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Rory Kennedy Biography

Birth Name:Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy

Birth Place:Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Profession Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Co-founder of May Day Media, a non-profit aimed at the production of socially-relevant films and specials
  • Graduated from Brown University
  • The youngest of 11 children born to Robert and Ethel Kennedy
  • Quote: "I am now using media as a tool to bring attention to marginalized people․"
  • Was born six months after her father was assassinated, as her mother was only three months pregnent when the event happened

Awards

  • 1999Documentary Award-: winner
  • 1999Honorable Mention-Best Documentary: winner
  • 1999Gold Hugo-Best Documentary: winner
  • 1999Jury Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 1999Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 2000Truer Than Fiction Award-: nominated
  • 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Non-Fiction Special: nominated
  • 2003Jury Award-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2005IDA Award-Feature Documentaries: nominated
  • 2006Emmy-Outstanding Continuing Coverage of a News Story - Long Form: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: winner
  • 2007Grand Jury Prize-Documentary: nominated
  • 2008Gracie-Outstanding Director - News Series or Special: winner
  • 2009Video Source Award-: nominated
  • 2009Video Source Award-: nominated
  • 2010IDA Award-Distinguished Short Documentary: nominated
  • 2010Short Filmmaking Award-National: nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
  • 2012Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2012Audience Award-Documentary: winner
  • 2013Gracie-Outstanding Director - News/Non-Fiction: winner
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming: nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
  • 2014ACCA-Best Documentary Feature: nominated
  • 2014Audience Award-Best Feature: winner
  • 2014Special Jury Award-: nominated
  • 2015Oscar-Best Documentary, Feature: nominated
  • 2015Emmy-Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form: nominated
  • 2019WIN Award-Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman: winner
  • 2022Video Source Award-: nominated
  • 2022Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary Feature-: nominated
  • 2023Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Film: nominated