India  

Writers Guild Awards joy for Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen

Video Credit: PA - Press Association STUDIO - Duration: 01:35s - Published
Writers Guild Awards joy for Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen

Writers Guild Awards joy for Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen

Emerald Fennell and Sacha Baron Cohen were among the winners at the 73rd annual Writers Guild Awards.In a major boost ahead of next month’s Oscars, Fennell won the best original screenplay prize for her directorial debut Promising Young Woman.She beat Aaron Sorkin, writer of The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and perhaps her chief rival for the equivalent category at the Academy Awards.Baron Cohen and his writing team won the Writers Guild’s best adapted screenplay award for Borat Subsequent Moviefilm and are also Oscar nominated.Accepting her prize in a video message from the UK, Fennell, 35, said the win was an “incredible, unbelievable, wonderful, unexpected dream come true”.In his acceptance speech, Baron Cohen nodded to the long list of writers on his headline-making Borat sequel and joked: “I can’t help thinking that we won it because 60% of the Writers Guild worked on this thing.”


You Might Like


💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Academy Awards Academy Awards Annual awards for cinematic achievements

Nicole Kidman Tears Up Over Her Late Mom During Acceptance Speech, Video

Nicole Kidman got emotional during an acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Awards ... and even started crying as she dedicated her award to..
TMZ.com
Nicole Richie Plays Career Bucket List: Why She Wouldn't Reboot 'The Simple Life' & More | THR Video [Video]

Nicole Richie Plays Career Bucket List: Why She Wouldn't Reboot 'The Simple Life' & More | THR Video

Nicole Richie sat down with The Hollywood Reporter during her THR photo shoot to play "Career Bucket List." 'The Simple Life' alum revealed whether she would host SNL or the Oscars, run a marathon or for office, reboot or re-watch 'The Simple Life' and more.

Credit: The Hollywood Reporter    Duration: 03:12Published
Jennifer Lawrence Kicks Off $1M College Scholarship Presentation | Women in Entertainment 2024 [Video]

Jennifer Lawrence Kicks Off $1M College Scholarship Presentation | Women in Entertainment 2024

Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Lawrence was one of three speakers to present $1 million in college scholarships to high school students from underserved communities across Los Angeles. Lawrence kicked off the scholarship's presentation, which were handed out to participants in THR's mentorship program, a partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles.

Credit: The Hollywood Reporter    Duration: 16:31Published

Related videos from verified sources

'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' and 'Promising Young Woman' land film honours at WGA Awards [Video]

'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' and 'Promising Young Woman' land film honours at WGA Awards

'Borat Subsequent Moviefilm' and 'Promising Young Woman' won the top film screenplay prizes at this year's Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday.

Credit: Cover Video STUDIO     Duration: 00:52Published
NEWS OF THE WEEK: The 2021 Oscars Nominations [Video]

NEWS OF THE WEEK: The 2021 Oscars Nominations

Let's take a look at the 2021 Oscars Nominees.

Credit: Cover Video STUDIO     Duration: 01:48Published
Academy Award 2021 Nominations [Video]

Academy Award 2021 Nominations

'Mank' leads the Oscar nominations with 10 nods, including Best Picture, Best Director for David Fincher, Best Actor for Gary Oldman and Best Supporting Actress for Amanda Seyfried.

Credit: Bang Media International Limited     Duration: 02:10Published