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James W. Skotchdopole is an American film producer recognized with an Academy Award and an Emmy nomination. He won the 2015 Best Picture Academy Award® for producing Alejandro González Iñárritu's acclaimed film Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance). His work on this film also earned him an Independent Spirit Best Picture Award, a DGA Award, a PGA Award, and a BAFTA Best Film nomination.
He collaborated again with Iñárritu on the 2016 Oscar- and BAFTA-winning film The Revenant, which brought Iñárritu an Oscar for Best Director and Leonardo DiCaprio his first Oscar for Best Actor.
Most recently, Skotchdopole co-executive produced the limited series Mrs. America for FX Networks, starring Cate Blanchett, receiving an Emmy nomination. He also served as executive producer for the Call of Duty film franchise for Activision and previously executive produced War Machine, starring Brad Pitt, for Netflix.
A native of New York, Skotchdopole has been involved in filmmaking for nearly four decades. He has contributed to over 50 feature films across 17 countries, with executive producer credits on Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and Death Proof, as well as David O. Russell’s Accidental Love.
He executive produced four films for director Tony Scott: Man on Fire, Enemy of the State, The Fan, and Spy Game. His first collaboration with Scott began in 1988 on Revenge, followed by Days of Thunder, The Last Boy Scout, True Romance, and Crimson Tide.
Skotchdopole maintained a long partnership with journalist, filmmaker, and three-time Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Nora Ephron, frequently working as her executive producer and associate producer on the box office hit Sleepless in Seattle.
Early in his career, he gained experience working with renowned directors such as Sir Richard Attenborough, Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, Richard Donner, John Frankenheimer, Paul Mazursky, Mike Nichols, Frank Oz, and John Schlesinger.
In 1984, Skotchdopole became the youngest member accepted into the Directors Guild of America. He is also a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the Producers Guild of America.
Among his many credits, Skotchdopole has produced commercials for directors including Sam Mendes, Oliver Stone, and Samuel Bayer.
