J. Miles Dale
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J. Miles Dale | |
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Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
Occupation(s) | Producer, director |
Years active | 1985–present |
Parent | Jimmy Dale (father) |
Awards | Academy Award for Best Picture 2018 The Shape of Water |
J. Miles Dale (born 1961)[1] is a Canadian producer and director of film and television,[2] best known for producing the critically acclaimed film, The Shape of Water, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Picture at the 90th Academy Awards.[3][4] He is a regular collaborator of director Guillermo del Toro.
More recently, Dale signed a creative partnership with Netflix.[5]
Early life
Dale was born in Toronto, Ontario, to British-born Canadian jazz musician Jimmy Dale.[6][7] Dale attended Bayview Glen School from 1965 to 1968. In 1968, his father moved the family to Hollywood where he worked as a music director for The Smothers Brothers Show, The Andy Williams Show and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. The family returned to Toronto in the mid-1970s, and Miles graduated from Jarvis Collegiate Institute. He attended the University of Toronto for a year and later transferred to the University of British Columbia before dropping out to join the film industry.[6][1]
Filmography
† | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Film
Television
Year | Titel | Credited as | Notes | ||
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Producer | Executive
Producer |
Director | |||
1985 | Comedy Factory | Yes | No | No | 7 episodes |
1986 | True Confessions | Yes | No | No | 6 episodes |
1987–90 | Friday the 13th: The Series | Yes | No | No | 70 episodes |
1990 | Top Cops | Yes | No | Yes | Producer - 1 episode Director - 1 episode |
1994 | RoboCop: The Series | Yes | No | Yes | Producer - 23 episodes Director - 1 episode |
1996–98 | F/X: The Series | No | Yes | No | Co-executive producer - 10 episodes |
2000 | Earth: Final Conflict | No | No | Yes | 1 episode |
2001 | Wolf Girl | No | No | 2nd Unit | Television film |
2001–04 | Doc | No | No | Yes | 5 episodes |
2002–03 | Andromeda | No | No | Yes | 2 episodes |
2002–04 | Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye | No | No | Yes | 4 episodes |
2007 | 'Til Death Do Us Part | No | No | Yes | 2 episodes |
2016 | Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments | No | Yes | Yes | Executive producer - 9 episodes Director - 3 episodes |
2014–17 | The Strain | Yes | Yes | Yes | Executive producer - 22 episodes Producer - 13 episodes Director - 7 episodes Also unit production manager - 30 episodes Also 2nd unit director - 3 episodes |
Sex/Life - Netflix, producer Guillermo del Toro presents, producer (citation: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0197703/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1)
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Kategorie | Work | Result |
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2017 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Motion Picture | The Shape of Water | Nominated |
2018 | Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – Feature Film | Won | |
Producers Guild of America | Best Theatrical Motion Picture | Won | ||
Gold Derby | Best Motion Picture | Nominated | ||
Online Film & Television Association | Best Picture | Nominated | ||
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | Won | ||
British Academy of Film and Television Arts | Best Film | Nominated | ||
Irish Film & Television Academy | Best International Film | Nominated | ||
2022 | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences | Best Picture | Nightmare Alley | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b Mar 05, Victoria Ahearn · The Canadian Press · Posted; March 5, 2018 9:50 AM ET | Last Updated; 2018. "Toronto producer J. Miles Dale on his Oscar win — and spoiled speech | CBC News". CBC. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
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- ^ "Oscars 2018: The list of nominees in full". BBC News. January 23, 2018. Retrieved January 23, 2018.
- ^ Laws, Zach (2018-02-12). "J. Miles Dale ('The Shape of Water' producer): The 'Creature from the Black Lagoon' finally gets the girl [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO INTERVIEW]". GoldDerby. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Fleming Jr, Mike (April 19, 2022). "'Nightmare Alley' Producer J. Miles Dale Strikes Creative Partnership With Netflix". Deadline Hollywood.
- ^ a b "J. Miles Dale '68". Bayview Glen Independent School. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^ "Meet the Toronto producer behind 'The Shape of Water'". The National Post. January 22, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.