Awards & Winners

Ozzie Alfonso

Date of Birth 14-August-1945
Place of Birth Cuba
(Latin America, Hurricane belt, Greater Antilles, Americas, North America)
Nationality Cuba
Also know as Osvaldo, Oswald
Profession Television Director, Screenwriter, Television Producer
Ozzie Alfonso was the director and one of three Senior Producers of 3-2-1 Contact from season 2 to 8 when the series stopped production. He was also one of the writers for the series from season 3 through 8. Following production of the daily series, Alfonso was the director of all the 3-2-1 Contact Specials, and 3-2-1 Classroom. His work at 3-2-1 Contact garnered two Emmy Awards- for Cinematography, and for Outstanding Directing. Prior to joining 3-2-1 Contact, Alfonso was a contributing director for Sesame Street where he started in the series second season as Post Production Supervisor and video editor. He was nominated for a nighttime Emmy for his directing in "Sesame Street in Puerto Rico". He left Sesame Street in 1979 and returned to the Children's Television Workshop to work in 3-2-1 Contact. After leaving Sesame Workshop, Alfonso freelanced as director and writer of numerous specials for PBS, Nickelodeon, and NBC. From 1991 until 2008, Alfonso headed his own video production and consulting company, Terra Associates, now 'Ozzie Alfonso Media"and is currently a professor at St. John's University in Queens, New York where he teaches several courses on media, television production, and writing. He is still an active director/writer working on selected projects.

Awards by Ozzie Alfonso

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ozzie Alfonso.

1992


Nominations 1992 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Children/Youth/Family Special 3-2-1 Contact
3-2-1 Contact Extra: Secrets of the Code

1989


Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Children's Series
Honored for : 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography
Honored for : 3-2-1 Contact

Nominations 1989 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing In A Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography 3-2-1 Contact

1988


Nominations 1988 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Direction In Children's Programming 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact

1987


Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact

1985


Nominations 1985 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact
Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series 3-2-1 Contact

1980


Nominations 1980 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming Sesame Street
Sesame Street in Puerto Rico