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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, under the governance of the Academy Foundation Board.

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. As of the 2024 contest, 24 winning scripts have later been produced. Starting in 2025, the Academy partnered with over 40 global universities and writing labs, as well as The Black List, to invite submissions for the fellowship. ==Fellows==
Fellows
2020–present 2025 Nicholl Fellows • Leo Aguirre, Verano • Lynn McKee, I’m Ready to Go Anywhere • Katla Sólnes, Eruption • Omar Al Dakheel and Elie El Choufany, The Washroom • Sara Crow and David Rafailedes, Satoshi 2024 Nicholl Fellows • Alysha Chan and David Zarif, Miss Chinatown • Colton Childs, Fake-A-Wish • Charmaine Colina, Gunslinger Bride • Ward Kamel, If I Die in America • Wendy Britton Young, The Superb Lyrebird & Other Creatures 2023 Nicholl Fellows • Brent Delaney, Brownie Mary • c. Craig Patterson, Tah • Harris McCabe, Nat Cady’s Boys • J. Miller, Slugger • Kayla Sun, Boy, Girl, Fig 2022 Nicholl Fellows • 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 Looking Glass 2021 Nicholl Fellows • Haley Hope Bartels, Pumping Black • Karin delaPeña Collison, Coming of Age • Byron Hamel, Shade of the Grapefruit Tree • R.J. Daniel Hanna, Shelter Animal • Laura Kosann, The Ideal Woman 2020 Nicholl Fellows • 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 • 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 • Allison Buckmelter and Nicolas Buckmelter, American Refugee (Produced) • Joey Clarke, Jr., Miles • Grace Sherman, Numbers and Words • Wenonah Wilms, Horsehead Girls 2017 Nicholl Fellows • 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 • 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 • Amy Tofte, Addis AbekaAndrew Friedhof, Great FallsAnthony Grieco, Best Sellers (Produced) • Elizabeth Chomko, What They Had (Produced) • Sam Regnier, Free Agent 2014 Nicholl Fellows • Sam Baron, The Science of Love and LaughterAlisha Brophy & Scott Miles, ''United States of Fuckin' Awesome'' • Melissa Iqbal, The Death EngineSallie West, Moonflower 2013 Nicholl Fellows • Frank DeJohn & David Alton Hedges, LegionPatty Jones, Joe BanksAlan Roth, Jersey City StoryStephanie Shannon, Queen of HeartsBarbara Stepansky, Sugar in My Veins 2012 Nicholl Fellows • Nikole Beckwith, Stockholm, Pennsylvania (Produced) • Sean Robert Daniels, KillersJames DiLapo, Devils at PlayAllan Durand, Willie Francis Must Die AgainMichael Werwie, Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Produced) 2011 Nicholl Fellows • Marvin Krueger, And Handled with a ChainAndrew Lanham, The Jumper of MaineMicah Ranum, A Good Hunter (Produced) • Cinthea Stahl, Identifying Marks 2000-2009 2009 Nicholl Fellows • Alfred E. Carpenter & Mark A. Matusof, 38 MercuryArthur M. Jolly, The Free Republic of BobistanStephanie Lord, Palau RainJosh D. Schorr, 10 Day ContractScott K. Simonsen, Tides of Summer 2005 Nicholl Fellows • Pamela Kay, Nude and NakedKurt Kuenne, Mason MuleCreighton Rothenberger, The Chosin 2001 Nicholl Fellows • Patricia Burroughs, RedemptionGreg M. Dawless, One Hour DevelopmentRobert S. Edwards, Land of the Blind (Produced) • Albert Letizia, The Northern LightsCameron B. Young, Saint Vincent 2000 Nicholl Fellows • Doug Atchison, Akeelah and the Bee (Produced) • Alfredo Botello, The CrasherGabrielle Burton, The Imperial WaltzChristine R. Downs, Victory RoadJames M. Foley, Powder River Breakdown 1990-1999 1999 Nicholl Fellows • Chris E. Balibrera, HarvestT. J. Lynch, The Beginning of WisdomAnnmarie E. Morais, BleedingJaime David Silverman, Last MealsRebecca A. Sonnenshine, Mermaid Dreams 1998 Nicholl Fellows • Jacob A. Estes, Mean Creek (Produced) • Robert H. Gyde, Jelly-BabiesDonna McNeely, ''Julia's Child'' • Karen M. Moncrieff, Blue Car (Produced) • Michael A. Rich, Finding Forrester (Produced) 1997 Nicholl Fellows • Glen Craney, Whisper the WindScott Ferraiolo, The Palace of VersaillesAnthony J. Jaswinski, InterstateKaren Otoole, Wild HorsesMichele Sutter, This Place in the Ways 1996 Nicholl Fellows • Will Chandler, Cyrano of Linden ViewEhren Kruger, Arlington Road (Produced) • Carlton Proctor, SommervilleBrian Teshera, ...In a HeartbeatCraig von Wiederhold, Dead Eyes 1995 Nicholl Fellows • Richard Cray, Love, Squid & PavarottiScott Fifer, StarstruckPatrick Gilfillan, G.U. (Geographically Undesirable)Robley Wilson, Land Fishers 1994 Nicholl Fellows • Max D. Adams, My Back YardSteve Garvin, Status QuoCharles Henrich, Joshua TreeGlenn Levin, Spano and the Kid 1993 Nicholl Fellows • Victoria Jennings Arch, A Terrible BeautyBob Bridges, Doniphan of the AmericasMyron E. Goble, Down in the Delta (Produced) • Jodi Ann Johnson, Mama & MeDawn O'Leary, Island of Brilliance (Produced) 1992 Nicholl Fellows • Robert N. Cohen, The Good Ole BoySusannah Grant, Island GirlAndrew W. Marlowe, The Lehigh PiratesTerri Edda Miller, BedwarmerMichelle Wollmers, Infidels 1991 Nicholl Fellows • Len Alaria, War CryPeter Crow, TraceRaymond De Felitta, Begin the BeguineRonald Emmons, By Bread AloneBrian Reich, Baubles 1990 Nicholl Fellows • David Gordon, RocketmanRobert Gregory Browne, Low TideKent Rizley, The GentlemenThomas Smith, Slings and ArrowsWanda Warner, Chief to Chief 1986-1989 1989 Nicholl Fellows • Radha Bharadwaj, Closet Land (Produced) • Mark Lowenthal, Where the Elephant Sits (Produced) • James McGlynn, Traveller (Produced) • Deborah Pryor, Briar Patch (Produced) • Laverne Stringer, The Cotton Gin Athletic Club 1988 Nicholl Fellows • No fellowships awarded 1987 Nicholl Fellows • Christopher Bishop, SwampersKevin Coffey, FadeawaySallie Groo, Daughters of MusicMarie Angela Kellier, ''Solita's Rise'' • Randall McCormick, Giant StepsWarren Taylor, In the Dark (Produced) • Priscilla Waggoner, ''Mother's Nature'' 1986 Nicholl Fellows • Allison Anders, Lost HighwayDennis Clontz, Generations (play) • Jeff Eugenides, Here Comes Winston, Full of the Holy Spirit (fiction) ==References==
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