Dede Gardner

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.

Dede Gardner
Gardner in 2017
Born	Dorcas Wright Gardner (1967-10-16) October 16, 1967 (age 57) 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)​

Early life

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]

Personal life

In 2000, she married Jonathan Boris Berg in an Episcopalian ceremony on Martha's Vineyard.^[1]

Filmography

She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit	Ref.
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]
	Apocalypse in the Tropics	Executive producer	[6]
	Wolfs		[7]
	Nickel Boys		[8]
2025	Mickey 17
	F1
TBA	The Tiger
	Wizards!
	Wrong Answer

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

Year	Title	Credit	Notes	Ref.
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		[9]
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

Awards and nominations

In 2012, Gardner and her fellow producers were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for The Tree of Life.^[10] 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.

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Title	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	Won
2018		Vice	Nominated
2022		Women Talking	Nominated

AACTA International Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2011	Best Film	The Tree of Life	Nominated
2013		12 Years a Slave	Nominated
2015		The Big Short	Nominated

AFI Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
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

Alliance of Women Film Journalists

Year	Category	Title	Result
2013	Best Picture	12 Years a Slave	Won
2014		Selma	Nominated

American Black Film Festival

Year	Category	Title	Result
2013	Movie of the Year	12 Years a Slave	Nominated

Awards Circuit Community Awards

Year	Category	Title	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	Title	Result
2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Won
2014		Selma	Won
2016		Moonlight	Won

British Academy Film Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave	Won
2015		The Big Short	Nominated
2016		Moonlight	Nominated

CinEuphoria Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2013	Best International Film	12 Years a Slave	Nominated

Golden Raspberry Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2023	Worst Picture	Blonde	Won

Gotham Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2011	Best Feature	The Tree of Life	Won
2013		12 Years a Slave	Nominated
	Audience Award		Nominated

Independent Spirit Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2007	Best Film	A Mighty Heart	Nominated
2013		12 Years a Slave	Won
2014		Selma	Nominated

Italian Online Movie Awards

Year	Category	Title	Result
2013	Best Picture	12 Years a Slave	Nominated

Online Film & Television Association Awards

Year	Category	Title	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	Title	Result
2014	Outstanding Television Movie	The Normal Heart	Won
2015		Nightingale	Nominated

Producers Guild of America

Year	Category	Title	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	Nominated
2018	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	Vice	Nominated

References

1. "WEDDINGS; Dede Gardner, Jonathan Berg". The New York Times. September 9, 2000.
2. Kroll, Justin (May 22, 2013). "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment". Variety. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013.
3. "Oscar Winners 2017". The New York Times. February 26, 2017.
4. "30 Bingeable TV Shows Made by Columbia Graduates". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
5. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 9, 2023). "'Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
6. 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. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
7. D'Alessandro, Anthony (December 22, 2023). "Sony Dates Apple's 'Wolfs' & 'Project Artemis' For 2024". Deadline. Retrieved December 22, 2023.
8. 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. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
9. "Netflix Greenlights 'The OA' Reuniting Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij". Deadline. March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
10. "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

External links

• Dede Gardner at IMDb