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Frances Marion ( The Big House) was the first woman to win for her original script, although she won Best Writing, which then included both original and adapted screenplays before a separate award for Best Original Screenplay was introduced.
Apr 26, 2021 · Emerald Fennell won the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay at the 93rd Academy Awards this Sunday, and was nominated alongside the screenwriters for Judas and the Black Messiah, Minari, Sound...
Apr 26, 2021 · The first woman to win an original screenplay award was Muriel Box, who shared the honor with her husband, Sydney, for 1946’s “The Seventh Veil.” They are also the first married couple to take...
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Apr 25, 2021 · Emerald Fennell kicked off Sunday night’s festivities, winning the best original screenplay honor at at the 93rd annual Academy Awards for her Carey Mulligan-starrer Promising Young...
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Coming from a background in acting, Emerald Fennell's first feature film behind the camera, "Promising Young Woman," is nominated for five Oscars. Fennell herself -- who wrote, directed and produced the comedy-thriller -- is nominated for best director and best original screenplay. The film also has nods for best picture, best actress (Carey Mullig...
Seventy women received a total of 76 nominations in 2021, a record for a given year, according to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Two -- Fennell and Chloé Zhao ("Nomadland") -- were nominated for best director for the first time. Only five women have ever been nominated in the category before: Lina Wertmüller ("Seven Beauties," 197...
"Promising Young Woman" follows former medical student Cassie (Carey Mulligan) as she exacts a unique form of revenge on predatory men who think of themselves as the "nice guy." Alongside Mulligan, Bo Burnham, Alison Brie, Clancy Brown, Jennifer Coolidge, Laverne Cox and Connie Britton co-star. The film centers around the theme of sexual consent, a...
Apr 26, 2021 · The film also has nods for best picture, best actress (Carey Mulligan) and film editing. She was the first woman to win a screenwriting Oscar since Diablo Cody won with "Juno" in 2008.
Apr 26, 2021 · The first woman to win an original screenplay award was Muriel Box, who shared the honor with her husband, Sydney, for 1946's "The Seventh Veil." They are also the first married couple to take...
