Amazon Studios

Amazon Studios is a television and film producer and distributor that is a subsidiary of Amazon. It specializes in developing television series and distributing and producing films. It was started in late 2010.[3] Content is distributed through theaters and Prime Video, Amazon's digital video streaming service, and is a competitor to services like Netflix and Disney+.[4]

Amazon Studios
Subsidiary
IndustryEntertainment
FoundedNovember 2010
HeadquartersCulver City, California, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Jennifer Salke (CEO)[1]
ProductsTelevision production
Film production
Film distribution
ParentAmazon
DivisionsPrime Movies[2]
Websitestudios.amazon.com

Overview

Scripts for television and films used to be submitted online to Amazon[5] and read by staff; however, the website states they no longer accept submissions. Amazon aimed to review submitted scripts within 90 days (although the process did last longer). If a project was chosen for development, the writer received $10,000.[6] If a developed script was selected for distribution as a full-budget movie, the creator got $200,000; if it was selected for distribution as a full-budget series, the creator got $55,000 as well as "up to 5 percent of Amazon's net receipts from toy and t-shirt licensing, and other royalties and bonuses."[7]

In 2008, Amazon expanded into film production, producing the film The Stolen Child with 20th Century Fox.[8] In July 2015, Amazon announced it had acquired Spike Lee's new film, Chi-Raq, as its first Amazon Original Movie.[9][10][11]

Amazon Studio has also released its first and only comic book series, Blackburn Burrow in 2012 as a free download.[3] It contained a survey allowing Amazon to collect feedback to determine whether or not it was worthwhile to make the comic into a film.[3]

Amazon Studios had received more than 10,000 feature screenplay submissions as of September 2012[3] and 2,700 television pilots as of March 2013;[12] 23 films and 26 television series were in active development as of March 2013.[3][6] In late 2016, it reorganized its film division into Prime Movies.[13]

On July 27, 2017, it was announced that, starting with the December 2017 release Wonder Wheel, Amazon Studios would be its own self-distributing company. Previously, Amazon Studios had relied on multiple external studios to distribute their projects.[14] The company also acquired global TV rights to The Lord of the Rings for $250 million.[15] However, Amazon still has external distribution clients outside of the United States, such as Elevation Pictures in Canada, as well as Warner Bros. and StudioCanal in the UK and France.

In April 2018, Amazon Studios announced that they will no longer accept open submissions of screenplays.[16]

Accolades

In 2015, Transparent was the first show produced by Amazon Studios to win a major award and the first show produced by a streaming media service to win the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (aka "Golden Globe for Best Series").[17] In 2017, for Manchester by the Sea, Amazon Studios became the first streaming media service to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture;[18] the film was nominated for a total of six Academy Awards, winning two: Best Actor for Casey Affleck and Best Original Screenplay for Kenneth Lonergan. The film The Salesman (2016) won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film; it was directed by Asghar Farhadi and distributed in the US by Amazon Studios.[19] In 2018, the period comedy-drama television series, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, starring Rachel Brosnahan won two Golden Globe Awards (Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy and Best Actress – Musical or Comedy for Brosnahan) and five Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Brosnahan.

List of original TV series
See also: List of original programs distributed by Amazon

List of original films
Release date Film Title Notes
December 4, 2015 Chi-Raqco-distribution with Roadside Attractions; first film and release[20]
March 14, 2016 Creative Controlco-distribution with Magnolia Pictures[21]
April 22, 2016 Elvis & Nixonco-distribution with Bleecker Street[22]
May 13, 2016 Love & Friendshipco-distribution with Roadside Attractions[23]
June 24, 2016 The Neon Demonco-distribution with Broad Green Pictures[24]
Wiener-Dogco-distribution with IFC Films[25]
July 15, 2016 Café Societyco-distribution with Lionsgate[26]
July 29, 2016 Gleasonco-distribution with Open Road Films[27]
August 26, 2016 Complete Unknownco-distribution with IFC Films[28]
September 9, 2016 Author: The JT LeRoy Storyco-distribution with Magnolia Pictures
September 23, 2016 The Dressmakerco-distribution with Broad Green Pictures[29]
October 21, 2016 An American Girl Story – Melody 1963: Love Has to Winco-distribution with American Girl
The Handmaidenco-distribution with Magnolia Pictures[30]
October 28, 2016 Gimme Dangerco-distribution with Magnolia Pictures[31]
November 18, 2016 Manchester by the Seaco-distribution with Roadside Attractions[32]
Winner of 2 Academy Awards:
Best Actor (Casey Affleck)
Best Original Screenplay (Kenneth Lonergan)
Nominated for 4 additional Academy Awards:
Best Picture (Lauren Beck, Matt Damon, Chris Moore, Kimberly Steward and Kevin J. Walsh, producers)
Best Director (Kenneth Lonergan)
Best Supporting Actor (Lucas Hedges)
Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams)
December 28, 2016 Patersonco-distribution with Bleecker Street[33]
January 27, 2017 The Salesmanco-distribution with Cohen Media Group[19]
Winner of 1 Academy Award: Best Foreign Language Film (Iran)
February 3, 2017 I Am Not Your Negroco-distribution with Magnolia Pictures[34]
Nominated for 1 Academy Award: Best Documentary Feature (Raoul Peck, Rémi Grellety and Hébert Peck)
April 14, 2017 The Lost City of Zco-distribution with Bleecker Street[35]
May 12, 2017 The Wallco-distribution with Roadside Attractions[36]
June 23, 2017 The Big Sickco-distribution with Lionsgate[37]
Nominated for 1 Academy Award: Best Original Screenplay (Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani)
July 7, 2017 City of Ghostsco-distribution with IFC Films[38]
July 21, 2017 Landlineco-distribution with Magnolia Pictures[39]
August 11, 2017 The Only Living Boy in New Yorkco-distribution with Roadside Attractions[40]
August 18, 2017 Crown Heightsco-distribution with IFC Films[41]
September 15, 2017 Brad's Statusco-distribution with Annapurna Pictures[42]
October 13, 2017 Human Flow
October 20, 2017 Wonderstruckco-distribution with Roadside Attractions[43]
November 3, 2017 Last Flag Flyingco-distribution with Lionsgate[44]
December 1, 2017 Wonder Wheel
March 9, 2018 Gringoco-distribution with STXfilms[45]
April 6, 2018 You Were Never Really Here
April 20, 2018 Pass Overreleased under Amazon Prime[46]
July 13, 2018 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
July 20, 2018 Zoereleased under Amazon Prime[47] in some countries, released as a Netflix Original film in other countries
September 21, 2018 Life Itself
October 12, 2018 Beautiful Boy
October 26, 2018 Suspiria
December 21, 2018 Cold War
April 5, 2019 Peterloo
April 13, 2019 Guava Islandreleased under Amazon Prime[48]
May 17, 2019 Photograph
June 7, 2019 Late Night
August 9, 2019 One Child Nation
August 23, 2019 Brittany Runs a Marathon
September 13, 2019 The GoldfinchDistributed by Warner Bros.
November 8, 2019 Honey Boy
November 15, 2019 The Report
December 6, 2019 The Aeronauts
December 13, 2019 Seberg
December 20, 2019 The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
January 10, 2020 Les Misérables
January 17, 2020 Troop Zerodistributed under Amazon Prime[49]
March 20, 2020 Blow the Man Downdistributed under Amazon Prime[50]
April 17, 2020 Selah and the Spadesdistributed under Amazon Prime
May 29, 2020 The Vast of Nightdistributed under Amazon Prime[51]
June 18, 2020 7500distributed under Amazon Prime[52]
June 26, 2020 My Spydistributed under Amazon Prime[53]

Upcoming films
Release date Film Title Notes
July 24, 2020 Radioactivedistributed under Amazon Prime
August 7, 2020 Boyz in the Wooddistributed under Amazon Prime
August 14, 2020 Sound of Metal
August 21, 2020 Chemical Heartsdistributed under Amazon Prime[54]
August, 2020 Time
2020 Bliss
2020 Herself
2020 I'm Your Woman
2020 Sylvie's Love
2020 Uncle Frank
2020 Untitled Voting Rights Documentary
2021 Annette
2021 Birds of Paradise
TBD Louis Wain
TBD Master
TBD The Map of Tiny Perfect Things
TBD Nocturneco-production with Blumhouse Productions[55]
TBD Run Sweetheart Runco-production with Blumhouse Productions[56]
TBD The Voyeurs
TBD Black Boxco-production with Blumhouse Productions[57]
TBD Robot Riot
TBD Red White and Royal Blue

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