2009 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Nominees
Six writers have been selected as winners of the 24th annual Don and Gee Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. For the fifth consecutive year a script written by a team earned its writers a fellowship; collaborative efforts were first allowed into the competition only in 2001.
Each writer or writing team will receive a $30,000 prize, the first installment of which will be given out at a gala dinner in Beverly Hills next November 12.
This year’s winners are (listed alphabetically by author):
Matt Ackley, Los Angeles, “Victoria Falls”
Vineet Dewan and Angus Fletcher, Los Angeles, “Sand Dogs”
John Griffin, [...]
