Reed Morano

Reed Morano
Born (1977-04-15) April 15, 1977 (age 47)
Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Other namesReed Dawson Morano
Reed Morano Walker
Alma materNew York University (BA)
Occupations
  • Film director
  • cinematographer
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Matt Walker
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(m. 2008; div. 2018)​
Children2
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (2017)
Websitereedmorano.com

Reed Morano (born April 15, 1977)[1] is an American film director and cinematographer. Morano was the first woman in history to win both the Emmy and Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series in the same year for the pilot episode of The Handmaid's Tale. Morano is known for her cinematography work on feature films such as Frozen River (2008), Kill Your Darlings (2013) and The Skeleton Twins (2014).

In 2013, Morano became the youngest member of the American Society of Cinematographers at that time, and one of only 14 women in an organization of approximately 345 active members.[2] Two years later, she made her directorial debut with her critically acclaimed feature film Meadowland. She also directed the first three episodes of Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale, for which she won an Emmy Award.[3] She also won a Directors Guild of America Award for directing a drama series for the episode "Offred" of The Handmaid's Tale, which makes her the first woman to win the Emmy and Directors Guild Award for directing a drama series.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Alumni: Reed Morano". New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Archived from the original on March 22, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017. American cinematographer and director Reed Morano was born on April 15, 1977 in Omaha, Nebraska.
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  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-09-18). "'Handmaid's Tale's Reed Morano's Emmy Win A Breakthrough For Female Directors". Deadline. Archived from the original on 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2017-12-27.
  4. ^ Dave McNary. "DGA Awards: 2018 Winners List – Variety". Variety.com. Archived from the original on 2019-02-03. Retrieved 2018-02-05.
  5. ^ Joyce Eng (2018-01-31). "DGA Awards: Reed Morano first woman to win Emmy and DGA for drama?". GoldDerby. Archived from the original on 2018-02-04. Retrieved 2018-02-05.