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Jon Cassar Biography

Birth Name:John Francis Cassar

Birth Place:Malta

Profession Director, Camera department, Producer, Assistant director

Fast Facts

In 2007, he was nominated for a Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television
Won the 2012 Directors Guild of America award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television
Won the 2012 Directors Guild of Canada Craft Award
In 2012, he won a Directors Guild of America Award for his work on "The Kennedys․"
Was nominated for a 2009 Producers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
Has received a Directors Guild of Canada Award for his work on "The Kennedys․"
Won the 2006 Monte-Carlo TV Festival Golden Nymph award for Best International Producer
Earned a bachelors degree from Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology․
Is the father of frequent collaborator and televison actor Alexis Cassar
Is best known for his work producing the TV series "24․"
Is the co-founder of the Motion Picture Industry Charitable Alliance

Awards

1998Gemini-Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: nominated
2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2004DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: nominated
2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2006Golden Nymph-Best International Producer: winner
2006PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: winner
2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
2007DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series - Night: winner
2007PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2011Gemini-Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie: nominated
2011Gemini-Best Direction in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series: nominated
2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Miniseries or Movie: nominated
2012DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Movies for Television/Mini-Series: winner
2012DGC Team Award-Television Movie/Mini-Series: winner
2012DGC Craft Award-Direction - Television Movie/Mini-Series: winner
2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
2013Canadian Screen Award-Best Direction in a Dramatic Series: nominated
2016Audience Award-: nominated
2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Direction, Drama Program or Limited Series: nominated
2018Canadian Screen Award-Best Limited Series or Program: nominated