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Caitrin Rogers
American documentary film producer
Caitrin Rogers is an American documentary film producer. She is best known for producing 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which earned her an Academy Award, an Independent Spirit Award, and a Grammy Award.
Caitrin Rogers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Pittsfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | |
| Occupation | Film producer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
Rogers was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts to Suzanne Nichols and John Rogers.[1] She graduated from Northfield Mount Hermon School in 2000 and Occidental College in 2004.[2]
Rogers began her film career as an editor a few years after graduation, moving to Los Angeles and working for a variety of companies such as MTV, VH1, BET and Disney.[1]
She subsequently worked as an assistant editor on the films Once in a Lifetime: The Extraordinary Story of the New York Cosmos (2006) and Amazing Journey: The Story of The Who (2007).
In 2007, she began working for Passion Pictures as a producer on the film The Tillman Story (2010).[1]
In 2014, she won an Academy Award for the film 20 Feet from Stardom (2013), which received excellent reviews, with the website Rotten Tomatoes giving it a 99% approval rating.[2]
She also produced the miniseries Ugly Delicious (2018) and Shangri-La (2019), as well as the films The Black Godfather (2019) and Miss Americana (2020).
| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | 33rd News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Informational Programming – Long Form | The Tillman Story | Won | |
| 2014 | 29th Independent Spirit Awards | Best Documentary Feature | 20 Feet from Stardom | Won | |
| 86th Academy Awards | Best Documentary – Feature | Won | [3] | ||
| 2015 | 68th British Academy Film Awards | Best Documentary | Nominated | ||
| 57th Annual Grammy Awards | Best Music Film | Won | [4] | ||
| 2017 | 59th Annual Grammy Awards | The Music of Strangers | Nominated | ||
| 2018 | 39th News & Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Arts & Culture Documentary | Nominated | ||
- Gentile, Derek (March 4, 2014). "Pittsfield native Caitrin Rogers captures Oscar as producer of top documentary". The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Pfarrer, Steve (April 17, 2014). "Oscar-winning documentary producer Caitrin Rogers has Northampton roots". Daily Hampshire Gazette. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- Pulver, Andrew (March 3, 2014). "20 Feet from Stardom wins best documentary Oscar". The Guardian. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- "Caitrin Rogers". The Recording Academy. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
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