Scott Ferguson is an American television and film producer. He is currently an executive producer of the
HBO series
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Current programming
Drama
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Co-productions
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Reality
Variety
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Upcoming programming Drama
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''Succession''.
Biography
Ferguson received his B.A. from
Cornell University and MFA from
Columbia University.
He began his career with producer Michael Hausman.
He was unit manager of ''
The Firm
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History
In 1979, Anna Bens ...
'' (1993) and associate producer of films on ''
Nobody’s Fool'' (1994)'',
A Family Thing'' (1996)'',
Twilight'' (2008)'',
The People vs. Larry Flynt'' (1996) and ''
Man on the Moon'' (1999), and an assistant director on ''
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
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'' (2004)''.''
Ferguson was nominated for eight
Emmy Awards
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and won three, including the 2010
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing
''Temple Grandin'' (2010), 2014
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing
''The Normal Heart'' (2014), and 2020
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series
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as executive producer of
''Succession'' (2018–).
Ferguson also received four
Directors Guild of America Awards for his work on ''
Brokeback Mountain'' (2005), ''
Recount'' (2008),
''Temple Grandin'' (2010) and
''Succession'' (2018–). He earned six
Producers Guild Film Award nominations, earning three awards for his work on ''
The Normal Heart'' (2014) and
''Succession'' (2018–).
Ferguson received
Peabody Awards
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in 2011 and 2019 for his work on Temple Grandin (2010) and Succession (2018–).
References
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Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Cornell University alumni
Columbia University School of the Arts alumni
Peabody Award winners
Directors Guild of America Award winners
American television producers
American film producers
Primetime Emmy Award winners