Celia D. Costas

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Celia D. Costas is a film producer. She won two Emmy Awards for the HBO miniseries Angels in America and the television film Warm Springs and was nominated for a third Emmy Award for the television film For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story . She has also received a Producers Guild of America Award for Angels in America. She is a member of the advisory board of the Feirstein Graduate School of Cinema at Brooklyn College. [1]

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Filmography

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978 Slow Dancing in the Big City Production assistant [2]
1980 No Nukes Production assistant - Madison Square Garden [2]
1981 Nighthawks Production assistant [2]
Rollover Location coordinator [2]
1982 Sophie's Choice Location manager [2]
1984 The Cotton Club Special effects unit location manager [2]
1985 Sweet Liberty Location manager [2]
The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley Location manager [2]
1986 Dream Lover New York location manager [2]
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me New York location manager [2]
Wall Street Location manager [2]
Orphans Location manager [2]
1991 Frankie and Johnny New York production manager [2]
Deceived New York unit production manager [2]
1992 Glengarry Glen Ross Unit production manager [2]
Consenting Adults Unit production manager [2]
1993 The Pelican Brief Unit production manager [2]
1995To Woo Fong Thanks for Everything, Julie NewmarUnit production manager [2]
1996 Night Falls on Manhattan Unit production manager [2]
1997 Private Parts Co-producer, [3] Unit production manager [2]
1998 Meet Joe Black Associate producer, [4] Unit production manager [2]
1999 A Lesson Before Dying Co-producer [5] Television film
Sleepy Hollow New York unit line producer [2]
2000 28 Days Co-producer, [6] Unit production manager [2]
For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story Producer [7] Television film
2001 Zoolander Co-producer, Unit production manager [2] [8]
2003 Angels in America Producer [7] Miniseries
2004 Closer Executive producer, [9] Unit production manager [2]
2005 Warm Springs Executive producer [7] Television film
2007 Charlie Wilson's War Executive producer [10]
2008 Che New York unit line producer [2]
Doubt Executive producer, [11] Unit production manager [2]
2009 Taking Woodstock Producer, Unit production manager [12]
2010 Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps Executive producer [2]
2011 Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Executive producer [2]
2013 August: Osage County Executive producer [2] [13]
2014 Annie Executive producer [2] [14]
2015 The Intern Executive producer [2] [15]
2016 The Girl on the Train Executive producer [16] [17]
2018 A Quiet Place Executive producer

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResultWorkRef.
2001 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Television Movie Nominated For Love or Country: The Arturo Sandoval Story [7]
2004Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Miniseries or Movie Won Angels in America [7]
2005 Producers Guild of America Award Outstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionWon [18]
Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Television MovieWon Warm Springs [7]
2006Producers Guild of America AwardOutstanding Producer of Long-Form TelevisionNominated [19]

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