Nancy Meyers shares a story about how a male executive fell asleep during her pitch for “Baby Boom” while accepting the 2020 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement WGAAwards
Bong Joon-Ho and Han Jin Won won the award for original screenplay for “,” winning out over nominees such as Noah Baumbach for “Marriage Story.” Bong expressed his gratitude to WGA members for reading his script in translation. “You understood the structure of our story and the nuance of our dialogue — it’s amazing,” he said.
Waititi kept his time at the podium brief. He made a crack about his “obligation” to mention the author of the “JoJo Rabbit” novel, Christine Leunens. He also expressed gratitude to his mother “for introducing me to the book and making me read the book. That’s it.”
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