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29th Producers Guild Of America Awards
The 29th Producers Guild of America Awards (also known as 2018 Producers Guild Awards), honoring the best film and television producers of 2017, were held at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California on January 20, 2018. The nominations for documentary film were announced on November 20, 2017. The nominations for film and television were announced on January 5, 2018. Winners and nominees Film Television Milestone Award * Donna Langley Stanley Kramer Award * ''Get Out'' Visionary Award *Ava DuVernay David O. Selznick Achievement Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures *Charles Roven Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television The Norman Lear Achievement Award in Television is awarded annually by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) at the Producers Guild Awards ceremonies recognizing the individual's outstanding body of work in television. The award category was institu ... * Ryan Murphy References External links PGA Awards website {{DEFAULTSORT:Producers Gu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beverly Hilton
The Beverly Hilton is a hotel located on an property at the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica boulevards in Beverly Hills, California. The Beverly Hilton has hosted many awards shows, charity benefits, and entertainment and motion picture industry events, and is particularly known as the venue of the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony. History Conrad Hilton opened the Beverly Hilton in 1955. American architect Welton Becket designed the hotel as a showpiece with 582 rooms. Since 1961, the hotel's International Ballroom has hosted the Golden Globe Awards ceremony, presented annually by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. In 1975, 50% of the property was sold to Prudential Insurance Company forming a partnership with the Hilton Hotels Corporation. The partnership sold the hotel to entertainer and businessman Merv Griffin for $100.2 million in December 1987. The Beverly Hilton had completed a $35 million renovation prior to Griffin's purchase. The hotel was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadline Hollywood
''Deadline Hollywood'', commonly known as ''Deadline'' and also referred to as ''Deadline.com'', is an online news site founded as the news blog ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' by Nikki Finke in 2006. The site is updated several times a day, with entertainment industry news as its focus. It has been a brand of Penske Media Corporation since 2009. History ''Deadline'' was founded by Nikki Finke, who began writing an '' LA Weekly'' column series called ''Deadline Hollywood'' in June 2002. She began the ''Deadline Hollywood Daily'' (DHD) blog in March 2006 as an online version of her column. She officially launched it as an entertainment trade website in 2006. The site became one of Hollywood's most followed websites by 2009. In 2009, Finke sold ''Deadline'' to Penske Media Corporation (then Mail.com Media) for a low-seven-figure sum. Finke was also given a five-year-plus employment contract reported by the ''Los Angeles Times'' as being worth "millions of dollars", as well as pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Thomas
Emma Thomas Nolan (born 9 December 1971) is an English film producer, known for frequent collaborations with her husband, filmmaker Christopher Nolan. Her producing credits include '' The Dark Knight Trilogy'' (2005–2012), ''The Prestige'' (2006), ''Inception'' (2010), '' Interstellar'' (2014), ''Dunkirk'' (2017) and ''Tenet'' (2020). ''Inception'' and ''Dunkirk'' were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. Early life Thomas was born in 1971 in London. She graduated from University College London, where she met Christopher Nolan, her future husband. Career Apart from producing films, Thomas worked as a script supervisor throughout the 1990s, and was an assistant to the director Stephen Frears on '' High Fidelity'' (2000). She has produced all of Nolan's films since 1997, with the exception of the short documentary film ''Quay'' (2015). Together they run the production company Syncopy Inc. She is a member of the board of trustees of the Academy Museum of Motion Pic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dunkirk (2017 Film)
''Dunkirk'' is a 2017 war film written, directed and produced by Christopher Nolan that depicts the Dunkirk evacuation of World War II through the perspectives of the land, sea and air. It is produced by Syncopy Inc. and distributed by Warner Bros. Its ensemble cast includes Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles in his film debut, Aneurin Barnard, James D'Arcy, Barry Keoghan, Kenneth Branagh, Cillian Murphy, Mark Rylance and Tom Hardy. ''Dunkirk'' portrays the evacuation with little dialogue, as Christopher Nolan sought instead to create suspense from cinematography and music. Filming began in May 2016 in Dunkirk and ended that September in Los Angeles, when post-production began. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot the film on IMAX 65 mm and 65 mm large-format film stock. ''Dunkirk'' has extensive practical effects, and employed thousands of extras as well as historic boats from the evacuation, and period aeroplanes. Distributed by W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Morabito
Marco Morabito is an Italian producer and editor, best known for producing the film ''Call Me by Your Name'', for which he was co-nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards. Filmography ;Producer * 2019: '' The Staggering Girl'' (short film) (producer) * 2018: '' Suspiria'' (producer) * 2017: ''Call Me by Your Name'' (producer) * 2015: '' A Bigger Splash'' (executive producer) * 2015: ''Antonia.'' (producer) * 2012: ''The Landlords'' (producer) * 2010: ''Diarchy'' (Short) (producer) * 2009: '' I Am Love'' (producer) * 2004: ''Arto Lindsay Perdoa a Beleza (The Love Factory Series)'' (Documentary short) (producer) * 2004: ''Cuoco contadino'' (Documentary) (producer) * 2002: ''Tilda Swinton: The Love Factory'' (Documentary short) (producer) ;Editor * 2007: ''Part deux'' (Short) * 2005: ''Being Claudia Cardinale'' (TV Movie documentary) * 2005: ''Briciole'' (TV Movie) * 2004: ''Cuoco contadino'' (Documentary) * 2004: ''Il produttore'' (Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luca Guadagnino
Luca Guadagnino (; born 10 August 1971) is an Italian film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films are often characterized by their emotional complexities, sensuality and sumptuous visuals. He is also known for his frequent collaborations with actors Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet and Michael Stuhlbarg, editor Walter Fasano and screenwriter David Kajganich. Born in Palermo, Guadagnino spent part of his childhood in Ethiopia, but emigrated back to Italy with his family to escape the Ethiopian Civil War. He began his career directing short films and documentaries. He made his feature-film debut with '' The Protagonists'' (1999), the first of his many collaborations with Swinton. His follow-up '' Melissa P.'' (2005), based on the book of Melissa Panarello, was a commercial success in Italy but was met with mixed critical reception. Guadagnino gained further acclaim with his Desire Trilogy which consists of the films: '' I Am Love'' (2009), ''A Bigger Splash'' (2015 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Spears
Peter Spears (born November 29, 1965) is an American actor and filmmaker. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Overland Park, Kansas. Spears is best known for winning an Oscar for producing ''Nomadland'' at the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony in 2021. The film also won the BAFTA, Golden Globe, PGA Award, and the Golden Lion at the 2021 Venice Film Festival. Spears also produced the critically acclaimed 2017 film '' Call Me by Your Name'', and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He directed the underground cult-favorite short film '' Ernest and Bertram'', which portrayed ''Sesame Street'' characters Bert and Ernie as gay lovers in a loose parody of Lillian Hellman's '' The Children's Hour''. Spears also developed the television series '' Nightmare Café'' and ''John from Cincinnati''. Career In 2020, Spears founded his own production company, Cor Cordium. The company has multiple projects in development across film and television, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Call Me By Your Name (film)
''Call Me by Your Name'' ( it, Chiamami col tuo nome, link=no) is a 2017 coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Luca Guadagnino. Its screenplay, by James Ivory, who also co-produced, is based on the 2007 novel of the same title by André Aciman. The film is the final instalment in Guadagnino's thematic "Desire" trilogy, after '' I Am Love'' (2009), and '' A Bigger Splash'' (2015). Set in 1983 in northern Italy, ''Call Me by Your Name'' chronicles the romantic relationship between a 17-year-old, Elio Perlman (Timothée Chalamet), and Oliver (Armie Hammer), a 24-year-old graduate-student assistant to Elio's father Samuel ( Michael Stuhlbarg), an archaeology professor. The film also stars actresses Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, and Victoire Du Bois. Development began in 2007 when producers Peter Spears and Howard Rosenman optioned the rights to Aciman's novel. Ivory had been chosen to co-direct with Guadagnino, but stepped down in 2016. Guadagnino had joined the projec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Mendel
Barry Mendel (born 1963) is an American film producer. Mendel first produced Wes Anderson’s '' Rushmore'' starring Jason Schwartzman and Bill Murray, which won two Film Independent Spirit Awards for Best Director and Best Supporting Actor. This was followed by ''The Sixth Sense'', directed by M. Night Shyamalan, which was nominated for six Academy Awards including Best Picture. Subsequently, he produced Shyamalan's follow-up, ''Unbreakable'', then went back to work with Anderson on '' The Royal Tenenbaums'', which was Oscar-nominated for Best Original Screenplay. Their collaboration continued on ''The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou'', which Mendel followed by producing Joss Whedon’s feature film directorial debut, '' Serenity''. Mendel next conceived, developed and produced ''Munich'', directed by Steven Spielberg, which was nominated for five Academy Awards including Best Picture. He then produced '' Whip It'', Drew Barrymore’s debut as a feature director, which starr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judd Apatow
Judd Apatow (; born December 6, 1967) is an American comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter, best known for his work in comedy and drama films. He is the founder of Apatow Productions, through which he produced and directed the films '' The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' (2005), '' Knocked Up'' (2007), '' Funny People'' (2009), '' This Is 40'' (2012), '' Trainwreck'' (2015), ''The King of Staten Island'' (2020), and '' The Bubble'' (2022). Additionally through Apatow Productions, he produced and developed the television series '' Freaks and Geeks'' (1999–2000), ''Undeclared'' (2001–2002), '' Funny or Die Presents'' (2010–2011), '' Girls'' (2012–2017), ''Love'' (2016–2018), and '' Crashing'' (2017–2019). Apatow also produced the films ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), '' Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy'' (2004), '' Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' (2006), ''Superbad'' (2007), '' Pineapple Express'' (2008), '' Forgetting Sarah Marshall'' (2008), '' Get Him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Big Sick
''The Big Sick'' is a 2017 American romantic comedy film directed by Michael Showalter and written by Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani. It stars Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter, Ray Romano, Adeel Akhtar, and Anupam Kher. Gordon and Nanjiani wrote the film based on their relationship; it follows an interracial couple who must deal with cultural differences after Emily (Kazan) becomes ill. The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 20, 2017. It began a limited theatrical release on June 23, 2017, by Amazon Studios and Lionsgate, before going wide on July 14, 2017. One of the most acclaimed films of 2017, it was chosen by American Film Institute as one of the top 10 films of the year and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. With a budget of $5 million, it grossed $56 million worldwide, becoming one of the highest-grossing independent films of 2017. Plot Kumail, an Uber driver in Chicago, is a struggling stand-up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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