Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is a scholarship program for screenwriters , founded 1986th It is from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences administers
history
Gee Nicholl, widow of producer Don Nicholl, worked with Julian Blaustein on a program for the Academy in 1985 . The original 1986 winners were Allison Anders , Dennis Clontz, and Jeffrey Eugenides . In 1989 Radha Bharadwaj wrote his first screenplay for the drama Closet Land , which was published in 1991. Clontz won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and Eugenides in 2003. In 1992, Susannah Grant was awarded a scholarship and was the first to receive the Academy Award for the screenplay by Erin Brockovich . In 2010 the scholarship program celebrated its 25th anniversary.
Since the 2013 award ceremony, 17 scripts have been filmed.
Scholarship holders
Since 2010
2017 Nicholl Fellows
- Vigil Chime, "Bring Back Girl"
- SJ Inwards, "Jellyfish Summer"
- Max Lance and Jen Bailey, "The Queen of Sleaze"
- KG Rockmaker, "Last Days of Winter"
- Cesar Vitale, "The Great Nothing"
2016 Nicholl Fellows
- Michele Atkins, Talking About the Sky
- Spencer Harvey and Lloyd Harvey, Photo Booth
- Geeta Malik, Dinner with Friends
- Elizabeth Oyebode, Tween the Ropes
- Justin Piasecki, Death of an Ortolan
2015 Nicholl Fellows
- Amy Tofte, Addis Abeka
- Andrew Cemetery, Great Falls
- Anthony Grieco, Best Sellers
- Elizabeth Chomko, What They Had
- Sam Regnier, free agent
2014 Nicholl Fellows
- Sam Baron, The Science of Love and Laughter
- Alisha Brophy & Scott Miles, United States of Fuckin 'Awesome
- Melissa Iqbal, The Death Engine
- Sallie West, moonflower
2013 Nicholl Fellows
- Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, Legion
- Patty Jones, Joe Banks
- Alan Roth, Jersey City Story
- Stephanie Shannon, Queen of Hearts
- Barbara Stepansky, Sugar in My Veins
2012 Nicholl Fellows
- Nikole Beckwith, Stockholm, Pennsylvania
- Sean Robert Daniels, Killers
- James DiLapo, Devils at Play
- Allan Durand, Willie Francis Must Die Again
- Michael Werwie, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile
2011 Nicholl Fellows
- Chris Bessounian & Tianna Langham, Guns and Saris
- Dion Cook, cutter
- John MacInnes, Outside the Wire
- Matthew Murphy, Unicorn
- Abel Vang & Burlee Vang, The Tiger's Child
2010 Nicholl Fellows
- Destin Daniel Cretton, Short Term 12 (Produced)
- Marvin Krueger, And Handled with a Chain
- Andrew Lanham, The Jumper of Maine
- Micah Ranum, A Good Hunter
- Cinthea Stahl, Identifying Marks
2000-2009
2009 Nicholl Fellows
- Matt Ackley, Victoria Falls
- Vineet Dewan and Angus Fletcher, Sand Dogs
- John Griffin, Dream Before Waking
- Nidhi Anna Verghese, Jallianwala Bagh
- Jeff Williams, Pure
2008 Nicholl Fellows
- Jeremy Bandow, Hive
- Ken Kristensen & Colin Marshall, Out of Breath
- Jason A. Micallef, Butter (Produced)
- Eric Nazarian, Giants
- Lee Patterson, Snatched
2007 Nicholl Fellows
- Amy Garcia & Cecilia Contreras, Amelia Earhart and the Bologna Rainbow Highway
- Michael L. Hare, The Fly Fisher
- Sidney King, Kalona
- David Mango, Kissing a Suicide Bomber
- Andrew Shearer & Nicholas J. Sherman, Holy Irresistible
2006 Nicholl Fellows
- Alfred E. Carpenter & Mark A. Matusof, 38 Mercury
- Arthur M. Jolly, The Free Republic of Bobistan
- Stephanie Lord, Palau Rain
- Josh D. Schorr, 10 Day Contract
- Scott K. Simonsen, Tides of Summer
2005 Nicholl Fellows
- Morgan Read-Davidson, The Days Between
- Seth Resnik & Ron Moskovitz, Fire in a Coal Mine
- Michael D. Zungolo, No Country
- Colleen Cooper De Maio, Pirates of Lesser Providence
- Gian Marco Masoni, Ring of Fire
2004 Nicholl Fellows
- Sean Mahoney, Fenian's Trace
- Daniel Lawrence, The Gaza Golem
- Doug Davidson, Letter Quest
- Whit Rummel, The Secret Boy
- John Sinclair & Nova Jacobs, Split Infinity
2003 Nicholl Fellows
- Andrea R. Herman, Augmentation
- Tejal K. Desai & Brian C. Wray, Linda and Henry
- Annie Reid, Revival
- Bragi Schut Jr., Season of the Witch (Produced)
- James N. Mottern, Trucker (Produced)
2002 Nicholl Fellows
- John Ciarlo, Bend in the River
- Matt Harris, Moon of Popping Trees
- Pamela Kay, Nude and Naked
- Kurt Kuenne, Mason Mule
- Creighton Rothenberger, The Chosin
2001 Nicholl Fellows
- Patricia Burroughs, Redemption
- Greg M. Dawless, One Hour Development
- Robert S. Edwards, Land of the Blind (Produced)
- Albert Letizia, The Northern Lights
- Cameron B. Young, Saint Vincent
2000 Nicholl Fellows
- Doug Atchison, Akeelah and the Bee (Produced)
- Alfredo Botello, The Crasher
- Gabrielle Burton, The Imperial Waltz
- Christine R. Downs, Victory Road
- James M. Foley, Powder River Breakdown
1990-1999
1999 Nicholl Fellows
- Chris E. Balibrera, Harvest
- TJ Lynch, The Beginning of Wisdom
- Annmarie E. Morais, Bleeding
- Jaime David Silverman, Last Meals
- Rebecca A. Sonnenshine, Mermaid Dreams
1998 Nicholl Fellows
- Jacob Aaron Estes , Mean Creek (Produced)
- Robert H. Gyde, Jelly Babies
- Donna McNeely, Julia's Child
- Karen M. Moncrieff , Blue Car (Produced)
- Michael A. Rich , Finding Forrester (Produced)
1997 Nicholl Fellows
- Glen Craney, Whisper the Wind
- Scott Ferraiolo, The Palace of Versailles
- Anthony J. Jaswinski, Interstate
- Karen Otoole, Wild Horses
- Michele Sutter, This Place in the Ways
1996 Nicholl Fellows
- Will Chandler, Cyrano of Linden View
- Honor Kruger , Arlington Road (Produced)
- Carlton Proctor, Sommerville
- Brian Teshera, ... In a Heartbeat
- Craig von Wiederhold, Dead Eyes
1995 Nicholl Fellows
- Richard Cray, Love, Squid & Pavarotti
- Scott Fifer, Starstruck
- Patrick Gilfillan, GU (Geographically Undesirable)
- Robley Wilson, Land Fishers
1994 Nicholl Fellows
- Max Adams, My Back Yard
- Steve Garvin, Status Quo
- Charles Henrich, Joshua Tree
- Glenn Levin, Spano and the Kid
1993 Nicholl Fellows
- Victoria Jennings Arch, A Terrible Beauty
- Bob Bridges, Doniphan of the Americas
- Myron E. Goble, Down in the Delta (Produced)
- Jodi Ann Johnson, Mama & Me
- Dawn O'Leary, Island of Brilliance (Produced)
1992 Nicholl Fellows
- Robert N. Cohen, The Good Ole Boy
- Susannah Grant , Island Girl
- Andrew W. Marlowe , The Lehigh Pirates
- Terri Edda Miller, bed warmer
- Michelle Wollmers, Infidels
1991 Nicholl Fellows
- Len Alaria, War Cry
- Peter Crow, Trace
- Raymond De Felitta , Begin the Beguine
- Ronald Emmons, By Bread Alone
- Brian Reich, Baubles
1990 Nicholl Fellows
- David Gordon, rocketman
- Robert Gregory Browne, Low Tide
- Kent Rizley, The Gentlemen
- Thomas Smith, Slings and Arrows
- Wanda Warner, Chief to Chief
1986-1989
1989 Nicholl Fellows
- Radha Bharadwaj, Closet Land (Produced)
- Mark Lowenthal, Where the Elephant Sits (Produced)
- James McGlynn, Traveler (Produced)
- Deborah Pryor, Briar Patch (Produced)
- Laverne Stringer, The Cotton Gin Athletic Club
1988 Nicholl Fellows
- No scholarship awarded
1987 Nicholl Fellows
- Christopher Bishop, Swampers
- Kevin Coffey, fadeaway
- Sallie Groo, Daughters of Music
- Marie Angela Kellier, Solita's Rise
- Randall McCormick, Giant Steps
- Warren Taylor, In the Dark (Produced)
- Priscilla Wagoner, Mother's Nature
1986 Nicholl Fellows
- Allison Anders , Lost Highway
- Dennis Clontz, Generations (play)
- Jeffrey Eugenides , Here Comes Winston, Full of the Holy Spirit (fiction)
Individual evidence
- ^ Greg Kilday: Michael Arndt to Give Keynote at AMPAS 'Nicholl Fellowships Dinner. In: The Hollywood Reporter. October 18, 2010 ( hollywoodreporter.com ).
- ^ Academy Nicholl Fellowships: FAQs (Winning Scripts) . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Archived from the original on February 7, 2014. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
- ↑ ACADEMY REVEALS WINNING NICHOLL SCREENWRITERS . In: Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . October 3, 2017 ( oscars.org [accessed December 24, 2017]).
- ^ Academy Reveals Winning Nicholl Screenwriters. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, September 29, 2016, accessed February 3, 2017 .
- ↑ Winners Announced For 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, October 3, 2014, accessed February 3, 2017 .
- ^ Academy Nicholl Fellows 1986 – Present . Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on February 6, 2014. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )
- ↑ Deadline Team: Academy Announces Nicholl Fellowships . October 24, 2012. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ↑ Julie Lindeen: Acad sets Nicholl finalists . In: Daily Variety . October 5, 2006. Retrieved February 6, 2014.