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Brian Oliver (producer)

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Brian Oliver (born January 29, 1971) is an American film producer and film executive. He is the founder and CEO of New Republic Pictures and previously served as president of Cross Creek Pictures from 2009 to 2017.[1][2] Oliver was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA Award in 2010 for Black Swan.[3]

Education

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Oliver holds a bachelor's degree from UC Berkeley and a J.D. from Whittier College School of Law.[4] While at UC Berkeley, he was an All-Conference infielder on the baseball team.[5]

Career

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Oliver has produced films that include Black Swan, The Ides of March, The Woman in Black, Rush, A Walk Among the Tombstones, and Everest. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for Black Swan at the 83rd Academy Awards[6] and won the Best Feature Film Award at the 26th Independent Spirit Awards.[7] Oliver has also been nominated for a Golden Globe for Black Swan,[8] Ides of March,[9] and Rush; a BAFTA for Black Swan;[10] and the Producers Guild of America "Producer of the Year" in 2011 and 2012.[11][12]

Filmography

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He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year Film Credit
2002Bark!Co-producer
The BadgeExecutive producer
Auto Focus
2005Half LightExecutive producer
2009Give 'Em Hell, Malone
2010Black Swan
2011The Ides of March
2ND Take
2012The Woman in Black
Arthur Newman
Aftershock
2013Rush
The Young and Prodigious T.S. SpivetExecutive producer
2014A Walk Among the Tombstones
Clown
2015Everest
Legend
Black Mass
2016Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Hacksaw Ridge
2017American Made
Roman J. Israel, Esq.Executive producer
FlatlinersExecutive producer
2018The VanishingExecutive producer
2019RocketmanExecutive producer
1917
2021Coming 2 AmericaExecutive producer
InfiniteExecutive producer
Without RemorseExecutive producer
The Tomorrow WarExecutive producer
Clifford the Big Red DogExecutive producer
2023Transformers: Rise of the BeastsExecutive producer

Television

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Year Title Credit
2005Man vs. Vegas
2003−07Firsthand

References

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  1. ↑ "Brian Oliver exits Cross Creek Pictures, lines up next venture". Screen. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ↑ Variety Staff (2017-09-26). "Variety 500: Brian Oliver". Variety. Retrieved 2026-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Oscar nominations: 'Black Swan's' Brian Oliver says academy 'hipper than some people give them credit for'". LA Times Blogs - Awards Tracker. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  4. ↑ staff. "2021 Speaker: BRIAN OLIVER | EFF". Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  5. ↑ "DIAMOND VISION: Brian Oliver Brings A Ballplayer's Instincts To Producing Feature Films".
  6. ↑ "83rd Academy Award Nominations". Variety. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  7. ↑ "'Black Swan' tops Indie Spirits". Variety. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  8. ↑ Kroll, Justin; Abrams, Rachel (2010-12-14). "Golden Globe Nomination Reactions". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  9. ↑ "Films, TV Shows Vie For Producers Guild Awards Saturday". KCAL-TV. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  10. ↑ "Baftas 2011: the full list of winners". The Guardian. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  11. ↑ McNary, Dave (2011-01-04). "PGA noms spread the wealth". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  12. ↑ McNary, Dave (2012-01-03). "PGA unwraps film, TV nominations". Variety . Retrieved 2014-04-22.

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