Michael Williams (born February 14, 1957) is an American producer. He won an

Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Academy Honorary Award, Special Awards to ''Kukan'' and ''Target for Tonight''. The ...

for the documentary '' The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara'' in 2004. He also won an

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in 2004 for ''

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'', which he created. ''

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'' was rebooted in 2018, for which Williams won six consecutive Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Structured Reality Program. He is co-owner and principal of

Scout Productions Scout Productions is a film and television production company owned by Michael Williams and David Collins. David Collins created the groundbreaking television series ''Queer Eye for the Straight Guy'', which revolutionized reality television and ...

,Road to the Oscars: Michael Williams
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based in Los Angeles, California. He graduated from the School of Communications at

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. In 1979, Williams began his career as a location scout for '' Spenser for Hire'', which filmed in Boston.

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* 1957 births Living people American film producers Boston University College of Communication alumni Primetime Emmy Award winners Producers of Best Documentary Feature Academy Award winners {{US-film-producer-stub