Delbert Mann – Marty

• Richard Brooks – Blackboard Jungle
• John Ford – The Long Gray Line
• Elia Kazan – East of Eden
• Henry Koster – A Man Called Peter
• Joshua Logan – Picnic
• Daniel Mann – The Rose Tattoo
• Mark Robson – The Bridges at Toko-Ri
• John Sturges – Bad Day at Black Rock
• Charles Vidor – Love Me or Leave Me
• Billy Wilder – The Seven Year Itch

Don Weis – Fireside Theatre untuk "The Little Guy"

• Robert Florey – Four Star Playhouse untuk "The Executioner"
• Roy Kellino – Four Star Playhouse untuk "The Collar"
• James Nielsen – General Electric Theater untuk "The Windmill"
• Ted Post – Medic untuk "Mercy Wears an Apron"
• William A. Seiter – Schlitz Playhouse of Stars untuk "Night of the Big Swamp"