Jeremy Kleiner
Jeremy Kleiner | |
|---|---|
Kleiner in May 2017 | |
| Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 48–49) |
| 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).
Early life
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 | Executive producer |
| Eat Pray Love | Executive producer | |
| 2013 | World War Z | Producer |
| 12 Years a Slave | Producer | |
| 2014 | Nightingale | Executive producer |
| Selma | Producer | |
| 2015 | True Story | Producer |
| The Big Short | Producer | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Producer |
| Frank & Lola | Special thanks | |
| The Tiger Hunter | Thanks | |
| The Lost City of Z | Producer | |
| 2017 | Okja | Producer |
| War Machine | Producer | |
| Brad's Status | Producer | |
| Marrowbone | Thanks | |
| 2018 | Beautiful Boy | Producer |
| If Beale Street Could Talk | Producer | |
| Vice | Producer | |
| 2019 | The Last Black Man in San Francisco | Producer |
| Ad Astra | Producer | |
| The King | Producer | |
| 2020 | Kajillionaire | Producer |
| Minari | Producer | |
| Irresistible | Producer | |
| 2022 | Father of the Bride | Producer |
| Women Talking | Producer | |
| Blonde | Producer | |
| Flight/Risk | Executive producer | |
| She Said | Producer | |
| 2023 | Landscape with Invisible Hand | Producer |
| 2024 | Bob Marley: One Love | Producer |
| Beetlejuice Beetlejuice | Producer[10] | |
| Apocalypse in the Tropics | Executive producer[11] | |
| Wolfs | Producer[12] | |
| Nickel Boys | Producer[13] | |
| 2025 | Mickey 17 | Producer |
| Olmo | Producer[14] | |
| Bono: Stories of Surrender | Producer | |
| F1 | Producer | |
| Preparation for the Next Life | Producer | |
| Hedda | Producer | |
| TBA | The Tiger | Producer |
| Wizards! | Producer | |
| Wrong Answer | Producer | |
| Weekend Warriors | Producer |
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[15] |
| 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
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [16] |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated | [17] | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | [18] | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Won | [19] | |
| 2018 | Vice | Nominated | [20] | |
| 2022 | Women Talking | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2024 | Nickel Boys | Nominated | [22] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated |
| 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 |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Nominated |
| 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 |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | |
| 2014 | Selma | Won | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Won |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Film | 12 Years a Slave | Won | [23] |
| 2015 | The Big Short | Nominated | ||
| 2016 | Moonlight | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Best International Programme | The Underground Railroad | Won | [23] |
CinEuphoria Awards
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best International Film | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worst Picture | Blonde | Won | [24] |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Feature | 12 Years a Slave | Nominated | |
| Audience Award | Nominated | |||
| 2014 | Best Feature | Nickel Boys | Nominated |
| 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 |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Outstanding Television Movie | Nightingale | Nominated | [25] |
| 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 |
| Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | 12 Years a Slave | Won[a] | |
| 2014 | Visionary Award | Won | [26] | |
| 2015 | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | The Big Short | Won | |
| 2016 | Moonlight | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | Vice | Nominated | ||
| 2020 | David O. Selznick Award | Won | [27] | |
Notes
- ^ Tied with Alfonso Cuarón and David Heyman for Gravity.
References
- ^ a b Bloom, Nate (February 25, 2016). "The tribe at the Oscars, 2016". The Times of Israel. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ "'Moonlight' reflection - Oscar-nominated composer Britell '03 found inspiration in film's poetic depth". Harvard University Gazette. February 22, 2017. Archived from the original on February 24, 2017. Retrieved February 5, 2017.
- ^ "Sophomores Awarded Detur Book Prizes". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "55 Seniors Awarded $2,500 Hoopes Prizes". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Phi Beta Kappa Elections". The Harvard Crimson. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
- ^ "Big | Magazine | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
- ^ Variety Magazine: "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment" by Justin Kroll Archived October 15, 2013, at the Wayback Machine May 22, 2013
- ^ "Jeremy Kleiner Tapped as Co-President of Plan B Entertainment". Variety. May 22, 2023. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ^ "2013 Oscar Nominees | 85th Academy Awards Nominees". Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 9, 2023). "'Beetlejuice 2' Sets 2024 Fall Release Date". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on May 9, 2023. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
- ^ Sales Ross, Rafa (August 29, 2024). "Oscar-Nominated Petra Costa, Director of Venice's 'Apocalypse in the Tropics,' on How Brazil Serves as a 'Parable' for the U.S." Variety. Archived from the original on August 29, 2024. Retrieved August 29, 2024.
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- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (April 29, 2024). "Amazon MGM Studios & Orion Set Fall Release For Feature Take Of Pulitzer Prize Winning Novel 'Nickel Boys'". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 30, 2024. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
- ^ Vassilis Economou (January 16, 2025). "Diverse perspectives and limitless creativity abound in the Berlinale Panorama". Cineuropa. Retrieved January 19, 2025.
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- ^ "The 95th Academy Awards (2023) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on January 24, 2023. Retrieved March 12, 2023.
- ^ "The 97th Academy Awards (2025) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. February 10, 2025. Archived from the original on January 31, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
- ^ a b "Jeremy Kleiner". British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved September 16, 2025.
- ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (March 10, 2023). "Razzie Awards: 'Blonde' Named Worst Picture; Other "Winners" include Tom Hanks, Jared Leto, and the Razzies Themselves". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on March 11, 2023. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
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- ^ "Brad Pitt's Plan B To Receive PGA's 2015 Visionary Award". Deadline Hollywood. December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
- ^ Wilson, Jordan (December 12, 2019). "PGA Awards: Plan B's Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner to Receive David O. Selznick Award". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 25, 2024.
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