Jordan Horowitz
Jordan Horowitz | |
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| Born | April 10, 1980 New York City, New York, United States |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Spouse | Julia Hart |
| Children | 2 |
Jordan Horowitz (born April 10, 1980) is an American film producer. He is best known for producing the musical romantic-drama film La La Land that earned numerous awards and nominations including a nomination for Academy Award for Best Picture with producers Marc Platt and Fred Berger.[1][2][3]
Early life and education
Horowitz was raised in Westchester County, New York.[4] He is of Jewish descent.[4] In 2002, he graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.[citation needed]
Academy Awards incident
At the 89th Academy Awards, presenters Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty announced that La La Land was the winner of Best Picture. However, they had mistakenly been given the envelope for Best Actress, a category in which Emma Stone had won for her role in La La Land several minutes prior. When the mistake was realized, Horowitz rushed to the microphone to announce Moonlight as the correct winner, snatching the letter from Warren Beatty and then presented the Oscar to the winning producers.[5] This occurred after PricewaterhouseCoopers representatives appeared on stage to discuss the mistake with the team from La La Land and Warren Beatty.[6]
Personal life
Horowitz is married to Julia Hart, who is a Hollywood writer and director, known for The Keeping Room (2014), Miss Stevens (2016) and Fast Color (2018).[citation needed]
Filmography
- 2020: I'm Your Woman (producer/co-writer)
- 2020: Stargirl (producer/co-writer)
- 2018: Fast Color (producer/co-writer)
- 2018: Counterpart (executive producer)
- 2016: La La Land (producer)
- 2016: Little Boxes (producer)
- 2016: The Cleanse (producer)
- 2016: Miss Stevens (producer)
- 2014: The Keeping Room (producer)
- 2013: Are You Here (producer)
- 2012: The Garden of Eden (executive producer)
- 2012: Save the Date (producer)
- 2010: Meet Monica Velour (producer)
- 2010: The Kids Are All Right (producer)
See also
References
- ^ Merry, Stephanie (24 January 2017). "Oscar nominations 2017: Complete list of nominees; 'La La Land's' 14 ties record". The Washington Post. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ "Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
- ^ a b Wolfsiz, Francine (February 27, 2017). "La La Land: Who knew it was so Jewish". Times of Israel.
All four of the film's producers – Jordan Horowitz, Gary Gilbert, Marc Platt and Fred Berger – are members of the tribe. Berger and Horowitz both grew up in Westchester, New York and even played in the same Jewish temple basketball league together.
- ^ Ross, Martha. "'La La Land' producer praised, criticized for how he broke news of Oscars mix-up". MercuryNews.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Rothman, Michael (February 26, 2017). "'Moonlight' wins best picture after 'La La Land' mistakenly announced". ABC News. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
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