This is Jonathan's third DGA Award nomination. He was previously nominated in this category in 2012 and 2013 for the Nickelodeon Original TV Movies "Camp Fred", in which he made a cameo as a Monkey Butler, and "Swindle", respectively.
Isabela Moner (CJ Parker), Jaheem Toombs (Fenwick) and Owen Joyner (Crispo) in "100 Things To Do Before High School".
Jonathan Judge's directorial team on the pilot of "100 Things to Do Before High School" was:
Unit Production Manager: Debra Spidell
First Assistant Director: Julian Petrillo
Second Assistant Director: Katey Wheelhouse
Second Second Assistant Director: Ceci Mak
Nickelodeon USA premiered the pilot of "100 Things to Do Before High School" on Tuesday 11th November 2014 as a movie special, and plans to fully launch the series, which will introduce Nickelodeon's latest crop of super-star talent, during early 2015.
"100 Things To Do Before High School" is a brand-new live-action creator-driven comedy-focused series from "Big Time Rush" creator and executive producer Scott Fellows. The half-hour, single-camera series follows three best friends as they navigate the highs and lows of middle school, with the help of a bucket list of adventures that help them overcome class cliques, terrifying bullies and clueless teachers.
With real life and teen drama awaiting her after 8th grade graduation, CJ Parker (Isabela Moner) has only a short time left to make the most of her middle school years. Together with her two lifelong best friends Fenwick (Jaheem Toombs) and Crispo (Owen Joyner), she is determined to get the most out of this time, using an ever-expanding list of challenges as a guide. For this group, growing up means trying everything and taking chances while they still can.
Jonathan Judge also directed the pilot episode of the brand-new Nickelodeon comedy series "Bella and the Bulldogs", "Newbie QB" (part one), which will premiere on Nick USA on Saturday 17th January 2015 at 8:00pm ET/PT, and has directed many episodes of popular Nickelodeon shows, including "Haunted Hathaways", "The Thundermans", "Big Time Rush", "Marvin Marvin", "Supah Ninjas", "Fred: The Show", "The Naked Brothers Band", "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide", "See Dad Run", and "Instant Mom", and episodes of the popular Nickelodeon Preschool series "Blue's Clues", "Blue's Room", "Nick Jr.'s Play Along" and "LazyTown". Jonathan Judge's producing credits include "U-Pick Live" ("MusicWeek" and "Fairly Odd Wish-a-Thon"), the "Kids Choice Awards Orange Carpet Pre-Show 2009" and "Kids Choice Awards Orange Carpet 2010".
The Directors Guild of America will announce the winners at the 67th annual DGA Awards dinner hosted by actress, singer, and comedian Jane Lynch, who guest-starred on the hit Nickelodeon comedy series "iCarly" as Pam Puckett, Sam Puckett's (Jennette McCurdy) Mother, in the episode "iSam's Mom", on Saturday 7th February 2015 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza.
You can find a full list of 67th annual DGA Awards nominees here on the official Directors Guild of America website, dga.org.
Congratulations and good luck, Jonathan!
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