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Film producer
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Female
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Birth:
16 October 1967
The details
Biography
Introduction
Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner is an American film producer and the president of Plan B Entertainment, a production company founded by Brad Pitt.
She is the daughter of Dorothy and John Gardner, of Winnetka, Illinois.
Filmography
- Running with Scissors (2006)
- Year of the Dog (2007)
- A Mighty Heart (2007)
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
- Pretty/Handsome (2008) – TV movie (executive producer)
- The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)
- Eat, Pray, Love (2010)
- The Tree of Life (2011)
- Killing Them Softly (2012)
- World War Z (2013)
- 12 Years a Slave (2013)
- True Story (2014)
- Selma (2014)
- The Big Short (2015)
- The OA (TV) (2016)
- The Lost City of Z (2016)
- Moonlight (2016)
- War Machine (2017)
Awards and nominations
In 2012, Gardner and her fellow producers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Tree of Life. In 2014, she won the Academy Award for Best Picture for the movie 12 Years a Slave alongside co-producers Brad Pitt, Steve McQueen, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas. In 2015, she was nominated once again for the Academy Award for Best Picture for producing Selma alongside fellow producers Oprah Winfrey, Jeremy Kleiner, and Christian Colson.
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Picture | The Tree of Life | Nominated |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Pending |
AACTA International Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Film | The Tree of Life | Nominated |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
AFI Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Top 10 Films | The Tree of Life | Won |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Won | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Won |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
American Black Film Festival
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Movie of the Year | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Motion Picture | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Nominated |
| 2011 | The Tree of Life | Nominated | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
Black Reel Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| 2014 | Selma | Won |
British Academy Film Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
CinEuphoria Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best International Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Gotham Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Feature | The Tree of Life | Won |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| Audience Award | Nominated |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Film | A Mighty Heart | Nominated |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
Italian Online Movie Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Best Picture | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Nominated |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Normal Heart | Won |
| 2015 | Nightingale | Nominated |
Producers Guild of America Awards
| Year | Category | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
| 2014 | Best Long-Form Television | The Normal Heart | Nominated |
| Stanley Kramer Award | Won | ||
| Visionary Award | Won | ||
| 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | The Big Short | Won |
| 2016 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Moonlight | Pending |