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David Nutter Biography
Birth Name:David Nutter
Birth Place:United States
Profession Director, Producer, Soundtrack, Editor
Fast Facts
- Graduated from the University of Miami, where he originally studied music before switching to filmmaking
- Started out working on the series "21 Jump Street․"
- Featured actor Don Johnson in his first student film "Cease Fire․"
- Quote: "To me, everybody wants to fall in love -- teenagers and adults․ That's something that we all have in common․"
- Quote: "Whenever I read scripts, I just ask myself what can I fall in love with and what kind of enduring quality does it have?"
- Directed the infamous "Red Wedding" episode of "Game of Thrones․"
- His first 16 pilot episodes went on to become series, including "Smallville," "Supernatural" and "The Mentalist․"
Awards
- 1995Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
- 1996Universe Reader's Choice Award-Best Direction for a Genre TV Series: winner
- 2002Christopher Award-Television & Cable: winner
- 2002OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2002OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
- 2002Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: winner
- 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2007DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
- 2008DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special: nominated
- 2011Critics Choice Award-Best Picture Made for Television: winner
- 2011DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series: nominated
- 2011Peabody Award-: winner
- 2012OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: winner
- 2013INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013INOCA TV-Best Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013INOCA TV-Best Episode of a Drama Series: winner
- 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: winner
- 2014DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2014Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: winner
- 2014OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: nominated
- 2015Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: winner
- 2015Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
- 2016DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: winner
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Year: nominated
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated
- 2019OFTA Television Award-Best Direction in a Drama Series: winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
- 2019Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
- 2020DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
- 2020PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated