Christine Vachon
Birth Name:
Christine Vachon
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, Uruguay
Profession
Producer, Assistant director, Editorial department, Script department
Fast Facts
- Honored with a retrospect in New York City's Museum of Modern Art
- Graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University
- Has one daughter, Guthrie, with artist Marlene McCarty
- Established Apparatus Productions in 1987 with fellow Brown University alums Todd Haynes and Barry Ellsworth
- Her first production credits were for short films in the late 1980s, including "Tommy's" and "La Divina․"
- Quote: "Directors these days really have to understand the business of film otherwise they can't keep making films․ ․․․ When you start a film production, it's all a great plan on paper․ But once you start trying to execute the plan it can explode in a billion different ways․"
- Best known for producing independent films including "Far From Heaven," "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" and "Happiness․"
Awards
- 1992Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 1993Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 1996Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1997Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 1999Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2000Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature - Over $500,000:Nominated
- 2000GLAAD Media Award - Outstanding Film - Limited Release:Winner
- 2002Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2003Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2003Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2003OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Made for Television Movie:Nominated
- 2006WIN Award - Outstanding Made for Television Movies:Winner
- 2007Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Nominated
- 2008Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2008IDA Award - Continuing Series:Winner
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Miniseries or Movie:Nominated
- 2012PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television:Nominated
- 2015ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2015Audience AwardNominated
- 2015Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2016AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2016Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2016Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2016OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2018Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2018Audience AwardNominated
- 2019Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2021Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2022Cinema Eye Honors Award - Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking:Nominated
- 2022Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2022Gold Derby Film Award - Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2022IDA Award - Best Music Documentary:Nominated
- 2023British Independent Film Award - Best International Independent Film:Nominated
- 2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2023Mill Valley Film Festival Award - Lifetime Achievement: Collaboration:Winner
- 2024Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2024BAFTA Film Award - Best Film Not in the English Language:Nominated
- 2024Windie - Best Independent Film:Winner
- 2024Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2024Independent Spirit Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2024Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2024Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2024Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Winner
- 2024IFTA Award - Best International Film:Nominated
- 2024LEJA Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2024NDFS Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2024NDFS Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2024PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated