Ben Winston
Winston is the executive producer of The Late Late Show with James Corden, the Grammy Awards, for CBS, The Kardashians for Hulu, Ed Sheeran: The Sum of it All and “Carpool Karaoke” for Apple TV. He was the executive producer and director of the recent Friends: The Reunion special, which became the most viewed show in Sky One and HBO Max’s history. His special Adele One Night Only was the highest rated entertainment show on network television in 2022. Winston is also executive producer of Drop the Mic for TBS, Game On! for CBS and Real Pigeons Fight Crime for Nickelodeon.
He has also created and produced several music specials for artists such as Bruno Mars (CBS), Harry Styles (Apple), Elton John (Disney+), Sam Smith (Apple), Adele, Justin Bieber (ITV), Kacey Musgraves (Amazon), Ben Platt, Gary Barlow and Shawn Mendes (Netflix). He also oversaw Global Citizen: Mandela 100 a 10-hour live broadcast show from South Africa, with Beyoncé and Jay-Z. In addition, he has produced and directed documentaries, videos, and films for the band One Direction, including the Columbia Pictures film, This Is Us.
His executive producing credits include four Brit Awards ceremonies for ITV, two Tony Awards for CBS, the UK version of The X Factor and the recent Christmas special of the sitcom Gavin and Stacey for the BBC, which became the most-watched scripted show since 2003 and won the 2020 BAFTA for TV Moment of the Year. Winston has won an MTV Video Music Award, three Brit Awards for directing, three PGA awards, and five Critics’ Choice Awards. Variety named Winston in their list of top 20 unscripted producers in the world. He was appointed to the board of MGM Resorts in 2023.
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