The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has named ten finalists for its Nicholl Fellowships In Screenwriting.
The winners will be announced in October, with up to five of the nominees receiving a $35,000 fellowship.
The nominees are:
Sam Baron (Cambridge, United Kingdom) – The Science of Love and Laughter
Alisha Brophy (Los Angeles, CA) and Scott Miles (Austin, TX) – United States of Fuckin’ Awesome
Robert D. Cain (Los Angeles, CA) – Gagarin
Josh Golden (Buffalo Grove, IL) – Road to Oz
Melissa Iqbal (London, United Kingdom) – The Death Engine
Ben Jacoby (New York, NY) – Earthwalkers
Duncan Samarasinghe (Dandenong, Australia) – The Caretaker
Ryan Trevino (Seal Beach, CA) and Robert Wolfe Dunn (Los Angeles, CA) – Arcadia
Mike Van Waes (West Hollywood, CA) – Grave Hearts
Sallie West (Charleston, SC) – Moonflower
The winners will be honored at a ceremony and live read at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills on Nov. 13,
