Minerva Productions was founded by Anne O’Shea in 1996 as a theatrical production company in Wilmington, North Carolina whose primary intention was to give women more opportunities both in front of and behind the footlights. With the inclusion of Brian Quattrini and Hal Cosec, it expanded to include film in 2009 and immediately achieved success with the critically acclaimed, Golden Globe winning and Oscar nominated film, The Kids Are All Right. The mission now includes children, the LGBTQ community and all other undeserved and often ignored factions of modern society that need a voice both locally and globally.
awards
2017 Best of Key West Award - Theatrical Production Company
2016 Best Documentary Feature, Los Bomberos | Lisbon International Film Festival
2016 Stanley Kramer Award, The Hunting Ground | Producers Guild of America
2015 Outstanding New Broadway Musical, An American in Paris | Outer Critics Circle Awards
2015 Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off Broadway Musical, An American in Paris | Drama League Awards
2014 Career Achievement Award, Anne O'Shea | Key West Film Festival
2013 Outstanding Film - Limited Release, Any Day Now | GLAAD Media Awards
2012 Audience Award for Best Narrative Film , Any Day Now | Tribeca Film Festival
2012 Audience Award for Outstanding Narrative Feature, Any Day Now | L.A. Outfest
2011 Best Motion Picture (Comedy or Musical) , The Kids are All Right | Golden Globe Awards
2011 Movie of the Year, The Kids Are All Right | AFI Awards, USA
2011 Outstanding Film - Wide Release, The Kids Are All Right | GLAAD Media Awards
nominations
2018 Best New Musical, An American in Paris at Dominion Theatre | Olivier Awards
2016 Made in Peru: Best Documentary, Los Bomberos | Festival de Cine de Lima
2016 Best Documentary, Los Bomberos | Hollywood International Independent Documentary Awards
2016 Best Documentary, The Hunting Ground | Producers Guild of America
2015 Best Musical, An American in Paris | Tony Award
2015 Outstanding Musical, An American in Paris | Drama Desk Awards
2015 Best Documentary Feature, Indian Point | Tribeca Film Festival
2015 Outstanding Film - Limited Release, Life Partners | GLAAD Media Awards
2014 Best Musical, Beautiful -- The Carole King Musical | Tony Award
2014 Outstanding Musical, Beautiful -- The Carole King Musical | Drama Desk Awards
2011 Grand Jury Prize (Dramatic), Another Happy Day | Sundance Film Festival
2011 Best Motion Picture of the Year, The Kids are All Right | Academy Awards
2011 Best Feature, The Kids Are All Right | Independent Spirit Awards
2010 Best Film, The Kids Are All Right | Gotham Awards