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Robert Allan Ackerman Biography

Birth Name:Robert Allan Ackerman

Birth Place:Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession Director, Producer

Fast Facts

  • Nominated for a Directors Guild of America award in 2002 for "Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows"
  • Worked on Broadway many years before transitioning to Hollywood feature films in the late '90s

Awards

  • 2001Christopher Award-Television & Cable: winner
  • 2001OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special: nominated
  • 2002DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television: nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
  • 2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: winner
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated