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MJ Delaney
NationalityBritish
Alma mater Oxford University
OccupationDirector
Years active2010–present

MJ Delaney is a British director. She is known for her work on Ted Lasso, for which she won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2022.

Career

Delaney was born in London and graduated from Oxford University in 2007. [1] She found early success in 2010 by making a parody of the music video for " Empire State of Mind", with the song rewritten to praise the Welsh town of Newport. The video's viral popularity led to her work directing well-received ads for organizations such as Aldi and Plan International. She also directed an episode of Coming Up. [2] Her feature-film debut, Powder Room, was released in 2013. [1]

Delaney worked with Sharon Horgan and Morgana Robinson on the short programme Morgana Robinson's Summer, which won a BAFTA Award in 2018. [3] She later directed the final two episodes of the first season of Ted Lasso, receiving an Emmy nomination for " The Hope That Kills You". [4] [5] Delaney returned for Ted Lasso's second season and won an Emmy for directing the episode " No Weddings and a Funeral". [6] Delaney was part of the directing team of the Disney+ show Renegade Nell, which premiered on 29 March 2024 on the streaming service. [7]

Awards and nominations

Award Year Category Nominated work Result Ref.
Directors Guild of America Awards 2021 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for " The Hope That Kills You") Nominated [8]
2022 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for " No Weddings and a Funeral") Nominated [9]
Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards 2022 Best Directing in a Streaming Series, Comedy Ted Lasso (for "No Weddings and a Funeral") Nominated [10]
Primetime Emmy Awards 2021 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "The Hope That Kills You") Nominated [11]
2022 Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series Ted Lasso (for "No Weddings and a Funeral") Won

References

  1. ^ a b Masters, Tim (6 December 2013). "Powder Room: MJ Delaney shoots film debut in ladies' loo". BBC. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  2. ^ Lamont, Tom (16 June 2012). "MJ Delaney: 'My God, I've got a gaffer. What is a gaffer?'". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  3. ^ Kiefer, Brittaney (22 June 2018). "How director MJ Delaney forged an unconventional path to filmmaking". Campaign. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  4. ^ McLachlan, Megan (13 July 2021). "Director MJ Delaney Chats about Bringing 'Ted Lasso' Season 1 to Its Emotional Conclusion". Awards Daily. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  5. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (19 August 2021). "'Ted Lasso's' Brett Goldstein and Director MJ Delaney Break Down Roy's Last Match". Variety. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  6. ^ Cordero, Rosy (12 September 2022). "Jason Sudeikis Celebrates "Show About Good & Evil" Following Outstanding Comedy Series Win for 'Ted Lasso'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Disney+ Releases Official Trailer for Original Series Renegade Nell Streaming March 29". Disney Plus Press. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
  8. ^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2020". Directors Guild of America. 8 March 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  9. ^ "DGA Announces Nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials and Documentary for 2021". Directors Guild of America. 26 January 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  10. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (14 August 2022). "HCA TV Awards: 'Severance,' 'Ted Lasso,' 'Dopesick' Win Top Streaming Awards on Night 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2022.
  11. ^ "MJ Delaney". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 7 October 2022.

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