OUTSTANDING DIRECTION FOR A DRAMA SERIES
J.J. Abrams, "Lost" (Pilot, parts 1 & 2) WINNER
Gregg Fienberg, "Deadwood" (Complications)
Alex Graves, "The West Wing" (2162 Votes)
Peter Horton, "Grey's Anatomy" (A Hard Days Night)
Quentin Tarantino, "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (Grave Danger)
Peter Tolan, "Rescue Me" (Pilot)
Scott Winant, "Huff" (Crazy, Nuts And All Messed Up)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION FOR A COMEDY SERIES
James Burrows, "Will & Grace" (It's A Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World)
David Frankel, "Entourage" (Pilot)
Gary Halvorson, "Everybody Loves Raymond" (Finale)
Charles McDougall, "Desperate Housewives" (Pilot) WINNER
Randy Zisk, "Monk" (Mr. Monk Takes His Medicine)

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION FOR A MINISERIES, MOVIE OR DRAMATIC SPECIAL
Stephen Hopkins, "The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers" WINNER
Joseph Sargent, "Warm Springs"
Fred Schepisi, "Empire Falls"
George C. Wolfe, "Lackawanna Blues"

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION FOR A VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY PROGRAM
James Bobin, "Da Ali G Show"
Jerry Foley, "Late Show With David Letterman"
Bucky Gunts, "The Games Of The XXVIII Olympiad - Opening Ceremony" WINNER
Louis J. Horvitz, "77th Annual Academy Awards"
Chuck O'Neil, "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart"

OUTSTANDING DIRECTION FOR NONFICTION PROGRAMMING
Ken Burns, "Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise And Fall Of Jack Johnson"
Bruce Gowers, "American Idol" (Finale)
Patrick Higgins, "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" (The Dore Family)
James Miller, "Death In Gaza" WINNER
Glenn Weiss, "The Apprentice" (season 2 finale)