Ryan Murphy appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in September 2019. The feature focuses on his latest work and deals, including a pact with Netflix valued at $300 million. He earned two nominations for the 71st annual Emmy Awards: Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series for FX’s “Pose: Identity, Family, Community (Inside Look)”; and Outstanding Drama Series for FX’s “Pose.” Murphy was the executive producer for both series.

Murphy won two awards at the 70th annual Emmy Awards: Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series, Movie or Dramatic Special; and Outstanding Limited Series, both for his work on FX’s “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.” He was also nominated for Outstanding Short Form Nonfiction Or Reality Series for the series. Murphy was the executive producer of the nine-episode series and director of the series premiere.

Murphy won a primetime Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series in 2016 for the crime series "The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story", as well as another in 2014. He’s accumulated more than 25 Emmy nominations since 2004.

In addition to two seasons’ worth of work on "American Crime Story," Murphy is also the creator/producer of "Glee," "American Horror Story" and more. His career started in journalism at publications including the Miami Herald, the Los Angeles Times, and Entertainment Weekly. (November 2019)