Anthony Katagas
Anthony Katagas is a Greek-American film producer.
He is an alumnus of Western New England University in Springfield, Massachusetts, where he majored in government and was captain of the lacrosse team as a goalie. He also represented Greece at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.
Katagas won an Academy Award for Best Picture for his role in producing 12 Years a Slave. Katagas' awards include a BAFTA, Golden Globe, Broadcast Critics' Choice Award, Independent Spirit Award and the Darryl F. Zanuck PGA Award for Best Picture. He has had four films nominated for the Palme d'Or and two films nominated for César Awards. His films have garnered nominations or awards from the DGA, SAG, National Board of Review, Gotham Awards, New York Film Critics, Los Angeles Film Critics and appeared on the prestigious AFI list for achievement in film.
In 1999, Katagas started Keep Your Head Productions, geared towards producing independent films in his hometown of New York City. Through Keep Your Head Productions, he has produced films by Michael Almereyda: Happy Here and Now, This So-Called Disaster, William Eggelston in the Real World and Cymbeline. He also produced James Gray's, The Immigrant, which competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival and James Gray's The Lost City Of Z.
Filmography
All films, he was producer unless otherwise noted.Film
;Production manager| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1999 | Spy Games | Production manager: New York |
| 2000 | Down to You | Production manager: Additional photography |
| 2000 | Hamlet | Production manager |
| 2000 | Stardom | Production manager: New York |
| 2001 | 3 A.M. | Production manager |
| 2001 | The Next Big Thing | Production manager |
| 2002 | Nearest to Heaven | Production manager: New York |
| 2003 | Lost in Translation | Production supervisor |
| 2004 | The Beautiful Country | Production manager: New York |
| 2005 | Prime | Unit production manager |
| 2006 | The Hoax | Unit production manager |
| 2007 | We Own the Night | Unit production manager |
| 2007 | The Life Before Her Eyes | Unit production manager |
| 2008 | The Accidental Husband | Unit production manager |
| 2008 | College Road Trip | Unit production manager |
| 2008 | Two Lovers | Unit production manager |
| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? | Unit production manager |
| 2010 | My Soul to Take | Unit production manager |
| 2010 | The Next Three Days | Unit production manager |
| 2011 | Abduction | Unit production manager |
| 2012 | Killing Them Softly | Unit production manager |
| 2013 | The Immigrant | Unit production manager |
| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave | Unit production manager |
;Second unit director or assistant director
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1998 | 54 | Assistant director | |
| 1998 | Long Time Since | Second second assistant director | |
| 1998 | The Eternal | Assistant director: Additional photography | |
| 1998 | The Farmhouse | Assistant director | |
| 1999 | Stringer | Second assistant director | |
| 1999 | Hostage | First assistant director |
;As an actor
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1998 | Long Time Since | Younger Man |
| 2001 | The Next Big Thing | Gallery Guy 1 |
;Stunts
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 1998 | Long Time Since | Stunt double |
;Thanks
| Year | Film | Notes |
| 2011 | Margin Call | The production wishes to thank |
| 2012 | For a Good Time, Call... | The producers wish to thank |
Television
;Production manager| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2008 | Unit production manager | Television special |
;Thanks
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2014 | John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown | Very special thanks | Television special |