James Gay-Rees Explained

James Gay-Rees
Occupation:Film producer
Yearsactive:1991present

James Gay-Rees is a British film producer. He has been involved in the production of numerous films, including critically acclaimed documentaries Senna (2010) and Amy (2015), for which he won numerous awards and nominations.[1]

Graduating from the University of Southampton, Gay-Rees started his film career working for Miramax in London. He subsequently moved to New York for a year and later started working as a head of development in Los Angeles–based Orbit Productions.Gay-Rees eventually decided to pursue his career in documentary production; his first movie is Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010) which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.[2] His second film, Senna (2010), also received critical acclaim, and won a BAFTA Award for Best Documentary. In 2015, he produced Amy, which was nominated for numerous awards, including BAFTA awards for Best Documentary and Outstanding British Film,[3] as well as Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 88th Academy Awards.[4]

Filmography

Awards and nominations

|-! scope="row" rowspan="3"| 2012| rowspan="2"| British Academy Film Awards| Outstanding British Film| rowspan="3"| Senna| | rowspan="2"| [5] |-| Best Documentary| |-| Producers Guild of America Awards| Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures| | [6] |-! scope="row" rowspan="5"| 2016| Academy Awards| Best Documentary Feature Film| rowspan="5"| Amy| | [7] |-| rowspan="2"| British Academy Film Awards| Outstanding British Film| | rowspan="2"| [8] |-| Best Documentary| |-| Grammy Awards| Best Music Film| | [9] |-| Producers Guild of America Awards| Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures| | [10] |-! scope="row"| 2022| Sports Emmy Awards| Outstanding Documentary Series – Serialized| | | [11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Interview: Producer James Gay-Rees Discusses Chronicling A Fallen Star In AMY. 16 November 2015. Thomas. Humphrey. Twitch Film. 21 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160129043021/http://twitchfilm.com/2015/11/interview-producer-james-gay-rees-discusses-chronicling-a-fallen-star-in-amy.html. 29 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Gay-Rees: Driving force behind high-profile docs. 21 January 2016. 8 November 2011. Addie. Morfoot. Variety.
  3. News: Baftas 2016: the nominations. https://web.archive.org/web/20160108122856/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/film/movie-news/bafta-nominations-2016/. dead. 8 January 2016. Robbie. Collin. 8 January 2016. The Daily Telegraph. 8 January 2016.
  4. Web site: Oscar Nominations: The Complete List . . Ford . Rebecca . 14 January 2016 . 14 January 2016.
  5. Web site: Film in 2012 BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 8 August 2022.
  6. Web site: Kilday. Greg. Producers Guild Awards Name 'The Artist' Motion Picture of Year; 'Boardwalk Empire' Scores TV Drama (Winners List). The Hollywood Reporter. 21 January 2012. 8 August 2022.
  7. Web site: The 88th Academy Awards 2016. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 8 August 2022.
  8. Web site: Film in 2016 BAFTA Awards. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. 8 August 2022.
  9. Web site: James Gay-Rees GRAMMYs. The Recording Academy. 8 August 2022.
  10. Web site: Kilday. Greg. 2016 PGA Awards: The Complete Winners List. The Hollywood Reporter. 23 January 2016. 8 August 2022.
  11. Web site: The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announces the winners of the 43rd Annual Sports Emmy® Awards. National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. 8 August 2022.

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