Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting
The Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting is a fellowship program founded in 1986 to aid screenwriters. It is administered by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
History[]
Gee Nicholl, widow of producer Don Nicholl, worked with Julian Blaustein in 1985 to develop the program with the Academy. The original 1986 winners were Allison Anders, Dennis Clontz, and Jeff Eugenides. 1989 fellow Radha Bharadwaj wrote the first screenplay made into a film, the 1991 drama Closet Land. Clontz won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 and Eugenides won one in 2003. 1992 fellow Susannah Grant was the first nominated for an Academy Award, for the screenplay for Erin Brockovich. The fellowship celebrated its 25th year in 2010.[1]
As of the 2013 contest, 17 winning scripts have later been produced.[2]
Fellows[]
2020-present[]
2020 Nicholl Fellows[3]
- James Acker, Sadboi
- Beth Curry, Lemon
- Vanar Jaddou, Goodbye, Iraq
- Kate Marks, The Cow of Queens
- Jane Therese, Sins of My Father
2010-2019[]
2019 Nicholl Fellows[4]
- Aaron Chung, Princess Vietnam
- Karen McDermott, Lullabies of La Jaula
- Renee Pillai, Boy with Kite
- Sean Malcolm, Mother
- Walker McKnight, Street Rat Allie Punches Her Ticket
2018 Nicholl Fellows[5]
- Allison Buckmelter and Nicolas Buckmelter, American Refugee
- Joey Clarke, Jr., Miles
- Grace Sherman, Numbers and Words
- Wenonah Wilms, Horsehead Girls
2017 Nicholl Fellows[6]
- 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[7]
- 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
- , Addis Abeka
- , Great Falls
- , Best Sellers
- Elizabeth Chomko, What They Had (Produced)
- , Free Agent
2014 Nicholl Fellows[8]
- Sam Baron, The Science of Love and Laughter
- , United States of Fuckin' Awesome
- , The Death Engine
- , Moonflower
2013 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- & , Legion
- , Joe Banks
- , Jersey City Story
- , Queen of Hearts
- , Sugar in My Veins
- Nikole Beckwith, Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Produced)
- , Killers
- , Devils at Play
- , Willie Francis Must Die Again
- , Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Produced)
2011 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- & , Guns and Saris
- , Cutter
- John MacInnes, Outside the Wire
- , Unicorn
- & , The Tiger's Child
2010 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Destin Daniel Cretton, Short Term 12 (Produced)[2]
- , And Handled with a Chain
- Andrew Lanham, The Jumper of Maine
- , A Good Hunter (Produced)
- , Identifying Marks
2000-2009[]
2009 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Victoria Falls
- and Angus Fletcher, Sand Dogs
- , Dream Before Waking
- , Jallianwala Bagh
- , Pure
2008 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Hive
- Ken Kristensen & , Out of Breath
- , Butter (Produced)[2]
- Eric Nazarian, Giants
- , Snatched
2007 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- & , Amelia Earhart and the Bologna Rainbow Highway
- , The Fly Fisher
- , Kalona
- , Kissing a Suicide Bomber
- Andrew Shearer & , Holy Irresistible
- & , 38 Mercury
- Arthur M. Jolly, The Free Republic of Bobistan
- , Palau Rain
- , 10 Day Contract
- , Tides of Summer
2005 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , The Days Between
- & , Fire in a Coal Mine
- , No Country
- , Pirates of Lesser Providence
- , Ring of Fire
2004 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Fenian's Trace
- Daniel Lawrence, The Gaza Golem
- , Letter Quest
- , The Secret Boy
- & , Split Infinity
2003 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Augmentation
- & , Linda and Henry
- , Revival
- , Season of the Witch (Produced)[2]
- , Trucker (Produced)[2]
2002 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Bend in the River
- Matt Harris, Moon of Popping Trees
- , Nude and Naked
- Kurt Kuenne, Mason Mule
- , The Chosin
2001 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Redemption
- , One Hour Development
- , Land of the Blind (Produced)[2]
- , The Northern Lights
- , Saint Vincent
2000 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Doug Atchison, Akeelah and the Bee (Produced)[2]
- , The Crasher
- Gabrielle Burton, The Imperial Waltz
- , Victory Road
- , Powder River Breakdown
1990-1999[]
1999 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Harvest
- T. J. Lynch, The Beginning of Wisdom
- Annmarie E. Morais, Bleeding
- , Last Meals
- , Mermaid Dreams
1998 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Jacob A. Estes, Mean Creek (Produced)[2]
- , Jelly-Babies
- , Julia's Child
- Karen M. Moncrieff, Blue Car (Produced)[2]
- Michael A. Rich, Finding Forrester (Produced)[2]
1997 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Whisper the Wind
- , The Palace of Versailles
- , Interstate
- , Wild Horses
- , This Place in the Ways
1996 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Cyrano of Linden View
- Ehren Kruger, Arlington Road (Produced)[2]
- , Sommerville
- , ...In a Heartbeat
- , Dead Eyes
1995 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Richard Cray, Love, Squid & Pavarotti
- Scott Fifer, Starstruck
- , G.U. (Geographically Undesirable)
- Robley Wilson, Land Fishers
1994 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Max D. Adams, My Back Yard
- , Status Quo
- , Joshua Tree
- , Spano and the Kid
1993 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , A Terrible Beauty
- , Doniphan of the Americas
- , Down in the Delta (Produced)[2]
- , Mama & Me
- , Island of Brilliance (Produced)[2]
1992 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , The Good Ole Boy
- Susannah Grant, Island Girl
- Andrew W. Marlowe, The Lehigh Pirates
- Terri Edda Miller, Bedwarmer
- , Infidels
1991 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , War Cry
- , Trace
- Raymond De Felitta, Begin the Beguine
- , By Bread Alone
- , Baubles
1990 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Rocketman
- Robert Gregory Browne, Low Tide
- , The Gentlemen
- , Slings and Arrows
- , Chief to Chief
1986-1989[]
1989 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Radha Bharadwaj, Closet Land (Produced)[2]
- , Where the Elephant Sits (Produced)[2]
- , Traveller (Produced)[2]
- , Briar Patch (Produced)[2]
- , The Cotton Gin Athletic Club
1988 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- No fellowships awarded
1987 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- , Swampers
- , Fadeaway
- , Daughters of Music
- , Solita's Rise
- , Giant Steps
- Warren Taylor, In the Dark (Produced)[2]
- , Mother's Nature
1986 Nicholl Fellows[9]
- Allison Anders, Lost Highway
- Dennis Clontz, Generations (play)
- Jeff Eugenides, Here Comes Winston, Full of the Holy Spirit (fiction)
References[]
- ^ Kilday, Greg (October 18, 2010). Michael Arndt to Give Keynote at AMPAS' Nicholl Fellowships Dinner. The Hollywood Reporter
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "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.
- ^ "Nicholll Fellowships top 50 screenplays". Oscars.org. December 15, 2020.
- ^ "Academy reveals winning Nicholl Fellow screenwriters". Oscars.org. October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Academy reveals winning Nicholl Fellow screenwriters". Oscars.org. October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Academy reveals winning Nicholl Fellow screenwriters". Oscars.org. October 3, 2017.
- ^ "Academy Reveals Winning Nicholl Screenwriters" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2016-09-29. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ "Winners Announced For 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships" (Press release). Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Academy Nicholl Fellows 1986–Present". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ Deadline Team (October 24, 2012). "Academy Announces Nicholl Fellowships". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
- ^ Lindeen, Julie (October 5, 2006). "Acad sets Nicholl finalists". Daily Variety. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
External links[]
- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- Scholarships in the United States
- Awards established in 1986
- 1986 establishments in the United States