27 Facts About Megan Ellison

Margaret Elizabeth Ellison is an American film producer, entrepreneur, and daughter of multibillionaire Larry Ellison.

Megan Ellison is the founder of Annapurna Pictures, established in 2011.

Megan Ellison produced the films Zero Dark Thirty, Her, American Hustle, and Phantom Thread, all of which have earned her Oscar nominations.

In 2014, Megan Ellison was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

Megan Ellison received a Tony Award for Best Musical as a producer for the musical A Strange Loop.

Megan Ellison was born in Santa Clara County, California, the daughter of Oracle Corporation co-founder and chairman, multibillionaire Larry Ellison, and his ex-wife, Barbara Boothe Ellison.

Megan Ellison has a brother, film producer David Ellison, who founded Skydance Media.

Megan Ellison graduated from Sacred Heart Preparatory in 2004 and attended film school at the University of Southern California for one year.

Megan Ellison landed her first film credit in 2005 as a boom operator for the short film When All Else Fails, a thriller written and directed by her brother David Megan Ellison.

Megan Ellison then began to finance low-budget movies such as Waking Madison and Passion Play.

Megan Ellison started out in the film business in 2006 when she contacted Katherine Brooks, the writer and director of Loving Annabelle, about investing in the filmmaker's next movie.

Megan Ellison financed the film that was reported to have a budget of $2 million.

Megan Ellison provided some financing for more movies in 2008 and 2009.

Megan Ellison has since founded Annapurna Pictures, a company that plans to take a so-called "Silicon Valley" approach to filmmaking by investing in original, daring movies made by prestigious directors and screenwriters.

In 2011 and 2012, it was reported that Megan Ellison was working with Boal on developing a movie about WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange based on a New York Times Magazine article called "The Boy Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" by former New York Times executive editor Bill Keller.

In 2011, Megan Ellison outbid Lionsgate for the rights to the Terminator franchise.

In January 2014, Megan Ellison removed Annapurna Productions from the reboot of the Terminator franchise.

In 2014, Megan Ellison became the first woman and the fourth person to receive two Academy Award nominations for Best Picture in the same year, which she received for her work on Her and American Hustle.

In June 2014, Megan Ellison optioned the screen rights for the memoir A House in the Sky, which tells the story of Amanda Lindhout and her capture by Somali rebels in 2011.

Also in 2014, Megan Ellison was included as part of The Advocate's annual "40 Under 40" list.

Megan Ellison is criticized by the film industry for being too ambitious and excessive with her budgets on films.

Megan Ellison is heavily involved with the production of the films she finances by being on the set and making sure everything goes as planned.

Megan Ellison was present for Zero Dark Thirty's production as it was brought to a halt because of sandstorms and had to abort a location due to an anti Pakistan riot in India.

Megan Ellison is a competitive equestrian, having trained at the Wild Turkey Farm in Woodside, California and riding in the North American Young Rider Championships in 2004.

In 2011, Megan Ellison founded the production company Annapurna Pictures, named for the Annapurna Circuit she hiked in Nepal in 2006.

Megan Ellison is the first female producer to earn two different Academy Awards nominations for Best Picture in the same year.

In 2018, Megan Ellison won the Woman in Motion Award at Cannes Music Festival.