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Frank Marshall Biography

Birth Name:Frank Wilton Marshall

Birth Place:Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession Producer, Director, Assistant director, Actor, Production manager, Location management

Fast Facts

In 1982, the ShoWest Convention awarded him with the ShoWest Award for producer of the year
Is a supporter of The Children's Center, helping to provide medical care and education to children with special health needs
To recognize his years of service to the U․S․ Olympic Committee, he was inducted into the U․S․ Olympic Hall of Fame in 2008
As a pre-law student at UCLA, he played on the school's first NCAA soccer team
In 1987, he and producer Kathleen Kennedy were married after years of co-producing and directing films together
Made his feature film directorial debut with "Arachnophobia," and he and co-producer Kathleen Kennedy created the Kennedy/Marshall Company
After meeting film director Peter Bogdanovich at a mutual friend's birthday party, he volunteered to help with his film first picture
In addition to producing all of the "Indiana Jones" films, he has produced "The Color Purple," "The Sixth Sense" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button․"
Often works with producer and co-founder of Amblin Entertainment Steven Spielberg
He and Steve Scott founded the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon in 1998, combining his love for music and sports

Awards

1982Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
1986Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
1987Christopher Award-Best Picture: winner
1989David-Best Foreign Producer (Migliore Produttore Straniero): winner
1990Wise Owl Award-Television and Theatrical Film Fiction: winner
1991Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
1996Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
1996Razzie Award-Worst Director: nominated
1998OFTA Television Award-Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries: nominated
1999ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2000Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
2000Best Foreign Film Award-: nominated
2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2003Christopher Award-Film: winner
2004Oscar-Best Picture: nominated
2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2008ACCA-Best Motion Picture: nominated
2008Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
2009Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
2009BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
2009Gold Derby Film Award-Motion Picture: nominated
2009OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
2009PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
2010CinEuphoria-Best Film - International Competition: winner
2010Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Made for Television Movie: nominated
2012Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
2014OFTA Film Award-Best Documentary Picture: nominated
2015Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
2016BAFTA Children's Award-BAFTA Kids Vote - Feature Film: nominated
2018Special Citation-: winner
2018Primetime Emmy-Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking: nominated
2019Film Heritage Award-: winner
2020Audience Award-Best Documentary: winner
2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
2021Audience Award-Feature Documentary: winner
2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Non-Fiction Television: nominated
2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special: nominated
2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Documentary/Nonfiction Program: nominated
2022Emmy-Outstanding Long Sports Documentary: winner
2023HMMA Award-Best Music Documentary - Special Program: nominated
2024HMMA Award-Best Music Documentary/Special Program: nominated
2025Windie-Best Documentary Film: nominated