Andrew Jarecki
Birth Name:
Andrew Jarecki
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Music department
Fast Facts
- His film "Capturing the Friedmans" won the Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival in 2003
- 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
- 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 DocumentaryWinner
- 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
- 2026Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Production:Winner
- 2026LEJA Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2026NDFS Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2026OFTA Film Award - Best Documentary Feature Film:Nominated
- 2026PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:Nominated