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Australian film director
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Biography
Simon Wincer (born 1943 in Sydney) is an Australian film director and film producer. He attended Cranbrook School, Bellevue Hill, Sydney from 1950 to 1961. On leaving school he worked as a stage hand at TV Station Channel 7. By the 1980s he directed over 200 hours of television. In 1986 he directed the made-for-TV movie The Last Frontier and also won a Christopher Award.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Also credited as | Notes | Box office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Writer | Other | ||||
| 1979 | Snapshot | Yes | No | N/A | N/A | |
| 1980 | Harlequin | No | No | N/A | $1.2 million | |
| 1983 | Phar Lap | No | No | N/A | $9.2 million | |
| 1985 | D.A.R.Y.L. | No | No | N/A | $25 million | |
| 1987 | The Lighthorsemen | Yes | No | N/A | $1.6 million | |
| 1990 | Quigley Down Under | No | No | N/A | $21.4 million | |
| 1991 | Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man | No | No | N/A | $7.4 million | |
| 1993 | Free Willy | No | No | N/A | $153.6 million | |
| 1994 | Lightning Jack | Yes | No | N/A | $16.8 million | |
| 1995 | Operation Dumbo Drop | No | No | N/A | $24.6 million | |
| 1996 | The Phantom | No | No | N/A | $17.3 million | |
| 2001 | Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles | No | No | N/A | $39.4 million | |
| 2003 | The Young Black Stallion | No | No | N/A | $9.6 million | |
| 2004 | NASCAR 3D: The Imax Experience | No | No | N/A | Documentary short film | N/A |
| 2011 | The Cup | Yes | Yes | N/A | N/A | |
Television
| Year | Title | Also credited as | Episode(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Producer | Writer | Other | |||
| 1971-1975 | Matlock Police | No | Yes | N/A[I] | 17 episodes |
| 1972 | Division 4 | No | No | N/A | 15 episodes |
| 1973 | Ryan | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
| 1974-1976 | Homicide | No | No | N/A[I] | 5 episodes |
| 1975 | Cash and Company | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
| 1976 | The Sullivans | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
| 1976 | The Lost Islands | No | No | N/A | 1 episode |
| 1976 | Tandarra | No | No | N/A | 7 episodes |
| 1976 | The Box | No | No | N/A | 1 episode |
| 1976 | The Haunting of Hewie Dowker | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1977-1978 | Chopper Squad | No | Yes | N/A | 5 episodes |
| 1977-1980 | Young Ramsay | No | No | N/A | 5 episodes |
| 1978 | Against the Wind | No | No | N/A | Television miniseries (co-directed with George T. Miller) |
| 1979 | Skyways | No | No | N/A | 2 episodes |
| 1979-1980 | Prisoner: Cell Block H | No | No | N/A | 4 episodes |
| 1979 | Bailey's Bird | No | No | N/A | |
| 1986 | Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color | No | No | N/A | 1 episode |
| 1986 | The Last Frontier | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1988 | Bluegrass | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1989 | Lonesome Dove | No | No | N/A | Television miniseries |
| 1992-1993 | The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles | No | No | N/A | 6 episodes |
| 1997 | Flash | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1998 | Escape: Human Cargo | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1998 | The Echo of Thunder | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1998 | Murder She Purred, A Mrs. Murphy Mystery | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 1999 | P.T. Barnum | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 2001 | Crossfire Trail | Yes | No | N/A | Television film |
| 2001 | Ponderosa | No | No | N/A | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Monte Walsh | No | No | N/A | Television film |
| 2005 | Into the West | No | No | N/A | Television miniseries |
| 2008 | Comanche Moon | No | No | N/A | Television miniseries |
^ I Credited as assistant director.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Result | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (shared with Michael Brandman, Tom Selleck, Thomas John Kane, Steven J. Brandman, Charles Robert Carner and Virginia Madsen) | Best Television Feature Film | Won | |
| 2005 | Online Film & Television Association Award | Into the West (shared with Robert Dornhelm, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Jeremy Podeswa, Timothy Van Patten and Michael W. Watkins) | Best Direction of a Motion Picture or Miniseries | Won |
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