It’s a pretty amazing two years for Kimberly Steward. At this time in 2015 Steward was on the set of Kenneth Lonergan‘s “Manchester by the Sea” as the production battled blizzards and snow to get finished on time. 12 months ago Steward just returned from Sundance where “Manchester” wowed crowds and was acquired for a pretty penny by Amazon Studios. Today, she is an Oscar nominee as the producer of the 2017 Best Picture nominee.
Steward met with me the day after the annual Oscar luncheon and was clearly still on a high from what is an overwhelming moment of “this is really happening” to many nominees. We discussed “Manchester,” obviously, her thoughts on the indie film business at Sundance and what’s next for her and her company K Period Media.
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Editor-at-Large Gregory Ellwood is one of the entertainment industry's most respected journalists and critics. Based in Los Angeles, he's the only current awards expert who previously worked on Oscar campaigns at a major movie studio. Over the years, he has written for the LA Times, Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and Vox, among others. He also co-founded the entertainment news site HitFix, which spawned a legion of influential Emmy and WGA Award-winning alumni.
