Irwin Winkler born May 25 1931 is an American film producer and director He is the producer or director of 50 major motion pictures dating back to 1967s Double Trouble starring Elvis Presley The fourth film he produced They Shoot Horses Dont They 1969 starring Jane Fonda was nominated for nine Academy Awards In 1976 he won an Oscar for Best Picture for Rocky As a producer he has been nominated for Best Picture for three other films Raging Bull The Right Stuff and Goodfellas