---
name: "Megan Ellison"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/megan-ellison"
fi1m_id: "megan-ellison"
imdb_id: "nm2691892"
tmdb_id: 1027025
wikidata_id: "Q1840340"
roles: ["Producer"]
born: "31 January 1986"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 24
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_as: "producer"
average_over: 24
updated: "2026-10-03T02:56:41.182575+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Megan Ellison

## Identity

Megan Ellison

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/megan-ellison
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** megan-ellison
- **IMDb ID:** nm2691892
- **TMDB ID:** 1027025
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1840340
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Ellison, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1840340, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2691892/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1027025

Producer. Born 31 January 1986 in Santa Clara County, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Producer
- **Born:** 31 January 1986, Santa Clara County, California, USA
- **Active:** 2010–present
- **Also known as:** Margaret Elizabeth Ellison, Margaret Ellison
- **Frequently works with:** [Amy Adams](https://film.one/person/amy-adams.md), [Joaquin Phoenix](https://film.one/person/joaquin-phoenix.md), [Olivia Wilde](https://film.one/person/olivia-wilde.md), [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://film.one/person/paul-thomas-anderson.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 3 Oscar nominations
- **Average Fi1m score:** 72, as producer, over 24 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 2010s 74 (16), 2020s 69 (8)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 72 to 72 across 24 titles
- **Score spread:** 8 at 80+, 13 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 18, Comedy 8, Science Fiction 5, Crime 4, History 4, Romance 4
- **Screen time:** 47 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,745m across 21 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megan_Ellison, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1840340, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2691892/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1027025

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Master*](https://film.one/film/the-master.md) (84), [*Foxcatcher*](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md) (82), [*Booksmart*](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md) (81), [*American Hustle*](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md) (72)
- **Netflix:** [*Phantom Thread*](https://film.one/film/phantom-thread.md) (87), [*The Ballad of Buster Scruggs*](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs.md) (79)
- **Apple TV:** [*Her*](https://film.one/film/her.md) (84), [*Zero Dark Thirty*](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md) (80)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Megan Ellison is an American film producer. She founded Annapurna Pictures in 2011.

Her production credits include *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), *Her* (2013), *American Hustle* (2013) and *Phantom Thread* (2017), each of which received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. She was an executive producer on the animated feature *Nimona* (2023), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. Ellison also produced the 2026 film *The Invite*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com.*

## On Fi1m (24)

- *I Love Boosters* (2026), Fi1m 64, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/i-love-boosters.md)
- *The Invite* (2026), Fi1m 77, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-invite.md)
- *The Testament of Ann Lee* (2025), Fi1m 73, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-testament-of-ann-lee.md)
- *Nightbitch* (2024), Fi1m 56, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/nightbitch.md)
- *Nimona* (2023), Fi1m 74, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/nimona.md)
- *She Said* (2022), Fi1m 73, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/she-said.md)
- *House of Gucci* (2021), Fi1m 58, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md)
- *The Plot Against America* (2020), Fi1m 76, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md)
- *Bombshell* (2019), Fi1m 63, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/bombshell.md)
- *Booksmart* (2019), Fi1m 81, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), Fi1m 81, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md)
- *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs* (2018), Fi1m 79, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs.md)
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Fi1m 78, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Vice* (2018), Fi1m 61, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md)
- *Downsizing* (2017), Fi1m 60, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/downsizing.md)
- *Phantom Thread* (2017), Fi1m 87, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/phantom-thread.md)
- *Terminator Genisys* (2015), Fi1m 45, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-genisys.md)
- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Fi1m 82, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *American Hustle* (2013), Fi1m 72, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md)
- *Her* (2013), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *Killing Them Softly* (2012), Fi1m 68, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md)
- *The Master* (2012), Fi1m 84, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Fi1m 80, Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *True Grit* (2010), Fi1m 84, Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Invite* (2026), Producer — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-invite.md)
- *Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World* (2026), Executive Producer
- *I Love Boosters* (2026), Executive Producer — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/i-love-boosters.md)
- *The Testament of Ann Lee* (2025), Executive Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/the-testament-of-ann-lee.md)
- *Nightbitch* (2024), Executive Producer — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/nightbitch.md)
- *Sausage Party: Foodtopia* (2024), series, Executive Producer
- *The Changeling* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Landscape with Invisible Hand* (2023), Executive Producer
- *Nimona* (2023), Executive Producer — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/nimona.md)
- *Dead Ringers* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *Paul T. Goldman* (2023), series, Executive Producer
- *She Said* (2022), Executive Producer — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/she-said.md)
- *On the Count of Three* (2022), Executive Producer
- *I Love That for You* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *Pam & Tommy* (2022), series, Executive Producer
- *House of Gucci* (2021), Executive Producer — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/house-of-gucci.md)
- *Beat the Devil* (2021), Executive Producer
- *Monsterland* (2020), series, Executive Producer
- *Kajillionaire* (2020), Executive Producer
- *The Plot Against America* (2020), series, Executive Producer — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md)
- *Dick Johnson Is Dead* (2020), Executive Producer
- *Bombshell* (2019), Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/bombshell.md)
- *Hustlers* (2019), Executive Producer
- *National Theatre Live: Fleabag* (2019), Producer
- *Where'd You Go, Bernadette* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Booksmart* (2019), Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/booksmart.md)
- *Wounds* (2019), Executive Producer
- *Vice* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/vice.md)
- *If Beale Street Could Talk* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/if-beale-street-could-talk.md)
- *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs* (2018), Producer — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs.md)
- *The Sisters Brothers* (2018), Executive Producer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sisters-brothers.md)
- *Phantom Thread* (2017), Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/phantom-thread.md)
- *Downsizing* (2017), Executive Producer — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/downsizing.md)
- *Detroit* (2017), Producer
- *The Bad Batch* (2017), Producer
- *20th Century Women* (2016), Producer
- *Death in the Terminal* (2016), Executive Producer
- *Sausage Party* (2016), Producer
- *Wiener-Dog* (2016), Producer
- *Everybody Wants Some!!* (2016), Producer
- *Joy* (2015), Producer
- *Terminator Genisys* (2015), Executive Producer — Fi1m 45, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-genisys.md)
- *Last Days* (2014), Producer
- *Foxcatcher* (2014), Producer — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/foxcatcher.md)
- *Her* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/her.md)
- *American Hustle* (2013), Producer — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/american-hustle.md)
- *Spring Breakers* (2013), Executive Producer
- *The Grandmaster* (2013), Executive Producer
- *Zero Dark Thirty* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/zero-dark-thirty.md)
- *The Master* (2012), Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-master.md)
- *Lawless* (2012), Producer
- *Killing Them Softly* (2012), Executive Producer — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/killing-them-softly.md)
- *Catch.44* (2011), Producer
- *Waking Madison* (2011), Producer
- *Passion Play* (2011), Producer
- *True Grit* (2010), Executive Producer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/true-grit.md)
- *Main Street* (2010), Producer
- *A Christmas Carol*, Producer
- *The Seven Five*, Producer
- *Untitled Richard Linklater John Brinkley Project*, Producer
- *A House in the Sky*, Producer
- *The Silent Patient*, Producer

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 3 nominated

- 2018: Best Picture (nominated), for *Phantom Thread*
- 2014: Best Picture (nominated), for *American Hustle*
- 2013: Best Picture (nominated), for *Zero Dark Thirty*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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