▁won ▁the ▁Silver ▁L ola ▁for ▁Best ▁Picture ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁German ▁Academy ▁Awards . ▁ ▁Career ▁history ▁Cort ▁entered ▁the ▁motion ▁picture ▁industry ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁and ▁one ▁year ▁later ▁was ▁named ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁advert ising , ▁public ity ▁and ▁promotion ▁for ▁Columbia ▁Pictures . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁became ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁market ing ▁for ▁Fox . ▁In ▁his ▁five ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁market ing ▁chief , ▁Cort ▁planned ▁and ▁super vised ▁the ▁campaign s ▁of ▁such ▁films ▁as ▁Close ▁Enc oun ters ▁of ▁the ▁Third ▁Kind , ▁Mid night ▁Express , ▁The ▁China ▁Sy nd rome , ▁All ▁That ▁Jazz , ▁The ▁Empire ▁St rik es ▁Back ▁and ▁N ine ▁to ▁Five . ▁He ▁then ▁served ▁as ▁executive ▁vice ▁president ▁of ▁production ▁at ▁Tw enti eth ▁Century ▁Fox , ▁where ▁he ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁Roman cing ▁the ▁Stone , ▁Bach elor ▁Party , ▁and ▁Re ven ge ▁of ▁the ▁N erd s . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁eleven ▁years , ▁Cort ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁In ters cope ▁Communic ations . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁man aging ▁partner ▁of ▁The ▁Cort / Mad den ▁Company , ▁a ▁production ▁unit ▁with ▁close ▁t ies ▁to ▁Param ount ▁Pictures . ▁He ▁currently ▁oper ates ▁Robert ▁Cort ▁Produ ctions , ▁an ▁independent ▁production ▁company . ▁ ▁Cort ▁was ▁a ▁partner ▁and ▁president ▁of