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Jay Duplass Biography

Birth Name:Lawrence John Duplass

Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession Producer, Actor, Director, Writer, Cinematographer, Camera department, Soundtrack, Editor, Sound department

Fast Facts

His short film "The Intervention" won the Silver Berlin Bear and the Teddy for best short film at the 2005 Berlin International Film Festival
Won a Reel Frontier Special Jury Award for inspirational filmmaking for "Kevin" at the 2011 Arizona International Film Festival
Shared the Grand Jury Award for best narrative short with Mark Duplass at the 2004 Florida Film Festival for "Scrapple․"
Made a name for himself by writing and directing several award-winning short films
Credits his interest in making movies to the film "Raising Arizona," which he watched in his youth
Attended Jesuit High School, an all-male college-preparatory Catholic school in New Orleans
Quote: "I have been trying to get on screen, but I am trapped behind a camera․ The best I can do is stick my toes out and point the camera down at the toes․"
Quote: "I will be the first one to shamelessly admit that some of my peak emotional experiences in my lifetime have happened inside of movie theaters․"
A film director, producer, writer and actor best known for his collaborations with his brother, Mark Duplass
Known for his low-budget approach to filmmaking, in which he brings cameras to natural scenes, not highly engineered sets, and films the actors as if filming a documentary

Awards

2004Grand Jury Award-Best Narrative Short: winner
2005Jury Prize-Best Screenplay: winner
2005Audience Award-Emerging Visions: winner
2006John Cassavetes Award-: nominated
2006Someone to Watch Award-: nominated
2006ICP Award-Best First Feature: nominated
2010Grand Special Prize-: nominated
2010Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
2011Reel Frontier Special Jury Award-Inspirational Filmmaking: winner
2011Grand Jury Award-Best Short Documentary: nominated
2011SXSW Grand Jury Award-Documentary Short: nominated
2012Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: nominated
2016Actor-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
2016Critics' Choice TV Award-Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
2016Gold Derby TV Award-Comedy Supporting Actor: nominated
2018IDA Award-Best Limited Series: winner
2018Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series: winner
2019PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
2020Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Young Adult Program: nominated
2021Realscreen Award-Non-Fiction - Archive-Based Program: nominated
2021Realscreen Award-Diversity & Inclusion: nominated
2022Independent Spirit Award-Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series: nominated
2022Gotham Independent Film Award-Breakthrough Series - Shortform: nominated
2022HCA Award-Best Directing in a Broadcast Network or Cable Series, Comedy: nominated
2022Satellite Award-Best Actor in a Series, Comedy or Musical: nominated
2023Emmy-Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary: nominated
2023Peabody Award-Entertainment: nominated
2024Peabody Award-Entertainment: winner
2025Gotham TV Award-Breakthrough Limited Series: nominated
2025ARRI/OSRAM Award-Best International Film: nominated
2025Audience Award-Best Narrative Feature: winner
2025Emmy-Outstanding Investigative Documentary: winner
2025Audience Award-Narrative Spotlight: winner
2025Achievement in Screenwriting Award-: winner
2026John Cassavetes Award-: nominated