English film producer
Iain Canning is an English film and television producer best known for producing the film
The King's Speech (2010), for which he won an
Academy Award for Best Picture and the
BAFTA award for Best Film and Best British Film,
[1]
[2] and for executive producing television series
Top of the Lake , which was nominated for an Emmy, BAFTA and Golden Globe award.
[3]
[4]
[5] He has been nominated for 3 Academy Awards and won 1, nominated for 5 BAFTAs and won 3, and nominated for 2 Emmy Awards and won 1.
[6]
[7]
[8]
Iain co-founded
See-Saw Films with producing partner
Emile Sherman in 2008.
[9] Their offices are based in London, UK and Sydney, Australia.
Career
Iain Canning co-founded
See-Saw Films with
Emile Sherman in 2008
[9] and has produced several major films including
Lion ,
[6] winner of two BAFTA Awards, starring
Dev Patel ,
Nicole Kidman and
Rooney Mara , and
The Power of the Dog , starring
Benedict Cumberbatch ,
Kodi Smit-McPhee ,
Kirsten Dunst and
Jesse Plemons .
[10]
[11]
[7] Canning produced
Jane Campion 's
Emmy Award -nominated TV series
Top of the Lake .
[12] The second series,
Top of the Lake: China Girl , also directed by
Campion , premiered at the
Cannes Film Festival 2017.
[13]
Elisabeth Moss reprised her Golden Globe-winning role as Detective Robin Griffin, which also starred
Nicole Kidman and
Gwendoline Christie .
[14]
Canning won an Academy Award in 2011 for
The King's Speech directed by
Tom Hooper .
[1] The film stars
Colin Firth ,
Geoffrey Rush and
Helena Bonham Carter
[1]
In 2019, Canning produced short-form British comedy series,
State of the Union , which premiered on
Sundance TV . The first season starred
Rosamund Pike and
Chris O'Dowd and won three
Emmy Awards including Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. In 2021, the series was renewed for a second season starring
Brendan Gleeson and
Patricia Clarkson .[
citation needed ]
Also in 2019, Canning and Sherman teamed up with
Garth Davis to form a new production company called I AM THAT, with
Samantha Lang as head of development.
[15]
2021 saw the releases of British TV series
The North Water , written and directed by
Andrew Haigh , starring
Jack O'Connell and
Colin Farrell , and Australian TV series
Firebite , written by
Warwick Thornton and Brendan Fletcher and directed by Thornton, Fletcher and Tony Krawitz. Both series premiered on
AMC+ in the United States.[
citation needed ]
In November 2021,
Netflix released
The Power of the Dog , which is See-Saw's second collaboration with Jane Campion. In 2022, the film won 2 BAFTAs including
Best Film , and was nominated for 12 Academy Awards, with Jane Campion going on to win
Best Director . The film originally premiered at the
78th Venice International Film Festival and Campion was awarded the
Silver Lion for Best Director.[
citation needed ]
See-Saw's latest TV projects to release in 2022 include
Slow Horses and
The Essex Serpent for
Apple TV+ , and
Heartstopper for Netflix. Upcoming films include
Operation Mincemeat , which stars
Colin Firth ,
Matthew Macfadyen ,
Kelly Macdonald ,
Penelope Winton and
Johnny Flynn ;
The Stranger , which stars
Sean Harris and
Joel Edgerton ; and
Florian Zeller 's
The Son , which stars
Hugh Jackman ,
Laura Dern ,
Vanessa Kirby and
Zen McGrath .[
citation needed ]
Prior to founding See-Saw, Canning executive-produced the award-winning films
Hunger directed by McQueen
[16] and
Anton Corbijn 's
Control .
[17]
Filmography
Film
Television
Year
TV Series
Writer
Director
Notes
2013
Top of the Lake
Jane Campion ,
Gerard Lee
Jane Campion ,
Garth Davis
[42]
AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries
New Zealand Film and TV Awards for Best Television Feature or Drama
Nominated –
Emmy for Outstanding Miniseries or Movie
Nominated –
PGA Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television
[43]
2015
Banished
Jimmy McGovern ,
Shaun Duggan
Daniel Percival ,
Jeffrey Walker
[44]
Nominated –
AACTA Award for Best Telefeature or Miniseries
[45]
2016
Codes of Conduct
Matthew Michael Carnahan
Steve McQueen
[46]
Love, Nina
Nick Hornby ,
Nina Stibbe
SJ Clarkson
[47]
2017
Top of the Lake: China Girl
Jane Campion ,
Gerard Lee
Jane Campion ,
Ariel Kleiman
Nominated –
Golden Globe Award for Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
2018
The New Legends of Monkey
Jacquelin Perske
Gerard Johnstone
[48]
Nominated -
AACTA Award for Best Children's Television Series
2019
State of the Union
Nick Hornby
Stephen Frears
International Emmy Award for Short Form Series
2020
The End
Samantha Strauss
Jessica M. Thompson ,
Jonathan Brough
Nominated -
AACTA Award for Best Miniseries or Telefeature
2021
The North Water
Andrew Haigh
Andrew Haigh
Firebite
Warwick Thornton , Brendan Fletcher
Warwick Thornton , Brendan Fletcher, Tony Krawitz
2022
Slow Horses
Will Smith ,
Morwenna Banks , Mark Denton, Jonny Stockwood
James Hawes
2022
Heartstopper
Alice Oseman
Euros Lyn
2022
The Essex Serpent
Anna Symon
Clio Barnard
Music videos
References
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" 'The King's Speech' Reigns at Oscars" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"King's Speech reigns over Bafta awards" . BBC News . 14 February 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"Emmy win for Top of the Lake" . New Zealand Film Commission . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
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"2014 Television Drama Series | BAFTA Awards" . awards.bafta.org . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
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"Top of the Lake: China Girl receives Golden Globe nomination" . Now To Love . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
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Lion - IMDb , retrieved 5 April 2022
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"BBC Film hails 12 Oscar nominations for The Power of the Dog" . www.bbc.com . Retrieved 29 March 2022 .
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"Shame Receives Two Bafta Nominations" . www.femalefirst.co.uk . Retrieved 5 April 2022 .
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"Emile Sherman - See Saw Films" . See Saw Films . Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"Lion: Best Picture - Oscar Nominees 2017" . Academy Awards . Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"Rooney Mara" . IMDb . Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
^ Egner, Jeremy (18 July 2013).
"Emmy Nominees: Elisabeth Moss of 'Mad Men' and 'Top of the Lake' " . ArtsBeat . Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"Top of the Lake: China Girl" .
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"Who Is Nicole Kidman Playing in 'Top of the Lake: China Girl'? Watch the Trailer and Find Out" . EW.com . 11 May 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017 .
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"Garth Davis Joins Forces with See-Saw Films to Launch Production Company 'I AM THAT' " . FilmInk . 4 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022 .
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Hunger (2008) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Control (2007) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Candy (2006) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Hunger (2008) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Mary and Max (2009) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Oranges and Sunshine (2010) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Oranges and Sunshine , retrieved 27 June 2017
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The Kings of Mykonos (2010) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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The King's Speech (2010) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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The King's Speech , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Shame (2011) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Shame , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Anton Corbijn Inside Out (2012) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Dead Europe (2012) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Dead Europe , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Tracks (2013) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Tracks , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Life (2015) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Macbeth (2015) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Mr. Holmes (2015) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Slow West (2015) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Lion (2016) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Lion , retrieved 27 June 2017
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How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2017) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Mary Magdalene (2017) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Widows (2018) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Top of the Lake (TV Series 2013– ) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Top of the Lake , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Banished (TV Series 2015) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Banished , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Codes of Conduct (TV Series 2016– ) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Love, Nina (TV Mini-Series 2016– ) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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The Legend of Monkey (TV Series 2017– ) , retrieved 27 June 2017
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Arcade Fire: Reflektor (Video 2013) , retrieved 27 June 2017
External links
Awards for Iain Canning
1951–1975 1976–2000
Robert Chartoff and
Irwin Winkler (1976)
Charles H. Joffe (1977)
Michael Cimino ,
Michael Deeley , John Peverall and
Barry Spikings (1978)
Stanley R. Jaffe (1979)
Ronald L. Schwary (1980)
David Puttnam (1981)
Richard Attenborough (1982)
James L. Brooks (1983)
Saul Zaentz (1984)
Sydney Pollack (1985)
Arnold Kopelson (1986)
Jeremy Thomas (1987)
Mark Johnson (1988)
Lili Fini Zanuck and
Richard D. Zanuck (1989)
Kevin Costner and
Jim Wilson (1990)
Ron Bozman ,
Edward Saxon and
Kenneth Utt (1991)
Clint Eastwood (1992)
Branko Lustig ,
Gerald R. Molen and
Steven Spielberg (1993)
Wendy Finerman ,
Steve Starkey and
Steve Tisch (1994)
Bruce Davey ,
Mel Gibson and
Alan Ladd Jr. (1995)
Saul Zaentz (1996)
James Cameron and
Jon Landau (1997)
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein and
Edward Zwick (1998)
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig and
Douglas Wick (2000)
2001–present
Brian Grazer and
Ron Howard (2001)
Martin Richards (2002)
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne and
Fran Walsh (2003)
Clint Eastwood ,
Tom Rosenberg and
Albert S. Ruddy (2004)
Paul Haggis and
Cathy Schulman (2005)
Graham King (2006)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and
Scott Rudin (2007)
Christian Colson (2008)
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney and
Grant Heslov (2012)
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
John Lesher and
James W. Skotchdopole (2014)
Blye Pagon Faust ,
Steve Golin ,
Nicole Rocklin and
Michael Sugar (2015)
Dede Gardner ,
Jeremy Kleiner and
Adele Romanski (2016)
J. Miles Dale and
Guillermo del Toro (2017)
Jim Burke , Brian Currie,
Peter Farrelly ,
Nick Vallelonga and
Charles B. Wessler (2018)
Bong Joon-ho and
Kwak Sin-ae (2019)
Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
Fabrice Gianfermi,
Philippe Rousselet , Patrick Wachsberger (2021)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and
Jonathan Wang (2022)
Emma Thomas ,
Charles Roven , and
Christopher Nolan (2023)
1990s
Goodfellas –
Martin Scorsese ,
Robert Chartoff , and
Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments –
Alan Parker ,
Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End –
James Ivory and
Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List –
Steven Spielberg ,
Branko Lustig , and
Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral –
Mike Newell and
Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility –
Ang Lee and
Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient –
Anthony Minghella and
Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty –
Peter Cattaneo and
Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love –
Donna Gigliotti ,
Marc Norman ,
David Parfitt ,
Harvey Weinstein , and
Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty –
Bruce Cohen and
Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator –
David Franzoni ,
Branko Lustig , and
Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne ,
Tim Sanders , and
Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa,
Roman Polanski , and
Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King –
Peter Jackson ,
Barrie M. Osborne , and
Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator –
Sandy Climan ,
Charles Evans Jr. ,
Graham King , and
Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain –
Diana Ossana and
James Schamus (2005)
The Queen –
Andy Harries ,
Christine Langan , and
Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement –
Tim Bevan ,
Eric Fellner , and
Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire –
Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker –
Kathryn Bigelow ,
Mark Boal ,
Nicolas Chartier , and
Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech –
Iain Canning ,
Emile Sherman , and
Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist –
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo –
Ben Affleck ,
George Clooney , and
Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave –
Dede Gardner ,
Anthony Katagas ,
Jeremy Kleiner ,
Steve McQueen , and
Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood –
Richard Linklater and
Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant –
Steve Golin ,
Alejandro G. Iñárritu ,
Arnon Milchan ,
Mary Parent , and
Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land –
Fred Berger ,
Jordan Horowitz , and
Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri –
Graham Broadbent ,
Peter Czernin , and
Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma –
Nicolás Celis ,
Alfonso Cuarón , and
Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 –
Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall,
Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,
Frances McDormand ,
Peter Spears , and
Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog –
Jane Campion ,
Iain Canning ,
Roger Frappier ,
Tanya Seghatchian , and
Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front –
Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer –
Christopher Nolan ,
Charles Roven , and
Emma Thomas (2023)
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