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Dana Brunetti Biography

Birth Name:Dana Brunetti

Birth Place:Virginia, United States

Profession Producer

Fast Facts

  • In 2010, he won an EDA Award from the Alliance of Women Film Journalists for "The Social Network․"
  • Shared an AFI Award for Movie of the Year with Scott Rudin, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin for "The Social Network" in 2011
  • Won an Online Film and Television Association Award in 2011 for "The Social Network․"
  • When he was a child, he delivered both the morning and the evening paper
  • A mutual friend introduced him to actor Kevin Spacey by chance while he was working at a start-up digital wireless network company
  • Joined the U․S․ Coast Guard in 1992, moving to New York during his enlistment
  • Became president of Trigger Street Productions, a production company founded by Kevin Spacey
  • Was one of the forces behind "House of Cards," the first of a number of series in which all episodes of a season are released simultaneously on a video streaming platform
  • A social networking innovator himself, he produced the film "The Social Network" detailing the creation of Facebook
  • In 2002, he launched a platform for feedback and exposure for undiscovered writers and filmmakers called Trigger Street Labs

Awards

  • 2008Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
  • 2009Golden Globe-Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television: nominated
  • 2010ACCA-Best Motion Picture: winner
  • 2010Davis Award-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2011Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2011EDA Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2011BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2011Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: winner
  • 2011OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: winner
  • 2011PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2014AACTA International Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2014PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2014Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2015PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2016PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2017PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2017Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture of the Decade: nominated