Jeremy Kleiner
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Jeremy Kleiner | |
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Kleiner in May 2017 | |
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 49–50) |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 2000–present |
Jeremy Kleiner (born 1976/1977) is an American film producer. Since 2013, he has served as the co-president of Plan B Entertainment with Dede Gardner. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for four consecutive years for producing 12 Years a Slave (2013), Selma (2014), The Big Short (2015), and Moonlight (2016), winning for 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight. He earned his fifth nomination for Vice (2018).
Kleiner was born into a Jewish family[1] in either 1976 or 1977.[1] He attended Harvard University, where he won the Detur Book Prize, the Thomas T. Hoopes Prize, and was elected Phi Beta Kappa before graduating in 1998.[2][3][4][5] The Harvard Crimson wrote of Kleiner's thesis that "in the world of Hoopes Prize winners, one thesis surpasses all others with 192 pages of pure writing," noting in 199 that Kleiner was "on the rise in L.A., on the way to becoming a big-shot," while his advisor Patrice Higonnet called Kleiner "one of the most gifted undergraduates I have seen in my thirty-odd years as an instructor in our university."[6]
Career
Kleiner worked as a creative executive at The Donners' Company. In 2003, he joined Plan B Entertainment, working his way up from a creative executive to producer.[7] Since 2013, he has served as the co-president of Plan B Entertainment with Dede Gardner.[8] He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture for four consecutive years for producing 12 Years a Slave (2013), Selma (2014), The Big Short (2015), and Moonlight (2016), winning for 12 Years a Slave and Moonlight. He earned his fifth nomination for Vice (2018).[9]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | The Private Lives of Pippa Lee | Executive producer |
| 2010 | Kick-Ass | |
| Eat Pray Love | ||
| 2013 | World War Z | Producer |
| 12 Years a Slave | ||
| 2014 | Nightingale | Executive producer |
| Selma | Producer | |
| 2015 | True Story | |
| The Big Short | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | |
| Frank & Lola | Special thanks | |
| The Tiger Hunter | Thanks | |
| The Lost City of Z | Producer | |
| 2017 | Okja | |
| War Machine | ||
| Brad's Status | ||
| Marrowbone | Thanks | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Producer |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | ||
| Vice | ||
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Producer |
| Ad Astra | ||
| The King | ||
| 2020 | Kajillionaire | |
| Minari | ||
| Irresistible | ||
| 2022 | Father of the Bride | |
| Women Talking | ||
| Blonde | ||
| Flight/Risk | Executive producer | |
| She Said | Producer | |
| 2023 | Landscape with Invisible Hand | |
| 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | |
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | ||
| Apocalypse in the Tropics | Executive producer[10] | |
| Wolfs | Producer[11] | |
| Nickel Boys | ||
| 2025 | Mickey 17 | |
| Olmo | ||
| Bono: Stories of Surrender | ||
| F1 | ||
| Preparation for the Next Life | ||
| Hedda | ||
| 2026 | Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma | |
| TBA | The Tiger | |
| Wizards! | ||
| Wrong Answer | ||
| Weekend Warriors |
Television
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Deadbeat | Executive producer |
| 2014−2015 | Resurrection | Executive producer |
| 2017 | Monsters of God | Executive producer |
| 2016−2019 | The OA | Executive producer[12] |
| 2018−2019 | Sweetbitter | Executive producer |
| 2020 | The Third Day: Autumn | Executive producer |
| The Third Day | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | The Underground Railroad | Executive producer |
| 2020−2021 | Lego Masters | Executive producer |
| 2022 | Outer Range | Executive producer |
| Paper Girls | Executive producer | |
| High School | Executive producer | |
| 2024 | 3 Body Problem | Executive producer |
| 2025 | Adolescence | Executive producer |
| TBA | Wytches | Executive producer |
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [13] |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | [14] | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | [15] | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Won | [16] | |
| 2018 | Vice | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Nominated | [18] | |
| 2024 | Nickel Boys | Nominated | [19] | |
| 2025 | F1 | Nominated | [20] |
AACTA International Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
AFI Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Top 10 Films | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Won | ||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Won | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Won |
Alliance of Women Film Journalists
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
American Black Film Festival
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Movie of the Year | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Awards Circuit Community Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
Black Reel Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Won | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Won |
British Academy Film Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [21] |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Nominated | ||
| 2025 | Outstanding British Film | H Is for Hawk | Nominated |
British Academy Television Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Best International Programme | The Underground Railroad | Won | [21] |
CinEuphoria Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best International Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Golden Raspberry Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worst Picture | Blonde | Won | [22] |
Gotham Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Feature | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| Audience Award | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Best Feature | Nickel Boys | Nominated |
Independent Spirit Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | ||
| 2024 | Nickel Boys | Nominated |
Italian Online Movie Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | ||
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
Primetime Emmy Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Outstanding Television Movie | Nightingale | Nominated | [23] |
| 2021 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | The Underground Railroad | Nominated | |
| 2024 | Outstanding Drama Series | 3 Body Problem | Nominated | |
| 2025 | Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series | Adolescence | Won |
Producers Guild of America Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won[a] | |
| 2014 | Visionary Award | Won | [24] | |
| 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | The Big Short | Won | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Vice | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | David O. Selznick Award | Won | [25] | |