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Dede Gardner

American film producer (born 1967)

Field	Value
name	Dede Gardner
image	Dede Gardner (2017).jpg
caption	Gardner in 2017
birthname	Dorcas Wright Gardner
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
alma_mater	Columbia University (BA)
occupation	Film producer
years_active	2006–present
title	Co-President of Plan B Entertainment
spouse

Dorcas Wright "Dede" Gardner (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. 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. 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.

Early life

She is the daughter of Dorothy and John Gardner, of Chicago, Illinois. She graduated cum laude from Columbia University in 1990. Her classmates included television showrunners Jeff Rake and Gina Fattore. Her father is a partner at the Chicago investment bank William Blair & Company; her mother is president of the Michael Reese Health Trust.

Personal life

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

Filmography

She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year	Film	Credit
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
Apocalypse in the Tropics	Executive producer
Wolfs
Nickel Boys
2025	Mickey 17
Olmo		It was screened in Panorama at the
75th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2025.
Bono: Stories of Surrender
F1
Preparation for the Next Life
H Is for Hawk
The Voice of Hind Rajab	Executive producer
Hedda
	The Tiger
Wizards!
Wrong Answer
Weekend Warriors

;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
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
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
2025	Adolescence	Executive producer
	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. 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	Nominated work
2011	Best Picture	The Tree of Life
2013	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma
2015	The Big Short
2016	Moonlight
2018	Vice
2022	Women Talking
2024	Nickel Boys
2025	F1

[[AACTA Awards|AACTA International Awards]]

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

[[American Film Institute|AFI Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2011	Top 10 Films	The Tree of Life
2013	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma
2015	The Big Short
2016	Moonlight

[[Alliance of Women Film Journalists]]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Picture	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma

[[American Black Film Festival]]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Movie of the Year	12 Years a Slave

Awards Circuit Community Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work
2007	Best Motion Picture	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2011	The Tree of Life
2013	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma

[[Black Reel Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma
2016	Moonlight

[[British Academy Film Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave
2015	The Big Short
2016	Moonlight
2026	H Is for Hawk

[[British Academy Television Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2018	Best International Programme	Feud: Bette and Joan
2022	The Underground Railroad

CinEuphoria Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best International Film	12 Years a Slave

[[Golden Globe Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2014	Best Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film	The Normal Heart
2017	Feud: Bette and Joan

[[Golden Raspberry Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2022	Worst Picture	Blonde

[[Gotham Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2013	Best Feature	12 Years a Slave
Audience Award
2014	Best Feature	Nickel Boys

[[Independent Spirit Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2013	Best Film	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma
2024	Nickel Boys

Italian Online Movie Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2013	Best Picture	12 Years a Slave

Online Film & Television Association Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work
2007	Best Picture	The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2013	12 Years a Slave
2014	Selma
2015	The Big Short

[[Primetime Emmy Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2014	Outstanding Television Movie	The Normal Heart
2015	Nightingale
2017	Outstanding Limited Series	Feud: Bette and Joan
2021	Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series	The Underground Railroad
2024	Outstanding Drama Series	3 Body Problem
2025	Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series	Adolescence

[[Producers Guild of America Awards]]

Year	Category	Nominated work
2013	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	12 Years a Slave
2014	Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television	The Normal Heart

Stanley Kramer Award
Visionary Award
2015	Best Theatrical Motion Picture	The Big Short
2016	Moonlight
2018	Vice
2020	David O. Selznick Award

Notes

References

(September 10, 2000). "WEDDINGS; Dede Gardner, Jonathan Berg". [[The New York Times]].
Kroll, Justin. (May 22, 2013). "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment".
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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".
(February 26, 2017). "Oscar Winners 2017". The New York Times.
"30 Bingeable TV Shows Made by Columbia Graduates".
D'Alessandro, Anthony. (May 9, 2023). "'Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date".
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D'Alessandro, Anthony. (2023-12-22). "Sony Dates Apple’s ‘Wolfs’ & ‘Project Artemis’ For 2024".
D'Alessandro, Anthony. (April 29, 2024). "Amazon MGM Studios & Orion Set Fall Release For Feature Take Of Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel ‘Nickel Boys’".
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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]].
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(December 19, 2014). "'The Normal Heart' Wins PGA's Stanley Kramer Award". [[Variety (magazine).
(December 22, 2014). "Brad Pitt's Plan B To Receive PGA's 2015 Visionary Award".
Wilson, Jordan. (2019-12-12). "PGA Awards: Plan B's Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner to Receive David O. Selznick Award".

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