Michael Williams (film producer)
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Michael Williams is a film producer. He won an Academy Award for Documentary Feature
for the documentary The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
in 2004. He also won an Emmy Award
in 2004 for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which he created. He is co-owner and principal of Scout Productions, a film and television production company
based in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from Boston University
.
Academy Award for Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Documentary Feature is among the most prestigious awards for documentary films.- Winners and nominees:Following the Academy's practice, films are listed below by the award year...
for the documentary The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara
The Fog of War
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara is a 2003 American documentary film about the life and times of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara as well as illustrating his observations of the nature of modern warfare...
in 2004. He also won an Emmy Award
Emmy Award
An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...
in 2004 for Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, which he created. He is co-owner and principal of Scout Productions, a film and television production company
Production company
A production company provides the physical basis for works in the realms of the performing arts, new media art, film, television, radio, and video.- Tasks and functions :...
based in Los Angeles, CA. He graduated from Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
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