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 has won Academy Awards for producing the films 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Moonlight (2016), becoming the first woman to win two Academy Awards for Best Picture.[3] She has also been nominated in the category for The Tree of Life (2011), Selma (2014), The Big Short (2015), Vice (2018), Women Talking (2022), Nickel Boys (2024) and F1 (2025), making her the most nominated female producer in Academy Awards history.[4]
Dede Gardner | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Gardner in 2017 | |
| Born | Dorcas Wright Gardner October 16, 1967 |
| 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) |
Early life
editShe is the daughter of Dorothy and John Gardner, of Chicago, Illinois.[1] She graduated cum laude from Columbia University[1] in 1990.[5] Her classmates included television showrunners Jeff Rake and Gina Fattore.[6] Her father is a partner at the Chicago investment bank William Blair & Company; her mother is president of the Michael Reese Health Trust.[1]
Personal life
editIn 2000, she married Jonathan Boris Berg in an Episcopalian ceremony on Martha's Vineyard.[1]
Filmography
editShe was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
edit- Location management
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Mac | Location assistant |
| 1993 | Three of Hearts | Location manager: New York |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | See This Movie | Many thanks |
| 2016 | The Tiger Hunter | Thanks |
| 2017 | Marrowbone | The director wishes to thank |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Pretty/Handsome | Executive producer | Television pilot | |
| 2014 | Deadbeat | |||
| The Normal Heart | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| POV | Documentary | |||
| Resurrection | ||||
| 2016 | Mamma Dallas | Television pilot | ||
| 2017 | Feud | |||
| Monsters of God | Television pilot | |||
| 2016−19 | The OA | |||
| 2018−19 | Sweetbitter | |||
| 2020 | The Third Day: Autumn | Television special | ||
| The Third Day | ||||
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | |||
| 2020−21 | Lego Masters | |||
| 2022 | Outer Range | |||
| Paper Girls | ||||
| High School | ||||
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | |||
| 2025 | Adolescence | |||
| TBA | Wytches |
Awards and nominations
editIn 2012, Gardner and her fellow producers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Tree of Life.[13] 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 | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Picture | The Tree of Life | Nominated | [14] |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [15] | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | [16] | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Won | [18] | |
| 2018 | Vice | Nominated | [19] | |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2024 | Nickel Boys | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2025 | F1 | Nominated | [22] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Best Film | The Tree of Life | Nominated | |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Movie of the Year | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [23] |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | Outstanding British Film | H Is for Hawk | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Best International Programme | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | [23] |
| 2022 | The Underground Railroad | Won |
CinEuphoria Awards
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best International Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film | The Normal Heart | Nominated | [24] |
| 2017 | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worst Picture | Blonde | Won | [25] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Feature | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| Audience Award | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Best Feature | Nickel Boys | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Nickel Boys | Nominated |
Italian Online Movie Awards
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
edit| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Outstanding Television Movie | The Normal Heart | Won | [26] |
| 2015 | Nightingale | Nominated | ||
| 2017 | Outstanding Limited Series | Feud: Bette and Joan | Nominated | |
| 2021 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Drama Series | 3 Body Problem | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Adolescence | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won[a] | |
| 2014 | Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television | The Normal Heart | Nominated | [27] [28] |
| Stanley Kramer Award | Won | |||
| Visionary Award | Won | |||
| 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | The Big Short | Won | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Vice | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | David O. Selznick Award | Won | [29] | |
Notes
edit- ↑ Tied with Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman for Gravity.
References
edit- 1 2 3 4 5 "WEDDINGS; Dede Gardner, Jonathan Berg". The New York Times. September 10, 2000. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ↑ Kroll, Justin (May 22, 2013). "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment". Variety. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ↑ Ge, Linda (February 26, 2017). "With 'Moonlight' Win, Dede Gardner Becomes First Female Producer with 2 Best Picture Oscars". TheWrap. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ↑ Davis, Clayton (January 22, 2026). "Oscars Diversity Report: 'Sinners' Ties Record for Most Black Nominees from a Single Film, Plus Milestones for Chloé Zhao, Guillermo del Toro, and More". Variety. Retrieved January 30, 2026.
- ↑ "Oscar Winners 2017". The New York Times. February 26, 2017.
- ↑ "30 Bingeable TV Shows Made by Columbia Graduates". Columbia Magazine. Archived from the original on October 2, 2021. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 9, 2023). "'Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ↑ Sales Ross, Rafa (August 29, 2024). "Oscar-Nominated Petra Costa, Director of Venice's 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' on How Brazil Serves as a 'Parable' for the U.S." Variety. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2023). "Sony Dates Apple's 'Wolfs' & 'Project Artemis' For 2024". Deadline. Archived from the original on December 28, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
- ↑ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 29, 2024). "Amazon MGM Studios & Orion Set Fall Release For Feature Take Of Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel 'Nickel Boys'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ↑ Vassilis Economou (January 16, 2025). "Diverse perspectives and limitless creativity abound in the Berlinale Panorama". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Netflix Greenlights 'The OA' Reuniting Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij". Deadline. March 5, 2015. Archived from the original on March 6, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ↑ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on August 25, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ↑ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 15, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ↑ "The 86th Academy Awards (2014) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ↑ "The 87th Academy Awards (2015) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 23, 2015. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ↑ "The 89th Academy Awards (2017) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ↑ "The 91st Academy Awards (2019) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 25, 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ↑ "The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ↑ "The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. February 10, 2025. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ↑ "The 98th Academy Awards | (2026)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- 1 2 "Dede Gardner". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ↑ "Dede Gardner". Golden Globe Awards. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (March 10, 2023). "Razzie Awards: 'Blonde' Named Worst Picture; Other "Winners" include Tom Hanks, Jared Leto, and the Razzies Themselves". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Dede Gardner". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ↑ McNary, Dave (December 19, 2014). "'The Normal Heart' Wins PGA's Stanley Kramer Award". Variety. Retrieved December 19, 2014.
- ↑ "Brad Pitt's Plan B To Receive PGA's 2015 Visionary Award". Deadline Hollywood. December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ↑ Wilson, Jordan (December 12, 2019). "PGA Awards: Plan B's Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner to Receive David O. Selznick Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
External links
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