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Shawn Williamson Biography

Birth Name:Shawn Williamson

Birth Place:Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Profession Producer, Production manager

Fast Facts

  • Has over 250 production credits from various televisions shows and TV movies
  • Started his career in 1983 as a stage manager for live theater
  • Bought out co-founder Stephen Hegyes in 2012 to become the lone chairman at Brightlight Pictures
  • Produced over 35 movies at Brightlight Pictures since the launch of the company in 2001

Awards

  • 2003DVDX Award-Best Live Action DVD Premiere Movie: nominated
  • 2008Leo-Best Feature Length Drama: nominated
  • 2008Leo-Best Feature Length Drama: nominated
  • 2009Leo-Best Feature Length Drama: winner
  • 2010Genie-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2010Leo-Best Feature Length Drama: nominated
  • 2011Leo-Best Feature Length Drama: winner
  • 2014Canadian Screen Award-Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie: nominated
  • 2014Leo-Best Television Movie: winner
  • 2014Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2014Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2014Leo-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2015Leo-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2015Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2015Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2016Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2017Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2017Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2017Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2017Leo-Best Television Movie: winner
  • 2018Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2018Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2019Leo-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2019Leo-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2019Leo-Best Television Movie: winner
  • 2019Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2020Leo-Best Television Movie: winner
  • 2020Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2021Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Young Adult Series: nominated
  • 2021Leo-Best Television Movie: winner
  • 2021Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2021Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2021Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2022Leo-Best Television Movie: winner
  • 2023Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2023Leo-Best Television Movie: nominated
  • 2023Leo-Best Motion Picture: nominated
  • 2024Leo-Best Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2025Emmy-Outstanding Fiction Special: nominated
  • 2026DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Limited & Anthology Series: nominated