{{short description|American film producer}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2022}} {{Use American English|date=February 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2026}} {{Infobox person | name = Michael Sugar | occupation = Film and television producer | years_active = 2002–present }} '''Michael Sugar''' is an American film and television producer and principal at Sugar23, best known for producing ''Spotlight'', ''13 Reasons Why'', ''Maniac'' and ''The Knick''.
== Life and career == Sugar attended the Armand Hammer United World College of the American West in New Mexico after which he completed his undergraduate studies in 1995 at Brandeis University. He went on to study law at Georgetown University. He is the son of the producer/distributor Larry Sugar and is married to Lauren Wall Sugar. He is Jewish.<ref>{{Cite news|first= Nate|last=Bloom |author-link=Nate Bloom |title=The tribe at the Oscars, 2016 |newspaper=Times of Israel|date=February 25, 2016 |url=http://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/the-tribe-at-the-oscars-2016/ }}</ref>
Sugar's list of literary and talent clients includes Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater, Cary Fukunaga, Edgar Wright, Marc Webb, Patty Jenkins and Robin Wright.
He was previously an executive producer of Cinemax’s critically acclaimed drama series ''The Knick'', starring Clive Owen and directed by Steven Soderbergh. He is currently{{when|date=February 2022}} an executive producer of the Netflix series, ''The OA'' (co-created by Zal Batmanglij client Brit Marling, who also stars), ''Maniac'' (starring Emma Stone and Jonah Hill, and directed by client Cary Fukunaga) and ''13 Reasons Why'' (starring Dylan Minnette and Katherine Langford).
On the film side, Sugar won an Academy Award for Best Picture as producer of ''Spotlight'' (2015), starring Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton and Rachel McAdams. Through his Sugar23 banner, he is{{when|date=February 2022}} actively producing a lengthy development slate, including projects from clients Soderbergh, Cary Fukunaga and Patty Jenkins.
Sugar is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and lectures regularly at USC, NYU, Columbia and the American Film Institute. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award, and in 2014 he won a Peabody Award for The Knick.<ref>{{cite news|title=88th Academy Awards nominations|work=The Boston Globe|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/movies/2016/01/14/academy-awards-nominations/TTkiNQFr6lKEoj7EjbzlSN/story.html|accessdate=January 18, 2016|date=January 14, 2016}}</ref>
== Filmography == * 2002: ''WinTuition'' (TV series, executive producer) * 2004: ''A Separate Peace'' (TV movie, executive producer) * 2007: ''Rendition'' (executive producer) * 2011: ''Restless'' (executive producer) * 2012: ''Big Miracle'' (producer) * 2012: ''Transit'' (Short, executive producer) * 2013: ''Stroumboulopoulos'' (TV series, executive producer) * 2013: ''The Fifth Estate'' (producer) * 2014: ''The Knick'' (TV series, executive producer) * 2014: ''The Keeping Room'' (executive producer) * 2015: ''Spotlight'' (producer) * 2016: ''The OA'' (TV series, executive producer) * 2016: ''Collateral Beauty'' (producer) * 2017: ''13 Reasons Why'' (TV series, executive producer) * 2018: ''Maniac'' (executive producer) * 2019: ''The Report'' (producer) * 2019: ''The Laundromat'' (producer) * 2020: ''Worth'' (producer) * 2024: ''Presence'' (producer)
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== External links == * {{IMDb name|0837386}}
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