Sentences with phrase «winning debut screenplay»

Cody's Oscar - winning debut screenplay is so chock full of clever ideas that one wonders how she'll be able to follow this up as a part of the movie industry.

Not exact matches

The film is the directorial debut of Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (two of the Oscar - winning screenwriters of The Descendants), who also pen the excellent screenplay and take supporting roles.
A Fantastic Woman (Una Mujer Fantástica) debuted at the Berlin Film Festival this year and won the Silver Bear Best Screenplay prize which Lelio shared with frequent collaborator Gonzalo Maza.
Four years ago, writer Alex Garland made his directorial debut with Ex Machina, a critical smash that surprised with two Oscar nominations for Best Original Screenplay and Best Visual Effects and further surprised by winning the Visual Effects prize.
It garnered seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Walter Huston, recreating his earlier stage role, who should have won the Oscar with his sensitive portrayal against winner Paul Muni for The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)-RRB-, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Maria Ouspenskaya, reprising her role from the earlier stage production, and in her film debut), and Best Sound Recording, and won only one Oscar for Best Art Direction - Interior Decoration.
Mark Noonan's debut feature «You're Ugly Too» won Best Screenplay at the 12th Skip City International D - Cinema Festival in Japa
Co-written and co-directed by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash — making their directorial debut, in fact — who, along with Alexander Payne, won the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award in 2012 for The Descendants, The Way Way Back has definite charms.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri is also high on the list based in large part on its powerhouse performances, and Molly's Game, Aaron Sorkin's buzzy directorial debut, could win him more than just a guaranteed screenplay nod.
This entertaining film marks the directorial debut for Aaron Sorkin, the Oscar - winning screenwriter of a number of hit movies (Social Network, Moneyball) who wrote this screenplay as well.
With two big BAFTA wins on Sunday for screenplay and lead actor Casey Affleck, a very good shot at taking a WGA Original Screenplay award this coming Sunday, a domestic box office gross nearing $ 50 million, and six Academy Award nominations Manchester By The Sea is riding higher than even anyone expected after its smash Sundance debut over ascreenplay and lead actor Casey Affleck, a very good shot at taking a WGA Original Screenplay award this coming Sunday, a domestic box office gross nearing $ 50 million, and six Academy Award nominations Manchester By The Sea is riding higher than even anyone expected after its smash Sundance debut over aScreenplay award this coming Sunday, a domestic box office gross nearing $ 50 million, and six Academy Award nominations Manchester By The Sea is riding higher than even anyone expected after its smash Sundance debut over a year ago.
This relentlessly - offensive horror film is based on a screenplay by Diablo Cody, the stripper - turned - scriptwriter who won an Oscar last year ago for her debut offering, Juno.
This time, Demme is working from a screenplay by Diablo Cody, and those who still remember (fondly or otherwise) the mix of comedy and drama she managed in her Oscar - winning debut script Juno will have an idea how this one plays compared to the more serious bent of Jenny Lumet's screenplay for Rachel Getting Married.
Ingrid Jungermann was nominated for the Independent Spirit Someone to Watch Award for her debut feature «Women Who Kill,» which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and won the Jury Prize for Best Screenplay.
Oldman won BAFTAs for best British film and best screenplay for his directorial debut «Nil by Mouth.»
Other winners include The Disaster Artist and Phantom Thread, which won the screenplay awards, Coco winning the animated feature award, and Get Out winning for directorial debut and ensemble performance.
Kimmel noted that Get Out writer - director Jordan Peele is one of only three people to be nominated for three major categories in his directorial debut, and Peele also became the first black writer to win the award for Best Original Screenplay.
La Vie à l'envers (Life Upside Down) won an award in Venice for best feature debut in 1964, and Jeu de massacre (The Killing Game) won a best screenplay award in Cannes in 1967.
Stephen Gaghan has a broad worldview, one that is reflected in his Oscar (tm)- winning screenplay for TRAFFIC and now, even more superbly, in SYRIANA, which is also his directorial debut.
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