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Tracey Seaward (born 1965) is an English film producer. Seaward was educated at Wolfreton School and Hull College, before studying film and cultural studies at Trinity College,
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.Staff (26 January 2008). "Reel Honour for Film Producer". ''Hull Daily Mail'' (Mail News and Media): p. 14
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at HighBeam Research). Retrieved on 21 December 2008.
She has produced the
Stephen Frears Stephen Arthur Frears (born 20 June 1941) is an English director and producer of film and television often depicting real life stories as well as projects that explore social class through sharply drawn characters. He's received numerous accola ...
-directed films '' Dirty Pretty Things'' (2002), '' Mrs Henderson Presents'' (2005), '' The Queen'' (2006), '' Chéri'' (2009) and ''
Tamara Drewe ''Tamara Drewe'' is a weekly comic strip serial by Posy Simmonds, which had a 13 month run in ''The Guardian''s Review section. The strip is based upon a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel ''Far from the Madding Crowd''. The story wa ...
'' (2010). ''The Queen'' was awarded the
BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards, representing the best films of 1947, but until 1 ...
in 2007, which Seaward shared with the other two producers.Film nominations 2006
. British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Retrieved on 3 March 2008. In 2008 Seaward was presented with an honorary degree from the
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. In 2012 Seaward was the Producer of the Summer Olympics
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in London.


Filmography

*''1968. Szczesliwego Nowego Roku'' (1992) — Assistant producer *'' Widows' Peak'' (1994) — Co-producer *'' Nothing Personal'' (1995) — Producer *'' The Serpent's Kiss'' (1997) — Co-producer *''
Babymother ''Babymother'' is a 1998 British musical comedy drama film directed by Julian Henriques and released by Channel 4 Films. It is considered to be the first Black British musical and captures the British Caribbean dancehall cultural scene of Londo ...
'' (1998) — Co-producer *'' eXistenZ'' (1999) — Head of production *''
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'' (2000) — Producer *'' Dirty Pretty Things'' (2002) — Producer *'' The Good Thief'' (2002) — Co-producer *'' Millions'' (2004) — Co-producer *'' The Constant Gardener'' (2005) — Co-producer *'' Mrs Henderson Presents'' (2005) — Line producer *'' The Queen'' (2006) — Producer *''
Eastern Promises ''Eastern Promises'' is a 2007 gangster film directed by David Cronenberg from a screenplay by Steven Knight. The film tells the story of Anna (Naomi Watts), a Russian-British midwife who delivers the baby of a drug-addicted 14-year old Russian ...
'' (2007) — Producer *'' Chéri'' (2009) — Producer *''
Tamara Drewe ''Tamara Drewe'' is a weekly comic strip serial by Posy Simmonds, which had a 13 month run in ''The Guardian''s Review section. The strip is based upon a modern reworking of Thomas Hardy's 1874 novel ''Far from the Madding Crowd''. The story wa ...
'' (2010) — Producer *'' War Horse'' (2011) — Co-producer *'' Isles of Wonder'' (2012) — Co-executive producerBrown, Nic (27 July 2012).
How James Bond whisked the Queen to the Olympics
. BBC News website. Retrieved on 28 July 2012.
*'' Happy and Glorious'' (2012) — Co-executive producer *''
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'' (2016) — Co-producer *''
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'' (2016) *''
Victoria & Abdul ''Victoria & Abdul'' is a 2017 British biographical historical drama film directed by Stephen Frears and written by Lee Hall. The film is based on the book of the same name by Shrabani Basu, about the real-life relationship between Queen ...
'' (2017) *''
The Two Popes ''The Two Popes'' is a 2019 biographical drama film directed by Fernando Meirelles and written by Anthony McCarten, adapted from McCarten's play ''The Pope'' which premiered at Royal & Derngate Theatre in 2019. Predominantly set in the Vati ...
'' (2019)


Awards

*2003 —
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film The BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented at the British Academy Film Awards. The award was first given at the 1st British Academy Film Awards, first recognising the ...
, ''Dirty Pretty Things'' (Nominated) *2003 —
European Film Award The European Film Awards (or European Film Academy Awards) have been presented annually since 1988 by the European Film Academy to recognize excellence in European cinematic achievements. The awards are given in 19 categories, of which the mo ...
, ''Dirty Pretty Things'' (Nominated) *2007 —
BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards. It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards, representing the best films of 1947, but until 1 ...
, ''The Queen'' (Won) *2007 —
Alexander Korda Award for Best British Film The BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts presented at the British Academy Film Awards. The award was first given at the 1st British Academy Film Awards, first recognising the ...
, ''The Queen'' (Nominated) *2007 — Academy Award for Best Film, ''The Queen'' (Nominated) *2007 — PGA Award for Motion Picture Producer of the Year, ''The Queen'' (Nominated)


References


External links

*
Tracey Seaward
at the
British Film Institute The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery to encourage film production, ...
1965 births English film producers Living people Film producers from Kingston upon Hull People educated at Wolfreton School Filmmakers who won the Best Film BAFTA Award WFTV Award winners {{UK-film-producer-stub