Awards & Winners

John Korty

Date of Birth 22-July-1936
Place of Birth Lafayette
(Tippecanoe County, Indiana, Fairfield Township, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Animator, Television Director, Television Producer, Cinematographer, Screenwriter
John Korty is an American film director and animator, best known for the television film The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman and the documentary Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?, as well as the theatrical animated feature Twice Upon a Time. He has won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature and several other major awards. He is described by the film critic Leonard Maltin as "a principled filmmaker who has worked both outside and within the mainstream, attempting to find projects that support his humanistic beliefs".

Awards by John Korty

Check all the awards nominated and won by John Korty.

1986


Nominations 1986 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing - Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special Hallmark Hall of Fame
Resting Place

1979


Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming
Honored for : Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

Nominations 1979 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Informational Programming Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

1978


Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries
Honored for : Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

Nominations 1978 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Documentaries Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

1977


Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
Honored for : Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Who Are the DeBolts? And Where Did They Get Nineteen Kids?

1976


Nominations 1976 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In A Special Program - Drama Or Comedy - Adaptation Farewell to Manzanar

1974


Directors Guild of America Outstanding Television Director
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Film/Miniseries
Honored for : The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Directing - Drama
Honored for : The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
(Best Directing in Drama - A Single Program - Comedy or Drama)

Nominations 1974 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television Film/Miniseries The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Directing - Drama The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Best Directing in Drama - A Single Program - Comedy or Drama

1973


Nominations 1973 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation The People

1964


Nominations 1964 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject Breaking the Habit