Graham King is an English film producer. King was nominated four times for the

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for producing the films '' The Aviator'' (2004), ''

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'' (2011), ''

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'' (2018), and winning for ''

The Departed ''The Departed'' is a 2006 American epic crime thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and written by William Monahan. It is both a remake of the 2002 Hong Kong film '' Infernal Affairs'' and also loosely based on the real-life Boston Win ...

'' (2006).

Career

King is president and CEO of production company GK Films. He is best known for his 2006

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thriller film ''

'', which was awarded the

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at the 79th Academy Awards, and for ''

'' which was nominated for five awards including Best Picture, at the

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. King's multiple-commercial successes as a producer include ''The Departed'' (which grossed $289.8 million worldwide), '' The Tourist'' ($278.3 million), and ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' -- a film which grossed over worldwide against a production budget of about . ''Bohemian Rhapsody'' ultimately became the sixth-highest-grossing film of 2018 worldwide, the highest-grossing musical biographical film of all time, and, in 2022 it was listed as one of 20th Century Fox's top ten highest-grossing films.

Honours

King was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.

Filmography

References

External links

GK Films Official website
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Graham King: Brit in Holywood Interview

Graham King in the Film Power 100: the full list
Living people English film producers Golden Globe Award-winning producers Producers who won the Best Picture Academy Award Officers of the Order of the British Empire American independent film production company founders Year of birth missing (living people) {{UK-film-producer-stub