Dede Gardner

Biography

Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner (born October 16, 1967) is an American film producer. She has been president since the founding of Plan B Entertainment and has been serving as Co-President with Jeremy Kleiner since 2013. She has won Oscars for producing the films 12 Years a Slave (2013) and Moonlight (2016), becoming the first woman to win two Oscars for Best Picture. 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), and Nickel Boys (2024). Description above from the Wikipedia article Colson Whitehead, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

• ★Crystal Award · 2022
• ★Academy Award — Best Picture · 2017
• ★Academy Award — Best Picture · 2014
• ★John Jay Award
• ☆Academy Award — Best Picture · 2025 · nominated