| Paul Webster | |
| Birth Date: | 1952 9, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | United Kingdom |
| Awards: | BAFTA Award for Best Film 2007 Atonement |
| Occupation: | Film producer |
| Years Active: | 1988 - present |
Paul Webster (born 19 September 1952) is a British film producer.
Webster has worked both as an independent, and with several production companies. He worked with Working Title Films for five years, setting up their Los Angeles office. Between 1995 and 1997, he was Head of Production for Miramax Films. In 1998, he joined Channel 4 to create FilmFour. In 2004, he joined Kudos Film and Television, heading their film unit, Kudos Pictures.
Webster was executive producer, along with Robert Redford and Rebecca Yeldham, of the 2004 film The Motorcycle Diaries, directed by Walter Salles, based on Che Guevara's book The Motorcycle Diaries. Webster was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2007 film Atonement, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA in the category of "Best British Film" and won a BAFTA for "Best Film".[1] He has previously been nominated for a BAFTA and a Genie Award for Best Motion Picture for his work on the 2007 film Eastern Promises. Webster produced the Disneynature documentary on flamingos, , released internationally in 2009.
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Dream Demon | ||
| 1989 | The Tall Guy | ||
| 1991 | Drop Dead Fred | ||
| Rubin & Ed | |||
| 1992 | Bob Roberts | Executive producer | |
| 1993 | Posse | Co-executive producer | |
| Romeo Is Bleeding | |||
| 1994 | Little Odessa | ||
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | ||
| 1997 | Gridlock'd | ||
| 1998 | Little Voice | Co-executive producer | |
| 1999 | My Life So Far | Executive producer | |
| 2000 | The Yards | ||
| 2001 | Jump Tomorrow | Executive producer | |
| My Brother Tom | Executive producer | ||
| Late Night Shopping | Executive producer | ||
| The Emperor's New Clothes | Executive producer | ||
| Lucky Break | Executive producer | ||
| Crush | Executive producer | ||
| Invincible | Executive producer | ||
| Birthday Girl | Executive producer | ||
| Buffalo Soldiers | Executive producer | ||
| The Warrior | Executive producer | ||
| Dog Eat Dog | Executive producer | ||
| Charlotte Gray | Executive producer | ||
| 2002 | Miranda | Executive producer | |
| Once Upon a Time in the Midlands | Executive producer | ||
| 2003 | It's All About Love | Executive producer | |
| The Principles of Lust | Executive producer | ||
| To Kill a King | Executive producer | ||
| The Actors | Executive producer | ||
| 2004 | The Motorcycle Diaries | Executive producer | |
| 2005 | Pride & Prejudice | ||
| 2007 | Atonement | ||
| Eastern Promises | |||
| 2008 | Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day | Executive producer | |
| 2010 | Brighton Rock | ||
| 2011 | Salmon Fishing in the Yemen | ||
| 2012 | Anna Karenina | ||
| 2013 | Hummingbird | ||
| Locke | |||
| 2015 | Pan | ||
| 2017 | God's Own Country | Executive producer | |
| 2018 | Swimming with Men | Executive producer | |
| 2019 | Serenity | Executive producer | |
| Radioactive | |||
| 2020 | Luxor | Executive producer | |
| 2021 | Spencer |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | The English Patient | Uncredited | |
| 1997 | Welcome to Sarajevo |
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Letter to Brezhnev | Production coordinator | |
| 1999 | The War Zone | Uncredited | |
| East Is East | |||
| 2000 | Gangster No. 1 | Chief executive: Film4 Productions | |
| Sexy Beast | Chief executive producer: Film4 Productions |
| Year | Film | Role | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | The Wings of the Dove | Special thanks | |
| Good Will Hunting | Thanks | ||
| 1998 | The Mighty | ||
| Hilary and Jackie | |||
| Shakespeare in Love | |||
| 1999 | East Is East | Special thanks | |
| 2000 | Sexy Beast | Thanks | |
| 2007 | Son of Rambow | Special thanks | |
| 2009 | Fish Tank | Thanks | |
| 2016 | Hands of Stone | Very special thanks |