Dan Cutforth
Birth Name:
Daniel Ashlin Cutforth
Birth Place:
Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Producer, Director
Fast Facts
- Was nominated for a 2013 Producers Guild of America Award for outstanding producer of competition television along with other producers of "Top Chef․"
- In 2004, he was nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for his work on "Project Greenlight 2․"
- Started out working as a researcher for the light entertainment department at the BBC
- Frequently collaborates with fellow producer Jane Lipsitz on various projects
- Is best known for producing reality programs and talk shows
- While working for the independent production company Planet 24, he was part of the team that started the morning show "The Big Breakfast․"
- In 2001, he founded the production company Magical Elves
- In 2013, he served as a speaker at the RealScreen Summit
- Was born in the county where Stonehenge is located
Awards
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Special Class):Nominated
- 2004PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Reality/Game/Informational Series Television:Nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Program:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Program:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2008PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2009PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2009PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Winner
- 2011PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
- 2012PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2014IDA Award - Best Limited Series:Winner
- 2014PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program:Nominated
- 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Competition Program:Nominated
- 2017Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Culinary Program:Nominated
- 2017PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Competition Program:Nominated
- 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series:Nominated
- 2018PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2018Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Children's or Family Viewing Series:Nominated
- 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Competition Television:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2019Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
- 2020PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Game & Competition Television:Nominated
- 2022Real TV Award - Best Limited Series:Nominated
- 2022Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Lifestyle Program:Winner