Apple TV continued its awards show Sunday night at the 78th annual Directors Guild Awards, taking home the win for Breakthrough Comedy Series. studio, acclaimed documentary series Mr. Scorsese and the commercial “I’m Not Remarkable”.
Studio and Mr. Scorsese to win Directors Guild Awards
Apple TV is no stranger to awards, having recently won a number of Emmys and more. Now the directors Studio, Mr. Scorsese and the “I’m Not Remarkable” ad – also charted at number seven in Cult of MacApple’s 10 Best Ads of 2025 – Take Home the Big Wins, Apple said in a press release.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg won the award for Outstanding Directing Achievement in a Comedy Series for their work on Studio episode “The One”. The show has become a cultural phenomenon since its debut and recently made history as the most awarded freshman comedy ever with 13 wins. Read our review, 3 reasons to watch Studio on Apple TV.
Rebecca Miller won Outstanding Directing Achievement in a Documentary Series for Mr. Scorsese episode “All That Shooting Isn’t Healthy”. An intimate documentary portrait of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese won critical acclaim during the awards ceremony.
Apple also secured a win in the commercials category, where Kim Gehrig took home the outstanding directorial achievement for the commercials for “I’m Not Remarkable.”
Record success for Studio
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Studiowhich stars Seth Rogen as Matt Remick, the embattled head of Continental Studios, took turns at the big awards this season. In addition to its historic Emmy haul, the series won Golden Globes for Best Comedy and Best Actor, Critics Choice Awards in multiple categories, joining an elite group of shows to capture a trio of Golden Globes, Emmys and Critics Choice Awards for Best Comedy.
The show also won the American Film Institute’s Television Program of the Year Award and received nominations from the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild, and numerous trade associations.
Documentary excellence recognized
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Mr. Scorsese offers unprecedented access to Martin Scorsese’s private archives and features never-before-seen interviews with collaborators including Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, Steven Spielberg and many more.
The series has already won the Critics Choice Documentary Awards for Best Biographical Documentary and Best Limited Documentary Series.
The growing presence of the Apple Awards
These wins add to Apple’s impressive record at the DGA Awards after winning in 2024. Chemistry lesson. To date, Apple Original content has accumulated 695 wins and 3,257 award nominations across films, documentaries and series.
both Studio and Mr. Scorsese currently stream on Apple TV, available for $12.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.
You can also get it through any level of Apple One subscription package. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV free.
In November 2019, Apple TV “became the first all-original streaming service to launch worldwide, premiering more original hits and winning more awards faster than any other streaming service.”
David Snowan Apple hardware and software expert, writes on a variety of technology and cultural topics Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, tech buying guides, and features on setting up your computer and Apple TV shows and movies.
With 30 years of experience in technology and other topics, he has written and edited numerous print and online publications, including CMP media, TechTV.com, OVERHANG, Cable news, Red herring magazine, Law.com, National Law Journal and Law Technology News magazine. Among other roles, he served as executive editor of the Law.com network of websites and editorial director of technology for ALM Media.
Snow graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor’s degree in magazine journalism and psychology. While there he worked as a reporter for Daily orange newspaper and associate editor Same time magazine.
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