The Auteur Effect in TV Writing Rooms This year's Emmy nominations for writing and directing categories have made one thing abundantly clear: the auteur era has finally taken hold of television.
For decades, there has been a gradual shift towards more director driven storytelling on the small screen, but it's only now that we're witnessing an unprecedented level of overlap between creatives working behind the camera and in front of it.
Lucia Aniello, Vince Gilligan, and Steven Conrad are among the power hitters who have snagged both writing and directing nods for their respective shows.