Academy Reveals 2022 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Recipients

The Academy has introduced this yr’s Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners, together with 4 people and one writing staff. Every particular person and writing staff will obtain a $35,000 prize and mentorship from an Academy member all through the recipient’s fellowship yr.

Along with the winners being featured on the 2022 Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Awards, an ensemble of actors will learn chosen scenes from the profitable screenplays reside on the Academy Museum of Movement Photos on Nov. 9.

This yr’s newbie screenwriters competitors obtained a complete of 5,526 scripts from 85 nations. After a number of rounds that had been judged by business professionals and Academy members, 11 particular person screenwriters had been chosen as finalists, with their scripts learn and judged by the Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee earlier than voting on this yr’s winners. The 2022 finalists embody Michael Boyle (“8 Habits of Extremely Murderous Individuals”), Darcy P. Brislin (“We Sing”), Jake Disch (“The Supremes”), Julian Hooper (“Madame”) and S.E. Sinclair (“The Stratford Spouse”).

The Academy Nicholl Fellowships Committee is chaired by Eric Heisserer of the Academy’s writers department. Members of the Nicholl Fellowships Committee embody Susan Shopmaker, John Bailey, Steven Poster, James Plannette, Stephen Ujlaki, Jason Michael Berman, Julia Chasman, Peter Samuelson, Bobbi Banks, Larry Karaszewski, Adele Lim, Zak Penn, Dan Petrie Jr. Katie Silverman and Dana Stevens.

Listed below are this yr’s Academy Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting winners:

Jennifer Archer, “Into the Deep Blue”

Callie Bloem and Christopher Ewing, “Tape 22”

Sam Boyer, “Ojek”

J.M. Levine, “Operation Gemini”

Timothy Ware-Hill, “Tyrone and the Trying Glass”