James W. Skotchdopole

James W. Skotchdopole is an American film producer. Skotchdopole won a 2015 Best Picture Academy Award® for his work producing Alejandro González Iñárritu’s highly acclaimed Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). Skotchdopole’s work on the film also resulted in an Independent Spirit Best Picture Award, a DGA Award, a PGA Award and a BAFTA Best Film Award nomination. He again collaborated with Iñárritu and produced the 2016 multiple Oscar and Bafta-winning feature The Revenant, which earned Iñárritu an Oscar for Best Director and earned Leonardo DiCaprio a long-awaited Oscar's Best Actor Award. Most recently, Skotchdopole co-executive produced the limited series Mrs. America starring Cate Blanchett for FX Networks. As an executive producer, he was also preparing the motion picture franchise Call of Duty for Activison. Prior to that he executive produced War Machine, starring Brad Pitt for Netflix. A native New Yorker, Skotchdopole has been making films for some 39 years. He has worked on over 50 feature films in 17 different countries, earning executive producer credits on Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and Death Proof, and David O. Russell’s Accidental Love. Skotchdopole also executive produced four films for director Tony Scott; Man on Fire, Enemy of the State, The Fan and Spy Game. Skotchdopole first worked with Scott in 1988 on Revenge, and later Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance and Crimson Tide. Skotchdopole enjoyed a long collaboration with journalist, filmmaker and three-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, having worked many times as her executive producer and as an associate producer on the box-office hit Sleepless in Seattle. He cut his teeth in the industry by working with legendary directors Sir Richard Attenborough, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Richard Donner, John Frankenheimer, Paul Mazursky, Mike Nichols, Frank Oz and John Schlesinger. In 1984, Skotchdopole was the youngest member to be accepted into the Directors Guild of America. He is also a member of the Producer's Guild of America. Among his many credits, Skotchdopole has produced commercials for directors Sam Mendes, Oliver Stone and Samuel Bayer. A full listing of his body of work: Mrs. America - Co-Executive Producer Mrs. America (miniseries) Dreamland - Co- Executive Producer Dreamland (upcoming film) Furlough - Executive Producer Furlough (film) Call of Duty - Executive Producer - preparation only Call of Duty War Machine - Executive Producer War Machine (film) The Comedian - Producers Wish To Thank The Comedian (2016 film) The Revenant - Producer The Revenant (2015 film) Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) – Producer (Academy Award Win) Birdman (film) The Spectacular Now - Producers Wish To Thank The Spectacular Now Django Unchained - Executive Producer Django Unchained Lay the Favorite - Executive Producer Lay the Favorite Just Wright - Production Consultant Just Wright Violet & Daisy - Executive Producer Violet & Daisy Upside Down - Executive Producer Upside Down (2012 film) My Own Love Song - Executive Producer My Own Love Song Surfer, Dude - Executive Producer Surfer, Dude Nailed aka Accidental Love - Executive Producer Accidental Love The Women - Executive Producer The Women (2008 film) Grind House: Death Proof - Line Producer Death Proof Bewitched - Executive Producer Bewitched (2005 film) Man On Fire - Executive Producer Man on Fire (2004 film) Alexander - Producer, preparation only Alexander (film) Company Man - Producer Company Man (film) Sand - Producer Sand Spy Game - Executive Producer Spy Game Enemy of the State - Executive Producer Enemy of the State (film) The Fan - Executive Producer The Fan (1996 film) Mixed Nuts - Executive Producer Mixed Nuts Crimson Tide - Associate Producer Crimson Tide (film) Sleepless in Seattle - Associate Producer Sleepless in Seattle True Romance - Co Producer True Romance Naked Tango - Associate Producer Naked Tango What About Bob? – 1st Assistant Director What About Bob? The Last Boy Scout – 1st Assistant Director The Last Boy Scout Days of Thunder – 1st Assistant Director Days of Thunder Housesitter – 1st Assistant Director Housesitter (film) Bad Boys (Partial) – 1st Assistant Director Bad Boys for Life Dracula (Partial) – 1st Assistant Director Dracula (film) Revenge – 2nd Assistant Director Revenge Scrooged – 2nd Assistant Director Scrooged Moon Over Parador – 2nd Assistant Director Moon over Parador The Untouchables – 2nd Assistant Director The Untouchables (film) Biloxi Blues – 2nd Assistant Director Biloxi Blues (film) The Money Pit – 2nd Assistant Director The Money Pit Mannequin – 2nd Assistant Director Mannequin (1987 film) Brighton Beach Memoirs – 2nd Assistant Director Brighton Beach Memoirs (film) The Believers – 2nd Assistant Director The Believers Dead Bang – 2nd Assistant Director Dead Bang Ishtar – 2nd 2nd Assistant Director Ishtar (film) A Chorus Line – 2nd 2nd Assistant Director A Chorus Line (film) Turk 182 – 2nd 2nd Assistant Director Turk 182 The Cotton Club - Production Assistant The Cotton Club (film) Firstborn – Production Assistant Firstborn (1984 film) The Lonely Guy – Production Assistant The Lonely Guy Easy Money – Production Assistant Easy Money (1983 film) A Night in Heaven – Production Assistant A Night in Heaven Slayground – Production Assistant Slayground Eddie and the Cruisers – Production Assistant Eddie and the Cruisers

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