Cathy Schulman
Encyclopedia
Cathy Schulman is an American
film producer
.
A graduate of Yale University
, Schulman's screen credits include Isn't She Great
, Sidewalks of New York
, Employee of the Month
, Crash
, The Illusionist, and Darfur Now
. She was the executive producer of the Lifetime TV series Angela's Eyes
, which went on to be distributed worldwide.
Film Crash earned Schulman a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film
. She won the Academy Award for Best Picture
as well as the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Film for the movie.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
film producer
Film producer
A film producer oversees and delivers a film project to all relevant parties while preserving the integrity, voice and vision of the film. They will also often take on some financial risk by using their own money, especially during the pre-production period, before a film is fully financed.The...
.
A graduate of Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
, Schulman's screen credits include Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great
Isn't She Great is a 2000 American biographical film.A highly fictionalized account of the life and career of best-selling author Jacqueline Susann, the Universal Pictures release focuses on her early struggles as an aspiring actress relentlessly hungry for fame, her relationship with press agent...
, Sidewalks of New York
Sidewalks of New York (film)
Sidewalks of New York is a 2001 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Edward Burns, who also stars in the film. The plot follows eight cycles in the lives of six Manhattan residents whose inter-connections form a circle that places each of them less than the proverbial six degrees of...
, Employee of the Month
Employee of the Month
Employee of the Month may refer to:* A business award given to employees of a particular business on a monthly basis; a popular tradition in the United States* Employee of the Month...
, Crash
Crash (2004 film)
Crash is a 2004 American drama film co-written, produced, and directed by Paul Haggis. The film is about racial and social tensions in Los Angeles, California. A self-described "passion piece" for Haggis, Crash was inspired by a real life incident in which his Porsche was carjacked outside a video...
, The Illusionist, and Darfur Now
Darfur Now
Darfur Now is a 2007 documentary film examining the genocide in Darfur, Sudan. It was written and directed by Ted Braun and produced by Don Cheadle, Mark Jonathan Harris and Cathy Schulman. Executive Producers were Jeffrey Skoll and Omar Amanat...
. She was the executive producer of the Lifetime TV series Angela's Eyes
Angela's Eyes
Angela's Eyes is an American drama that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV and ran for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 pm. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season....
, which went on to be distributed worldwide.
Film Crash earned Schulman a nomination for the BAFTA Award for Best Film
BAFTA Award for Best Film
This page lists the winners and nominees for the BAFTA Award for Best Film, BAFTA Award for Best Film not in the English Language and Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film for each year, in addition to the retired earlier versions of those awards...
. She won the Academy Award for Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Picture
The Academy Award for Best Picture is one of the Academy Awards of Merit presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to artists working in the motion picture industry. The Best Picture category is the only category in which every member of the Academy is eligible not only...
as well as the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Film for the movie.