Matthew Weiner
Birth Name:
Matthew Weiner
Birth Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Director, Actor
Fast Facts
- Received that Vermeil Medal for Cultural and other Contributions to Society from the Paris City Hall in 2011
- Donated the archive to the series "Mad Men" to the Harry Ransom research library and museum at the University of Texas at Austin
- Graduated from Wesleyan University in 1987
- Earned a master of fine arts degree from the University of Southern California
- Quote: "I have regrets about a lot of my personal behavior․ I say a lot of dumb things and hurt a lot of people's feelings with the most psychic precision․"
- Quote: "I was very lucky I knew I wanted to be a writer․ But I always felt that that was what I was meant to do․ It's been the greatest gift of my life because I would do anything to make it happen, including fail․"
- After graduating college, he appeared on an episode of "Jeopardy!," which he won
- Got a job writing for "The Sopranos" after the show's creator David Chase read his pilot script for "Mad Men․"
- Has taught an undergraduate screenwriting course at the University of Southern California for a semester
Awards
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2005PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
- 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2007WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2008Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2008INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2008WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2008WGA Award (TV) - New Series:Winner
- 2008WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2009BAFTA TV Award - Best International:Winner
- 2009DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2009Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2009INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Winner
- 2009PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2009WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Winner
- 2010BAFTA TV Award - Best International:Winner
- 2010DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2010Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2010INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Literary Award - Teleplay:Nominated
- 2010PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Winner
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2010WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2011BAFTA TV Award - Best International:Nominated
- 2011INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Winner
- 2011Golden Nymph - Best International Producer:Nominated
- 2011OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2011OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2011PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Winner
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Winner
- 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2011WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Winner
- 2012INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Winner
- 2012OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Drama Series:Winner
- 2012OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2013INOCA TV - Best Episode of a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Writing in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2013WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Winner
- 2013WGA Award (TV) - Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2014Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2014Founders AwardWinner
- 2014INOCA TV - Best Directing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014OFTA Television Award - Best Direction in a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2014WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Year:Nominated
- 2015INOCA TV - Best Directing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015INOCA TV - Best Writing for a Drama Series:Winner
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2015WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Nominated
- 2016DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series:Nominated
- 2016PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Episodic Drama:Nominated
- 2016WGA Award (TV) - Drama Series:Winner
- 2019Edgar - TV Episode Teleplay:Winner
- 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Drama Episode of the Decade:Nominated
- 2019PGA Award - Outstanding Producer of Limited Series Television:Nominated