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R.J. Cutler

Birth Name:
R.J. Cutler
Profession
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Sound department
R.J. Cutler

Fast Facts

  • He has won or been nominated for numerous awards, including a Peabody, two GLAAD Awards and an Independent Spirit Award
  • Attennded film school at the University of Southern California
  • Graduated from Harvard University in 1983
  • Known for prolific career in documentaries, as well as executive producer of ABC musical drama "Nashville․"
  • Produced "The World According to Dick Cheney," which debuted at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival
  • Recognized for unique and innovative filmmaking techniques, including giving cameras out to the cast of FX reality series "Black․ White․" and editing their footage to put together the final product

Awards

  • 1998Emmy - Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Directing:Nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality):Winner
  • 2002IDA Award - Limited Series:Nominated
  • 2002Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Non-Fiction Program (Reality):Nominated
  • 2006PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television:Nominated
  • 2009Genesis Award - Outstanding Unscripted Television Series:Winner
  • 2009Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Nominated
  • 2009Television Academy Honors - Recipient:Winner
  • 2010Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeWinner
  • 2010Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Production:Nominated
  • 2013Television Academy Honors - The Television Academy Honors - Television Drama:Winner
  • 2015Audience AwardNominated
  • 2015Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
  • 2015IDA Award - Best Feature:Nominated
  • 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
  • 2016Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
  • 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Documentary Picture:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Nominated
  • 2021HMMA Award - Best Music Documentary/Special Program:Nominated
  • 2022Cinema Eye Audience Choice PrizeNominated
  • 2022Gold Derby Film Award - Documentary Feature:Nominated
  • 2022IDA Award - Best Episodic Series:Nominated
  • 2022SFCS Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Variety Special (Live):Winner
  • 2024Windie - Best Documentary Film:Nominated
  • 2024HMMA Award - Best Music Documentary/Special Program:Nominated
  • 2024Audience Award - Documentary Feature:Winner
  • 2024Emmy - Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary:Winner
  • 2024PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures:Nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special:Nominated
  • 2025Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Nonfiction Program:Nominated
  • 2025WGA Award (Screen) - Documentary Screenplay:Nominated
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