Brian Oliver (born January 29, 1971) is an American film producer, film executive and founder of New Republic Pictures.[1] He was nominated for an Academy Award and BAFTA Film Award in 2010 for Black Swan.[2]

Education

Oliver holds a bachelor's degree from the UC Berkeley, as well as a J.D. from Whittier College School of Law.[3] While at UC Berkeley, Oliver was an All-Conference infielder on the baseball team.[4]

Career

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 Academy Award for Best Picture for Black Swan at the 83rd Academy Awards[5] and won the Best Feature Film Award at the 26th Independent Spirit Awards.[6] He has also been nominated for Golden Globes for Black Swan,[7] Ides of March,[8] and Rush;[citation needed] a BAFTA for Black Swan;[9] and Producers Guild of America's "Producer of the Year" awards in 2011[10] and 2012.[11]

In March 2017, Oliver and Filmula's Johnny Lin acquired rights to the sci-fi project Rise.[12] In September 2017, Oliver and Lin announced production of the horror film Sacrifice.[13]

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

Year Film Credit
2002 Bark! Co-producer
The Badge Executive producer
Auto Focus
2005 Half Light Executive producer
2009 Give 'Em Hell, Malone
2010 Black Swan
2011 The Ides of March
2ND Take
2012 The Woman in Black
Arthur Newman
Aftershock
2013 Rush
The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet Executive producer
2014 A Walk Among the Tombstones
Clown
2015 Everest
Legend
Black Mass
2016 Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
Hacksaw Ridge
2017 American Made
Roman J. Israel, Esq. Executive producer
Flatliners Executive producer
2018 The Vanishing Executive producer
2019 Rocketman Executive producer
1917
2021 Coming 2 America Executive producer
Infinite Executive producer
Without Remorse Executive producer
The Tomorrow War Executive producer
Clifford the Big Red Dog Executive producer
2022 Top Gun: Maverick Executive producer
2023 Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Executive producer
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One Executive producer
2024 The Tiger's Apprentice Executive producer
TBA Family Jewels
Horrorstör
Sacrifice
The Creed of Violence

Television

Year Title
2005 Man vs. Vegas
2003−07 Firsthand

References

  1. ^ "Brian Oliver exits Cross Creek Pictures, lines up next venture". Screen. Retrieved 2017-09-06.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ staff. "2021 Speaker: BRIAN OLIVER | EFF". Retrieved 2021-12-13.
  4. ^ "DIAMOND VISION: Brian Oliver Brings A Ballplayer's Instincts To Producing Feature Films".
  5. ^ "83rd Academy Award Nominations". Variety. 2011-01-25. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  6. ^ "'Black Swan' tops Indie Spirits". Variety. 2011-02-26. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  7. ^ Kroll, Justin; Abrams, Rachel (2010-12-14). "Golden Globe Nomination Reactions". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  8. ^ "Films, TV Shows Vie For Producers Guild Awards Saturday". KCAL-TV. 2012-01-21. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  9. ^ "Baftas 2011: the full list of winners". The Guardian. 2011-02-13. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  10. ^ McNary, Dave (2011-01-04). "PGA noms spread the wealth". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  11. ^ McNary, Dave (2012-01-03). "PGA unwraps film, TV nominations". Variety. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  12. ^ Busch, Anita (2017-03-03). "Filmula's Johnny Lin & Brian Oliver Acquire Rights To 'Rise' From Warner Bros". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.
  13. ^ N'Duka, Amanda (2017-09-25). "Johnny Lin & Brian Oliver Prep Horror Film 'Sacrifice', Paul Johansson Directing". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2017-10-03.

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