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Freida Pinto, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Kathy Baker, Jimmy Smits Salute Screenwriters at Nicholl Awards Live Read
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feted its newest crop of budding film scribes and marked the 30th Anniversary of the Nicholl Fellowships in screenwriting Wednesday evening at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills.
The event, directed and produced by Rodrigo Garcia and Julie Lynn, featured live readings of scenes from each of the five winning scripts, to which “Slumdog Millionaire” actress Freida Pinto, “Straight Outta Compton” star O’Shea Jackson Jr., Kathy Baker and Jimmy Smits lent their voices.
Academy CEO Dawn Hudson noted the tremendous growth of the Nicholl program over the course of its 30-year history, telling the audience that only 99 entries were received when the fellowships were first implemented. This year, the Academy received 7,442 submissions, with applicants hailing from Spain, the U.K., Australia, Israel, Pakistan, Brazil, South Korea and throughout the United States. The winners receive a $35,000 prize and must write a feature-length screenplay during their fellowship year.
Nicholl committee chair Robin Swicord said this year’s hon
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Happy 30th Birthday to O'Shea Jackson Jr.
Born February 24, 1991, also known by his stage name OMG. He is an actor and rapper. O’shea is the oldest son of rapper Ice Cube, and portrayed him in the 2015 biopic Straight Outta Compton, which was his feature film debut.
In 2017, Jackson played Dan Pinto, the Batman-obsessed aspiring screenwriter, landlord and love interest of Aubrey Plaza's character Ingrid Thorburn in the film Ingrid Goes West, with many critics—including the Los Angeles Times, Vulture and Collider—commenting on his scene-stealing abilities.[6][7][8] In 2018, Jackson starred in the film Den of Thieves, which also included 50 Cent and Gerard Butler.
Jackson appears in two May 2019 movies. He has a supporting role as Lance in the romantic comedy Long Shot alongside Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen, playing the best friend of Rogen's character. In Godzilla: King of the Monsters, he portrays Barnes, the leader of the G-Team, the special military forces group run specializing in battles involving Titans.
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[dark, hushed music]
Thomas? Yes.
O'Shea? Yeah.
[Man] We brought you ambit today
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Understood.
Please, our bond needs this.
[O'Shea laughs]
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I'll go.
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[electrical buzzing]
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I'll be request the questions.
[men laugh]
[boom]
Is your name Socialist Steven Middleditch?
Yes.
Are you 37 years old? Yes.
Allegedly.
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Yes.
Can boss about do a convincing Nation accent?
From what region?
Yes elite no, sir. Yes.
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Yes.
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Yes.
That's dirty. [men laugh]
Did you establish up slot in British Columbia?
Yes.
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