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William Horberg Biography

Birth Name:William Horberg

Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession Producer, Actor, Writer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

  • In 2008, he received a Christopher Award for his work on "The Kite Runner․"
  • In 2004, he was nominated as the Outstanding Producer of Motion Pictures at the PGA Awards
  • In 2004, he was nominated for the Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film
  • Started out in showbusiness as the owner and operator of the Sandburg Movie Theatre in Chicago
  • Often produces films that are adapted from pieces of literature
  • Has served as the president of production at Sidney Kimmel Entertainment
  • Helped found his own production company named Wonderful Films

Awards

  • 1994CableACE-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 1999Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2000BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2000OFTA Film Award-Best Picture: nominated
  • 2004BAFTA Film Award-Best Film: nominated
  • 2004Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film-: nominated
  • 2004PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures: nominated
  • 2008BAFTA Film Award-Best Film Not in the English Language: nominated
  • 2008Christopher Award-Feature Films: winner
  • 2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television: winner
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series: winner
  • 2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics: nominated