J. Miles Dale | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Occupation(s) | Producer, director |
Years active | 1985–present |
Parent | Jimmy Dale (father) Irene Dale (mother) |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture 2018 The Shape of Water |
J. Miles Dale (born 1961)[1] is a Canadian producer and director of film and television,[2] best known for producing the critically acclaimed film, The Shape of Water, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards.[3][4] He is a regular collaborator of director Guillermo del Toro.
More recently, Dale has formed a creative partnership with Netflix.[5]
Dale was born in Toronto, Ontario, to British-born Canadian jazz musician Jimmy Dale.[6][7] Dale attended Bayview Glen School from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, his father moved the family to Hollywood where he worked as a music director for The Smothers Brothers Show, The Andy Williams Show and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The family returned to Toronto in the mid-1970s, and Miles graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute. He attended the University of Toronto for a year and later transferred to the University of British Columbia before dropping out to join the film industry.[6][1]
Producer
2nd unit director
Executive producer
Unit production manager
Year | Title | Producer | Director | Notes |
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1985 | Comedy Factory | Yes | No | |
1986 | True Confessions | Yes | No | |
1987–90 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Yes | No | |
1990 | Top Cops | Yes | Yes | 1 episode |
1994 | RoboCop: The Series | Yes | Yes | Episode "Midnight Minus One" |
1996–98 | F/X: The Series | Co-executive | No | |
2000 | Earth: Final Conflict | No | Yes | Episode "Scorched Earth" |
2001–04 | Doc | No | Yes | 5 episodes |
2002–03 | Andromeda | No | Yes | Episodes "Dance of the Mayflies" and "The Unconquerable Man" |
2002–04 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | No | Yes | 4 episodes |
2007 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | No | Yes | 2 episodes |
2016 | Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments | Executive | Yes | Directed 3 episodes |
2014–17 | The Strain | Executive | Yes | Directed 7 episodes; Also unit production manager and 2nd unit director |
2021 | Sex/Life | Executive | No | |
2022 | Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities | Executive | No |
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Year | Award | Category | Work | Result |
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2017 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
2018 | Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Won | |
Producers Guild of America | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Won | ||
Gold Derby | Best Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | Won | ||
British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Irish Film & Television Academy | Best International Film | Nominated | ||
2022 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | Nightmare Alley | Nominated |
International | |
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National | |
Other |