Dede Gardner
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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]
Early life
She 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
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
- Location management
- Thanks
Television
Awards and nominations
In 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.
CinEuphoria Awards
Italian Online Movie Awards
Online Film & Television Association Awards
References
- ^ "WEDDINGS; Dede Gardner, Jonathan Berg". The New York Times. September 10, 2000. Archived June 17, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (May 22, 2013). "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment". Variety. Archived October 15, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. 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 October 2, 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 9, 2023). "'Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived May 9, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 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 August 29, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (2023-12-22). "Sony Dates Apple’s ‘Wolfs’ & ‘Project Artemis’ For 2024". Deadline. Archived December 28, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ 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 April 30, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Vassilis Economou (16 January 2025). "Diverse perspectives and limitless creativity abound in the Berlinale Panorama". Cineuropa. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
- ^ "Netflix Greenlights 'The OA' Reuniting Brit Marling And Zal Batmanglij". Deadline. March 5, 2015. Archived March 6, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
- ^ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees". oscars.org. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived August 25, 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
- ^ "The 84th Academy Awards (2012) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived October 15, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
- ^ "The 86th Academy Awards (2014) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived October 14, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 12, 2014.
- ^ "The 87th Academy Awards (2015) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived February 23, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ "The 88th Academy Awards (2016) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived January 25, 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 23, 2015.
- ^ "The 89th Academy Awards (2017) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived February 27, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
- ^ "The 91st Academy Awards (2019) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived February 25, 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
- ^ "The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived January 24, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. February 10, 2025. Archived January 31, 2025 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ "The 98th Academy Awards | (2026)". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. January 22, 2026. Retrieved January 22, 2026.
- ^ "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 March 11, 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 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 (2019-12-12). "PGA Awards: Plan B's Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner to Receive David O. Selznick Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
External links
- ^ Tied with Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman for Gravity.