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Scout Productions is a film and television production company owned by Michael Williams and David Collins. It is responsible for the television series Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Big Ideas for a Small Planet, Sox Appeal, Sordid Lives: The Series, First Person, and films including The Fog of War (2003) and Transsiberian (2008).

Michael Williams and David Collins founded the company in 1994 focusing on independent features, including Never Met Picasso (1996), Home Before Dark (1997), Six Ways To Sunday (1998), Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999), and Session 9 (2001). In 2003, they created their breakout hit, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, and have since brought on Rob Eric (EVP of Scripted & Alternative Entertainment) and Gerrit Folsom (Executive in Charge of Production) to help facilitate the company's trajectory.

Film & Television Productions
Scout Productions has been responsible for the following television series:


 * Errol Morris' First Person (2000-2001)
 * 24 w/ (2002)
 * Face Time (2002-2003)
 * Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (2003-2007)
 * Knock First (2003-2005)
 * Queer Eye for the Straight Girl (2005)
 * How To Get The Guy (2006)
 * Big Ideas for a Small Planet (2007-Present)
 * Sox Appeal (2007-2008)
 * Sordid Lives: The Series (2008)

Film Credits:


 * Never Met Picasso (1996)
 * Home Before Dark (1997)
 * Six Ways To Sunday (1998)
 * Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. (1999)
 * Session 9 (2001)
 * The Fog of War (2003)
 * Transsiberian (2008)

Awards & Nominations

 * 1997 Grand Jury Award - Best Actor in a Feature Film - LA Outfest (Alexis Arquette for Never Met Picasso)
 * 1997 Grand Jury Award - Best Screenwriting - LA Outfest (Stephen Kijak for Never Met Picasso)
 * 1997 Golden Starfish Award - Best American Independent Film - Hamptons International Film Festival (Home Before Dark)
 * 1997 Grand Special Prize Nominee - Deauville Film Festival (Six Ways To Sunday)
 * 2000 Best Documentary - Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards (Mr. Death)
 * 2000 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Nominee - Dallas-Forth Worth Film Critics Association Awards (Mr. Death)
 * 2000 Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary Nominee - Directors Guild of America (Mr. Death)
 * 2003 Best Documentary - National Board of Review (The Fog of War)
 * 2004 Best Non-Fiction Film - Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (The Fog of War)
 * 2004 Best Documentary - Independent Spirit Awards (The Fog of War)
 * 2004 Best Documentary - Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (The Fog of War)
 * 2004 Best Documentary - Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (The Fog of War)
 * 2004 People's Choice Award Nominee (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
 * 2004 Television Producer of the Year - PGA Golden Laurel Award (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
 * 2004 Outstanding Reality Program - Emmy Awards (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
 * 2005 Television Producer of the Year Nominee - PGA Golden Laurel Award (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
 * 2005 Outstanding Reality Program Nominee - Emmy Awards (Queer Eye for the Straight Guy)
 * 2007 Oustanding Documentary Series - EMA Awards (Big Ideas for a Small Planet)
 * 2007 Outstanding Sports Series - New England Emmy Awards (Sox Appeal)
 * 2008 Outstanding Sports Series - New England Emmy Awards (Sox Appeal)