Edward Zwick
Edward M. Zwick is an American filmmaker and producer of film and television. He has worked primarily in the comedy-drama and epic historical film genres, including About Last Night, Glory, Legends of the Fall, and The Last Samurai. He is also the co-creator of the television series thirtysomething and Once and Again.
Zwick's prolific 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 has additionally been nominated for multiple Golden Globe Awards.
Early life and education
Zwick was born into a Jewish family in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Ruth Ellen and Allen Zwick. 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.Career
His films include Glory, Legends of the Fall, The Siege, The Last Samurai, Blood Diamond, and Defiance. Along with Marshall Herskovitz, Zwick runs a film production company called The Bedford Falls Company. 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.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.
Despite sharing a surname and profession, Edward is unrelated to fellow director Joel Zwick.
Filmography
Film
Producer only| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1998 | Dangerous Beauty | Marshall Herskovitz | |
| 1998 | Shakespeare in Love | John Madden | 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 | Steven Soderbergh | Nominated - Academy Award for Best Picture |
| 2001 | I Am Sam | Jessie Nelson | |
| 2002 | Abandon | Stephen Gaghan | |
| 2002 | Lone Star State of Mind | David Semel | Executive producer |
| 2014 | Boys of Abu Ghraib | Luke Moran | Executive producer |
| 2014 | About Alex | Jesse Zwick | Executive producer |
| 2014 | Cut Bank | Matt Shakman | |
| 2016 | The Birth of a Nation | Nate Parker | Executive producer |
| 2017 | Woman Walks Ahead | Susanna White |
Television
Executive producer only| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Episode "Sawdust" |
| 1989 | Dream Street | Co-creator |
| 1994-95 | My So-Called Life | |
| 1998 | Relativity | |
| 2000 | The Only Living Boy in New York | Television movie |
| 2002 | Women vs. Men | Television movie |