Terence Winter
Birth Name:
Terence Patrick Winter
Birth Place:
New York City, New York, United States
Profession
Writer, Producer, Actor, Director, Script department
Fast Facts
- His series "The Sopranos" has garnered numerous awards including four WGA Awards, three Primetime Emmy Awards, and two PGA Awards
- Won a Central Ohio Film Critics Association Award for his adapted screenplay for "The Wolf of Wall Street" in 2014
- 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
- Practiced law for two years before moving to Los Angeles to try his hand at a screenwriting career
- Won a spot in the Warner Bros․ Sitcom Writers Workshop
- 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