From the lips of the Humanitas Foundation to, um, God’s ears? (Well, ours anyway.)
by Team TVWriter™ Press Service
40 years ago, the Humanitas Prize was created to honor television and film writers “whose work explores the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens.” A worthy goal if ever there was one. This year, 31 writers, including some genuine Big Names, are finalists in eight interesting – and quite specialized – categories for the 40th annual Humanitas Prize. These writers are competing $90,000 in prize money to be handed out at the annual luncheon January 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel.
Wow, that’s even better than the Spec Scriptacular!
Here’s a quick rundown of this year’s nominees:
Feature Film
12 Years A Slave
Written by: John Ridley
Belle
Written by: Misan Sagay
Nebraska
Written by: Bob Nelson
Sundance Feature Film
Camp X-Ray
Written by: Peter Sattler
Hellion
Written by: Kat Candler
Love Is Strange
Written by: Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias
Whiplash
Written by: Damien Chazelle
Documentary Category
Finding Vivian Maier
Directed by: John Maloof & Charlie Siskel
Merchants Of Doubt
Directed by: Robert Kenner
The Case Against 8
Written by: Ben Cotner & Ryan White
90 Minute TV
Mary And Martha
Written by: Richard Curtis (HBO)
Ring Of Fire
Written by: Richard Friedenberg (Lifetime)
The Normal Heart
Written by: Larry Kramer (HBO)
60 Minute TV
Homeland “The Star”
Written by: Alex Gansa & Meredith Stiehm (Showtime)
Parenthood “The Pontiac”
Written by: Jason Katims (NBC)
The Killing “Six Minutes”
Written by: Veena Sud (AMC)
True Detective “Form and Void”
Written by: Nic Pizzolatto (HBO)
30 Minute TV
How I Met Your Mother “Last Forever, Part 2”
Written by: Carter Bays & Craig Thomas (CBS)
Modern Family “Under Pressure”
Written by: Elaine Ko (ABC)
The Middle “Happy Halloween IV: The Ghost Story”
Written by: Roy Brown (ABC)
David & Lynn Angell Comedy Fellowship
Nora Sullivan, USC
Han-Yee Ling, UCLA
Jessica Blaire, UCLA
Drama Fellowship
Emily Brochin, USC
Kendell Klein, AFI
Mike MacGillivray, LMU
Good luck, everybody!
