In March 2010 , Johnson announced on his website that he was directing an episode of the TV series '' Breaking Bad '' for its third season . The episode , " Fly " , aired on May 23 , 2010 . Johnson later directed a second episode of the show , " Fifty-One " , which aired on August 5 , 2012 , and earned him a Directors Guild of America Award . He directed a third episode of the show , " Ozymandias " , which quickly became widely considered as one of the greatest episodes of television ever aired
Directors Guild of America Award
65th Directors Guild of America Awards
Rian Johnson