British film producer (born 1952)
Paul Webster (born 19 September 1952) is a British film producer.
Life and career
Webster has worked both as an independent, and with several production companies. He worked with Working Title Films for five years, setting up their Los Angeles office. Between 1995 and 1997, he was Head of Production for Miramax Films . In 1998, he joined Channel 4 to create FilmFour . In 2004, he joined Kudos Film and Television , heading their film unit, Kudos Pictures.[ 1]
Webster was executive producer, along with Robert Redford and Rebecca Yeldham, of the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries , directed by Walter Salles , based on Che Guevara 's book The Motorcycle Diaries . Webster was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2007 film Atonement , for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA in the category of "Best British Film" and won a BAFTA for "Best Film".[ 2] He has previously been nominated for a BAFTA and a Genie Award for Best Motion Picture for his work on the 2007 film Eastern Promises . Webster produced the Disneynature documentary on flamingos, The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos , released internationally in 2009.
Filmography
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
Production manager
Miscellaneous crew
Thanks
Television
Year
Title
Credit
Notes
2019
The Cure
Executive producer
Television film
Production manager
References
External links
1990s
Goodfellas – Martin Scorsese , Robert Chartoff , and Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments – Alan Parker , Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End – James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List – Steven Spielberg , Branko Lustig , and Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral – Mike Newell and Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility – Ang Lee and Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella and Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo and Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love – Donna Gigliotti , Marc Norman , David Parfitt , Harvey Weinstein , and Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty – Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator – David Franzoni , Branko Lustig , and Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , Tim Sanders , and Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski , and Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , and Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator – Sandy Climan , Charles Evans Jr. , Graham King , and Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and James Schamus (2005)
The Queen – Andy Harries , Christine Langan , and Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement – Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , and Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire – Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow , Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier , and Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech – Iain Canning , Emile Sherman , and Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist – Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo – Ben Affleck , George Clooney , and Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave – Dede Gardner , Anthony Katagas , Jeremy Kleiner , Steve McQueen , and Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant – Steve Golin , Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Arnon Milchan , Mary Parent , and Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land – Fred Berger , Jordan Horowitz , and Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Graham Broadbent , Peter Czernin , and Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma – Nicolás Celis , Alfonso Cuarón , and Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 – Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand , Peter Spears , and Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion , Iain Canning , Roger Frappier , Tanya Seghatchian , and Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan , Charles Roven , and Emma Thomas (2023)
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