Scott Ferguson is an American television and film producer. He was an executive producer of the HBO series ''Succession''.

Biography

Ferguson received his B.A. from

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

and MFA from

Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York, commonly referred to as Columbia University, is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Churc ...

. He began his career with producer Michael Hausman. He was unit manager of ''

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'' (1993) and associate producer of films on '' Nobody’s Fool'' (1994)'',

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'' (1996)'',

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'' (2008)'', The People vs. Larry Flynt'' (1996) and '' Man on the Moon'' (1999), and an assistant director on ''

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'' (2004)''.'' Ferguson was nominated for eight

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and won three, including the 2010

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for producing ''Temple Grandin'' (2010), 2014

for producing ''The Normal Heart'' (2014), and 2020

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as executive producer of ''Succession'' (2018–2023). Ferguson also received four

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for his work on ''

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'' (2005), ''

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'' (2008), ''Temple Grandin'' (2010) and ''Succession'' (2018–). He earned six Producers Guild Film Award nominations, earning three awards for his work on ''

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'' (2014) and ''Succession'' (2018–). Ferguson received

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in 2011 and 2019 for his work on Temple Grandin (2010) and Succession (2018–).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson, Simon Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Cornell University alumni Columbia University School of the Arts alumni Peabody Award winners Directors Guild of America Award winners American television producers American film producers Primetime Emmy Award winners