Donna Gigliotti is an American film producer. She is best known for producing Shakespeare in Love, Hidden Figures, Silver Linings Playbook, 80 For Brady, and The Reader.
Donna Gigliotti | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Producer |
| Years active | 1980–present |
Gigliotti started her professional career as an assistant to Martin Scorsese on the film Raging Bull. During the 1990s Gigliotti worked as an executive-producer on several films including Emma, Talk of Angels and Devil in a Blue Dress.
She is president of the production company Tempesta Films,[1] and has produced movies including The Fundamentals of Caring and Hidden Figures, and is executive producer of films including Beasts of No Nation. In 2019 she produced the 91st Academy Awards telecast on ABC. [2]
Filmography
She was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
Film
| Year | Film | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | A Month by the Lake | Executive producer |
| Devil in a Blue Dress | Associate producer | |
| Restoration | Co-producer | |
| 1996 | Emma | Executive producer |
| 1998 | Talk of Angels | Executive producer |
| Shakespeare in Love | ||
| 2004 | Vanity Fair | |
| 2007 | The Good Night | |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | |
| The Reader | ||
| 2010 | Shanghai | |
| Let Me In | ||
| 2011 | W.E. | Executive producer |
| I Don't Know How She Does It | ||
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | |
| 2014 | Big Stone Gap | |
| 2015 | Beasts of No Nation | Executive producer |
| 2016 | The Fundamentals of Caring | |
| Hidden Figures | ||
| 2022 | Nezouh | Executive producer |
| 2023 | 80 for Brady | |
TBA | In the Shadow of the Mountain |
- Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Raging Bull | Assistant: Martin Scorsese |
- Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Kiss of the Spider Woman | Acknowledgement |
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Special thanks |
| 2001 | Gosford Park | The producers wish to thank |
| 2011 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil | Special thanks |
| My Week with Marilyn |
Television
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 91st Academy Awards | Television special |
Awards and nominations
- 1998: Best Picture (for Shakespeare in Love, won)
- 2008: Best Picture (for The Reader, nominated)
- 2012: Best Picture (for Silver Linings Playbook, nominated)
- 2016: Best Picture (for Hidden Figures, nominated)
- 1998: Best Film (for Shakespeare in Love, won)
- 2008: Best Film (for The Reader, nominated)
- 2019: Outstanding Variety Special (Live) (for 91st Academy Awards, nominated)
Producers Guild of America (PGA)
- 1998: Motion Picture Producer of the Year Award (for Shakespeare in Love, nominated)