Anthony Katagas

Anthony Katagas (born January 28, 1971) is an American film producer. He is an alumnus of Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he majored in government and was captain of the lacrosse team as a goalie. Of Greek heritage, he also represented Greece at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.

Katagas won an Academy Award for Best Picture for his role in producing 12 Years a Slave. Katagas' awards include a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Broadcast Critics' Choice Award, Independent Spirit Award and the Darryl F. Zanuck PGA Award for Best Picture. He has had four films nominated for the Palme d'Or and two films nominated for César Awards. His films have garnered nominations or awards from the DGA, SAG, National Board of Review, Gotham Awards, New York Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics and appeared on the prestigious AFI list for achievement in film.

In 1999, Katagas started Keep Your Head Productions, geared towards producing independent films in his hometown of New York City. Through Keep Your Head Productions, he has produced films by Michael Almereyda: Happy Here and Now (IFC Films, 2001), This So-Called Disaster (IFC Films, 2002), William Eggelston in the Real World (Palm Pictures, 2005) and Cymbeline (Benaroya Pictures, 2014). He also produced James Gray's, The Immigrant (The Weinstein Company, 2013), which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and James Gray's The Lost City Of Z.

Filmography He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film Year Film Credit Notes 2000 In the Weeds Co-producer 2001 3 A.M. Co-producer The Next Big Thing Co-producer 2002 Happy Here and Now 2004 Second Best Chrystal Co-producer Homework 2005 Winter Passing Co-producer Prime Co-producer 2006 The Hoax Executive producer The Ex Line producer 2007 Blackbird We Own the Night Executive producer The Life Before Her Eyes 2008 The Accidental Husband Executive producer College Road Trip Executive producer Two Lovers 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? Executive producer 2010 My Soul to Take Line producer The Next Three Days Executive producer 2011 Abduction Executive producer 2012 Killing Them Softly 2013 The Big Wedding The Immigrant 12 Years a Slave 2014 Cymbeline 2015 True Story Unfinished Business 2016 Triple 9 Nerve The Lost City of Z 2017 Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House 2019 Ad Astra Uncut Gems Executive producer 2020 Worth The Trial of the Chicago 7 Executive producer 2021 The Woman in the Window 2022 Deep Water Armageddon Time Amsterdam 2025 Good Fortune Marty Supreme 2026 Paper Tiger TBA The Bookie & the Bruiser

Production manager

Year Film Role 1999 Spy Games Production manager: New York 2000 Down to You Production manager: Additional photography Hamlet Production manager Stardom Production manager: New York 2001 3 A.M. Production manager The Next Big Thing 2002 Nearest to Heaven Production manager: New York 2003 Lost in Translation Production supervisor 2004 The Beautiful Country Production manager: New York 2005 Prime Unit production manager 2006 The Hoax 2007 We Own the Night The Life Before Her Eyes 2008 The Accidental Husband College Road Trip Two Lovers 2009 Did You Hear About the Morgans? 2010 My Soul to Take The Next Three Days 2011 Abduction 2012 Killing Them Softly 2013 The Immigrant 12 Years a Slave 2016 Triple 9 The Lost City of Z 2019 Ad Astra 2022 Deep Water Amsterdam

Second unit director or assistant director

Year Film Role Notes 1998 54 Assistant director Long Time Since Second second assistant director The Eternal Assistant director: Additional photography The Farmhouse Assistant director 1999 Stringer Second assistant director Hostage First assistant director

As an actor Year Film Role 1998 Long Time Since Younger Man 2001 The Next Big Thing Gallery Guy 1 2007 Blackbird Close

Stunts Year Film Role 1998 Long Time Since Stunt double

Thanks Year Film Role 2011 Margin Call The production wishes to thank 2012 For a Good Time, Call... The producers wish to thank 2020 Project Power The producers would like to thank

Television Year Title Credit Notes 2003 Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story Line producer Television film 2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Television special

Production manager

Year Title Role Notes 2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa Unit production manager Television special

Thanks

Year Title Role Notes 2014 John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown Very special thanks Television special