Steven Lustgarten of Omaha said Monday he will be a candidate for the 2012 Democratic Senate nomination.
Lustgarten, 60, has established a video production company called Omaha Video Productions, which is involved in the production of television commercials, web promos and feature films.
In 1983, as a student at Portland State University, he won an Academy Award for his student feature-length film.
Lustgarten said he wanted to champion campaign financial reform and work to address the political gridlock between the two political parties in Washington.Â