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'''Deborah Oppenheimer''' is an American film and television producer. She won an [[73rd Academy Awards|Academy Award in 2001]] for best documentary feature for producing ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' (2000).<ref>{{cite webmagazine|last=Angulo|first=Sandra P.|url=https://ew.com/article/2001/03/26/see-complete-list-oscar-winners/|title=See the complete list of Oscar winners|date=March 26, 2001|websitemagazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> Oppenheimer co-authored a companion book for the film with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]], and also produced the film's soundtrack.<ref name="Variety">{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2003/scene/markets-festivals/mohawk-chief-stays-1117880164/|title=Mohawk chief stays|date=February 6, 2003|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Biography==▼
In 2014, ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the [[Library of Congress]] and selected for preservation for all time in the [[National Film Registry]].
Deborah Oppenheimer was born and raised in [[Valley Stream, New York]].<ref name="VSSHS">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://www.vsvny.org/vertical/Sites/%7BBC0696FB-5DB8-4F85-B451-5A8D9DC581E3%7D/uploads/2002-05.17_Oppenheimer_(Distinguished_Alumni_Award_Program).pdf|title=Distinguished Alumni Award Program: Deborah Oppenheimer|date=May 17, 2002|publisher=Valley Stream Central High School District and Village of Valley Stream|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref> After graduating from [[Valley Stream South High School]],<ref name="VSSHS" /> she matriculated to [[Buffalo State University]] where she graduated [[magna cum laude]] with a degree in English secondary education.<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Laurie|url=https://suny.buffalostate.edu/news/oscar-winning-alumna-deborah-oppenheimer-coming-buffalo-state-screening-new-documentary|title=Oscar-Winning Alumna Deborah Oppenheimer Coming to Buffalo State for Screening of New Documentary|date=October 13, 2021|publisher=[[Buffalo State University]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moran|first=Jay|url=https://www.wbfo.org/2021-10-18/academy-award-winning-producer-returns-to-buffalo-state|title=Academy Award-winning producer returns to Buffalo State|date=October 18, 2021|publisher=[[WBFO]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref name="BSU">{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://commencement.buffalostate.edu/sites/commencement.buffalostate.edu/files/uploads/Documents/Booklets/2005booklet.pdf|url-status=dead|title=2005 Commencement Buffalo State University|page=15|date=May 14, 2005|publisher=Buffalo State University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009160633/https://commencement.buffalostate.edu/sites/commencement.buffalostate.edu/files/uploads/Documents/Booklets/2005booklet.pdf#page=15|archive-date=October 9, 2015|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
She started as an [[editor]] for [[John Wiley & Sons]] before moving into television at [[Lorimar Productions]] in 1981.<ref name="Variety" /> While at Lorimar, Oppenheimer was associate producer for the [[Cable ACE Award]]-winning production of the [[Showtime Networks|Showtime]] / [[PBS]] drama ''[[Master Harold...and the Boys]]''.<ref name="BSU" />▼
Oppenheimer co-wrote the teacher's study guide and co-authored with Harris the film's companion book of the same name by [[Bloomsbury Publishing]] (2000; reissued 2018).
 
SheAs president of [[Mohawk Productions]] at [[Warner Bros.]] from 1996 to 2010, Oppenheimer executive produced all of the company's television shows and oversaw day-to-day operations.<ref name="Variety" /> After leaving Mohawk, she was named [[executive vice-president]] of [[NBC Universal]] International TV Production in September 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/nbc-u-int-l-tv-unit-taps-exec-veepee-1118024800/|title=NBC U Int'l TV unit taps exec veepee|date=September 29, 2010|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>▼
Oppenheimer's feature-length documentary, ''Foster'' received the National Council for Adoption's "Excellence in Foster Care Media Award" in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Koch|first=Lauren|url=https://adoptioncouncil.org/press-release/national-council-for-adoption-celebrates-2019-adoption-award-honorees/|title=National Council For Adoption Celebrates 2019 Adoption Award Honorees|type=Press release|date=November 14, 2019|publisher=National Council for Adoption|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>▼
 
As Executive Vice President of Carnival Films, Oppenheimer developed and executive produced the television series from Christopher Guest, ''[[Family Tree (TV series)|Family Tree]]'' for [[HBO]] and [[BBC1]]. She later conceived and led U.S. strategies andas wasa production consultant to the [[Carnival Films]] television series, ''[[Downton Abbey]]''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Whittock|first=Jesse|url=https://tbivision.com/2013/08/15/oppenheimer-to-helm-carnival-us-push/|title=Oppenheimer to helm Carnival US push|date=August 15, 2013|publisher=Television Business International|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
In December 20162012, she was selected to be a member of the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Council]] by US President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no-byline-->|url=https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/press-releases/president-obama-appoints-four-to-us-holocaust-memorial-council|title=President Obama Appoints Four to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council|type=Press release|date=December 2016|publisher=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/29/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|type=Press release|date=December 29, 2016|publisher=[[White House Office of the Press Secretary]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>▼
As Executive Vice President of Carnival Films, Oppenheimer developed and executive produced the television series ''[[Family Tree (TV series)|Family Tree]]'' for [[HBO]] and [[BBC1]].
 
▲Oppenheimer'sHer feature-length documentary, ''Foster'' received the National Council for Adoption's "Excellence in Foster Care Media Award" in November 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Koch|first=Lauren|url=https://adoptioncouncil.org/press-release/national-council-for-adoption-celebrates-2019-adoption-award-honorees/|title=National Council For Adoption Celebrates 2019 Adoption Award Honorees|type=Press release|date=November 14, 2019|publisher=National Council for Adoption|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
As president of [[Mohawk Productions]] at Warner Bros., Oppenheimer executive produced hundreds of episodes of television shows.
 
▲Oppenheimer was associate producer for the [[Cable ACE Award]]-winning production of the [[Showtime Networks|Showtime]] / [[PBS]] drama ''[[Master Harold...and the Boys]]''.
 
▲==Biography==
Oppenheimer graduated [[magna cum laude]] with a degree in English secondary education from the [[Buffalo State University]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Kaiser|first=Laurie|url=https://suny.buffalostate.edu/news/oscar-winning-alumna-deborah-oppenheimer-coming-buffalo-state-screening-new-documentary|title=Oscar-Winning Alumna Deborah Oppenheimer Coming to Buffalo State for Screening of New Documentary|date=October 13, 2021|publisher=[[Buffalo State University]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Moran|first=Jay|url=https://www.wbfo.org/2021-10-18/academy-award-winning-producer-returns-to-buffalo-state|title=Academy Award-winning producer returns to Buffalo State|date=October 18, 2021|publisher=[[WBFO]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
▲She was named [[executive vice-president]] of [[NBC Universal]] International TV Production in September 2010.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Schneider|first=Michael|url=https://variety.com/2010/biz/markets-festivals/nbc-u-int-l-tv-unit-taps-exec-veepee-1118024800/|title=NBC U Int'l TV unit taps exec veepee|date=September 29, 2010|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
▲In December 2016, she was selected to be a member of the [[United States Holocaust Memorial Council]] by US President [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no-byline-->|url=https://www.ushmm.org/information/press/press-releases/president-obama-appoints-four-to-us-holocaust-memorial-council|title=President Obama Appoints Four to U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council|type=Press release|date=December 2016|publisher=[[United States Holocaust Memorial Museum]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line-->|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/12/29/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts|title=President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts|type=Press release|date=December 29, 2016|publisher=[[White House Office of the Press Secretary]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
 
==Awards and recognition==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%;"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Nominated work
! Result
! class=unsortable | Notes
! Credit
! For
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=32|20012000
| [[Heartland Film Festival]]▼
| Crystal Heart Award▼
| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) ▼
| {{won}} ▼
| Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] ▼
|-▼
| [[International Documentary Association]]▼
| Video Source Award▼
| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000)▼
| {{nom}}▼
| Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]] ▼
|-▼
| rowspan=23|20002001▼
| [[Academy Award]]
| Best Documentary, Feature▼
|{{won}}▼
| ''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' (2000) ▼
▲|Best Documentary, Feature
▲| {{won}}
▲|''[[Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport]]'' (2000)
| Shared with: [[Mark Jonathan Harris]]
|-
| [[Evening Standard British Film Awards]]
| Best Documentary, Feature▼
|{{won}}▼
| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) ▼
▲|Best Documentary, Feature
▲| {{won}}
▲|''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000)
| Shared with: [[Mark Jonathan Harris]]
|-
| [[Long Island International Film Expo]]
|Long Island Filmmaker Achievement Award▼
|{{won}}▼
| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000) ▼
▲|Long Island Filmmaker Achievement Award
▲| {{won}}
▲|''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000)
|
▲|-
▲|rowspan=2|2000
▲|[[Heartland Film Festival]]
▲|{{won}}
▲|Crystal Heart Award
▲| ''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000)
▲|Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]]
▲|-
▲|[[International Documentary Association]]
▲|{{nom}}
▲|Video Source Award
▲|''Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport'' (2000)
▲|Shared with [[Mark Jonathan Harris]]
|-
|}
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