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Coppola, Sorkin, McQueen, More Honored at 16th Annual Final Draft Awards

by Clarence Moye
March 2, 2021
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Coppola, Sorkin, McQueen, More Honored at 16th Annual Final Draft Awards

(Photo: FinalDraft.com)

Final Draft, the maker of the number-one selling screenwriting software Final Draft®, celebrated some of the best international screenwriting today during its 16th Annual Final Draft Awards. During a virtual ceremony held on March 2, Aaron Sorkin, Sofia Coppola, Steve McQueen, Radha Blank, and Ramy Youssef all received awards in categories covering Film and TV.

The event was hosted by Final Draft president Shelly Mellot, the newly appointed first female president in Final Draft’s 30-year history.

The 2021 Final Draft Award recipients, awards, and presenters are as follows:

  • Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) – The Zeitgeist Award
    • Presented by Sacha Baron Cohen
  • Sofia Coppola (“On The Rocks”) – Storyteller Award: Film
    • Presented by Paul Schrader
  • Steve McQueen (“Small Axe”) – Storyteller Award: TV
    • Presented by John Boyega
  • Radha Blank (“The Forty-Year-Old Version”) – New Voice Award: Film
    • Presented by Mary Harron
  • Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”) – New Voice Award: TV
    • Presented by Laith Nakli

 

Here’s the full release detailing the event.

 

LOS ANGELES, March 2, 2021 — Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, now in its 30th year as the industry standard for screenwriting software, held the 16th Annual Final Draft Awards this evening to honor outstanding and elevated achievement in storytelling.  Academy Award® winner Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”) was presented with the Final Draft® Zeitgeist Award honoring a writer whose work speaks powerfully to the culture and what’s going on in the world right now.  While accepting the award, Sorkin said, “the Zeitgeist crashed into us” and that he had no idea how much about today “The Trial of the Chicago 7” would end up being.  The Storyteller Award for TV was presented to Academy Award® winner Steve McQueen for his award-winning series “Small Axe” and the Storyteller Award for Film was presented to Academy Award® winner Sofia Coppola for “On The Rocks.” Additionally, the Final Draft Awards honored two writers with the New Voice Awards recognizing rising and vital talents in the industry. The New Voice Award for TV was presented to Ramy Youssef for his award-winning series “Ramy” and the New Voice Award for Film was presented to Radha Blank for “The Forty-Year-Old Version.”  Blank dedicated her award to her mother, whom “always encouraged [her] to write beyond the lines and to always see Black people worthy of being at the center of their own hero tale.”

The event’s presenters included Actor/Writer/Producer and two-time Golden Globe®-winner Sacha Baron Cohen (“The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm”), Academy Award®-nominee Paul Schrader (“First Reformed”), Actor/Producer and recent Golden Globe®-winner John Boyega (“Small Axe: Red, White and Blue”), Director/Writer/Producer Mary Harron (“I Shot Andy Warhol” and “American Psycho”) and Actor/Producer Laith Nakli (“Ramy”).  Newly appointed Final Draft president Shelly Mellott, the first female president in the company’s 30-year history, hosted the ceremony.

Final Draft also announced the winners of the 2020 Big Break® Screenwriting Contest, which received over 10,000 submissions from writers around the world, the most in the contest’s history.  Mellott said, “Now more than ever it is important for the industry to discover and nurture new and diverse voices and give them the tools they need to succeed in their careers and in their crafts.”  The 2020 Big Break® TV award was presented to Mira Z. Barnum for “Beirut” and the Big Break® Film award was presented to Stacie Gancayco-Adlao for “Clementine.” Winners of the Big Break® Screenwriting Contest receive $10,000 cash, career coaching, meetings with renowned screenwriters and literary managers and much more. In recent years over 50 winners have signed to professional representation, have had their scripts optioned, sold and produced and are working in writers rooms across the television landscape.

About Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company 
Final Draft, a Cast & Crew Company, has published Final Draft® software – the number-one selling screenwriting application in the world – for over 30 years. Final Draft automatically paginates and formats scripts to industry standards, allowing writers to focus on what they do best – write. Used by such industry giants as J.J. Abrams and James Cameron, among many others, Final Draft software is the professional’s choice and the entertainment industry standard. In addition to its flagship software product, Final Draft offers the annual Big Break® Contest – a screenwriting competition that launches careers and awards over $100,000 in cash and prizes. Final Draft also offers Final Draft Mobile for iPhone and iPad, making creativity truly portable. To learn more about Final Draft and its products, services and events, visit: www.finaldraft.com

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Clarence Moye is an editor of film and television at Awards Daily. He is a member of Critics Choice and the Hollywood Critics Association. Follow him on Twitter at @ClarenceMoye.

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