Tony Sacco

Birth Name:

Anthony B. Sacco

Profession

Director, Cinematographer, Producer, Camera department

Is a founding member of the non-profit organization It's Your Planet, which produces documentaries about animals and nature
Won a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs for "Treasure Hunters" in 2007
Graduated from the University of Dayton with a degree in Design and Photography in 1992
Began his career in corporate television, working on series like "Dateline" and "60 Minutes․"
Best known as a television producer and director who has worked on "Project Runway" as well as several "Shark Week" series
Is the founder, director, and producer of RedSky Pictures, Inc․, which he created in 1990
Worked on the hit series "Project Runway" during its first four seasons

2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for Nonfiction Programming - Multi-Camera Productions:Nominated
2007DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:Winner
2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for Reality Programming:Nominated
2008DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:Nominated
2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Directing for Nonfiction Programming:Nominated
2015DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs:Winner

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