Megan Ellison
Birth Name:
Margaret Elizabeth Ellison
Birth Place:
Santa Clara County, California, United States
Profession
Producer
Fast Facts
- Won an American Film Institute Award for Movie of the Year with "Zero Dark Thirty" in 2013
- Contacted filmmaker Katherine Brooks about investing in her next movie in 2006, her first foray into the film business
- Founded Annapurna Pictures with the intention of investing in original movies deemed too risky by traditional Hollywood studios, and with the company released "The Master" and "Zero Dark Thirty" among other films
- Her first major commercial and critical success as a film financer was the Coen brothers' remake of the western "True Grit․"
- Known to drive a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and dress in jeans and Led Zeppelin T-shirts
- Rode horses competitively when she was a teenager
- Stated that she believed Terrence Malick's "The Tree of Life" was the best movie of 2011
Awards
- 2012ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2012Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2013AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2013EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2013EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2013EDA Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2013BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2013Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2013New Generation AwardWinner
- 2013OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2014AACTA International Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2014Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2014ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2014IOMA - Best Picture (Miglior film):Nominated
- 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2014OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2014PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2014PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2015Special Distinction AwardWinner
- 2015OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2015PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2016Audience AwardNominated
- 2016Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2017ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2018Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2018Black Reel - Outstanding Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2018CinEuphoria - Best Film - International Competition:Nominated
- 2018Gotham Independent Film Award - Best Feature:Nominated
- 2018Audience AwardNominated
- 2019ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2019CIFCC Award - Best Independent Film:Winner
- 2019Audience AwardNominated
- 2019LEJA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2020CIC Award - Best Independent Film:Nominated
- 2020Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Winner
- 2022Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series:Nominated
- 2023Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Series, Over 40 Minutes:Nominated
- 2023PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited or Anthology Series Television:Nominated
- 2024Peabody Award - Entertainment:Winner