Ken Finkleman - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	1946
Place of Birth	Winnipeg (Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg Capital Region, Area code 204, Area code 431, Area codes 204 and 431)
Nationality	Canada
Also know as	Ken Finkelman
Profession	Screenwriter, Film Producer, Television Producer, Actor, Television Director, TV Program Creator
Ken Finkleman is a Canadian television and film writer, producer and actor. Finkleman was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba. In Canada, Finkleman is best known as the writer, creator and producer of the CBC Television series The Newsroom, in which he starred as television news producer George Findlay. He later produced a number of other series for Canadian television as well, including Married Life, Foolish Heart, Foreign Objects, More Tears, Good Dog, and Good God. Each of these series also included Findlay as a linking character; according to The Globe and Mail Finkleman describes Findlay as his vehicle for exploring issues that both intrigue him and tick him off. His 2006 series At the Hotel was his only television project to date not to include George Findlay as a character. Finkleman also wrote the screenplays for a number of Hollywood films in the 1980s, including Grease 2 and the Madonna film Who's That Girl. He both wrote and directed Airplane II: The Sequel. His television productions are seen, in part, as a reaction to his experiences in the mainstream Hollywood studio system. His brother, Danny Finkleman, is a longtime radio personality on CBC Radio One, who retired as host of Finkleman's 45s in 2005.

Awards by Ken Finkleman

Check all the awards nominated and won by Ken Finkleman.

2013

Nominations 2013 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Bell Media Award for Best Comedy Program or Series	Good God
Canadian Screen Award for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series	Good God One Station Under God

2011

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series	Good Dog
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series	Good Dog Converting To Judaism

2006

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series	At the Hotel Doesn't Anyone Want to Ask Me About My Dress?
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series	At the Hotel The Perfect Couple

2005

Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Honored for : The Newsroom (2004)

(Baghdad Bound)

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series	The Newsroom Season III
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series	The Newsroom (2004) Baghdad Bound

2004

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series	The Newsroom (2004)

2003

Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Program or Mini-series	The Newsroom Escape from the Newsroom

2002

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series	Foreign Objects

2000

Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Honored for : Foolish Heart

Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series	Foolish Heart

1999

Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series

Honored for : Foolish Heart

Nominations 1999 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Dramatic Series	Foolish Heart
Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic Series	Foolish Heart
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Dramatic Series	Foolish Heart The Correct Decision

1998

Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series

Honored for : The Newsroom

(The Campaign)

Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series

Honored for : The Newsroom

Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Variety, Comedy or Performing Arts Program or Series

Honored for : The Newsroom

(Meltdown, Part 3)

Nominations 1998 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series	The Newsroom
Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series	More Tears Symbols
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series	More Tears Symbols
Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series	More Tears
Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Variety, Comedy or Performing Arts Program or Series	The Newsroom Meltdown, Part 3
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series	The Newsroom
Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series	The Newsroom The Campaign

1996

Nominations 1996 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Gemini Award for Best Direction in a Dramatic or Comedy Series	Married Life
Gemini Award for Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series	Married Life Episode \"Think Geraldo\"
Gemini Award for Best Performance in a Comedy Program or Series	Married Life

1987

Nominations 1987 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay	Who's That Girl? Story by Smith

1977

Nominations 1977 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series	Van Dyke and Company Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program","For episode with John Denver.

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