Annetta Marion is an American filmmaker, director and showrunner. She has worked on major shows for networks like Netflix, Amazon, Apple+, ESPN, OWN, MTV, VH1, and Investigation Discovery, including the acclaimed Oprah's Master Class.
Life and career Marion graduated from Norwin High School in North Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and also earned both a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. In 2005, she was accepted into the AFI Directing Workshop for Women, a mentorship and education program geared towards female filmmaking. Her notable projects include Oprah's Master Class, where she served as director and showrunner, and the NBC series Making It.
Marion’s latest nonfiction project was an Amazon Original Series, First To The Finish. It's an action series that is an inside look at the Mazda MX-5 car racing season. Seen mostly through the lens of three standout women in the world of motorsports, they navigate the challenges of elite racing. The film premiered in 2025 on Prime Video Sports, Annetta was the showrunner and directed all six episodes of this striking pilot season.
Marion produced and second-unit directed the award-winning Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, which premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. The hybrid film won four Primetime Emmys, a HOPE Filmmaker Award at SXSW, and five Critics Choice Awards, scoring both BAFTA and Peabody.
Marion currently serves as an alternate on the National Board of the Directors Guild of America and on the Eastern Directors Council. She is also a member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, New York Women in Film & Television, Film Fatales, Women in Film LA, BAFTA, the Alliance of Women Directors, and the Producers Guild of America.
Selected filmography YearTitle Contribution Note 2025 First to the Finish Director and executive producer 6 episodes 2023 Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie Producer and second unit director Hybrid feature film 2011-2018 Oprah's Master Class Director and executive producer 55 episodes 2016-2017 A Crime to Remember Associate producer 2 episodes 2012 30 for 30 Producer 2 episodes 2006 SeeMore's Playhouse Line producer 3 episodes 2001 Never Again Line producer Feature film 1999 The Dream Catcher Line producer Feature film
Awards and nominations YearResultAwardCategoryWorkRef.2024 NominatedBAFTA AwardsBest DocumentaryStill: A Michael J. Fox Movie NominatedPeabody AwardsBest Documentary NominatedCinema Eye HonorsOutstanding Non-Fiction Feature NominatedGold Derby AwardsDocumentary Feature WonAstra Film AwardsBest Documentary Feature2023 WonPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special2022 WonNew York Women in Film & TelevisionBest Dark ComedyPark Slope Moms2013 NominatedPrimetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Informational Series or SpecialOprah's Master Class References
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