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Akiva Schaffer Biography

Profession Producer, Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Editor, Assistant director, Music department, Script department

Awards

  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: winner
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program: nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2009WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series: winner
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2012INNY Award-Best Comedy Video: winner
  • 2012WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series: nominated
  • 2014HMMA Award-Best Song - Animated Film: winner
  • 2014OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2014PFCS Award-Best Original Song: winner
  • 2015Grammy-Best Song Written for Visual Media: nominated
  • 2015INOCA-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2015IFC Award-Best Song: winner
  • 2015Satellite Award-Best Original Song: nominated
  • 2016Sierra Award-Best Song: nominated
  • 2018WGA Award (TV)-Comedy/Variety–Music, Awards, Tributes–Specials: nominated
  • 2019Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Shortform: winner
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2022Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series: nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Short Form Comedy, Drama or Variety Series: winner
  • 2025Oglethorpe Award for Excellence in Georgia Cinema-: nominated
  • 2025IFJA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated