Forrest - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Richard Gottlieb - ''The People's Court''
Special Class Directing
1980s
1989- Sandy Smolan - ABC Afterschool Specials
- Ron Underwood, John Clark Matthews - ABC Weekend Specials
- Jesús Salvador Treviño - CBS Schoolbreak Special
- Michael Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Parade
- Joel Aronowitz - CBS Cotton Bowl Parade
- Dick Schneider - ''Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade''
Outstanding Directing - Special Class
1990s
1990Victoria Hochberg - Sweet 15- * Diane Keaton - CBS Schoolbreak Special
- * Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Helen Whitney - ABC Afterschool Specials
- * Jerry Evans and Martin Pasetta - Trial by Jury
- * Piers Haggard - Back Home
- * Daniel Taplitz - Lifestories: Families in Crisis
- * Thomas G. Smith and John Clark Matthews - ABC Weekend Specials
- * Al Waxman - CBS Schoolbreak Special
- * Timothy Regler - The People's Court
- * Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Bernie Hargis - Winds of Freedom
- * Susan Rohrer - CBS Schoolbreak Special
- * Oren Rudavsky - Saying Kaddish
- * Kirk Bergstrom and Kit Thomas - Spaceship Earth: Our Global Environment
- * Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Dick Schneider - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Jay Gleeson, Bob McKinnon, and Dan Glovach - Good Morning America
- * Team - Walt Disney World Very Merry Christmas Parade
- * Russell Morash - The Victory Garden
- * Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Wes Kenney, Harry Hall, and Jim Eaton - CBS Soap Break
- * Russell Morash - The Victory Garden
- * Ron de Moraes - Soul Train
- * Michael Sergio - Creating The Wizard of Oz on Ice
- * Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Joel Aronowitz - Microage Fiesta Bowl Parade
- * Russell Morash - The Victory Garden
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Mike Gargiulo - All-American Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Russell Morash - The Victory Garden
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Arthur Forrest - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Mike Gargiulo - ''Tournament of Roses Parade''
Outstanding Special Class Directing
2000s
2000Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade- * Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Glenn Weiss - Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
- * Jerry Kupcinet - Judge Judy
- * Ron de Moraes - Soul Train
- * Tony Gerber - Behind the Screen with John Burke
- * Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Debbie Allen - Cool Women
- * Arthur Forrest - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Team - Spyder Games
- * Team - Total Request Live
- * David Stern - A Prayer for America: Yankee Stadium Memorial
- * Mike Gargiulo - Tournament of Roses Parade
- * Joe DeMaio and Liz Patrick - Total Request Live
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Yvonne Gomez - Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular
- * Ron de Moraes - Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
- * David Stern - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * David Stern, Lynn Hermstad, and George Veras - Birth Day Live!
- * David Stern - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero
- * David Stern, Lynn Hermstad, and Debbie Miller - Birth Day Live!
- * Manny Rodriguez - SOAPnet Reveals ABC Soap Secrets
- * Ron de Moraes and Jeff Palmer - Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade
- * David Stern and Annette Jolles - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero
- * Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS
- * Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS
- * David Stern - 9/11 Memorial from Ground Zero
- * Yvonne Gomez - Brian Boitano Skating Spectacular Starring Barry Manilow
- * Beth McCarthy-Miller - Legally Blonde: The Musical
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS
- * Glenn Weiss - The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS
- * Connie Simmons and David Dunlop - Landscapes Through Time with David Dunlop
- * Ron de Moraes - ''Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade''
2010s
2010David McKenzie - On the Edge: The Poverty Crisis in Africa- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Ron de Moraes - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
- * Don Mischer - We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Alan Skog - Live from Lincoln Center
- * David Vos - New Orleans: Getting Back to Normal
- * Ryan Polito - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
- * Joseph Rosendo - Travelscope
- * Kevin Clash - Sesame Street
2014Anne Fox - Giada in Paradise
- * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Ryan Polito - Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade
- * Alejandra Gonzalez Anaya, Ryan Polito, and Anabel Cantú - Central American Games
- * Gary Halvorson - Disney Parks Frozen Christmas Celebration
- * Joel Gallen - 30th Independent Spirit Awards
- * Team - Baku 2015 European Games Opening Ceremony
- * Joseph Rosendo - Digging Into the Future
- * Peter DeLuise - R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet of Souls
- * Ron de Moraes - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Travis North - Lucky Dog with Brandon McMillan
- * Team - The Mind of a Chef
- * J.J. Johnson - Odd Squad: The Movie
- * Alison McDonald - An American Girl Story '
- * Katie Elmore Mota and Carlos Reza - East Los High
- * Jonathan Judge - Skyward
- * John Chester - Super Soul Sunday
- * Gil Marsden / Brian Scotto -
2020s
2020David McKenzie - Hate Among Us- * Thomas Backer - Hearts of Heroes
- * Lance Acord - A Holiday Reunion
- * Ron de Moraes - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
- * Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato - Stonewall OutLoud
- * John Tomlin - This Old House: 40th Anniversary Special
- * Margarita Jimeno - Working in the Theatre
- * 94th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day
- * CBS This Morning
- * Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
- * Space Launch Live: America Returns to Space