Michael Selditch
Birth Name:
Michael Selditch
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Camera department, Writer, Actor, Production designer, Art director, Art department
Fast Facts
- Won a James Beard Award for best national television food series two years in a row for "Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie," of which he was the show runner and co-creator
- Architecture School, the documentary series he created and directed, was named one of the Top 10 TV Series of 2008 by Time magazine
- Won a Rhode Island International Film Festival Award for best feature special interest for his feature film directorial debut, "Fixing Frank․"
- Earned his master's degree in architecture from the University of Pennsylvania
- Worked as an architect for 14 years before getting involved in the entertainment industry, and taught classes at the Pratt Institute and Woodbury University
- Best known as a writer, producer and director who worked on "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy," "I Love You․․․But I Lied" and "Fixing Frank․"
Awards
- 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality):Nominated
- 2002Special Interest Programming Award - Best Feature Film:Winner
- 2008Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Lifestyle Program:Nominated
- 2009IDA Award - Limited Series:Winner
- 2023DOC LA Award - Audience Award - Feature:Winner
- 2023DOC LA Award - Best Director:Winner
- 2023Rare Pearl AwardWinner
- 2023Programmers Choice Award - Programmers Choice Award:Winner
- 2023Audience Award - Best Documentary Film:Winner
- 2023Audience Award - Documentary Feature:Winner
- 2024Audience Award - Best Documentary:Winner