Arnon Milchan: Oscar Money Watch, Arnon Milchan’s New Regency Productions made the critically-acclaimed Birdman, which is currently the odds-on favorite to win Best Picture. The quirky tale of a washed up actor’s adventures is nominated for eight other Oscars, tying with Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel for most Oscar nods. It’s not his only horse in the race – his company also produced Gone Girl, whose star, Rosamund Pike, is up for Best Actress. If Birdman sweeps Best Picture, it will be two in a row for the Israeli-spy-turned-Hollywood-mogul: the New Regency-produced 12 Years A Slave won the award last year.
Name:
Arnon Milchan
Age:
70
Residence:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Net worth:
$5.1 billion (February 2015)
Notable nominations:
Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (all Birdman), Best Actress (Gone Girl)
Summary:
Arnon Milchan’s New Regency Productions had a stellar year, hitting Box Office gold with Gone Girl, the Gillian Flynn thriller that earned $368 million worldwide. Noah, its Russell Crowe-fronted biblical blockbuster, earned just a little less ($362 million globally). Even Birdman, an alternative film with the relatively puny budget of $18 million has grossed $72.5 million. There have been more hits and misses for the company this year, which garnered critical praise for 12 Years a Slave in 2014 but bombed with Runner Runner, a feature starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck that was universally panned. A win at the Oscars would be Milchan’s second; besides 12 Years a Slave, he has only been nominated for 1998′s LA Confidential.
Name:
Arnon Milchan
Age:
70
Residence:
Tel Aviv, Israel
Net worth:
$5.1 billion (February 2015)
Notable nominations:
Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (all Birdman), Best Actress (Gone Girl)
Summary:
Arnon Milchan’s New Regency Productions had a stellar year, hitting Box Office gold with Gone Girl, the Gillian Flynn thriller that earned $368 million worldwide. Noah, its Russell Crowe-fronted biblical blockbuster, earned just a little less ($362 million globally). Even Birdman, an alternative film with the relatively puny budget of $18 million has grossed $72.5 million. There have been more hits and misses for the company this year, which garnered critical praise for 12 Years a Slave in 2014 but bombed with Runner Runner, a feature starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck that was universally panned. A win at the Oscars would be Milchan’s second; besides 12 Years a Slave, he has only been nominated for 1998′s LA Confidential.
