wouldn't be successful, and making the decision to have the character (whose nickname is "The Merc With a Mouth") have his mouth sewn shut for the majority of his first film appearance in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. In September 2012, Tom Rothman resigned as chairman and chief executive of Fox Filmed Entertainment. That same month, Steven Spielberg announced that Rothman would produce Spielberg's Robopocalypse, for DreamWorks. In 2013, Sundance Film Festival named Rothman to its U.S. Dramatic Jury, and he presented the Grand Jury prize to Fruitvale Station. Initially responsible for the re-launch of the Tristar Productions studio, it was announced in February 2015 that Rothman would replace Amy Pascal as chairman of Sony Pictures' Motion Picture Group and would continue to oversee the properties he greenlit at TriStar. In September 2018, Sony Pictures extended their contract with Rothman following the release of Spider-Man: Far From Home. Awards and recognition In 1995, the first Fox Searchlight movie The Brothers McMullen won The Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance Film Festival. In 1997, Titanic was nominated for a record 14 Academy Awards and won Best Picture and 10 other Academy Awards. In 1998, Columbia University awarded Rothman the Arthur B. Krim Award for outstanding leadership in his work. In 2003, Premiere's Power List ranked Tom Rothman #7. In 2004, The Saturn Rings, an award presented annually by The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, awarded Tom Rothman The Life Career Award. In 2004, The National Multiple Sclerosis Society honored Tom Rothman at its 30th Annual Dinner of Champions. In 2005, Variety awarded Tom Rothman and Jim Gianopulos the Showman of the Year Award. In 2007, Entertainment Weekly ranked Tom Rothman #19 on their list of "The 50 Smartest People in Hollywood. In 2009, Mentor L.A. honored Tom Rothman for his commitment to public education. In 2011, The Gotham Independent Film Awards awarded Rothman the Industry Tribute, which is the lifetime achievement award for independent film. In the fall of 2012, MSN Entertainment listed the fact that Tom Rothman left 20th Century Fox as one of the "Biggest Movie Bummers of 2012". In 2012, The American Jewish Committee awarded Tom Rothman the Dorothy & Sherrill Corwin Award for Human Relations. In 2017, Tom Rothman was honored with the Producers Guild of America Milestone Award. In 2019, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Sony Pictures Entertainment with an Oscar Award