Joseph Sargent
Birth Name:
Giuseppe Danielle Sorgente
Birth Place:
Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Profession
Director, Actor, Producer, Writer
Fast Facts
- Recognized by the Directors Guild of America over the course of four decades, with his first win coming in 1974 for "Kojak"
- Became interested in filmmaking at age 11 after his uncle gifted him an 8mm camera
- Alternated between the direction of film and television episodes throughout much of his career
- Although he began his career as an actor with mostly unaccredited roles, it was not long until he turned to directing in the mid-1950s
- Recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award in 1987 for his direction of "Jaws: The Revenge"
- At one point, served as the Senior Filmmaker-in-Residence for the directing program at the AFI Conservatory in Los Angeles
Awards
- 1967Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1970Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1971Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
- 1971Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program:Nominated
- 1973Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Drama - A Single Program:Winner
- 1974DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Winner
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Limited Series or a Special:Nominated
- 1984Golden RavenWinner
- 1986Bronze Leopard's EyeWinner
- 1986Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1988Razzie Award - Worst Director:Nominated
- 1988Razzie Award - Worst Picture:Nominated
- 1990Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1992Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing for a Miniseries or a Special:Winner
- 1993DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:Nominated
- 1995DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:Nominated
- 1996Bronze Wrangler - Television Feature Film:Winner
- 1997CableACE - Directing a Movie or Miniseries:Nominated
- 1998DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials:Nominated
- 1998Silver Spire - Television - Drama-Television Feature:Winner
- 1999Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries or a Movie:Nominated
- 2000DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
- 2000Silver Spire - Television - Drama-Television Feature:Winner
- 2001DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Nominated
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2005Black Reel - Best Director, Network/Cable Television:Nominated
- 2005Christopher Award - Television & Cable:Winner
- 2005DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Winner
- 2005OFTA Television Award - Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries:Nominated
- 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special:Nominated
- 2006DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television:Winner