Edward Zwick

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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 received an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award for his work producing Shakespeare in Love (1998).

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 Siege (1998), 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 is also the co-creator of the ABC family drama series thirtysomething and Once and Again.

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name = Encyclopedia>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> He attended New Trier High School, received a B.A. at Harvard in 1974, and graduated from the AFI Conservatory 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.<ref name = Encyclopedia/>

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 The Bedford Falls Company (named after the town in Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life). The film production company has produced such 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 also been nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards.

In 2024, Zwick released his memoir, Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Producer Writer
1986 About Last Night... Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1989 Glory Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1992 Leaving Normal Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1994 Legends of the Fall Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
1996 Courage Under Fire Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1998 The Siege Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
2003 The Last Samurai Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
2006 Blood Diamond Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
2008 Defiance Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
2010 Love & Other Drugs Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
2014 Pawn Sacrifice Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No
2016 Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes
The Great Wall Template:No Template:No Template:Partial
2017 American Assassin Template:No Template:No Template:Yes
2018 Trial by Fire Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No

Producer only

Executive producer

Television

Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer 		Creator Notes
1979–80 Family Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Also producer;
5 episodes (written);
Directed episode "Ballerina"
1985 The Insiders Template:Yes Template:No Template:No Template:No Pilot episode
1987–91 thirtysomething Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 3 episodes (directed);
8 episodes (written)
1999–2002 Once and Again Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes 3 episodes (directed);
4 episodes (written)
Also actor (as Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld)
2008 Quarterlife Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes Web series;
2 episodes (written)
2016–18 Nashville Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No Wrote episode "The Wayfaring Stranger"
2020 Away Template:Yes Template:No Template:Yes Template:No Directed episode "Go"

Television films

Year Title Director Writer Producer
1982 Paper Dolls Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1982 Having It All Template:Yes Template:No Template:No
1983 Special Bulletin Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:Yes
1990 Extreme Close-Up Template:No Template:Partial Template:Yes
2009 A Marriage Template:No Template:Yes Template:Yes
2020 Thirtysomething(else) Template:Yes Template:Yes Template:No

Executive producer only

Year Title Notes
1987 CBS Summer Playhouse Episode "Sawdust"
1989 Dream Street
1994-95 My So-Called Life
1998 Relativity
2000 The Only Living Boy in New York TV movie
The Poof Point
2002 Women vs. Men

Awards and nominations

Year Title Award/Nomination
1989 Glory Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director
1994 Legends of the Fall Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Director
1998 Shakespeare in Love Academy Award for Best Picture
BAFTA Award for Best Film
Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture
2000 Traffic Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture
2003 The Last Samurai National Board of Review Award for Best Director
Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Director
Nominated - Producers Guild of America Award for Best Picture
2006 Blood Diamond Nominated - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Award for Best Director
Awards received by Zwick films
Year Title Academy Awards BAFTA Awards Golden Globe Awards
Nominations Wins Nominations Wins Nominations Wins
1989 Glory 5 3 1 5 1
1994 Legends of the Fall 3 1 4
2003 The Last Samurai 4 3
2006 Blood Diamond 5 1
2008 Defiance 1 1
2010 Love & Other Drugs 2
Total 18 4 1 0 16 1

Books

References

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