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Richard A. Preuss

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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2017 Primetime Emmy Award winner for "The Oscars: All Access"
Rich Preuss is an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Television Director of live specials, comedy, music, award shows, red carpet shows, animal shows, talk shows, NASA/SpaceX rocket launches and splashdowns, interactive projects, and events.

With 25+ years experience working on large-scale productions, his recipe for successful live shows has been meticulous attention to detail, a creative outlook, cool calm under pressure, teamwork, and a passion for live storytelling.

He's been nominated for three Primetime Emmys and won the Emmy in 2017 for Oscars: All Access. He won the Peabody Award in 2019 for directing Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj (Netflix).
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    The Oscars: All Access (2017)
    The Oscars: All Access
    7.2
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2017
    85th Annual Academy Awards Backstage Pass (2013)
    85th Annual Academy Awards Backstage Pass
    TV Special
    • Director
    • 2013
    The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008)
    The 80th Annual Academy Awards
    6.8
    TV Special
    • Second Unit or Assistant Director
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Director



    • Summer Game Fest (2025)
      Summer Game Fest
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2025
    • The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards (2025)
      The 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards
      TV Special
      • Director (Pre-Show Orange Carpet Special)
      • 2025
    • 2025 Writers Guild Awards (2025)
      2025 Writers Guild Awards
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2025
    • 2024 Billboard Music Awards (2024)
      2024 Billboard Music Awards
      4.0
      TV Special
      • Director (as Rich Preuss)
      • 2024
    • The Game Awards 2024 (2024)
      The Game Awards 2024
      6.9
      TV Special
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2024
    • The 2024 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2024)
      The 2024 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
      4.3
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Stupid Pet Tricks (2024)
      Stupid Pet Tricks
      5.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as Richard Preuss)
      • 2024
    • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton's Pet Gala (2024)
      Dolly Parton's Pet Gala
      7.8
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • 66th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • The 2023 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2024)
      The 2023 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
      9.4
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 (2023)
      Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024
      6.0
      TV Special
      • additional segments director
      • 2023
    • The Game Awards 2023 (2023)
      The Game Awards 2023
      5.8
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • 13th Annual Streamy Awards (2023)
      13th Annual Streamy Awards
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Summer Game Fest 2023 (2023)
      Summer Game Fest 2023
      7.9
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2023

    Producer



    • Oscars: All Access
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 2019
    • The Oscars: All Access
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 2018
    • The Oscars: All Access (2017)
      The Oscars: All Access
      7.2
      TV Special
      • co-executive producer
      • 2017
    • Live Earth (2007)
      Live Earth
      7.1
      TV Special
      • associate producer (segment "World Feed Highlights Show")
      • 2007
    • Nokia New Year's Eve
      TV Special
      • co-producer
      • 2006

    Second Unit or Assistant Director



    • 2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2019)
      2019 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
      4.1
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2019
    • The 2019 ESPY Awards (2019)
      The 2019 ESPY Awards
      5.7
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2019
    • The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards (2019)
      The 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
      6.1
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2019
    • Survivor (2000)
      Survivor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2017–2018
    • The 2018 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards (2018)
      The 2018 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
      5.5
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2018
    • Melissa McCarthy in Little Big Shots (2016)
      Little Big Shots
      7.0
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2018
    • 2018 CMT Music Awards (2018)
      2018 CMT Music Awards
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2018
    • Tiffany Haddish in Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity (2018)
      Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity
      5.0
      TV Special
      • associate director (as Rich Preuss)
      • 2018
    • The 60th Annual Grammy Awards (2018)
      The 60th Annual Grammy Awards
      4.8
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2018
    • The AFLAC Duck attends The 2017 ESPYs
      The 2017 ESPY Awards
      7.0
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2017
    • Jimmy Fallon in The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)
      The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017
      5.6
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2017
    • Anthony Padilla and Ian Hecox in Smosh (2005)
      Smosh
      6.9
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • 73rd Golden Globe Awards (2016)
      73rd Golden Globe Awards
      7.0
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2016
    • Teen Choice Awards 2015 (2015)
      Teen Choice Awards 2015
      6.4
      TV Special
      • associate director
      • 2015
    • JC Chasez in America's Best Dance Crew (2008)
      America's Best Dance Crew
      6.9
      TV Series
      • associate director
      • 2015

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      • Jennifer Goldstein? - present
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