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J. Miles Dale
Born1961 (age 62–63)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Producer, director
Years active1985–present
ParentJimmy Dale (father) Irene Dale (mother)
AwardsAcademy 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]

Early life

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]

Filmography

Film

Producer

2nd unit director

Executive producer

Unit production manager

Television

Year Title Producer Director Notes
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

(citation: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197703/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Work Result
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

References

  1. ^ a b Ahearn, Victoria (March 5, 2018). "Toronto producer J. Miles Dale on his Oscar win — and spoiled speech". CBC. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  2. ^ "J. Miles Dale". Produced By: New York 2017. 2017-09-28. Archived from the original on 2019-04-18. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  3. ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
  4. ^ Laws, Zach (2018-02-12). "J. Miles Dale ('The Shape of Water' producer): The 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' finally gets the girl [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
  5. ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 19, 2022). "'Nightmare Alley' Producer J. Miles Dale Strikes Creative Partnership With Netflix". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. ^ a b "J. Miles Dale '68". Bayview Glen Independent School. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
  7. ^ "Meet the Toronto producer behind 'The Shape of Water'". The National Post. January 22, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.

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