Paul Pennolino Paul Pennolino received or was part of 3 major nominations in 2018. 2018 Emmys Creative Arts 1 nomination Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Nominee 2018 Directors Guild of America 2 nominations Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Variety/talk/news/sports - Regularly Scheduled Programming "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Nominee Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Variety/talk/news/sports - Specials "Full Frontal with Samantha Bee Presents Not the White House Correspondents' Dinner" Nominee 2017 Emmys 1 nomination Outstanding Directing For A Variety Series "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" Nominee 2017 Directors Guild of America 1 nomination Outstanding Directorial Achievement In Variety/talk/news/sports - Regularly Scheduled Programming "Full Frontal With Samantha Bee" Nominee