Simon Wincer

Australian film director (born 1943)

Simon Wincer

Wincer interviewed on AccessReel.com in 2011

Born| 1943 (age 80-81)

Sydney, Australia

Education| Cranbrook School, Sydney
Occupation| Film director
Years active| 1965–present
Awards| Christopher Award

Simon Wincer (born 1943) is an Australian film and television director.[1] He attended Cranbrook School, Sydney, from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stagehand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he had directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986, he directed the telemovie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award. He also directed the 1993 family film Free Willy.

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Director  | Producer  | Writer

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1979  | Snapshot | Yes  | No  | No
1980  | Harlequin | Yes  | No  | No
1983  | Phar Lap | Yes  | No  | No
1985  | D.A.R.Y.L. | Yes  | No  | No
1987  | The Lighthorsemen | Yes  | Yes  | No
1990  | Quigley Down Under | Yes  | No  | No
1991  | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | Yes  | No  | No
1993  | Free Willy | Yes  | No  | No
1994  | Lightning Jack | Yes  | Yes  | No
1995  | Operation Dumbo Drop | Yes  | No  | No
1996  | The Phantom | Yes  | No  | No
2001  | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | Yes  | No  | No
2003  | The Young Black Stallion | Yes  | No  | No
2011  | The Cup | Yes  | Yes  | Yes

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Notes

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1971–1975  | Matlock Police | 17 episodes;
Also writer and assistant director
1972  | Division 4 | 15 episodes
1973  | Ryan | 4 episodes
1974–1976  | Homicide | 5 episodes;
Also assistant director
1975  | Cash and Company | 4 episodes
1976  | The Sullivans | 4 episodes
The Lost Islands | 1 episode
Tandarra | 7 episodes
The Box | 1 episode
1977–1978  | Chopper Squad | 5 episodes;
Also writer
1977–1980  | Young Ramsay | 5 episodes
1979  | Skyways | 2 episodes
Bailey's Bird |
1979–1980  | Prisoner: Cell Block H | 4 episodes
1986  | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | 1 episode
1992–1993  | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | 6 episodes
2001  | Ponderosa | 1 episode

TV films

* The Haunting of Hewie Dowker (1976)
* The Last Frontier (1986)
* Bluegrass (1988)
* Flash (1997)
* Escape: Human Cargo (1998)
* The Echo of Thunder (1998)
* Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998)
* P.T. Barnum (1999)
* Crossfire Trail (2001)
* Monte Walsh (2003)

Miniseries

* Against the Wind (1978) (co-directed with George T. Miller)
* Lonesome Dove (1989)
* Into the West (2005)
* Comanche Moon (2008)

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award  | Work  | Category  | Result

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1980  | Australian Film Institute Award | Harlequin | Best Director  | Nominated
Sitges Awards | Prize of the International Critics' Jury  | Won
1983  | Australian Film Institute Award  | Phar Lap | Best Director  | Nominated
1989  | Primetime Emmy Awards | Lonesome Dove | Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special | Won
1990  | Directors Guild of America Award | Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Specials  | Nominated
2002  | Western Heritage Awards | Crossfire Trail | Best Television Feature Film  | Won
2005  | Online Film & Television Association Award  | Into the West | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries  | Won

## References

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1. ^ Sandra Brennan (2014). "Simon Wincer". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 14 May 2014.

## External links

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* Robe, Mike. "Visual History with Simon Wincer". Directors Guild of America.
* Minow, Nell (May 2012). "Interview: Simon Wincer of the Horse Racing Film "The Cup"". Beliefnet. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
* Leydon, Joe (February 2014). "A Conversation with Lonesome Dove Director Simon Wincer". Cowboys & Indians. Dallas, Texas: Gregory L. Brown.
* Lewis, Maria (26 November 2014). "Legendary Australian director Simon Wincer enjoying the fruits of his labour". Nine.com.au. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
* Simon Wincer at IMDb

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Works directed by Simon Wincer

Films|

* Snapshot (1979)
* Harlequin (1980)
* Phar Lap (1983)
* D.A.R.Y.L. (1985)
* The Lighthorsemen (1987)
* Quigley Down Under (1990)
* Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
* Free Willy (1993)
* Lightning Jack (1994)
* Operation Dumbo Drop (1995)
* The Phantom (1996)
* Flash (1997)
* Escape: Human Cargo (1998)
* The Echo of Thunder (1998)
* Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998)
* Crossfire Trail (2001)
* Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles (2001)
* Monte Walsh (2003)
* The Young Black Stallion (2003)
* The Cup (2011)

Miniseries|

* Against the Wind (1978)
* The Last Frontier (1986)
* Lonesome Dove (1989)
* Comanche Moon (2008)

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie

1970s|

* Fielder Cook (1971)
* Tom Gries (1972)
* Joseph Sargent (1973)
* John Korty (1974)
* George Cukor (1975)
* Daniel Petrie (1976)
* Daniel Petrie (1977)
* David Lowell Rich (1978)
* David Greene (1979)

1980s|

* Marvin J. Chomsky (1980)
* James Goldstone (1981)
* Marvin J. Chomsky (1982)
* John Erman (1983)
* Jeff Bleckner (1984)
* Lamont Johnson (1985)
* Joseph Sargent (1986)
* Glenn A. Jordan (1987)
* Lamont Johnson (1988)
* Simon Wincer (1989)

1990s|

* Joseph Sargent (1990)
* Brian Gibson (1991)
* Joseph Sargent (1992)
* James Steven Sadwith (1993)
* John Frankenheimer (1994)
* John Frankenheimer (1995)
* John Frankenheimer (1996)
* Andrei Konchalovsky (1997)
* John Frankenheimer (1998)
* Allan Arkush (1999)

2000s|

* Charles S. Dutton (2000)
* Mike Nichols (2001)
* David Frankel, Tom Hanks, David Leland, Richard Loncraine, David Nutter, Phil Alden Robinson, Mikael Salomon and Tony To (2002)
* Steven Schachter (2003)
* Mike Nichols (2004)
* Stephen Hopkins (2005)
* Tom Hooper (2006)
* Philip Martin (2007)
* Jay Roach (2008)
* Dearbhla Walsh (2009)

2010s|

* Mick Jackson (2010)
* Brian Percival (2011)
* Jay Roach (2012)
* Steven Soderbergh (2013)
* Colin Bucksey (2014)
* Lisa Cholodenko (2015)
* Susanne Bier (2016)
* Jean-Marc Vallée (2017)
* Ryan Murphy (2018)
* Johan Renck (2019)

2020s|

* Maria Schrader (2020)
* Scott Frank (2021)
* Mike White (2022)
* Lee Sung Jin (2023)
* Steven Zaillian (2024)

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