Dede Gardner | |
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![]() Gardner in 2017 | |
Born | Dorcas Wright Gardner October 16, 1967 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
Occupation | Film producer |
Years active | 2006–present |
Title | Co-President of Plan B Entertainment |
Spouse | Jonathan Boris Berg (m. 2000) |
Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner [1] (born October 16, 1967) is an American film producer. She was president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and currently serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013. [2] She is a two-time Oscar winner for 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight , the first woman to win two Oscars for Best Picture. Her films Selma , The Tree of Life , The Big Short, Vice, Minari and Women Talking were additionally nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
She is the daughter of Dorothy and John Gardner, of Winnetka, Illinois. [1] She graduated cum laude from Columbia University [1] in 1990. [3] Her classmates included television showrunners Jeff Rake and Gina Fattore. [4] Her father is a partner at the Chicago investment bank William Blair & Company; her mother is president of the Michael Reese Health Trust. [1]
In 2000, she married Jonathan Boris Berg in an Episcopalian ceremony on Martha's Vineyard. [1]
She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Year | Film | Credit | Ref. |
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2006 | Running with Scissors | ||
2007 | Year of the Dog | ||
A Mighty Heart | |||
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | |||
2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | ||
The Time Traveler's Wife | |||
2010 | Eat Pray Love | ||
2011 | The Tree of Life | ||
2012 | Killing Them Softly | ||
2013 | World War Z | ||
12 Years a Slave | |||
2014 | Nightingale | Executive producer | |
Selma | |||
2015 | True Story | ||
The Big Short | |||
2016 | Moonlight | ||
The Lost City of Z | |||
2017 | Okja | ||
War Machine | |||
Brad's Status | |||
2018 | Beautiful Boy | ||
If Beale Street Could Talk | |||
Vice | |||
2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | ||
Ad Astra | |||
The King | |||
2020 | Kajillionaire | ||
Minari | |||
Irresistible | |||
2022 | Father of the Bride | ||
Women Talking | |||
Blonde | |||
She Said | |||
2023 | Landscape with Invisible Hand | ||
2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | ||
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | [5] | ||
Wolfs | [6] | ||
Nickel Boys | [7] | ||
2025 | Mickey 17 | ||
F1 | |||
TBA | The Tiger | ||
Wizards! | |||
Wrong Answer |
Year | Film | Role |
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1992 | Mac | Location assistant |
1993 | Three of Hearts | Location manager: New York |
Year | Film | Role |
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2004 | See This Movie | Many thanks |
2016 | The Tiger Hunter | Thanks |
2017 | Marrowbone | The director wishes to thank |
Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
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2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Executive producer | Television pilot | |
2014 | Deadbeat | |||
The Normal Heart | Executive producer | Television film | ||
POV | Executive producer | Documentary | ||
Resurrection | Executive producer | |||
2016 | Mamma Dallas | Executive producer | Television pilot | |
2017 | Feud | Executive producer | ||
Monsters of God | Executive producer | Television pilot | ||
2016−19 | The OA | Executive producer | ||
2018−19 | Sweetbitter | Executive producer | ||
2020 | The Third Day: Autumn | Executive producer | Television special | |
The Third Day | Executive producer | |||
2021 | The Underground Railroad | Executive producer | ||
2020−21 | Lego Masters | Executive producer | ||
2022 | Outer Range | Executive producer | ||
Paper Girls | Executive producer | |||
High School | Executive producer | |||
2024 | 3 Body Problem | Executive producer | ||
TBA | Wytches |
In 2012, Gardner and her fellow producers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Tree of Life . [9] 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. In 2017, she won her second Academy Award for Best Picture for the movie, Moonlight . She becomes the first female producer to win two Academy Awards for Best Picture.
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Picture | The Tree of Life | Nominated |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
2014 | Selma | Nominated | |
2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | |
2016 | Moonlight | Won | |
2018 | Vice | Nominated | |
2022 | Women Talking | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Film | The Tree of Life | Nominated |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Top 10 Films | The Tree of Life | Won |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
2014 | Selma | Won | |
2015 | The Big Short | Won | |
2016 | Moonlight | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
2014 | Selma | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2013 | Movie of the Year | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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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 |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
2014 | Selma | Won | |
2016 | Moonlight | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won |
2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | |
2016 | Moonlight | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2013 | Best International Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2023 | Worst Picture | Blonde | Won |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2011 | Best Feature | The Tree of Life | Won |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
Audience Award | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2007 | Best Film | A Mighty Heart | Nominated |
2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
2014 | Selma | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
---|---|---|---|
2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
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 |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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2014 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Normal Heart | Won |
2015 | Nightingale | Nominated |
Year | Category | Film | Result |
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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 | Nominated |
2018 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Vice | Nominated |
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