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Dede Gardner

Production

Born October 16, 1967 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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 AwardBest Picture · 2017
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2014
  • John Jay Award
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2025 · nominated
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  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2023 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2019 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2017 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2016 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2015 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2014 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · 2012 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Picture · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity

2023Producer

The Voice of Hind Rajab

2025Executive Producer

12 Years a Slave

2013Producer

Adolescence

2025Executive Producer

F1: The Movie

2025Producer

Hitting the Apex

2015Executive Producer

The Normal Heart

2014Executive Producer

Feud

2017Executive Producer

3 Body Problem

2024Executive Producer

Apocalypse in the Tropics

2024Executive Producer

Tripping with Nils Frahm

2020Executive Producer

Beautiful Boy

2018Producer

The OA

2016Executive Producer

Moonlight

2016Producer

The Big Short

2015Producer

Selma

2014Producer

Minari

2020Producer

Okja

2017Producer

Big Men

2013Executive Producer

One to One: John & Yoko

2024Executive Producer

She Said

2022Producer

The Underground Railroad

2021Executive Producer

The King

2019Producer

Cover-Up

2025Executive Producer

H Is for Hawk

2025Producer

High School

2022Executive Producer

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007Producer

The Last Black Man in San Francisco

2019Producer

Vice

2018Producer

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice

2024Producer

Outer Range

2022Executive Producer

If Beale Street Could Talk

2018Producer

The Time Traveler's Wife

2009Producer

Mickey 17

2025Producer

Women Talking

2022Producer

World War Z

2013Producer

Bono: Stories of Surrender

2025Producer

Nickel Boys

2024Producer

The Tree of Life

2011Producer

Bob Marley: One Love

2024Producer

Flight/Risk

2022Executive Producer

Wolfs

2024Producer

The Third Day

2020Executive Producer

The Lost City of Z

2016Producer

A Mighty Heart

2007Producer

Father of the Bride

2022Producer

Kajillionaire

2020Producer

Brad's Status

2017Producer

True Story

2015Producer

Eat Pray Love

2010Producer