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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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Michael Sugar is known for Spotlight (2015), Rendition (2007) and Knox Goes Away (2023).
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    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 9 nominations total

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    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
    Michael Keaton in Knox Goes Away (2023)
    Knox Goes Away
    7.0
    • Producer(p.g.a.)
    • 2023
    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(p.g.a.)
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Your Second Wife
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Tomorrow
      • executive producer
      • Script
      • TV Movie
    • Sleeping Beauties
      • producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Movie
    • Obey
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Don't Forget Me Tomorrow
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • Madwoman's Game (2026)
      Madwoman's Game
      • producer
      • 2026
    • Speak. (2025)
      Speak.
      7.6
      • co-executive producer
      • 2025
    • Serving in Secret: Love, Country and Don't Ask, Don't Tell (2023)
      Serving in Secret: Love, Country and Don't Ask, Don't Tell
      5.6
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Michael Keaton in Knox Goes Away (2023)
      Knox Goes Away
      7.0
      • produced by (p.g.a.)
      • 2023
    • Ayenda (2023)
      Ayenda
      7.3
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Guerrilla Habeas (2023)
      Guerrilla Habeas
      5.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • The Turning Point (2022)
      The Turning Point
      7.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Split Screen (2022)
      Split Screen
      6.2
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche (2021)
      Buried: The 1982 Alpine Meadows Avalanche
      7.4
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Westward (2021)
      Westward
      Podcast Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Hailee Steinfeld in Dickinson (2019)
      Dickinson
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2021
    • Tye Sheridan in Wireless (2020)
      Wireless
      6.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford in 13 Reasons Why (2017)
      13 Reasons Why
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2020
    • Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan in Worth (2020)
      Worth
      6.8
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2020
    • Antonio Banderas, Gary Oldman, Meryl Streep, David Schwimmer, and Jeffrey Wright in The Laundromat (2019)
      The Laundromat
      6.3
      • produced by
      • 2019

    Actor

    • Sasha Grey in The Girlfriend Experience (2009)
      The Girlfriend Experience
      5.5
      • 'Sugar'
      • 2009
    • William Shatner and Jonathan Jackson in The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc. (1996)
      The Prisoner of Zenda, Inc.
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • Sports Announcer (voice)
      • 1996
    • Coco Yares in Annie O (1995)
      Annie O
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Stadium Announcer (as Michael J. Sugar)
      • 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

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Michael J. Sugar
    • Parents
      • Larry Sugar
    • Relatives
      • J.B. Sugar(Sibling)
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