( EW.com ) -- Today , the Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for TV and commercials . Some of the shows involved are predictable ( `` Homeland , '' `` Mad Men , '' `` Louie , '' `` Girls '' ) , while others are n't ( check out that Reality category ! ) . The list : . Dramatic Series : . Michael Cuesta , Showtime 's Homeland , `` The Choice '' Jennifer Getzinger , AMC 's Mad Men , `` A Little Kiss '' Lesli Linka Glatter , Showtime 's Homeland , `` Q & A '' Rian Johnson , AMC 's Breaking Bad , `` Fifty-One '' Greg Mottola , HBO 's The Newsroom , `` We Just Decided To '' Comedy Series : . Louis C.K. , FX 's Louie , `` New Year 's Eve '' Mark Cendrowski , CBS 's The Big Bang Theory , `` The Date Night Variable '' Bryan Cranston , ABC 's Modern Family , `` Election Day '' Lena Dunham , HBO 's Girls , `` Pilot '' Beth McCarthy-Miller , NBC 's 30 Rock , `` Live from Studio 8H '' Movies for Television and Mini-Series : . Greg Berlanti , USA 's Political Animals , `` Pilot '' Philip Kaufman , HBO 's Hemingway & Gellhorn . Kevin Reynolds , History 's Hatfields & McCoys . Jay Roach , HBO 's Game Change . Michael Rymer , FX 's American Horror Story : Asylum , `` Dark Cousin '' 'Walking Dead ' : New midseason poster . Musical Variety : . Michael Dempsey , 12-12-12 : The Concert for Sandy Relief . Don Roy King , NBC 's Saturday Night Live with host Mick Jagger . Don Mischer , ABC 's 84th Annual Academy Awards . Chuck O'Neil , Comedy Central 's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart , `` Episode # 17153″ . Glenn Weiss , CBS ' 66th Annual Tony Awards . Reality Programs : . Tony Croll , The CW 's America 's Next Top Model , `` The Girl Who Becomes America 's Next Top Model '' Peter Ney , Syfy 's Face Off , `` Scene of the Crime '' Brian Smith , Fox 's Master Chef , `` Episode # 305″ . J. Rupert Thompson , NBC 's Stars Earn Stripes , `` Amphibious Assault '' Tim Warren , SpikeTV 's Ink Master , `` Episode 103″ . 'Justified ' boss on 'Hole In the Wall ' Daytime Serials : . Albert Alarr , NBC 's Days of Our Lives , `` Episode # 11895″ . Larry Carpenter , ABC 's General Hospital , `` Bad Water '' William Ludel , ABC 's General Hospital , `` Magic Milo '' Scott McKinsey , ABC 's General Hospital , `` Shot Through the Heart '' Jill Mitwell , ABC 's One Life to Live , `` Between Heaven and Hell '' Children 's Programs : . Stuart Gillard , Disney Channel 's Girl vs. Monster . Paul Hoen , Disney Channel 's Let it Shine . Savage Steve Holland , Nickelodeon 's Big Time Movie . Jonathan Judge , Nickelodeon 's Camp Fred . Amy Schatz , HBO 's Do n't Divorce Me ! Kids ' Rules for Parents on Divorce . Commercials : . Lance Acord ( Jogger , Nike ; The Dog Strikes Back , Volkswagen 2012 ; Thread , Levi 's ; Greatness , Nike ) Steve Ayson ( Beer Chase , Carlton Draught ; Let Me Go , The Cosmopolitan of Los Vegas ) Fredrik Bond ( Surfer , Puma ; Eternal Optimism , Budweiser ) Alejandro G. Inarritu ( Best Job , Proctor and Gamble ) Tom Kuntz ( Terry Crews Muscle Minds , Old Spice ; Stray Animals , DirecTV ; Roadside Ditch , DirecTV ; Platoon , DirecTV ) The DGA Awards will be hosted by Kelsey Grammer on February 2 . See the original article at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominees for TV and commercials . Best Actress in a Drama Series - Claire Danes (Homeland ) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy or Musical Series - Kevin Spacey House Of Cards (Netflix) `` America 's Next Top Model '' is among the shows nominated in the reality category .