Victoria Alonso
Argentine film producer
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Victoria Alonso (born 22 December 1965) is an Argentine film producer who formerly served as the president of physical and post-production, visual effects, and animation at Marvel Studios.
- Film producer
- studio executive
Victoria Alonso | |
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Alonso in 2023 | |
| Born | 22 December 1965 |
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| Years active | 1996–present |
| Notable work | Marvel Cinematic Universe |
| Spouse | Imelda Corcoran |
| Children | 1 |
Early life and education
Victoria Alonso was born on 22 December 1965[1] in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina.[2]
Career
Alonso moved to Seattle at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. She relocated again to Los Angeles, where she began working in the visual effects industry,[2] including at Digital Domain as a visual effects producer for four years,[3][4] working on films such as Big Fish (2003), which was nominated for Best Special Visual Effects at the 57th British Academy Film Awards.[2]
Alonso joined Marvel Studios in 2005 as executive vice president of visual effects and post-production,[3] working as a co-producer on Marvel Cinematic Universe films Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010), Thor (2010), and Captain America: The First Avenger (2011),[5] and serving as executive producer on every Marvel Studios production since The Avengers (2012),[2] including television shows.[6] She was promoted to executive vice president of production in 2015.[7][8] In 2021, Alonso was promoted to president of physical and post-production, visual effects, and animation at Marvel Studios.[9]
In 2016, Alonso became the first woman to win the Advanced Imaging Society's Harold Lloyd Award for her achievements in visual effects.[2][10][11] In January 2020, she was awarded the Filmmaker Award by the Motion Picture Sound Editors at the 67th Golden Reel Awards.[3] In October 2021, it was announced that Alonso would be the top honoree at Outfest's Visionary Award at the November ceremony at LA's Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.[12]
In December 2022, she was named on The Hollywood Reporter's "Women in Entertainment Power 100".[13]
Firing from Marvel Studios
In 2023, Alonso was fired from her role at Marvel Studios for breach of contract after violating her noncompete clause by serving as a producer on the Amazon Studios film Argentina, 1985,[14][15], having failed to seek permission to work on the film, and continuing to promote it after being ordered by Disney to cease her involvement with the project.[14]
At the time of her firing, criticism from VFX workers were noted,[15] who had raised complaints of Marvel's "demanding post-production schedules". Alonso was described by some[who?] as a "kingmaker",[15][16] with Chris Lee at Vulture reporting that Alonso was "singularly responsible for Marvel's toxic work environment."[17][16] However, Alonso was also described as the "epitome of professional" and supportive on set, with Joanna Robinson of The Ringer describing the reports as a "gross mischaracterization" and the opposite of Alonso's work.[15][18] Alonso said that the real reason for her firing was her outspoken opposition to LGBTQ+ erasure at the company.[19] Disney and Alonso reached a multi-million dollar compensation settlement in April.[20]
Personal life
Alonso is openly gay and is married to Australian actress Imelda Corcoran. The couple has one adopted daughter.[2]
Filmography
Feature films
Television
| Year | Title | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | WandaVision | 9 episodes | [25] |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | 6 episodes | [26] | |
| 2021–2023 | Loki | 12 episodes | [27] |
| 2021–2024 | What If...? | 26 episodes | [28] |
| 2021 | Hawkeye | 6 episodes | |
| 2022 | Moon Knight | 6 episodes | |
| Ms. Marvel | 6 episodes | ||
| 2022–2023 | I Am Groot | 10 episodes | |
| 2022 | She-Hulk: Attorney at Law | 9 episodes | |
| Werewolf by Night | TV special | ||
| The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | TV special | ||
| 2023 | Secret Invasion | 6 episodes | |
| 2024 | Echo | 5 episodes | |
| X-Men '97 | 10 episodes |
Accolades
| Year | Film | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kingdom of Heaven | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Motion Picture (with Wesley Sewell, Tom Wood, Gary Brozenich) | Won | [29] |
| 2009 | Iron Man | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature (with Ben Snow, Hal Hickel, John Nelson) | Nominated | [30] |
| Best Single Visual Effect of the Year (with Ben Snow, Wayne Billheimer, John Nelson) | Nominated | ||||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Hollywood Film Awards | Hollywood Blockbuster Award (with Kevin Feige) | Won | [31] |
| 2024 | X-Men '97 | Gotham TV Awards | Breakthrough Drama Series (with Beau DeMayo, Louis D'Esposito, Kevin Feige, and Brad Winderbaum) | Nominated | [32] |