Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck

Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck
Fleck (left) and Boden in 2008
Born
Anna Boden

(1979-10-20) October 20, 1979 (age 45)
Alma materColumbia University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2000–present
Children1

Born
Ryan K. Fleck

(1976-09-20) September 20, 1976 (age 48)
Alma materNew York University Tisch School of the Arts
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2000–present

Anna Boden[1][2] and Ryan K. Fleck are an American filmmaking duo. The duo rose to prominence for their work on the 2004 short film Gowanus, Brooklyn, which earned the Grand Jury prize at the Sundance Film Festival. They went on to collaborate on the Academy Award-nominated film Half Nelson.[3] Their film Sugar (2008) was honored as one of the Top 10 for 2009 at the American Film Institute Awards; and one of the Top Independent Films at the National Board of Review Awards 2009. They are best known for writing and directing Captain Marvel, which grossed over $1 billion and is one of the highest-grossing films of all time; which made Boden the first woman to direct a live-action movie that has grossed $1 billion.[4][5]

The duo received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination as executive producers on the limited television series Mrs. America (2020).[6] They are also known for their films It's Kind of a Funny Story (2010), Mississippi Grind (2015),[7][8] Captain Marvel (2019) and Freaky Tales (2024).

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  3. ^ Harvey, Dennis (January 24, 2006). "Half Nelson". Variety. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ April 03, Joey Nolfi; EDT, 2019 at 12:57 PM. "'Captain Marvel' tops $1 billion at global box office". EW.com. Retrieved January 21, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ "'Captain Marvel' Is the First Female Superhero Movie to Gross $1 Billion Worldwide". Yahoo Finance. April 4, 2019. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "Outstanding Miniseries Nominees / Winners 2020". Television Academy. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden Return to Their Sundance Roots With Mississippi Grind". Vanity Fair. January 22, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  8. ^ Scott, A. O. (September 24, 2015). "Review: 'Mississippi Grind' Keeps Its Cards Close". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 21, 2023.