Edward Zwick
American filmmaker and producer
Edward Zwick
Zwick in 2016
Born (1952-10-08 ) October 8, 1952 (age 71) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Alma mater Harvard University (AB )AFI Conservatory (MFA )Occupation(s) Director, producer, screenwriter Years active 1979–present Notable work About Last Night , Glory , Leaving Normal , Legends of the Fall , Courage Under Fire , The Siege , The Last Samurai , Blood Diamond , Defiance , Love & Other Drugs Spouse
Edward M. Zwick (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker. He has worked primarily in the comedy drama and epic historical film genres and has received nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards .
He made his film debut with the comedy About Last Night (1986), followed by Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), Courage Under Fire (1996), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). His later films include Love & Other Drugs (2010), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2016). He won the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love (1998) as a producer.
He is also the co-creator of the ABC family drama series thirtysomething from 1987 to 1991 and Once and Again from 1999 to 2002.
Early life and education
Zwick was born on October 8, 1952, into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen (née Reich) and Allen Zwick.[1] [2] [3] [4] He attended New Trier High School , received an A.B. at Harvard in 1974, and attended the AFI Conservatory , graduating with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1975.
Despite sharing a surname and profession, Edward is unrelated to fellow director Joel Zwick . He has been married to actress Liberty Godshall since 1982, and they have two grown children.[4]
Career
His films include Glory (1989), Legends of the Fall (1994), The Siege (1998), The Last Samurai (2003), Blood Diamond (2006), and Defiance (2008). Along with Marshall Herskovitz , Zwick runs a film production company called The Bedford Falls Company (inspired by the name of the town featured in Frank Capra 's It's a Wonderful Life ). This company has produced such notable films as Traffic and Shakespeare in Love and the TV shows thirtysomething , Relativity , Once and Again , and My So-Called Life .
Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Picture as a producer, and Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Dramatic Special. He was one of the recipients of the Academy Award for Best Picture for Shakespeare in Love ; he was also nominated in the same category for Traffic . He has additionally been nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards .
In 2024, Zwick released his memoir, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood .[5]
Filmography
Film
Producer only
Executive producer
Television
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Executive Producer
Creator
Notes
1979–80
Family
Yes
Yes
No
No
Also producer; 5 episodes (written); Directed episode "Ballerina"
1985
The Insiders
Yes
No
No
No
Pilot episode
1987–91
thirtysomething
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3 episodes (directed); 8 episodes (written)
1999–2002
Once and Again
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
3 episodes (directed); 4 episodes (written) Also actor (as Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld)
2008
Quarterlife
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Web series; 2 episodes (written)
2016–18
Nashville
No
Yes
Yes
No
Wrote episode "The Wayfaring Stranger"
2020
Away
Yes
No
Yes
No
Directed episode "Go"
Television films
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Producer
1983
Special Bulletin
Yes
Yes
Yes
1990
Extreme Close-Up
No
Story
executive
2009
A Marriage
No
Yes
executive
2020
Thirtysomething(else)
Yes
Yes
No
Executive producer only
Awards and nominations
Books
Zwick, Ed (February 13, 2024). Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood . New York: Gallery Books. ISBN 9781668046999 . OCLC 1384411519 .
References
^ Sachs, Micah (February 17, 2009). "An Interview with Filmmaker Edward Zwick" . InterfaithFamily.com . Retrieved June 4, 2018 .
^ Rosen, Steven (December 7, 2006). "Director Zwick excavates the bloody price of 'Diamonds' " . The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles . Retrieved June 4, 2018 .
^ Cox, David (January 13, 2009). "In Defiance of Jewish passivity" . The Guardian . Retrieved June 4, 2018 .
^ a b "Zwick, Edward 1952– (Ed Zwick)" . Encyclopedia.com . Retrieved February 2, 2024 .
^ "Oscar-winning director-producer Ed Zwick writing memoir 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions' " . The Independent . June 12, 2023.
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Awards for Edward Zwick
1951–1975 1976–2000
Robert Chartoff and Irwin Winkler (1976)
Charles H. Joffe (1977)
Michael Cimino , Michael Deeley , John Peverall and Barry Spikings (1978)
Stanley R. Jaffe (1979)
Ronald L. Schwary (1980)
David Puttnam (1981)
Richard Attenborough (1982)
James L. Brooks (1983)
Saul Zaentz (1984)
Sydney Pollack (1985)
Arnold Kopelson (1986)
Jeremy Thomas (1987)
Mark Johnson (1988)
Lili Fini Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck (1989)
Kevin Costner and Jim Wilson (1990)
Ron Bozman , Edward Saxon and Kenneth Utt (1991)
Clint Eastwood (1992)
Branko Lustig , Gerald R. Molen and Steven Spielberg (1993)
Wendy Finerman , Steve Starkey and Steve Tisch (1994)
Bruce Davey , Mel Gibson and Alan Ladd Jr. (1995)
Saul Zaentz (1996)
James Cameron and Jon Landau (1997)
Donna Gigliotti , Marc Norman , David Parfitt , Harvey Weinstein and Edward Zwick (1998)
Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (1999)
David Franzoni , Branko Lustig and Douglas Wick (2000)
2001–present
Brian Grazer and Ron Howard (2001)
Martin Richards (2002)
Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne and Fran Walsh (2003)
Clint Eastwood , Tom Rosenberg and Albert S. Ruddy (2004)
Paul Haggis and Cathy Schulman (2005)
Graham King (2006)
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen and Scott Rudin (2007)
Christian Colson (2008)
Kathryn Bigelow , Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier and Greg Shapiro (2009)
Iain Canning , Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin (2010)
Thomas Langmann (2011)
Ben Affleck , George Clooney and Grant Heslov (2012)
Dede Gardner , Anthony Katagas , Jeremy Kleiner , Steve McQueen and Brad Pitt (2013)
Alejandro G. Iñárritu , John Lesher and James W. Skotchdopole (2014)
Blye Pagon Faust , Steve Golin , Nicole Rocklin and Michael Sugar (2015)
Dede Gardner , Jeremy Kleiner and Adele Romanski (2016)
J. Miles Dale and Guillermo del Toro (2017)
Jim Burke , Brian Currie, Peter Farrelly , Nick Vallelonga and Charles B. Wessler (2018)
Bong Joon-ho and Kwak Sin-ae (2019)
Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand , Peter Spears and Chloé Zhao (2020)
Fabrice Gianfermi, Philippe Rousselet , Patrick Wachsberger (2021)
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert and Jonathan Wang (2022)
Emma Thomas , Charles Roven , and Christopher Nolan (2023)
1990s
Goodfellas – Martin Scorsese , Robert Chartoff , and Irwin Winkler (1990)
The Commitments – Alan Parker , Lynda Myles , and Roger Randall-Cutler (1991)
Howards End – James Ivory and Ismail Merchant (1992)
Schindler's List – Steven Spielberg , Branko Lustig , and Gerald R. Molen (1993)
Four Weddings and a Funeral – Mike Newell and Duncan Kenworthy (1994)
Sense and Sensibility – Ang Lee and Lindsay Doran (1995)
The English Patient – Anthony Minghella and Saul Zaentz (1996)
The Full Monty – Peter Cattaneo and Uberto Pasolini (1997)
Shakespeare in Love – Donna Gigliotti , Marc Norman , David Parfitt , Harvey Weinstein , and Edward Zwick (1998)
American Beauty – Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (1999)
2000s
Gladiator – David Franzoni , Branko Lustig , and Douglas Wick (2000)
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , Tim Sanders , and Fran Walsh (2001)
The Pianist – Robert Benmussa, Roman Polanski , and Alain Sarde (2002)
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Peter Jackson , Barrie M. Osborne , and Fran Walsh (2003)
The Aviator – Sandy Climan , Charles Evans Jr. , Graham King , and Michael Mann (2004)
Brokeback Mountain – Diana Ossana and James Schamus (2005)
The Queen – Andy Harries , Christine Langan , and Tracey Seaward (2006)
Atonement – Tim Bevan , Eric Fellner , and Paul Webster (2007)
Slumdog Millionaire – Christian Colson (2008)
The Hurt Locker – Kathryn Bigelow , Mark Boal , Nicolas Chartier , and Greg Shapiro (2009)
2010s
The King's Speech – Iain Canning , Emile Sherman , and Gareth Unwin (2010)
The Artist – Thomas Langmann (2011)
Argo – Ben Affleck , George Clooney , and Grant Heslov (2012)
12 Years a Slave – Dede Gardner , Anthony Katagas , Jeremy Kleiner , Steve McQueen , and Brad Pitt (2013)
Boyhood – Richard Linklater and Cathleen Sutherland (2014)
The Revenant – Steve Golin , Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Arnon Milchan , Mary Parent , and Keith Redmon (2015)
La La Land – Fred Berger , Jordan Horowitz , and Marc Platt (2016)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri – Graham Broadbent , Peter Czernin , and Martin McDonagh (2017)
Roma – Nicolás Celis , Alfonso Cuarón , and Gabriela Rodríguez (2018)
1917 – Pippa Harris , Callum McDougall, Sam Mendes , and Jayne-Ann Tenggren (2019)
2020s
Nomadland – Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey, Frances McDormand , Peter Spears , and Chloé Zhao (2020)
The Power of the Dog – Jane Campion , Iain Canning , Roger Frappier , Tanya Seghatchian , and Emile Sherman (2021)
All Quiet on the Western Front – Malte Grunert (2022)
Oppenheimer – Christopher Nolan , Charles Roven , and Emma Thomas (2023)
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
1945–1975 1976–2000 2001–present
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