Scott Ferguson (producer)
{{Short description|American television and film producer}}
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| education = Cornell University (BA)
Columbia University (MFA)
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| occupation = Television and film producer
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| notable_works = Succession
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| awards = Emmy Awards (2010, 2014, 2020)
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Scott Ferguson is an American television and film producer. He was an executive producer of the HBO series Succession.{{Cite web |last=Rice |first=Lynette |date=2022-06-27 |title='Succession' Returns To Production, Season 4 Details Revealed |url=https://deadline.com/2022/06/succession-production-begins-season-4-details-revealed-1235052916/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}
Biography
Ferguson received his B.A. from Cornell University and MFA from Columbia University.{{Cite web |title=A Conversation with |url=https://www.cornellclubla.com/article.html?aid=1690 |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.cornellclubla.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Columbia Projects Sweep Emmy Nominations |url=https://arts.columbia.edu/news/columbia-projects-sweep-emmy-nominations |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Columbia - School of the Arts |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Award-winning Cornellians working in entertainment offer tips to break into the industry |url=https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2009/12/cornellians-entertainment-offer-tips-alumni |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Cornell Chronicle |language=en}} He began his career with producer Michael Hausman. He was unit manager of The Firm (1993) and associate producer of films on Nobody’s Fool (1994), A Family Thing (1996), Twilight (2008), The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and Man on the Moon (1999), and an assistant director on Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004).
Ferguson was nominated for eight Emmy Awards and won three, including the 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing Temple Grandin (2010), 2014 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie for producing The Normal Heart (2014), and 2020 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series as executive producer of Succession (2018–2023).{{Cite web |title=Scott Ferguson |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/scott-ferguson |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Television Academy |language=en}}
Ferguson also received four Directors Guild of America Awards for his work on Brokeback Mountain (2005), Recount (2008), Temple Grandin (2010) and Succession (2018–).{{Cite web |title=74th Annual DGA Awards |url=https://www.dga.org/awards/annual.aspx |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.dga.org}}{{Cite web |last=Bettinger |first=Brendan |date=2011-01-30 |title=2011 Directors Guild Award Winners |url=https://collider.com/directors-guild-awards-kings-speech/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=Collider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=DGA Announces Winners of 2005 Outstanding Directorial Achievement Awards & Recipients of DGA 2006 Career Achievement Awards - |url=https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2006/0129-DGA-Announces-Winners-of-2005-Outstanding-Directorial-Achievement-Awards.aspx |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.dga.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=All Winners of 2008 DGA Awards and Special Award Recipients - |url=https://www.dga.org/News/PressReleases/2009/0131-All-Winners-of-2008-DGA-Awards-and-Special-Award-Recipients.aspx |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=www.dga.org |language=en}} He earned six Producers Guild Film Award nominations, earning three awards for his work on The Normal Heart (2014) and Succession (2018–).{{Cite magazine |last=Grein |first=Paul |date=2022-03-20 |title='CODA' & Docs About The Beatles & Tom Petty Win 2022 PGA Awards (Full Winners List) |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/pga-awards-2022-winners-list-1235046270/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last1=Howard |first1=Allison Crist, Rebecca Keegan, Chris Gardner, Annie |last2=Crist |first2=Allison |last3=Keegan |first3=Rebecca |last4=Gardner |first4=Chris |last5=Howard |first5=Annie |date=2020-01-18 |title=PGA Awards: '1917' Named Outstanding Motion Picture |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/producers-guild-awards-2020-winners-list-full-1269972/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Block |first=Alex Ben |date=2015-01-22 |title=PGA Awards: 'Birdman' Takes Top Film Award |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/pga-awards-2015-winners-list-765959/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Ferguson received Peabody Awards in 2011 and 2019 for his work on Temple Grandin (2010) and Succession (2018–).{{Cite web |title=Temple Grandin |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/temple-grandin/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Succession |url=https://peabodyawards.com/award-profile/succession/ |access-date=2022-07-21 |website=The Peabody Awards |language=en-US}}
References
External links
- {{IMDb name|0272605}}
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