Emma Tillinger Koskoff
Emma Tillinger Koskoff is an American film producer. She is best known for her collaborations with Martin Scorsese, including acting as a producer on his films The Wolf of Wall Street, Silence and The Irishman.
She is the recipient of a Primetime Emmy Award and a Hollywood Film Award, as well as nominations for two BAFTA Film Awards and three Academy Awards, among other accolades.
Life and career
Tillinger is the daughter of actors John Tillinger and Dorothy Lyman. Her paternal grandfather was a German Jew.Tillinger started her career at Artist Management Group, where she worked for co-founder Rick Yorn. She worked as an assistant for actress Uma Thurman and director Phil Joanou. Afterwards she was assistant to the late Ted Demme, working on Demme's pictures Blow and A Decade Under the Influence.
In January 2003, she joined Martin Scorsese's production company Sikelia Productions. Originally, Tillinger was Scorsese's assistant before she was promoted to Production President in 2006.
Tillinger Koskoff and her fellow producers Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio and Joey McFarland were nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture for the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street. She was featured in The Hollywood Reporter in April 2019, with the article covering much of her work with Scorsese and filming in New York City.
Filmography
Film
Executive producerHugo Free Fire A Ciambra The Elephant and the Butterfly The Snowman Tomorrow The Souvenir Port Authority Vault Uncut Gems The Souvenir Part II Murina Killers of the Flower MoonProducerThe Departed The Key to Reserva Shutter Island A Letter to Elia The Wolf of Wall Street Bad Hurt The Audition Bleed for This Silence Joker The Irishman The Good Mother Daddio Day of the Fight Joker: Folie à Deux The Bride!
;Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Film | Role |
| 1996 | Heaven's Prisoners | Assistant: Phil Joanou |
| 1996 | The Truth About Cats & Dogs | Assistant: Uma Thurman |
| 1997 | Batman & Robin | Assistant: Uma Thurman |
| 1997 | Gattaca | Assistant: Uma Thurman |
| 1998 | Les Misérables | Assistant: Uma Thurman |
| 1998 | The Avengers | Assistant: Uma Thurman |
| 2001 | Blow | Assistant: Ted Demme |
| 2004 | The Aviator | Assistant: Martin Scorsese |
;As an actress
| Year | Film | Role |
| 2006 | The Departed | Woman with Dog |
;Thanks
| Year | Film | Role |
| 2008 | Lymelife | Special thanks |
| 2017 | Good Time | Gratitude |
| 2021 | Midnight in the Switchgrass | The director would like to thank |
Television
Associate producerBoardwalk EmpireProducerPee-Wee as Himself
Executive producer
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2007 | Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows | Documentary |
| 2009 | POV | Documentary |
| 2013 | Glickman | Documentary |
| 2016 | Vinyl | |
| 2021 | Pretend It's a City | Documentary |
| An Afternoon with SCTV |
;Miscellaneous crew
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1993−94 | The Nanny | Production staff | |
| 2003 | The Blues | Assistant: Martin Scorsese | Documentary |
| 2004 | Lady by the Sea: The Statue of Liberty | Assistant: Martin Scorsese | Documentary |
| 2005 | American Masters | Assistant: Martin Scorsese | Documentary |
;Thanks
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2004 | Dinner for Five | Very special thanks | |
| 2017 | American Masters | Very special thanks | Documentary |
| 2017 | Five Came Back | The producers wish to thank | Documentary |
Awards
- 2012: Emmy – Outstanding Nonfiction Special for George Harrison: Living in the Material World
- 2014: AFI Award – Movie of the Year for The Wolf of Wall Street
- 2014: 86th Academy Awards nomination – Best Picture for The Wolf of Wall Street
- 2020: 92nd Academy Awards nomination – Best Picture for The Irishman
- 2020: 92nd Academy Awards nomination – Best Picture for Joker
- 2020: Producers Guild Film Awards nomination – Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for Joker
- 2020: Producers Guild Film Awards nomination – Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures for ''The Irishman''