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Scott Rudin Biography

Birth Place:
Queens, New York, United States
Profession
executive producer

Fast Facts

  • Went to school with actress Margaret Colin; he directed her in a production of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
  • Worked as an unpaid assistant to theatre producer Kermit Bloomgarden when he was 16 years old
  • Turned down a scholarship to Brown University
  • Started his own casting agency shortly after high school
  • Nominated against himself at the 2010 Academy Awards as a producer for two Best Picture nominees, The Social Network and True Grit
  • Became the first producer to win an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony with his 2011 Grammy win as a producer of the soundtrack for The Book of Mormon

Awards

  • 2021Producers Guild Awards-Danny Thomas Award for Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Comedy: nominated
  • 2020Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2020Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2019Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Pictures: nominated
  • 2019Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2018Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2018Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2017Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
  • 2017Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2016Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: nominated
  • 2016Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2015BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2015Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2014Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2014Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2013Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2013Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2013Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2012Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2011Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2011Independent Spirit Awards-Best Feature: nominated
  • 2011Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2011BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2010Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2010Producers Guild Awards-Outstanding Producer of Animated Theatrical Pictures: nominated
  • 2008Producers Guild Awards-Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: winner
  • 2008BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2007BAFTA Film Awards-The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2007Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: winner
  • 2003BAFTA Film Awards-The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
  • 2003Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 2003BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 2002Oscar-Best Motion Picture of the Year: nominated
  • 2002BAFTA Film Awards-The Alexander Korda Award for the Outstanding British Film of the Year: nominated
  • 1999Australian Film Institute Awards-Best Foreign Film: nominated
  • 1999BAFTA Film Awards-Best Film: nominated
  • 1984Emmy-Outstanding Children's Program: winner
  • 1983Emmy-Outstanding Drama Special: nominated

Relationships

  • Bruce Rudin -- Brother
  • John Barlow -- Significant Other