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Terence Winter Biography

Birth Name:Terence Patrick Winter

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Writer, Producer, Actor, Director

Fast Facts

  • Won a Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for his adapted screenplay for "The Wolf of Wall Street" in 2014
  • His series "The Sopranos" has garnered numerous awards including four WGA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two PGA Awards
  • Won an AFI Award for TV Program of the Year for "Boardwalk Empire," along with Martin Scorsese, Timothy Van Patten and Howard Korder
  • Attended St․ John's University School of Law, and is a member of both bars of New York State and Connecticut
  • Won a spot in the Warner Bros․ Sitcom Writers Workshop
  • Practiced law for two years before moving to Los Angeles to try his hand at a screenwriting career
  • Quote: "As a writer, I've tried to avoid strong opinions about morality․ You just want to present things as they are and let the viewer come to their own conclusion․"
  • Quote: "The thing is, when you paint somebody in all of their colors, they're never all bad or all good․ Even the worst person has humanity in there somewhere․"
  • Is the creator, showrunner, and head writer of "Boardwalk Empire," which has garnered him numerous awards and nominations
  • Wrote the for the TV series "The Sopranos," "Sister, Sister," and "The Cosby Mysteries․"

Awards

  • 2000Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2001WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
  • 2002Edgar-Best Television Episode: winner
  • 2002WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: winner
  • 2003PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2003Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2004Gold Derby TV Award-Episode of the Year: winner
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
  • 2004Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2005PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2005WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: nominated
  • 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2006Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: winner
  • 2007PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: winner
  • 2007WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: winner
  • 2008Literary Award-Teleplay: winner
  • 2008PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2008WGA Award (TV)-Episodic Drama: winner
  • 2008WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2010Gold Derby TV Award-Drama Episode of the Decade: nominated
  • 2011BAFTA TV Award-Best International: nominated
  • 2011Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: nominated
  • 2011OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2011WGA Award (TV)-New Series: winner
  • 2011WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012Banff Rockie Award-Best Continuing Series: winner
  • 2012Golden Nymph-Outstanding International Producer (Drama Series): nominated
  • 2012PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: winner
  • 2012Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
  • 2012WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2013ACCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013BSFC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013CFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013DFCS Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013FFCC Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013Golden Schmoes-Best Screenplay of the Year: nominated
  • 2013NBR Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2013OFTA Television Award-Best Writing in a Drama Series: nominated
  • 2013SFFCC Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
  • 2013Screenplay Competition-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013WAFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2013WGA Award (TV)-Dramatic Series: nominated
  • 2014Oscar-Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014BAFTA Film Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014COFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2014Critics Choice Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014DFCS Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: winner
  • 2014Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014INOCA-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014IOMA-Best Adapted Screenplay (Miglior sceneggiatura non originale): winner
  • 2014ALFS Award-Screenwriter of the Year: nominated
  • 2014NCFCA Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2014OFTA Film Award-Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium: nominated
  • 2014Satellite Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
  • 2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Screenplay, Adapted: nominated
  • 2014WGA Award (Screen)-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2015CCOP-Best Adapted Screenplay (Melhor Argumento Adaptado): nominated
  • 2015IOFCP Award-Best Adapted Screenplay: nominated
  • 2020Gold Derby Film Award-Adapted Screenplay of the Decade: nominated