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Dan Jinks is an American film and television producer. In February 2010, Jinks launched his own film and television production company, the Dan Jinks Company. In July 2011, he signed an overall deal with CBS Television Studios.
Previously, working with producing partner Bruce Cohen, Dan produced Milk, directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk. The film was nominated for 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and won for Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay. Milk was named Best Picture of 2008 by the New York Film Critics Circle.
The pair won the Best Picture Academy Award in 2000 for producing American Beauty. The film, which won a total of five Oscars, was the first film produced through The Jinks/Cohen Company. Their second film was the sex comedy Down with Love starring Renée Zellweger and Ewan McGregor. Next up was Tim Burton's Big Fish, which was nominated as Best Picture for both the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. Other films include The Forgotten, starring Julianne Moore, and John August's directing debut, The Nines, starring Ryan Reynolds and Hope Davis.
Oscar winning Milk producer, Dan Jinks, tells his story about coming out as gay to his sister and parents. Dan gives advice about storytelling for LGBTQ equality and suggests we all tell our stories at NoDumbQuestions.org. Help put a face on the diversity of LGBTQ and ally experiences.
Taken from "Emily Owens M.D." on The CW in 2012. By: Royger Short All rights belong to CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television No copyright infringement intended
Los Angeles Times entertainment reporter Pete Hammond interview producers Dan Jinks, Bruce Cohen and Michael London after a showing of 'Milk' as part of the Envelope Screening Series, November 25th, 2008
Taken from "Emily Owens M.D." on The CW in 2012 By: Royger Short All rights belong to CBS Television Studios and Warner Bros. Television No Copyright infringement intended
Dan Jinks * Bruce Cohen *Producers of "Milk" * Critics Choice Awards
Dan Jinks, Producer Milk, Big Fish & American Beauty at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards on April 10, 2011 in Los Angeles, CA. Note: We got permission to record over the shoulder due to time limits.
In the final episode of Queerty’s Going Places, Oscar-winning producer Dan Jinks joins our four other filmmakers to discuss the importance of LGBTQ cinema in modern culture. Watch the full episode to hear Dan's thoughts on the lack of out gay celebrities in Hollywood and how it plays a role in the films that get created. Season 1 of Going Places is presented by Lexus. Learn more at http://lexus.com Watch all episodes of Going Places Season 1 at http://queerty.com/lexus Follow Queerty - On Facebook: http://facebook.com/queerty - On Instagram: http://instagram.com/queerty - On Twitter: http://twitter.com/queerty - On YouTube: http://bit.ly/Subscribe-Queerty Follow Darren Stein: https://instagram.com/danjinks
Clint Eastwood presents producers Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks with the Oscar for Best Picture for American Beauty at the 72nd Academy Awards. See more 2000 Oscar highlights: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ8RjvesnvDMJbkqrq4Q5OuiPLQLxutpN Become an Oscar Insider: http://www.oscars.org/insider/ Check out our Academy Originals: https://www.youtube.com/user/AcademyOriginals ABOUT THE ACADEMY The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is the world's preeminent movie-related organization, with a membership of more than 6,000 of the most accomplished men and women working in cinema. In addition to the annual Academy Awards—in which the members vote to select the nominees and winners—the Academy presents a diverse year-round slate of public programs, exhibitions and events; provide...