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Alison Owen Biography

Birth Name:Alison Mary Owen

Birth Place:Portsmouth, Hampshire, Enland, United Kingdom

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • Shared an Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film with Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan for "Elizabeth" at the 1999 BAFTA Awards
  • Along with others involved with "Temple Grandin," won a Bronze Wrangler for Outstanding Television Feature Film at the 2011 Western Heritage Awards
  • Her mother was a dockyard worker when Owen was growing up
  • Started out producing pop music promos and videos and commercials
  • Established a low-budget film division at Working Title Films
  • Set up the Ruby Films production company in 1999 with producer Neris Thomas
  • Is given special thanks in the credits of a 2013 short called "Father․"

Awards

  • 1999Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
  • 1999Best Foreign Film Award-: nominated
  • 1999Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: winner
  • 1999BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 1999ALFS Award-British Producer of the Year: winner
  • 1999OFTA Film Award-Best Drama Picture: nominated
  • 1999Golden Satellite Award-Best Motion Picture, Drama: nominated
  • 2010BAFTA TV Award-Best Drama Serial: nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: winner
  • 2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television: nominated
  • 2011Bronze Wrangler-Television Feature Film: winner
  • 2014Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2014PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2024HMMA Award-Best Music Themed Film, Biopic or Musical: nominated