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Michael Sugar(I)

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Michael Sugar at an event for Spotlight (2015)
Producer Michael Sugar speaks about the casting process for his Oscar-winning film 'Spotlight' and how the film is changing lives. Plus, find out his advice on becoming a producer.
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Producer Michael Sugar on How Oscar-Winning Film 'Spotlight' Changes Lives
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Michael Sugar is known for Spotlight (2015), Rendition (2007) and The Report (2019).
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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Michael Sugar at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Blye Pagon Faust, and Nicole Rocklin at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Blye Pagon Faust, and Nicole Rocklin at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Blye Pagon Faust, and Nicole Rocklin at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Tom McArdle, Steve Golin, Tom McCarthy, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Sugar, Rachel McAdams, Blye Pagon Faust, Josh Singer, and Nicole Rocklin at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Steve Golin, Tom McCarthy, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Sugar, Rachel McAdams, Blye Pagon Faust, Josh Singer, and Nicole Rocklin at an event for The Oscars (2016)
Tom McArdle, Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Rachel McAdams, Blye Pagon Faust, Josh Singer, and Nicole Rocklin
Steve Golin, Mark Ruffalo, Michael Sugar, Blye Pagon Faust, and Nicole Rocklin at an event for Spotlight (2015)
Daniel Brühl, Bill Condon, Steve Golin, Michael Sugar, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dan Stevens, and Josh Singer at an event for The Fifth Estate (2013)

Known for:

Michael Keaton, Liev Schreiber, Brian d'Arcy James, Mark Ruffalo, and Rachel McAdams in Spotlight (2015)
Spotlight
8.1
  • Producer
  • 2015
Alan Arkin, Meryl Streep, Reese Witherspoon, and Jake Gyllenhaal in Rendition (2007)
Rendition
6.8
  • Producer
  • 2007
Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, and Adam Driver in The Report (2019)
The Report
7.2
  • Producer
  • 2019
Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Edward Norton, Naomie Harris, Keira Knightley, Michael Peña, and Jacob Latimore in Collateral Beauty (2016)
Collateral Beauty
6.8
  • Producer(produced by, p.g.a.)
  • 2016

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Producer

  • Knox Goes Away
    • producer
    • Post-production
  • Tomorrow
    • executive producer
    • In Development
    • TV Movie
  • Sleeping Beauties
    • producer
    • Pre-production
    • TV Movie
  • Untitled Hulk Hogan Biopic
    • producer
    • In Development
  • Guerrilla Habeas (2023)
    Guerrilla Habeas
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2023
  • The Turning Point (2022)
    The Turning Point
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2022
  • Split Screen (2022)
    Split Screen
    • executive producer
    • 2022
  • Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (2021)
    Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche
    • executive producer
    • 2021
  • Westward (2021)
    Westward
    • executive producer
    • Podcast Series
    • 2021
  • Hailee Steinfeld in Dickinson (2019)
    Dickinson
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019–2021
  • Tye Sheridan in Wireless (2020)
    Wireless
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2020
  • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
    13 Reasons Why
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017–2020
  • Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan in Worth (2020)
    Worth
    • producer (p.g.a.)
    • 2020
  • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
    The Laundromat
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Brit Marling in The OA (2016)
    The OA
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2016–2019
  • Chris Pine and India Eisley in I Am the Night (2019)
    I Am the Night
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, and Adam Driver in The Report (2019)
    The Report
    • producer
    • 2019
  • Emma Stone and Jonah Hill in Maniac (2018)
    Maniac
    • executive producer
    • TV Mini Series
    • 2018
  • When the Streetlights Go On (2017)
    When the Streetlights Go On
    • producer
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Actor

  • Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
    The Girlfriend Experience
    • 'Sugar'
    • 2009
  • The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
    The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
    • Sports Announcer (voice)
    • TV Movie
    • 1996
  • Annie O (1995)
    Annie O
    • Stadium Announcer (as Michael J. Sugar)
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Producer Michael Sugar on How Oscar-Winning Film 'Spotlight' Changes Lives
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Producer Michael Sugar on How Oscar-Winning Film 'Spotlight' Changes Lives

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