We are so pleased to congratulate all of our 2020-21 Finalists & Spotlight Award Nominees.
We are down to the Final Five screenplays in each category.
Advancing screenplays represent the top 3% of total screenplays submitted.
One more round of judging remains. Winners to be announced April 8th!
(Results listed alphabetically by category/last name)
ACTION/ ADVENTURE
| Picket Charlie | Michael | Graf |
| Sixgun Saint | Warren | Lane |
| We Flew When The Birds Walked | Daniel | Leventhal |
| Flight Plans | Keith | Rivers |
| The Heart of Sri Katava | Cairo | Smith |
COMEDY/ ROMANTIC COMEDY
| Green Wars | Warren | Clarke |
| Grrrls Drool | Katie | Crone |
| David's Brook | Jake | Duerden |
| Battle Of Lough Swain | Sean | Keating |
| Today | Javaid | Nayyar |
DRAMA/ PERIOD/ BIOPIC
| Trophy | Jody | Ellis |
| Deathless | M. Rowan | Meyer |
| El Timbre De Tu Voz | Gabriella | Moses |
| The Telltale Light | Joshua | Rebell |
| Popular | Marley | Schneier |
FAMILY FILM/ MUSICAL/ ANIMATED
| Brisket | Eafat | Newton |
| Brisket | Joel | Karlinsky |
| In the Footsteps of Thaddeus Thackeray | Adam | McDaniel |
| Santa Boss | Beth | Szyperski |
| Alliance | Cary-Jamal | Thompson |
| Billtown | Kenneth R. | Frank |
SCIENCE-FICTION/ FANTASY
| Professor Harrington's Extraordinary Laboratory | Sean | Mogridge |
| Astrotopia The Twelve Realms | Lisa | Jonas |
| The Anklebiter | Andy | Jones |
| Tethered | Michael | Raymond |
| Memory Bank | Michael | Raymond |
THRILLER/ HORROR
| Attack Therapy | Warren | Clarke |
| Kill for Love | Maceo | Greenberg |
| Fever Dream | Jordan M. | Horowitz |
| Kill For Love | Laura | Picklesimer |
| Suffer The Children | Marco Antonio | Rodriguez |
| Stop!: A Horror Anthology | Chris | Wiltz |
SHORT SCRIPT
| Have You Been To La Rumorosa? | Michele | De Maria |
| Things They Say To Me | Edward | Field |
| Things They Say To Me | Emery | Gare |
| Stuyvesant | Michael | Schwab |
| Possum | Lyndal | Simpson |
| Two Fisherman | Rick | Whelan |
1 HR TV PILOT
| Homebodies | Chris | Carter |
| Ponzi | Wigham | Foothill |
| The Soldier and the Spy | Mike | Garcia |
| Crocodile | Chris | Holt |
| Ode To Psyche | Alex | Morf |
| Homebodies | Warren | Sefton |
1/2 HR TV PILOT
| Not Dead Yet | Leah | Bognanni |
| Family Politics | Arielle | Haller-Silverstone |
| Not Yet | Marieve | Herington |
| Not Yet | Jeffrey | Jones |
| Codeswitch | Sasha Kai | Parker |
| 1993 | David | Perez |
TV SPEC SAMPLE
| The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel - Take a Stand | Elan | Carson |
| It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: The Gang Gets Diverse | Jordan | Champagne |
| What We Do In The Shadows | Janalyn | Steele |
| Shrill: Fashion | Tristen | Tarp |
| What We Do In The Shadows: Escape Room of No Escape | Selina | Whitby |
BEST ROLE WRITTEN FOR A LEADING MAN
| Brisket | Joel | Karlinsky |
| Heavy | Collette | Legault |
| Deathless | M. Rowan | Meyer |
| Riding With Charlie | Shintaro | Ogai |
| Popular | Marley | Schneier |
BEST ROLE WRITTEN FOR A LEADING WOMAN
| Trophy | Jody | Ellis |
| Picket Charlie | Michael | Graf |
| Not Yet | Marieve | Herington |
| Crocodile | Chris | Holt |
| Fever Dream | Jordan M. | Horowitz |
BEST DIALOGUE
| Ponzi | Wigham | Foothill |
| Kill for Love | Maceo | Greenberg |
| Battle Of Lough Swain | Sean | Keating |
| Today | Javaid | Nayyar |
| Popular | Marley | Schneier |
BEST ENSEMBLE
| Grrrls Drool | Katie | Crone |
| David's Brook | Jake | Duerden |
| Ode To Psyche | Alex | Morf |
| Today | Javaid | Nayyar |
| 1993 | David | Perez |
BEST FIRST TEN PAGES
| Trophy | Jody | Ellis |
| Ponzi | Wigham | Foothill |
| Crocodile | Chris | Holt |
| Deathless | M. Rowan | Meyer |
| Codeswitch | Sasha Kai | Parker |
HUMANITARIAN AWARD
| Things They Say To Me | Edward | Field |
| El Timbre De Tu Voz | Gabriella | Moses |
| Suffer The Children | Marco Antonio | Rodriguez |
| The Good Coach | Scott | Sublett |
| Two Fisherman | Rick | Whelan |
DIVERSITY & INCLUSION AWARD
| Love, Acceptance and My New Quince | Nicola Jane | Chase |
| Professor Harrington's Extraordinary Laboratory | Sean | Mogridge |
| El Timbre De Tu Voz | Gabriella | Moses |
| Today | Javaid | Nayyar |
| They/Them | Chris | Welles |
CULTURE & HERITAGE AWARD
| Duality of the Soul | Katherine | Arthurs |
| One Small Visit | Jo | Chim |
| El Timbre De Tu Voz | Gabriella | Moses |
| Last of My Name | S.M. | Namkoong |
| The Heart of Sri Katava | Cairo | Smith |
COURAGE & FORTITUDE AWARD
| In the Footsteps of Thaddeus Thackeray | Adam | McDaniel |
| Killer of Men (El Soldado de Marbach) | Arturo | Mireles |
| The Strange Affair of the Elevator | Katy | Regnery |
| Homebodies | Warren | Sefton |
| The Heart of Sri Katava | Cairo | Smith |