Apple TV continued its awards season momentum at the 78th Annual Directors Guild Awards Sunday night, taking home wins for breakout comedy series The Studio, acclaimed documentary series Mr. Scorsese and commercial “I’m Not Remarkable.”
The Studio and Mr. Scorsese win Directors Guild Awards
Apple TV’s no stranger to awards, having recently won a raft of Emmys and more. Now directors of The Studio, Mr. Scorsese and the “I’m Not Remarkable” commercial — also honored as number seven in Cult of Mac‘s top 10 Apple ads of 2025 — take home big wins, Apple noted in a press release.
Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg earned the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series award for their work on The Studio episode “The Oner.” The show has become a cultural phenomenon since its debut, recently making history as the most Emmy-winning freshman comedy ever with 13 wins. Read our review, 3 reasons to watch The Studio on Apple TV.
Rebecca Miller received Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Series for Mr. Scorsese episode “All This Filming Isn’t Healthy.” The intimate documentary portrait of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese has garnered critical acclaim throughout the awards circuit.
Apple also secured a win in the commercials category, with Kim Gehrig taking home Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials for “I’m Not Remarkable.”
Record-breaking success for The Studio
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The Studio, which stars Seth Rogen as Matt Remick, the embattled head of Continental Studios, has swept major awards ceremonies this season. Beyond its historic Emmy haul, the series won Golden Globe Awards for Best Comedy and Best Actor, Critics Choice Awards in multiple categories, and joins an elite group of shows to capture the trifecta of Golden Globe, Emmy and Critics Choice Awards for Best Comedy.
The show has also earned an American Film Institute Award for TV Program of the Year and received nominations from the Screen Actors Guild, Producers Guild and numerous craft guilds.
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 others.
The series has already won Critics Choice Documentary Awards for Best Biographical Documentary and Best Limited Documentary Series.
Apple’s growing awards presence
These victories add to Apple’s impressive track record at the DGA Awards, following a 2024 win for Lessons in Chemistry. To date, Apple Original content has accumulated 695 wins and 3,257 award nominations across films, documentaries and series.
Both The Studio and Mr. Scorsese currently stream on Apple TV, which is available for $12.99 per month with a seven-day free trial for new subscribers.
You can also get it via any tier of the Apple One subscription bundle. For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV for free.
In November 2019, Apple TV “became the first all-original streaming service to launch around the world, and has premiered more original hits and received more award recognitions faster than any other streaming service.
David Snow, an expert on Apple hardware and software, writes on a variety of technological and cultural topics for Cult of Mac. They include Apple news, technology buying guides, and features about computer setups and Apple TV shows and movies.
With 30 years of experience covering technology and other subjects, he has written and edited for numerous print and online publications, including CMP Media, TechTV.com, CNET, Wired News, Red Herring magazine, Law.com, The 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, technology, for ALM Media.
Snow graduated with a B.A. from Syracuse University with majors in magazine journalism and psychology. While there, he worked as a reporter for The Daily Orange newspaper and associate editor of Equal Time magazine.
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