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| image = Edward Zwick 2016.jpg
| caption = Zwick in 2016
| birth_name = Edward M. Zwick
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|10|8}}
| birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
| othername =
| occupation = Director, producer, screenwriter
| alma_mater = [[Harvard University]], A.B.([[Bachelor 1974of Arts|AB]])<br />[[AFI Conservatory]], MFA([[Master 1975of Fine Arts|MFA]])
| years_active = 1983–present1979–present
| spouse = {{marriage|[[Lynn Liberty Godshall]]|1982}}<ref name=filmr />
| website =
| notable works = ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night]]'', ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'', ''[[Leaving Normal (film)|Leaving Normal]]'', ''[[Legends of the Fall]]'', ''[[Courage Under Fire]]'', ''[[The Siege]]'', ''[[The Last Samurai]]'', ''[[Blood Diamond]]'', ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|Defiance]]'', ''[[Love & Other Drugs]]''
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'''Edward M. Zwick''' (born October 8, 1952) is an American filmmaker and producer of film and television. He has worked primarily in the [[comedy drama]] and [[historical drama|epic historical film]] genres, includingand ''[[Abouthas Lastreceived Nightnominations (1986for film)|About Last Night]],two [[GloryAcademy (1989 film)|GloryAwards]], [[Legends of the Fall]],'' and ''[[Thetwo Last Samurai]].'' He is also the co-creator of the television series ''[[thirtysomething]]''Golden and ''[[Once andGlobe AgainAwards]]''.
 
He made his film debut with the comedy ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night]]'' (1986), followed by ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989), ''[[Legends of the Fall]]'' (1994), ''[[Courage Under Fire]]'' (1996), ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' (2003), ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (2006), and ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|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.
Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and [[BAFTA Award]] for Best Picture as a producer, and [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s for Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing in a Limited Series, and Outstanding Dramatic Special. He has additionally been nominated for multiple [[Golden Globe Awards]].
 
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 [[American Jews|Jewish]] family in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], the son of Ruth Ellen (''née'' Reich) and Allen Zwick.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.interfaithfamily.com/arts_and_entertainment/popular_culture/an_interview_with_filmmaker_edward_zwick/|title=An Interview with Filmmaker Edward Zwick|access-date=June 4, 2018|last=Sachs|first=Micah|work=InterfaithFamily.com|date=February 17, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/14119/|work=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|title=Director Zwick excavates the bloody price of 'Diamonds'|first=Steven|last=Rosen|date=December 7, 2006|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2009/jan/13/defiance|title=In Defiance of Jewish passivity|access-date=June 4, 2018|date=January 13, 2009|last=Cox|first=David|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> the son of Ruth Ellen (''née'' Reich) and Allen Zwick.<ref name =filmr Encyclopedia>[http{{cite web|url = https://www.filmreferenceencyclopedia.com/filmeducation/82news-wires-white-papers-and-books/Edwardzwick-Zwick.htmledward-1952-ed-zwick|title Edward= Zwick, BiographyEdward (1952– (Ed Zwick)].|website ''FilmReference= [[Encyclopedia.com''.]]|accessdate Retrieved= NovemberFebruary 32, 2010.2024}}</ref> 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.<ref name = Encyclopedia/>
 
==Career==
His films include ''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989), ''[[Legends of the Fall]]'' (1994), ''[[The Siege (1998 film)|The Siege]]'' (1998), ''[[The Last Samurai]]'' (2003), ''[[Blood Diamond]]'' (2006), and ''[[Defiance (2008 film)|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 (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' and ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' and the TV shows ''[[thirtysomething]]'', ''[[Relativity (TV series)|Relativity]]'', ''[[Once and Again]]'', and ''[[My So-Called Life]]''.
 
Zwick's body of work has earned numerous accolades, including an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] and [[BAFTA Award]] for Best Picture as a producer, and [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s 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 (2000 film)|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''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/ap-illusions-oscar-new-york-hollywood-b2356083.html|title=Oscar-winning director-producer Ed Zwick writing memoir 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions'|date=June 12, 2023|website=The Independent}}</ref>
Despite sharing a surname and profession, Edward is unrelated to fellow director [[Joel Zwick]].
 
==Filmography==
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!Year
!Title
! width="65" |[[Film director|Director]]
! width="65" |[[Film producer|Producer]]
! width="65" |[[Screenwriter|Writer]]
|-
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 1986
| ''[[About Last Night (1986 film)|About Last Night...]]''
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| [[List of Directorial Debuts|Directorial Debut]]
|-
| 1989
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
|-
| Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director]]
|-
| 1992
| ''[[Leaving Normal (film)|Leaving Normal]]''
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| -
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Legends of the Fall]]''
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Nominated - [[Golden Globe Award for Best Director]]
|-
| 1996
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| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| -
|-
| 1998
| ''[[The Siege (1998 film)|The Siege]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| -
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Last Samurai]]''
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director]]<br>Nominated - [[Saturn Award for Best Director]]<br>Nominated - [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2006
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Nominated - [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Director]]
|-
| 2008
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2010
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| -
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Pawn Sacrifice]]''
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2016
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| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| ''[[The Great Wall (film)|The Great Wall]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{Partial|Story}}
|
|-
| 2017
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| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2018
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|}
 
{| style="width:100%;"
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
| style="width:30%;"|
'''Producer only'''
* ''[[Dangerous Beauty]]'' (1998)
{| class="wikitable"
* ''[[Shakespeare in Love]]'' (1998)
|-
* ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]'' (2000)
! Year
* ''[[I Am Sam]]'' (2001)
! Title
* ''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]'' (2002)
! Director
* ''[[Cut Bank (film)|Cut Bank]]'' (2014)
! Notes
* ''[[Woman Walks Ahead]]'' (2017)
|-
 
|rowspan=2|1998
| style="width:70%;"|
| ''[[Dangerous Beauty]]''
'''Executive producer'''
| [[Marshall Herskovitz]]
* ''Lone Star State of Mind'' (2002)
|
* ''[[Boys of Abu Ghraib]]'' (2014)
|-
|* ''[[ShakespeareAbout in LoveAlex]]'' (2014)
* ''[[The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)|The Birth of a Nation]]'' (2016)
| [[John Madden (director)|John Madden]]
| style="width:50%;"|
| [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]<br>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film]]<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Film|Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical]]<br>Nominated - [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| [[Steven Soderbergh]]
| Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]
|-
| 2001
| ''[[I Am Sam]]''
| [[Jessie Nelson (filmmaker)|Jessie Nelson]]
|
|-
|rowspan=2| 2002
| ''[[Abandon (film)|Abandon]]''
| [[Stephen Gaghan]]
|
|-
| ''Lone Star State of Mind''
| [[David Semel]]
|rowspan=3| Executive producer
|-
|rowspan=3|2014
| ''[[Boys of Abu Ghraib]]''
| [[Luke Moran]]
|-
| ''[[About Alex]]''
| Jesse Zwick
|-
| ''[[Cut Bank (film)|Cut Bank]]''
| [[Matt Shakman]]
|
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Birth of a Nation (2016 film)|The Birth of a Nation]]''
| [[Nate Parker]]
| Executive producer
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Woman Walks Ahead]]''
| [[Susanna White]]
|
|-
|}
 
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! width="65" |Director
! width="65" |Writer
! width="65" |Executive<br>Producer
! width="65" |Creator
! scope="col" | Notes
|-
| 1979–80
| 1979-80
|''[[Family (1976 TV series)|Family]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| 1 episode (directed);<br>5 episodes (written)
| Also producer;<br>5 episodes (written);<br>Directed episode "Ballerina"
|-
| 1985
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| Pilot episode
|-
| 1987–91
| 1987-91
| ''[[thirtysomething]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| {{yes}}
| 3 episodes (directed);<br>8 episodes (written)
|-
| 1999–2002
| 1989
| ''[[Dream Street (American TV series)|Dream Street]]''
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1999-2002
| ''[[Once and Again]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| 3 episodes (directed);<br>4 episodes (written)<br>Also actor; as Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld
| 3 episodes (directed);<br>4 episodes (written)<br>Also actor (as Dr. Daniel Rosenfeld)
|-
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Quarterlife]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| {{yes}}
| Web series;<br>2 episodes (written)
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| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| {{no}}
| 1Wrote episode (written)"The Wayfaring Stranger"
|-
| 2020
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| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes|executive}}
| {{no}}
| 1Directed episode (director)"Go"
|}
 
'''TVTelevision moviesfilms'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
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| {{partial|Story}}
| {{yes|executive}}
|-
| 2009
| ''A Marriage''
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| {{yes}}
| {{yes|executive}}
|-
| 2020
| ''Thirtysomething(else)''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|-
|}
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| ''[[CBS Summer Playhouse]]''
| Episode "Sawdust"
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Dream Street (American TV series)|Dream Street]]''
|
|-
| 1994-95
| ''[[My So-Called Life]]''
|
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Relativity (TV series)|Relativity]]''
|
|-
| 2000
| ''The Only Living Boy in New York''
|rowspan=2| TV movie
|-
| 2002
| ''Women vs. Men''
|-
|}
 
==Awards receivedand by Zwick moviesnominations==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Title
!Award/Nomination
|-
| 1989
| ''[[Glory (1989 film)|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]]<br>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film]]<br>[[Satellite Award for Best Film|Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical]]<br>Nominated - [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Traffic (2000 film)|Traffic]]''
| Nominated - [[Academy Award for Best Picture]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Last Samurai]]''
| [[National Board of Review Award for Best Director]]<br>Nominated - [[Saturn Award for Best Director]]<br>Nominated - [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture|Producers Guild of America Award for Best Picture]]
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Blood Diamond]]''
| Nominated - [[St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association Award for Best Director|St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Award for Best Director]]
|}
 
{| class="wikitable"
|+Awards received by Zwick films
! rowspan="2" | Year
! rowspan="2" | Title
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|
|-
!colspan="2"|'''Total'''
!align=center|18
!align=center|4
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|}
 
==References Books ==
* {{Cite book |last=Zwick |first=Ed |date=13 February 2024 |title=Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions: My Fortysomething Years in Hollywood |location=New York |publisher=Gallery Books |isbn=9781668046999 |oclc=1384411519}}
 
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
==Further reading==
* {{cite journalmagazine |last=Denby |first=David |author-link=David Denby (film critic) |date=January 12, 2009|title=The Current Cinema: Survivors |journalmagazine=[[The New Yorker]] |volume=84 |issue=44 |pages=72–73 |url=http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2009/01/12/090112crci_cinema_denby |access-date=March 27, 2009}} Review of ''Defiance''.
 
==External links==
* {{Charlie Rose view|2744}}
* {{IMDb name|1880}}
* {{Worldcat id|lccn-n90-694522}}
* {{NYTtopic|people/z/edward_zwick}}
 
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{{Emmy Award for Miniseries Writing 1979-2000}}
{{Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement}}
{{National Board of Review Award for Best Director}}
{{WritersGuildofAmericaEpisodicDramaScreenplay 1980s}}
{{Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement}}
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