---
name: "Scott Winant"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/scott-winant"
fi1m_id: "scott-winant"
imdb_id: "nm0934525"
tmdb_id: 1214396
wikidata_id: "Q3952882"
roles: ["Director"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 11
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_as: "director"
average_over: 11
updated: "2026-10-07T14:32:39.107750+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Scott Winant

## Identity

Scott Winant

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/scott-winant
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** scott-winant
- **IMDb ID:** nm0934525
- **TMDB ID:** 1214396
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3952882
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Winant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3952882, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934525/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214396

Director.

## Details

- **Work:** Director
- **Active:** 1987–present
- **Frequently works with:** [Adam Bernstein](https://film.one/person/adam-bernstein.md), [Michael Lehmann](https://film.one/person/michael-lehmann.md), [Colin Bucksey](https://film.one/person/colin-bucksey.md), [John Dahl](https://film.one/person/john-dahl.md), [Nick Gomez](https://film.one/person/nick-gomez.md), [Alan Taylor](https://film.one/person/alan-taylor.md), [Bronwen Hughes](https://film.one/person/bronwen-hughes.md), [Clark Johnson](https://film.one/person/clark-johnson.md)
- **Primetime Emmy Awards:** 3 Emmys (3 won)
- **Average Fi1m score:** 80, as director, over 11 titles
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 86 (2), 2000s 78 (6), 2010s 83 (2), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 75 across 11 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 11, Crime 4, Mystery 4, Comedy 3, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Winant, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3952882, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934525/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214396

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Veronica Mars*](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md) (84), [*The Shield*](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md) (84), [*True Blood*](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md) (71)
- **Netflix:** [*Breaking Bad*](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md) (91), [*Better Call Saul*](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*The West Wing*](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md) (86), [*Carnivàle*](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md) (76)
- **Hulu:** [*Fargo*](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md) (82), [*Californication*](https://film.one/tv/californication.md) (63)
- **Apple TV:** [*Yellowjackets*](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md) (76)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Scott Winant is an American television director and producer. He began his career as a producer and director on the series *thirtysomething* in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Producers Guild of America, and has run the production company Twilight Time Films since 1996.

Winant has directed episodes of numerous series, including *The West Wing* (2001), *Breaking Bad* (2010–2011), *True Blood*, *Fargo*, *Better Call Saul*, *Californication*, *The Shield*, *Veronica Mars*, *Preacher*, *Yellowjackets* and *Marvel's Agent Carter*. He also directed the feature film *'Til There Was You* (1997). He is the son of character actor H.M. Wynant and casting director Ethel Winant, and a graduate of the UCLA and USC schools of cinema.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (11)

- *Yellowjackets* (2021), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Fargo* (2014), Fi1m 82, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), Fi1m 91, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *True Blood* (2008), Fi1m 71, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Californication* (2007), Fi1m 63, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Carnivàle* (2003), Fi1m 76, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *The Shield* (2002), Fi1m 84, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *The West Wing* (1999), Fi1m 86, Director — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), Fi1m 87, Director, Co-Executive Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)

## Complete filmography (38)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Thing About Pam* (2022), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Yellowjackets* (2021), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/yellowjackets.md)
- *Gypsy* (2017), series, Director
- *Outcast* (2016), series, Director
- *Preacher* (2016), series, Director
- *Good Girls Revolt* (2015), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *The Brink* (2015), series, Director
- *Grace and Frankie* (2015), series, Director
- *Better Call Saul* (2015), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/better-call-saul.md)
- *Marvel's Agent Carter* (2015), series, Director
- *Breed* (2015), Director, Executive Producer
- *The Affair* (2014), series, Director
- *Fargo* (2014), series, Director — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/tv/fargo-2014.md)
- *Save Me* (2013), series, Executive Producer, Director
- *Wild Card* (2013), Director
- *Awake* (2012), series, Director
- *The Playboy Club* (2011), series, Director
- *Men of a Certain Age* (2009), series, Director
- *True Blood* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/true-blood.md)
- *Breaking Bad* (2008), series, Director — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/tv/breaking-bad.md)
- *Californication* (2007), series, Director, Executive Producer — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/californication.md)
- *Hidden Palms* (2007), series, Director
- *Huff* (2004), series, Director, Executive Producer
- *Veronica Mars* (2004), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/veronica-mars.md)
- *Carnivàle* (2003), series, Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/carnivale.md)
- *Dead Like Me* (2003), series, Director, Consulting Producer
- *The Shield* (2002), series, Director — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-shield.md)
- *Sherman's March* (2000), Director
- *The West Wing* (1999), series, Director — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-west-wing.md)
- *Once and Again* (1999), series, Director
- *Get Real* (1999), series, Director
- *Cupid* (1998), series, Director, Producer
- *Significant Others* (1998), series, Director
- *'Til There Was You* (1997), Director
- *Earth 2* (1994), series, Director
- *My So-Called Life* (1994), series, Director, Co-Executive Producer — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/tv/my-so-called-life.md)
- *thirtysomething* (1987), series, Director, Producer
- *The Initiation* (1984), Producer

## Awards

### Primetime Emmy Awards — 3 won

- 1990: Primetime Emmy Award (won)
- 1990: Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series (won), for *Thirtysomething*
- 1988: Primetime Emmy Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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