Jay Duplass
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
- Shared the Grand Jury Award for best narrative short with Mark Duplass at the 2004 Florida Film Festival for "Scrapple․"
- Won a Reel Frontier Special Jury Award for inspirational filmmaking for "Kevin" at the 2011 Arizona International Film Festival
- Attended Jesuit High School, an all-male college-preparatory Catholic school in New Orleans
- Credits his interest in making movies to the film "Raising Arizona," which he watched in his youth
- Made a name for himself by writing and directing several award-winning short films
- 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 AwardNominated
- 2006Someone to Watch AwardNominated
- 2006ICP Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2010Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 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 AwardWinner
- 2026TopsNominated
- 2026John Cassavetes AwardNominated
- 2026Audience Award - Festival Favorites:Nominated