1993Nominee
Best Director
Free Willy
Simon Wincer
Actor · Director · Producer · Writer
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
January 1, 1943
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. His most successful film to date is the 1993 film Free Willy. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Wincer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Representative Works
Awards and Honors
Critical Favorites
1996Nominee
Best Director
The Phantom
1991Nominee
Best Director
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Career Highlights
2001Highlight
Best Director
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
1985Highlight
Best Director
D.A.R.Y.L.
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Free Willy
The Phantom
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man