Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Directing

Winners and Nominees

Best Individual Director for a Special Program

1970s

• * 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

• * Walter C. Miller - The ABC Afternoon Playbreak

• * John J. Desmond - First Ladies Diaries
• * Ira Cirker - ''First Ladies Diaries''

Special Classification - Individual Achievement

1980s

• Mike Gargiulo - ''FYI: For Your Information''

Special Classification of Outstanding Individual Achievement - Directing

1980s

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• * 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

• * 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

• * 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

• * Gary Halvorson - Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

• * 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 - The Gymkhana Files
• * Nicolas DeGrazia - Team United - Behind the Scenes: Superheroes
• * Noel Braham - Watchtower
• * Margarita Jimeno - Working in the Theatre''

2020s

• * 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