Final Draft, a Cast & Crew company known for its screenwriting software, has revealed the honorees for the 17th Annual Final Draft Awards. The awards, which recognize outstanding and elevated achievements in storytelling, will be held in a virtual ceremony on March 16, 2022. This year’s Final Draft Awards will break tradition and feature 15-minute conversations with each honoree and another esteemed writer about the process and challenges involved with the art of writing.
Academy Award® winning filmmaker Guillermo del Toro (“Nightmare Alley”) will be presented with the Final Draft Hall of Fame Award, honoring a writer whose body of work has had a profound influence on the industry. The inaugural Final Draft Trailblazer Award will go to Academy Award® winning filmmaker Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), and recognizes a writer whose career exudes excellence and who consistently tells compelling and bold stories. Two Storyteller Awards will be presented recognizing writers who consistently maintain a level of excellence and surpass expectations. Academy Award® nominee Nicole Holofcener will receive the Storyteller Award (Film) for “The Last Duel” and two-time Emmy® winner Danny Strong will receive the Storyteller Award (TV) for the critically acclaimed limited series “Dopesick,” currently streaming on Hulu. Additionally, Final Draft will present two New Voice Awards recognizing rising and vital talents in the industry. The New Voice Award (TV) will go to Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson, the husband-and-wife writer/producer team whose acclaimed new series “Yellowjackets” just recently wrapped its first season on Showtime. The New Voice Award (Film) will be presented to Jeymes Samuel, whose celebrated feature debut, “The Harder They Fall,” is currently streaming on Netflix.
“Storytellers have been revered throughout history for their ability to connect us,” stated Final Draft president Shelly Mellott. “This year’s honorees are using their considerable talents to tell brave, audacious stories in imaginative ways that entertain, provoke and enlighten audiences. We could not be more proud to honor them and their outstanding work and the impact their stories have on our culture.”
The winners of the 2020 Big Break Screenwriting Contest, an annual screenwriting competition that launches careers and awards over $100,000 in cash and prizes will also be celebrated at the event.
Previous Final Draft Award winners include Quentin Tarantino, Nancy Meyers, Aaron Sorkin, Lawrence Kasdan, Paul Schrader, Scott Alexander & Larry Karaszewski, Callie Khouri, Steven Zaillian, Robert Towne, Oliver Stone, and Sydney Pollack. The Storyteller Award was introduced in 2021 and was presented to Steve McQueen and Sofia Coppola. The New Voice Award was introduced in 2017 and past recipients include Ramy Yousef, Steven Canals, Lulu Wang, Liz Hannah, Issa Rae, Boots Riley, Radha Blank and Tanya Saracho.
Nominees set for ICG’s Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign
The Publicists of the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG, IATSE Local 600) have announced the nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity Campaign as part of the 62nd annual ICG Publicist Awards.
This award honors outstanding achievements in publicity and promotion by active ICG members working in television and will be presented during the awards luncheon on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills.
2025 MAXWELL WEINBERG AWARD FOR TELEVISION PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN NOMINEES:
--Agatha All Along – Marvel Television / Walt Disney Studios / Disney+
--Bridgerton S3 – Shondaland / Netflix
--Elsbeth – CBS Studios / CBS / Paramount+
--Fallout – Amazon MGM Studios / Amazon Prime Video
--Family Guy S25 – 20th Television Animation / FOX TV / Hulu
--Matlock – CBS Studios / CBS / Paramount+
“We’re thrilled to present this year’s nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Television Publicity,” stated Tim Menke and Sheryl Main, joint chairs of the Publicists Award committee. “Our members put out incredible work this year and it’s our honor to celebrate and recognize all of the nominees.”
Nominees for the Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaign will be announced on Jan. 8, 2025. The final winners of the Publicist Awards are determined via an online ballot of the ICG publicists membership, during the voting period Jan. 21 - Jan. 28, 2025.
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