Chris Donovan (director)

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Chris Donovan is a television director and producer who is the long-time director of the televised Golden Globe Awards, and other television gala specials. [1] [2] He received a bachelor's degree in theater from the University of Connecticut in 1969. [3] [4]

Most recently, he directed The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards which was televised live on June 19, 2011; [5] and also the 2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards which was televised on September 17, 2011. [6]

Donovan has been nominated for four Emmy Awards, three of them for his work on the 1990s Home Improvement television series. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Brian Lowry (2009-01-11). "66th annual Golden Globes". Variety. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  2. ↑ Charles Isherwood (2001-01-21). "The 58th Annual Golden Globe Awards". Variety. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  3. ↑ Eckhardt, Bret (2011-11-07). "Alumni Perspective: Chris Donovan, Golden Globe Awards Director". UConn Today. Archived from the original on 2015-10-11. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  4. ↑ Fillo, Maryellen (2007-02-06). "UConn Goes Uptown . . . to 90210". Hartford Courant. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  5. ↑ "The 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2011)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  6. ↑ "2011 Primetime Creative Arts Emmys (2011 TV Movie) : Release Info". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  7. ↑ "Chris Donovan : Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2017-02-25.


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