Overview

• Jeff Margolis, celebrated for directing live telecasts of the Oscars, Emmys, and SAG Awards, died at 78 in Nashville, Tennessee.
• Over a four-decade career, Margolis directed 22 American Music Awards, eight Academy Awards, and seven SAG Awards, among other high-profile events.
• He won two Directors Guild Awards and two Emmys, including for the 1995 Oscars and Sammy Davis Jr.’s 60th Anniversary Celebration.
• Through his company, Jeff Margolis Productions, he expanded into producing network and cable series like NBC’s 'Fame' and VH1’s 'In Search of the Partridge Family.'
• Margolis is survived by his children and grandchildren, with tributes from the SAG Awards Committee and Directors Guild honoring his contributions to television.