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Rory Kennedy

Birth Name:
Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy
Birth Place:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Profession
Producer, Director
Rory Kennedy

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 AwardWinner
  • 1999Honorable Mention - Best Documentary:Winner
  • 1999Gold Hugo - Best Documentary:Winner
  • 1999Jury Award - Best Documentary:Winner
  • 1999Grand Jury Prize - Documentary:Nominated
  • 2000Truer Than Fiction AwardNominated
  • 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 AwardNominated
  • 2009Video Source AwardNominated
  • 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 AwardNominated
  • 2015Oscar - Best Documentary, Feature:Nominated
  • 2015Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Nominated
  • 2019WIN Award - Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman:Winner
  • 2022Video Source AwardNominated
  • 2022Bruce Sinofsky Prize for Documentary FeatureNominated
  • 2023Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Broadcast Film:Nominated
  • 2026Knight Documentary Achievement Award - Best Documentary:Nominated
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