Michael Kennedy is an award-winning, genre-jumping director with a reputation for creating original work that addresses social issues while achieving critical and commercial success. He has directed 23 feature-length films/TV movies and over 230 episodes of prime-time TV drama and comedy including every episode of the first season of the ground-breaking and record-breaking series Little Mosque on the Prairie.
He has many honours including: 4 Canadian Screen Award (or Gemini) nominations and 1 shared win, The Canada Award for promoting Diversity; 8 Directors Guild of Canada nominations (2 wins); 1 Directors Guild of America nomination; 11 Canadian Comedy Award nominations (3 wins); 1 win at the Canadian Music Video Awards; and many other honours at more than 30 festivals. He was recently nominated for a Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction, TV Movie for #Roxie, which was also nominated for Best TV Movie.
Michael is often brought in early to help develop a new TV series; he directed the first episode filmed/aired on 15 different TV series. He was also one of the directors of the acclaimed comedy series Kids In The Hall (the original) and directed 14 episodes of the award-winning Made In Canada series starring Rick Mercer.

Canadian Screen Awards / Gemini Awards
2020 - Nominated, Best Director, TV Movie, #Roxy.
#Roxy also nominated, Best TV Movie.
2010 - Nominated, Best Director, TV episodic, Comedy, “Little Mosque”.
2007 - Nominated, Best Director, TV episodic, Comedy, “Little Mosque”.
2007 - The Canada Award, first season of Little Mosque…”, all episodes directed by MK.
2003 - Nominated, Best Director, TV episodic, Comedy, “Made In Canada”

Directors Guild of Canada Awards
2010 - Nominated for Team award, “Little Mosque…”.
2009 - Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.
2008 - Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.
2007 - Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Drama, “North/South”.
2007 - Nominated, Best achievement, TV, Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.
2003 - Winner, Best Direction, TV, Comedy, “Made In Canada”
2002 - Winner, Best Direction, TV, Comedy, “Made In Canada”
2002 - Nominated, Best Direction, TV, Drama, “Emily Of New Moon”

Directors Guild of America Awards
Nominated, Best Director, Family Films, “Robin of Locksley”

Canadian Comedy Awards,
2019 - Nominated, Best Director, Feature Film, #Roxy.
2008 - Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.
2007 - Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Little Mosque On The Prairie”.
2007 - Nominated, Best Director, TV show or special, “This Space For Rent”.
2005 - Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Listen Missie”,
2004 - Nominated, Best Director, TV Comedy, “Mental Block”,
2003 - Winner, Best Director, TV Series, “Made In Canada”
2002 - Winner, Best Director, TV Series, “Made In Canada”
2002 - Nominated, Best Director, TV series, “Blackfly”
2001 - Nominated, Best Director, TV series, “Made In Canada”
2000 - Winner, Best Director, TV Series, “Made In Canada”