Gary Gilbert

Gary Gilbert
Occupation	Movie producer
Known for	Founder of Gilbert Films
Family	Dan Gilbert (brother)

Gary Gilbert is an American film producer and the founder and president of Gilbert Films, a motion picture production and financing company based in Los Angeles, California.

Gilbert was raised in a Jewish family. He received a business administration degree (BBA) from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business.

Gilbert financed and produced the 2004 feature film Garden State starring Zach Braff and Natalie Portman. In 2005 Gilbert along with Braff won an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature Film. Starting in 2005, Gilbert was a producer and financier of Margaret and was involved in the delay of the film until 2011. In 2010 Gilbert produced The Kids Are All Right which after premiering at the Sundance Film Festival was immediately acquired by Focus Features (Universal Studios). The film was critically acclaimed and in 2011 won two Golden Globes. Annette Bening for Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) and Gilbert (along with Jeff Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray) for Best Picture (Musical or Comedy). The Kids Are All Right was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Actress (Annette Bening), Best Supporting Actor (Mark Ruffalo), Best Screenplay (Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Blumberg), and Best Picture (Gary Gilbert, Jeff Levy-Hinte, and Celine Rattray). Gilbert also produced Are You Here, starring Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis and Amy Poehler.

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