Dan Jinks
Birth Name:
Dan Jinks
Birth Place:
Miami, Florida, United States
Profession
Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Shared an AFI Award for "Milk" in 2009 with partner Bruce Cohen
- Often works in conjunction with the Motion Picture & Television Fund
- Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts
- Quote: "Viewers want to watch a program where they can escape from their own personal worlds and find themselves in our characters' charming universe․"
- A longtime collaborator with Bruce Cohen, the two have gone on to produce Oscar-winning films including "Milk" and "American Beauty" among others
- After years of working on features exclusively, he and Cohen began working on various television series including ABC's "Pushing Daisies"
- Following his initial success in television with ABC, he signed an two-year overall deal with CBS Studios in 2011
- His father Larry is a longtime newspaper executive based out of Miami
Awards
- 1999ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Winner
- 2000Oscar - Best Picture:Winner
- 2000Best Foreign Film AwardWinner
- 2000BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Winner
- 2000OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Winner
- 2000PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Winner
- 2004BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2008EDA Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2008ACCA - Best Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2009Oscar - Best Motion Picture of the Year:Nominated
- 2009BAFTA Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2009OFTA Film Award - Best Picture:Nominated
- 2009PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures:Nominated
- 2009Stanley Kramer AwardWinner