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Andrew Jarecki Biography

Birth Name:Andrew Jarecki

Profession Producer, Director, Writer, Music department

Fast Facts

  • In 2003, he won the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for best new filmmaker for "Capturing the Friedmans․"
  • Won the Critics Award at the 2003 Sao Paulo International Film Festival
  • His film "Capturing the Friedmans" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003
  • In 1985, he earned a degree from Princeton University
  • Brother of fellow filmmakers Eugene Jarecki and Nicholas Jarecki
  • Co-founder of the film schedule information service Moviefone
  • Sang background vocals on the Bikini Robot Army single "Joe Strummer's House․"

Awards

  • 2003BSFC Award-Best New Filmmaker: winner
  • 2003IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
  • 2003LAFCA Award-Best Documentary/Non-Fiction Film: nominated
  • 2003Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
  • 2003Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: winner
  • 2003Critics Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2004Oscar-Best Documentary, Features: nominated
  • 2004CFCA Award-Most Promising Filmmaker: nominated
  • 2004DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary: nominated
  • 2004Best Feature-Length Documentary-: winner
  • 2004OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: winner
  • 2005DVDX Award-Best Deleted Scenes, Outtakes and Bloopers: winner
  • 2014Cinema Eye Honors Award-The Influentials: winner
  • 2015IDA Award-Best Limited Series: winner
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: winner
  • 2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: winner
  • 2022MTV Movie + TV Award-Best Real-Life Mystery or Crime Series: winner
  • 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program: nominated
  • 2024Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: nominated
  • 2025Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2025IDA Award-Best Production: nominated
  • 2025SFCS Award-Best Documentary Film: nominated
  • 2026Oscar-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2026NDFS Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated