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Irene Taylor Biography

Birth Name:Irene Taylor Brodsky

Birth Place:St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Profession Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor, Writer, Sound department, Editorial department, Camera department

Awards

  • 2002Emmy-Outstanding Feature Story in a Regularly Scheduled Newscast: winner
  • 2007Crystal Heart Award-Documentary Feature: winner
  • 2007Best Documentary Feature-: winner
  • 2007Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 2007Audience Award-Documentary: winner
  • 2008Audience Award-: winner
  • 2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2008Peabody Award-Documentary: winner
  • 2009Oscar-Best Documentary, Short Subject: nominated
  • 2009Crystal Heart Award-Short Film: winner
  • 2009Pare Lorentz Award-: winner
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Research: nominated
  • 2010Emmy-Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2011Audience Award-Best Short Film: Documentary: winner
  • 2011Best Documentary-: winner
  • 2013Audience Award-Best Short: winner
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Oregon Short: winner
  • 2016Adrienne Shelley Excellence in Filmmaking Award-: winner
  • 2016SXSW Gamechanger Award-: nominated
  • 2017Critics' Choice Documentary Award-Best Director: nominated
  • 2017Sentinel Award-Short Documentary: nominated
  • 2018Shorter is Better Award - Special Mention-Best Documentary Short: winner
  • 2018Emmy-Outstanding Current Affairs Documentary: nominated
  • 2018Best Documentary Short-Best Documentary Short: nominated
  • 2018Special Mention-Documentary Short: winner
  • 2019Best Documentary-: nominated
  • 2019Audience Award-Best Documentary: nominated
  • 2019Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 2020Jury Award-Best International Documentary: nominated
  • 2020Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated
  • 2023duPont-Columbia Award-Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Award: winner
  • 2024HMMA Award-Best Music Documentary/Special Program: nominated
  • 2025C.A.S. Award-Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Motion Pictures - Documentary: nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated