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and been nominated 33 times. He holds the record for the individual with the most Emmy nominations in any one year, when in 2019, he received 8 nominations. ''

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'' described him as “the most influential producer in television.” Winston is the executive producer of ''

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'', the

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, for

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'' for

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, ''

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: The Sum of it All'' and “

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” for

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. He was the executive producer and director of the recent '' Friends: The Reunion'' special, which became the most viewed show in

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’s history. His special '' Adele One Night Only'' was the highest rated entertainment show on network television in 2022. Winston is also executive producer of '' Drop the Mic'' for TBS, ''Game On!'' for CBS and ''Real Pigeons Fight Crime'' for

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. He has also created and produced several music specials for artists such as

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(CBS),

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(Apple),

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(Apple),

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( ITV),

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and

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(

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). He also oversaw ''Global Citizen: Mandela 100'' a 10-hour live broadcast show from South Africa, with

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. In addition, he has produced and directed documentaries, videos, and films for the band

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, including the

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film, ''

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''. His executive producing credits include four Brit Awards ceremonies for ITV, two

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for CBS, the UK version of ''

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'' and the recent Christmas special of the sitcom ''

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'' for the

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, which became the most-watched scripted show since 2003 and won the 2020

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for TV Moment of the Year. Winston has won an

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, three Brit Awards for directing, three PGA awards, and five Critics’ Choice Awards. Variety named Winston in their list of top 20 unscripted producers in the world. He was appointed to the board of MGM Resorts in 2023.

Personal life

Winston was born in 1981, the youngest of three children born to

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and Lira Helen Feigenbaum, The Lady Winston. He is

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. Winston studied at the

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and then went to

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, graduating in Broadcasting in 2004. He is married to Meredith Winston. Together, they have two daughters, Ruby (born 5 December 2016) and Grace (born 10 October 2019). Their eldest's godfather is

Career

Winston started at Fulwell 73 by co-producing ''In The'' ''Hands of the Gods'' (

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) in 2007. Since then, he has produced and directed shows including ''

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'' (

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) ''

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: One Night at The Palladium'' (BBC1), ''This is

'' (

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), ''

: A Year In The Making'', and the seven-hour live streamed show ''1D Day''. He also produced and directed '' Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service''(2012). Winston has worked with his friend

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on many productions, including ''

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'' (ITV1), ''When Corden Met Barlow'' (BBC1), ''When Robbie Met James'' (Sky One). For

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on BBC1, he directed and co-wrote sketches for ''

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''. He co-directed the 3D documentary movie, ''JLS: Eyes Wide Open'' which opened on over 400 screens across the UK. At the time it was the biggest grossing music cinema release of all time in the UK, but was beaten by the next film he produced, '' One Direction: This Is Us'' for

. As a commercial director, his advert for "A League Of Their Own" won the gold award at Berlin Pro Max Awards in 2011. He directed the 2011 Christmas Campaign for BBC One, "Consider Yourself One of Us" as well as the award-winning campaign for the

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mile. His music videos for One Direction has won a Brit Award for British Video of the Year for four consecutive years. In 2014, he directed ''When Corden Met Barlow'' which aired on

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. The show included a 6-minute 45 second

segment in the documentary with singer

of the band

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explained that "Ben Winston and I always thought there was something very joyful about someone very, very famous singing their songs in an ordinary situation. We just had this idea: Los Angeles, traffic, the carpool lane — maybe this is something we could pull off." Later on, Carpool Karaoke was included as a regular featured segment on ''

'' and other specials. That same year, Winston also became an executive producer on ''The X Factor''.

Awards

;Won *2016: Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Interactive Program" for ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' co-won with James Corden (producer/host), Rob Crabbe (executive producer) and Adam Abramson (director of digital) *2016: Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Variety Special" category for ''The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special''. Award co-won with Rob Crabbe (executive producer), Mike Gibbons (co-executive producer), Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Jeff Kopp and Josie Cliff (supervising producers) and

(producer/host). ;Nominated *2016: Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Variety Talk Series" for ''The Late Late Show with James Corden'' co-nominated with Rob Crabbe (executive producer), Mike Gibbons (co-executive producer), Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Jeff Kopp and Josie Cliff (supervising producers) *2017: Primetime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special" for ''The 70th Annual Tony Awards'' (2016). Co-nominated with Dave Boone (writer), Mike Gibbons, Lauren Greenberg, Ian Karmel, Justin Shanes (special materials) *2017: PGA Award for "Outstanding Producer of Live Entertainment & Talk Television" for ''The Late Late Show with James Corden''. Co-nomination alongside Rob Crabbe, Mike Gibbons, Amy Ozols, Sheila Rogers, Michael Kaplan, Jeff Kopp, James Longman, Josie Cliff and James Corden

Filmography

;Director *2011: ''JLS: Eyes Wide Open 3D'' (Documentary) *2011: ''James Corden: May I Have Your Attention, Please?'' (Video short) *2011: ''One Direction: A Year in the Making'' (TV Movie documentary) *2012: '' Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service'' (TV Movie documentary) *2012: ''When Robbie Met James'' (TV special) *2014: ''When Corden Met Barlow'' (TV special) *2021: '' Friends: The Reunion'' (TV special) ;Producer *2007: ''In the Hands of the Gods'' (Documentary, producer) *2007: ''Slave Labour'' (Documentary short, executive producer) *2010: ''This Is JLS'' (TV special, producer) *2011: '' Brit Awards 2011'' (TV special, producer) *2011: ''One Direction: A Year in the Making'' (TV documentary, producer) *2012: ''A Very JLS Christmas'' (TV special, executive producer) *2012: ''Freddie Flintoff: Hidden Side of Sport'' (TV documentary film, associate producer) *2012: '' The Brit Awards 2012'' (TV special, producer) *2012: '' Gary Barlow: On Her Majesty's Service'' (TV documentary, executive producer) *2012: ''Flintoff: From Lord's to the Ring'' (TV Series, associate producer) *2012: ''When Robbie Met James'' (TV special, executive producer) *2013: '' The Brit Awards 2013'' (TV Special, producer) *2013: '' One Direction: This Is Us'' (Documentary, producer) *2013: ''

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'' (Documentary, associate producer) *2013: ''Robbie Williams One Night at the Palladium'' (TV special, executive producer) *2014: ''Gary Barlow Big Ben Bash Live'' (TV special, executive producer) *2014: '' The Brit Awards 2014'' (TV Special, producer) *2014: ''

'' (TV Mini-Series, executive producer for several episodes) *2014: ''

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'' (executive producer) *2014: ''When Corden Met Barlow'' (TV special, executive producer) *2014: ''The Guvnors'' (associate producer) *2014: '' One Direction: Where We Are – The Concert Film'' (Documentary, executive producer) *2015: ''American Express Unstaged: Disclosure'' (Short, executive producer) *2015: ''One Direction the London Sessions'' (TV special documentary, executive producer) *2015: ''Take That: These Days on Tour'' (TV special documentary, associate producer) *2015–2023: ''

'' (TV Series, executive producer) *2016: ''Jimmy Carr: Funny Business'' (Video documentary, associate producer) *2016: '' The 70th Annual Tony Awards'' (TV Special, producer) *2017: ''

'' (TV Series, executive producer) *2017: ''

59th Annual Grammy Awards The 59th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 12, 2017. The CBS network broadcast the show live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year ...

'' (TV Special, producer) *2017: ''Harry Styles: Behind the Album'' (Documentary, executive producer) *2017: ''Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story'' (Documentary, associate producer) *2018: '' Bruno Mars: 24K Magic Live at the Apollo'' (co-executive producer) *2018: ''

60th Annual Grammy Awards The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongch ...

'' (TV Special, producer) *2019: ''

61st Annual Grammy Awards The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and fo ...

'' (TV Special, executive producer) *2019: '' The 73rd Annual Tony Awards'' (TV Special, producer) *2019: ''

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'' (TV Special, executive producer) *2020: ''

62nd Annual Grammy Awards The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019. Ali ...

'' (TV Special, executive producer) *2020: '' Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall'' (TV Special, executive producer) *2020: '' Shawn Mendes: In Wonder'' (Documentary, producer) *2021: ''

63rd Annual Grammy Awards The 63rd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in and around the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles on March 14, 2021. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from September 1, 201 ...

'' (TV Special, executive producer) *2021: '' Adele One Night Only'' (CBS special, executive producer) *2021: '' An Audience With Adele'' (ITV special, executive producer) *2022: ''

'' (TV series, executive producer)

References

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