Arnold Kopelson

Arnold Kopelson has produced 29 motion pictures. He has been honored with a Best Picture Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and an Independent Spirit Award, all for his production of Platoon (1986). He received a Best Picture Academy Award nomination for his production of The Fugitive (2000). Kopelson's films have been collectively responsible for 17 Academy Award nominations and over $3 billion in worldwide receipts. Kopelson was named Producer of the Year by The National Association of Theatre Owners, was honored with a Lifetime Achievement in Filmmaking Award from Cinema Expo International, received the Motion Picture Showmanship Award from the Publicist Guild of America, and was inducted into Variety's Show Biz Expo Hall of Fame. He has also received other awards for his productions of Outbreak (1995), Se7en (1995), and The Devil's Advocate (1997) and was further honored by the Deauville Film Festival with its highest award for his significant contribution to the entertainment industr