{"id":150095,"date":"2021-02-17T20:30:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T01:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/?p=150095"},"modified":"2021-02-17T21:27:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T02:27:19","slug":"16th-annual-final-draft-awards-to-honor-steve-mcqueen-radha-blank-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/16th-annual-final-draft-awards-to-honor-steve-mcqueen-radha-blank-more\/","title":{"rendered":"16th Annual Final Draft Awards To Honor Steve McQueen, Radha Blank &#038; More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The 16<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;Annual Final Draft Awards, recognizing outstanding screenwriting, will honor five exceptional storytellers at their March 2nd event: <strong>Aaron Sorkin, Sofia Coppola, Steve M<sup>c<\/sup>Queen, Radha Blank and Ramy Youssef. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>THE FINAL DRAFT AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED VIRTUALLY ON TUESDAY, MARCH 2<sup>ND<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/dcc8beac-32c7-47ae-a534-17131d498943.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-150096\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2021 FINAL DRAFT AWARD RECIPIENTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aaron Sorkin (&#8220;The Trial of the Chicago 7&#8221;<em>) &#8211;&nbsp;<\/em>The Zeitgeist Award&nbsp;<\/li><li>Sofia Coppola (&#8220;On The Rocks&#8221;) &#8211; Storyteller Award: Film&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Steve&nbsp;M<sup>c<\/sup>Queen<\/strong>&nbsp;(&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/12\/amazon-premiers-steve-mcqueens-small-axe-alex-wheatle-official-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Small Axe<\/a>&#8220;) &#8211; Storyteller Award: TV<\/li><li><strong>Radha Blank<\/strong> (&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/2020\/02\/netflix-officially-acquires-radha-blanks-sundance-award-winning-the-40-year-old-version\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Forty-Year-Old Version<\/a>&#8220;) &#8211; New Voice Award: Film&nbsp;<\/li><li>Ramy Youssef (&#8220;Ramy&#8221;) &#8211; New Voice Award: TV<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The event&#8217;s presenters include Actor\/Writer\/Producer&nbsp;<strong>Sacha Baron Cohen&nbsp;<\/strong>(&#8220;The Trial of the Chicago 7&#8221; and &#8220;Borat Subsequent Moviefilm&#8221;), Academy Award\u00ae-nominee&nbsp;<strong>Paul Schrader&nbsp;<\/strong>(&#8220;First Reformed&#8221;), Actor\/Producer&nbsp;<strong>John Boyega&nbsp;<\/strong>(&#8220;Small Axe: Red, White and Blue&#8221;), Director\/Writer\/Producer&nbsp;<strong>Mary Harron<\/strong>&nbsp;(&#8220;I Shot Andy Warhol&#8221; and &#8220;American Psycho&#8221;) and Actor\/Producer&nbsp;<strong>Laith Nakli<\/strong>&nbsp;(&#8220;Ramy&#8221;).&nbsp; Newly appointed Final Draft president&nbsp;<strong>Shelly Mellott<\/strong>, the first female president in the company&#8217;s 30-year history, will host the ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 1 1'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.blackfilm.com\/read\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/18939131-f6a2-4e7a-a6ff-d6de89eb3e27.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-150101\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the pandemic, the Final Draft Awards will be held virtually this year.&nbsp; A viewing link will be provided upon RSVP.<br>&nbsp;<br>#FinalDraftAwards @FinalDraftInc&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color\">16th Annual Final Draft Awards To Honor Steve McQueen &amp; More<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 16th&nbsp;Annual Final Draft Awards, recognizing outstanding screenwriting, will honor five exceptional storytellers at their March 2nd event: Aaron Sorkin, Sofia Coppola, Steve McQueen, Radha Blank and Ramy Youssef. 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