On February 8, DGA members heralded the best in commercials during the 2024 Meet the Nominees: Commercials event. Following welcome from DGA Director of Commercial Contracts Winona Wacker, National Vice President Laura Belsey introduced a screening of the nominated commercials. Then nominees Martin de Thurah (Fair Exchange and Legends Never Die [Levi’s 501 Jeans]); Seb Edwards (Rumble [Battle of the Baddest]), Kim Gehrig (Run This Town [Apple Music], The Travelers [Expedia]) and Craig Gillespie (Waiting Room [Apple iPhone]) spoke about the making of their ads in a conversation moderated by Director Kim O. Nguyen. The event was followed by a reception where the nominees mingled with DGA members and guests.
Nominee Andreas Nilsson (R.I.P. Leon [Apple iPhone], Action Mode [Apple iPhone14], Choose Happy [Les Mills Fitness], Wait’ll You See This [Snapchat]) was unable to attend.