'Lost', 'Walking Dead', 'Boardwalk Empire', 'Glee' among Directors Guild TV nominees

The Directors Guild of America today announced its nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television and Commercials for the year 2010. They include:

Dramatic Series
Jack Bender, Lost, “The End, Part 1&2″
Allen Coulter, Boardwalk Empire, “Paris Green”
Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead, “Days Gone Bye”
Jennifer Getzinger, Mad Men, “The Suitcase”
Martin Scorsese, Boardwalk Empire, “Boardwalk Empire”

Comedy Series
Steve Levitan, Modern Family, “Hawaii”
Beth McCarthy Miller, 30 Rock, “Live Show”
Ryan Murphy, Glee, “The Power of Madonna”
David Nutter, Entourage, “Lose Yourself”
Michael Spiller, Modern Family, “Halloween” 

Movies for Television and Mini-Series
Mick Jackson, Temple Grandin
Barry Levinson, You Don’t Know Jack
David Nutter, The Pacific, “Basilone”
Jeremy Podeswa, The Pacific, “Home”
Tim Van Patten, The Pacific, “Okinawa

Reality Programs
Hisham Abed, The Hills, “Episode #601″
Eytan Keller, The Next Iron Chef, “Episode #301″
Bryan O’Donnell, Private Chefs of Beverly Hills: Challah Back
Brian Smith, Master Chef, “Episode #103″
Bertran van Munster, The Amazing Race, “I Think We’re Fighting the Germans, Right?”

Also nominated are the Betty White hosted-episode of Saturday Night Live, the telecast of the “Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear,” and Old Spice’s “The Man Your Man Could Smell Like” commercial. Read the full list here.