Ben Affleck – Argo

• Kathryn Bigelow – Zero Dark Thirty
• Tom Hooper – Les Misérables
• Ang Lee – Life of Pi
• Steven Spielberg – Lincoln

Malik Bendjelloul – Searching for Sugar Man

• Kirby Dick – The Invisible War
• David France – How to Survive a Plague
• Lauren Greenfield – The Queen of Versailles
• Alison Klayman – Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Rian Johnson – Breaking Bad for " Fifty-One"

• Michael Cuesta – Homeland for " The Choice"
• Jennifer Getzinger – Mad Men for " A Little Kiss"
• Lesli Linka Glatter – Homeland for " Q&A"
• Greg Mottola – The Newsroom for " We Just Decided To"

Lena Dunham – Girls for "Pilot"

• Louis C.K. – Louie for "New Year's Eve"
• Mark Cendrowski – The Big Bang Theory for " The Date Night Variable"
• Bryan Cranston – Modern Family for " Election Day"
• Beth McCarthy-Miller – 30 Rock for " Live from Studio 6H"

Jay Roach – Game Change

• Greg Berlanti – Political Animals for "Pilot"
• Philip Kaufman – Hemingway & Gellhorn
• Kevin Reynolds – Hatfields & McCoys
• Michael Rymer – American Horror Story: Asylum for " Dark Cousin"

Glenn Weiss – The 66th Annual Tony Awards

• Michael Dempsey – 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief
• Don Roy King – Saturday Night Live for "Host: Mick Jagger"
• Don Mischer – The 84th Annual Academy Awards
• Chuck O'Neil – The Daily Show with John Stewart for "Episode #17153"

Jill Mitwell – One Life to Live for "Between Heaven and Hell"

• Albert Alarr – Days of Our Lives for "Trapped"
• Larry Carpenter – General Hospital for "Bad Water"
• William Ludel – General Hospital for "Magic Milo"
• Scott McKinsey – General Hospital for "Shot Through The Heart"

Brian Smith – MasterChef for "Episode #305"

• Tony Croll – America's Next Top Model for "The Girl Who Becomes America's Next Top Model"
• Peter Ney – Face Off for "Scene of the Crime"
• J. Rupert Thompson – Stars Earn Stripes for "Amphibious Assault"
• Tim Warren – Ink Master for "Episode 103"

Paul Hoen – Let It Shine

• Stuart Gillard – Girl vs. Monster
• Savage Steve Holland – Big Time Movie
• Jonathan Judge – Fred 3: Camp Fred
• Amy Schatz – Don't Divorce Me! Kids' Rules for Parents on Divorce

Alejandro González Iñárritu – Procter & Gamble's "Best Job"

• Lance Acord – Nike's "Jogger" and "Greatness", Volkswagen's "The Dog Strikes Back", and Levi's' "Thread"
• Steve Ayson – Carlton Draught's "Beer Chase"
• Fredrik Bond – Puma's "Surfer" and Budweiser's "Eternal Optimism"
• Tom Kuntz – Old Spice's "Terry Crews Muscle Music" and DirecTV's "Stray Animals", "Roadside Ditch" and "Platoon"