DGA Lists TV Nominees

Directors of three separate episodes of the ABC police drama “NYPD Blue” are competing against one another for a Directors Guild of America award.

The guild’s 1993 television nominations, announced Monday, included “NYPD Blue” directors Charles Haid, Gregory Hoblit and Eric Laneuville in the category of nighttime drama series, along with Barry Levinson for NBC’s “Homicide: Life on the Street” and Lou Antonio for CBS’ “Picket Fences.”

Winners will be announced March 5. Other nominations:

Comedy: Peter Bonerz, “Murphy Brown,” CBS; James Burrows, “Frasier,” NBC; Tom Cherones, “Seinfeld,” NBC; Michael Lange, “Northern Exposure,” CBS; Betty Thomas, “Dream On,” HBO.

Dramatic specials: Emile Ardolino, “Gypsy,” CBS; Robert Butler, “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” ABC; Michael Ritchie, “The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom,” HBO; Ian Sander, “I’ll Fly Away: Then and Now,” PBS; Roger Spottiswoode, “And the Band Played On,” HBO.

Musical variety: Humphrey Burton, “Leonard Bernstein Place, Stage,” A&E; Hal Gurnee, “Late Show With David Letterman,” CBS; Louis J. Horvitz, “The Kennedy Center Honors,” CBS; Jeff Margolis, “65th Annual Academy Awards,” ABC; Don Scardino, “Tracy Ullman Takes on New York,” HBO.

Daytime serials: Bruce S. Barry, “Guiding Light,” CBS; Joseph Behar, “General Hospital,” ABC; Brian Mertes, “Guiding Light,” CBS; Jill Mitwell, “One Life to Live,” ABC; Michael Stich, “The Bold and the Beautiful,” CBS.

Documentary/actuality: Bruce Kuerton and John Dijulio, “From Fields of Promise”; Susan Lacy and Susan Steinberg, “Paul Simon: Born at the Right Time,” PBS; Alan and Susan Raymond, “I Am a Promise,” HBO; Shari Cookson, “Skinheads USA: Soldiers of a Race War,” HBO; Barbara Kopple, “Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson,” NBC.