Diablo Cody

American writer and producer

Diablo Cody

Cody at SXSW 2024

Born|

Brook Busey

(1978-06-14) June 14, 1978 (age 47)

Lemont, Illinois, U.S.

Education| University of Iowa (BA)
Occupations|

* Writer
* producer

Years active| 2003–present
Spouses|

Jon Hunt

(m. 2004; div. 2007)​

Dan Maurio

(m. 2009)​

Children| 3

Brook Maurio (previously Busey-Hunt; née Busey; born June 14, 1978), known professionally by the pen name Diablo Cody, is an American writer and producer. She gained recognition for her candid blog and subsequent memoir, Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005). Cody received critical acclaim for her screenwriting debut film, Juno (2007), winning both the Academy Award and the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay.

She wrote, produced, and made her directorial debut with the comedy drama film Paradise (2013).[1][2][3] Cody has also written and produced the films Jennifer's Body (2009), Young Adult (2011), Ricki and the Flash (2015), Tully (2018), and Lisa Frankenstein (2024).[4]

Cody created, wrote, and produced the Showtime comedy drama series United States of Tara (2009–2011), and the Amazon Prime series One Mississippi (2015–2017). She made her Broadway debut with the Alanis Morissette musical Jagged Little Pill winning the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical.[5] She has been a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in the Writer's Branch since 2008.[6]

## Early life

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Diablo Cody was born Brook Busey on June 14, 1978, in Lemont, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, where she and her older brother Marc were raised. She is the daughter of Pam and Greg Busey.[7] Her mother is of Italian descent and her father is of German ancestry.[8] Cody was raised Apostolic Christian[9] and attended Saints Cyril & Methodius School and Benet Academy, Roman Catholic schools in the Chicago suburbs. At this time, she went by her birth name Brook.[10]

In 2000, she graduated from the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in Media.[11] While at the University of Iowa, she worked in the acquisitions department in the main university library.[12] Her first jobs were doing secretarial work at a Chicago law firm and later proofreading copy for advertisements that played on Twin Cities radio stations.

## Career

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### 2001–2004: Blogging and stripping

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Cody began a parody blog called Red Secretary, detailing the (fictional) exploits of a secretary living in Belarus.[13] The events were thinly-veiled allegories for events that happened in Cody's real life, but told from the perspective of a disgruntled, English-idiom-challenged Eastern Bloc girl.

Cody's first bona fide blog appeared under the nickname Darling Girl after she had moved from Chicago to Minneapolis.[13]

In March 2003, Cody started an adult blog called The Pussy Ranch, using a pen name invented while speeding through Cody, Wyoming[14] listening to the song "El Diablo" by Arcadia.[15] On a whim, Cody signed up for amateur night at a Minneapolis strip club called the Skyway Lounge.[11][16] Having enjoyed the experience, and seeing reader interest, she eventually quit her day job to become a full-time stripper.[17] Cody also spent time working peep shows at Sex World, a Minneapolis adult novelty and DVD store.[citation needed]

While still stripping, Cody began writing for City Pages, an alternative Twin Cities weekly newspaper.[11] She left City Pages just before it changed editorial hands, and has since written for the now-defunct Jane magazine. In December 2007,[18] Cody began writing a column for the magazine Entertainment Weekly.

### 2005–2010: Breakthrough and acclaim

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At the age of 27, Cody wrote her memoir Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper. The memoir began after Mason Novick, who would soon become Cody's manager, showed interest in her sharp and sarcastic voice. Based on the popularity of her blog, Novick was able to secure her a publishing contract with Gotham Books.[citation needed]

After the completion of her book, Cody was encouraged by Novick to try writing a screenplay.[10] Within months she wrote Juno, a coming-of-age story about a teenager's unplanned pregnancy. The script was completed in February 2005, and was optioned by a producer by that summer.[19] The Jason Reitman-directed comedy stars Elliot Page, who at the time was known as Ellen Page, and Michael Cera.[20]

Juno was runner-up for the Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award, won second prize at the Rome Film Festival, and earned four Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture. Cody herself won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for her debut script, which also picked up a Golden Globe nomination and an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. She also won screenplay honors from BAFTA, the Writers Guild of America, the Broadcast Film Critics Association, the National Board of Review, the Satellite Awards, and the 2008 Cinema for Peace Award for Most Valuable Work of Director, Producer & Screenwriter (shared with Jason Reitman, John Malkovich, Mason Novick, Russel Smith and Lianne Halfon).[21]

Cody in January 2008

The Juno script was read by many in Hollywood before the film was released, bringing Cody more opportunities. In July 2007, Showtime announced that it would be producing a pilot of Cody's DreamWorks television series, United States of Tara. Based on an idea by Steven Spielberg, Tara is a comedy about a mother with dissociative identity disorder, starring Toni Collette.[22] The series began filming in Spring 2008, and premiered on January 18, 2009.

In October 2007, Cody sold a script titled Girly Style to Universal Studios, and a horror script called Jennifer's Body to Fox Atomic.[23] Released on September 18, 2009, Jennifer's Body starred Megan Fox as the title character and Amanda Seyfried as the supporting character.[24] She revised writer-director Steven Antin's script for his musical film Burlesque.[25]

Cody made a small cameo appearance as herself in a 2008 episode of the television series 90210. She appeared in the same episode that marked the return of Tori Spelling as Donna Martin, in which Cody needed Spelling's character to make a dress for a red carpet event. In 2009, Cody signed on to script and produce a film adaptation of the Sweet Valley High young adult book series.[26]

### 2011–present: Career expansion

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In 2011, she was brought in to revise first-time feature director Fede Alvarez's script for the remake of Sam Raimi's 1980s horror film The Evil Dead.[27] In October 2011, Cody began hosting an online celebrity interview program called "Red Band Trailer," on the broadband channel, L-studio.[28] She originally launched the series privately on YouTube in summer 2010, and the Lexus channel picked it up the following year.

In 2011, Cody wrote and produced the comedy-drama film Young Adult. Cody was nominated by awards associations such as the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Writers Guild of America. With Jason Reitman, Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt, she shared the Chairman's Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival. In 2012, the Fempire, the collaboration of writers Cody, Dana Fox, Liz Meriwether, and Lorene Scafaria received the Creativity and Sisterhood Award from the Athena Film Festival for their support for one another in the competitive film industry.[29]

On the WTF with Marc Maron podcast, on February 24, 2012, she said her next project would be directing her first film, which is about a young woman who abandons religion after surviving a plane crash. In February 2013, she announced that the film was called Paradise (firstly known as Lamb of God). Julianne Hough, Holly Hunter, Octavia Spencer, and Russell Brand starred in the cast. Mandate Pictures produced the film, which was released in October 2013.[30][31]

In May 2013, it was announced that Cody would host her own talk show, Me Time with Diablo Cody, on TBS. The program would tailor "around Diablo’s unique perspective on all things pop culture and told in her very own tongue-in-cheek way," and "reveal a side of Hollywood and celebs that the public very rarely gets to see." Steve Agee was to be presenting and writing with her. Cody was a producer, alongside Mark Cronin and Courtland Cox. The series never materialized or made it to air.[32][33]

Cody had numerous projects that were cancelled or stuck in development hell, including Time and a Half, which was to star Julianne Hough with Ol Parker directing.[34] She also developed a teen drama series with Josh Schwartz for Fox called Prodigy.[35] According to The Hollywood Reporter, it focused on "a 16-year-old genius who through home schooling has been isolated from her peers. Hoping to experience a "normal" teen social life before she enters the adult world of academia, she enrolls in her local high school. Her experiment goes off the rails when she finds herself adopted by a wild crowd, getting caught up in a whirlwind of romance and crime."[36][37] Cody also created and wrote Warner Bros. Television's romantic comedy series pilot Alex+Amy.[38]

Cody is the spokesperson of Barnard College's Athena Film Festival.[39]

In 2015, Cody was hired to write a new screenplay for Barbie with Amy Schumer eyed as the lead, but left the project in 2018 after struggling to produce a draft that she was proud of.[40][41]

Cody wrote and produced the musical comedy film Ricki and the Flash (2015), starring Meryl Streep and directed by Jonathan Demme in his last feature film. She also wrote and produced the comedy drama film Tully (2018), reuniting her with Young Adult star Charlize Theron. The film was directed by Jason Reitman, who previously directed Cody's scripts for Juno and Young Adult.

She wrote the script for the Broadway musical Jagged Little Pill, based on the Alanis Morissette album of the same name. The musical premiered in November 2019.[42]

In August 2020, Cody began working with Madonna on a screenplay of the singer's life.[43] However, she later stepped away from the project in May 2022 after turning in a final draft,[44][45] with the project also later being scrapped in January 2023.[46][47]

In June of 2022, it was announced that Zelda Williams would be making her directorial debut for an adaptation of Cody’s original screenplay Lisa Frankenstein, which Cody produced alongside Mason Novick. The film released in February of 2024 with mixed reviews, though still developing a small cult following.[48][49][50]

## Personal life

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In her memoir, Cody wrote fondly of her boyfriend "Jonny" (Jon Hunt). They were married from 2004 until 2007, during which time she was known in personal life as Brook Busey-Hunt.[11] In 2009, she married Dan Maurio, who worked on Chelsea Lately, on which Cody also appeared frequently as a "roundtable" guest.[51] They have three sons, born in 2010, 2012 and 2015.[52][53][54]

Cody is a friend of screenwriters Dana Fox (What Happens in Vegas, Couples Retreat) and Lorene Scafaria (Hustlers), and they often write their screenplays together in order to get advice from one another.[55]

In light of Georgia's 2019 anti-abortion law, Cody stated that she "would not have written Juno in today's reality", as critics have perceived it as an anti-abortion film.[56]

Cody is a lifelong roller-coaster enthusiast and has a tattoo of the Giant Dipper at San Diego’s Belmont Park on her right arm.[57]

## Filmography

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### Film

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Year  | Title  | Credited as  | Notes  | Ref.

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Writer  | Producer
2007  | Juno | Yes  | No  |  | [21]
2009  | Jennifer's Body | Yes  | Executive  |  |
2010  | Tight | Yes  | No  | short film  |
Burlesque | Uncredited  | No  | script revisions  | [25]
2011  | Young Adult | Yes  | Yes  |  | [58]
2013  | Paradise | Yes  | Executive  | also Director  | [59]
The Magic Bracelet | Yes  | No  | short film  |
Evil Dead | Uncredited  | No  | script revisions  | [60]
2015  | Ricki and the Flash | Yes  | Yes  |  |
2018  | Tully | Yes  | Yes  |  | [61]
2024  | Lisa Frankenstein | Yes  | Yes  |  | [62]
I Love You Forever | No  | Yes  |  | [63]

### Television

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Year  | Title  | Credited as  | Network  | Notes  | Ref.

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Creator  | Writer  | Executive
Producer
2009–2011  | United States of Tara | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Showtime | 36 episodes  | [64]
2010  | Childrens Hospital | No  | Yes  | No  | Adult Swim | Episode: "Show Me on Montana"  |
2015–2017  | One Mississippi | Yes  | Yes  | Yes  | Amazon Prime Video | 12 episodes  | [65]

Acting roles

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes  | Ref.

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2008  | Sunday Morning Shootout | Herself  | Episode: "#5.13"  |
2009  | 90210 | Episode: "Okaeri, Donna!"  |
2011  | Robot Chicken | Various voices  | Episode: "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack"  |

### Podcasts

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Date  | Title  | Episode

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April 12, 2016 | Straight Talk with Ross Mathews | "Diablo Cody"
August 13, 2018 | The Boo Crew Podcast | "Diablo Cody (Jennifer's Body/Juno)"
May 12, 2019 | Eli Roth's History of Horror: Uncut | "Diablo Cody"
May 14, 2019 | Keep It! | "The Mystery Files of Constance Wu (with Diablo Cody)"
August 19, 2019 | The Margaret Cho | "Diablo Cody, Durk Dehner, & S.R. Sharp"
January 24, 2024  | Keep It! | "Oscar Noms & Snubs (with Diablo Cody & Common)"

## Awards and nominations

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Year  | Association  | Category  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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2007  | Austin Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay  | Juno | Won  | [citation needed]
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association | Best Screenplay | Won
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards | Best Screenplay | Won
Online Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
Satellite Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
2008  | Academy Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
BAFTA Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
Christopher Awards | Best Feature Film  | Won
Cinema for Peace Award | Most Valuable Work of Director, Producer & Screenwriter  | Won
Critics' Choice Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
Golden Globe Awards | Best Screenplay | Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival Awards | Breakthrough Screenwriter of the Year  | Won
Humanitas Prize | Feature Film Category  | Nominated
Independent Spirit Awards | Best First Screenplay | Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards  | Best Original Screenplay  | Won
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards  | Best Screenplay  | Won
National Board of Review Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards  | Best Original Screenplay  | Won
Southeastern Film Critics Association Awards  | Best Original Screenplay  | Won
Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Won
2011  | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | Best Woman Screenwriter | Young Adult | Nominated  | [citation needed]
Central Ohio Film Critics Association Awards  | Best Original Screenplay  | Nominated
Georgia Film Critics Association Awards | Best Original Screenplay  | Nominated
Hollywood Film Festival Awards | Screenwriter of the Year  | Won
IndieWire Critics Poll Awards | Best Original Screenplay  | Nominated
Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards | Chairman's Vanguard Award  | Won
2012  | Critics' Choice Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated
Writers Guild of America Awards | Best Original Screenplay | Nominated
2017  | Writers Guild of America Awards | Television: Episodic Comedy | One Mississippi | Nominated  | [citation needed]
2019  | Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards | Best Woman Screenwriter | Tully | Nominated  | [citation needed]
International Online Cinema Awards  | Best Original Screenplay  | Nominated
Leo Awards | Best Motion Picture  | Nominated
Women's Image Awards | Best Film Written By a Woman  | Nominated
Best Film Produced By a Woman  | Nominated
2020  | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical  | Jagged Little Pill | Won  | [66]
Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Won  | [67]

## References

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Notes

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2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 October 2011). "Diablo Cody Re-Launches Her 'Red Band Trailer'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
3. ^ Kira Cochrane (2013-01-08). "2013 preview: the cultural year ahead for women | Life and style". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
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5. ^ "Tony Awards: 'Jagged Little Pill,' 'Slave Play' Lead Nominations". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2020-10-15. Retrieved 2020-10-16.
6. ^ "Oscar 2008: Academy Invites 105 New Members | Emanuel Levy". 23 June 2008.
7. ^ Schaults, Janine (9 December 2007). "From Lemont to Hollywood, with a pole dance in between". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
8. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G23CRWNF3IU; stated at 19:55
9. ^ "Diablo Cody Says No". (interview), Inked. September 2009. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010.
10. ^ a b "Ex-stripper in movie spotlight". CNN. 2008-01-23. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
11. ^ a b c d Desson, Thomson (2007-12-15). "Hollywood takes a shine to 'Juno' writer's body of work". The Washington Post via Boston.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 7, 2010. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
12. ^ "Former Student Assistant Wins Oscar". University of Iowa Libraries. February 26, 2008. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011.
13. ^ a b Abramowitz, Rachel (2007-12-06). "Diablo Cody: From stripper to screenwriter". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2008-01-30. Alt URL
14. ^ "Ex-stripper in movie spotlight". CNN. 2008-01-23. Archived from the original on January 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
15. ^ Valby, Karen (November 5, 2007). "Diablo Cody: From Ex-Stripper to A-Lister". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
16. ^ Cody, Diablo (28 November 2004). "Pussy Ranch". Archived from the original on 28 November 2004. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
17. ^ Scott, Megan (2006-03-10). "Unlikely pole dancer tells strippers' story". Orange County Register. Archived from the original on 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
18. ^ "Diablo Cody: As the Crowe Flies?". EW.com. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2013-12-01.
19. ^ Fernandez, Jay A. (25 February 2008). "For Diablo Cody, flirting with success pays off". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
20. ^ "First Look". Entertainment Weekly. No. 1034\. February 13, 2009. p. 7.
21. ^ a b Michael Jones (2008-02-12). "Berlin's Peace Awards bring in celebs". Variety. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
22. ^ Dawson, Jeff (2008-01-20). "Diablo Cody, lap dancer turned ace screenwriter". Times Online. London. Archived from the original on December 5, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
23. ^ Covert, Colin (2007-12-07). "Interview: Diablo Cody: Dancing as fast as she can". Minneapolis Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2008-02-09. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
24. ^ Covert, Colin (2007-12-07). "In Defense Of 'Jennifer's Body'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
25. ^ a b Fleming Jr., Michael (October 15, 2007). "Screen Gems enlists Antin for 'Burlesque'". Variety. Retrieved August 25, 2024. "Antin wrote the script, and Diablo Cody ("Juno") revised it."
26. ^ McNary, Dave (23 September 2009). "Diablo Cody takes on 'Sweet Valley'". Variety. Archived from the original on November 18, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-18.
27. ^ McIntyre, Gina (July 13, 2011). "'Evil Dead' remake: Diablo Cody polishing script for first-time director". Los Angeles Times.
28. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (5 October 2011). "Diablo Cody Re-Launches Her 'Red Band Trailer' Web Talk Show On L Studio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
29. ^ "2012 Athena Award Winners". Athena Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06. Retrieved 2015-02-13.
30. ^ "Diablo Cody Talks PARADISE, SWEET VALLEY HIGH, and the Athena Film Festival". Collider. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
31. ^ "Diablo Cody Making Directing Debut with Lamb of God". ComingSoon.net. 2011-06-29. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
32. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-06-04). "Diablo Cody Gets Sidekick For Her TBS Talk Show Pilot". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
33. ^ "TBS is Developing a Talk Show With Diablo Cody | Filmmakers, Film Industry, Film Festivals, Awards & Movie Reviews". Indiewire. 2012-10-26. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
34. ^ "Julianne Hough to Star in TIME AND A HALF, Written by Diablo Cody | Collider | Page 187175". Collider. 2012-08-07. Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
35. ^ Barrett, Annie (2013-10-04). "Fox picks up Diablo Cody, Josh Schwartz teen drama pilot | Inside TV". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
36. ^ "Diablo Cody Talks PARADISE, Being "Scared Shitless," PRODIGY, SWEET VALLEY HIGH, and More". Collider. 2013-10-18. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
37. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (2013-10-04). "Diablo Cody Teams With Fake Empire for Fox Teen Drama 'Prodigy'". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
38. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (2011-11-17). "Diablo Cody Developing Romantic Comedy at ABC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
39. ^ "Diablo Cody Opens Up About Her Passion Project". Athena Film Festival. 2013-01-28. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2013-10-20.
40. ^ Flemming, Mike (2015-03-04). "Diablo Cody Set To Rewrite 'Barbie'". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
41. ^ Nayman, Adam (2023-07-06). "The Story of the Diablo Cody Barbie Movie We Almost Got". GQ. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
42. ^ McPhee, Ryan (November 3, 2019). "Alanis Morissette Musical Jagged Little Pill Begins on Broadway November 3". Playbill. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
43. ^ Lattanzio, Ryan (August 9, 2020). "Madonna and Diablo Cody Are Working on a Screenplay in Quarantine". IndieWire. Retrieved September 12, 2020.
44. ^ Kit, Borys; Galuppo, Mia (24 May 2022). "The Search for Madonna: Inside the Auditions for the Material Girl's Biopic". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
45. ^ Nolfi, Joey. "Diablo Cody didn't 'quit' Madonna biopic despite reports: studio source". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
46. ^ Grobar, Matt (24 January 2023). "Madonna Biopic At Universal Not Moving Forward". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
47. ^ Donnelly, Matt (24 January 2023). "Madonna Biopic Starring Julia Garner Scrapped as Singer Embarks on World Tour (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
48. ^ Bucksbaum, Sydney (2022-06-29). "Zelda Williams to make directing debut with 'bonkers' zombie comedy Lisa Frankenstein". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
49. ^ "Lisa Frankenstein | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2024-02-09. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
50. ^ Emberwing, Amelia (2024-03-13). "We Did Lisa Frankenstein Dirty During Its Theatrical Run". IGN. Retrieved 2024-03-17.
51. ^ "Diablo Cody Expecting a Baby!". Celebrity Moms. 2010-04-06.
52. ^ "@diablocody". Twitter. 2010-07-27.
53. ^ Silverstein, Melissa (October 31, 2013). "Pregnant Lady Can Be in a Position of Power and Crazy Shit Won't Happen - Diablo Cody". IndieWire. Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
54. ^ "In her own words, Diablo Cody reveals how writing ‘Tully’ saved her". Los Angeles Times. November 8, 2018.
55. ^ Slotek, Jim (September 7, 2008). "The Fempire strikes back". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
56. ^ "Diablo Cody Says She Wouldn't Have Written 'Juno' in Today's 'Hellish Alternate Reality'". 16 May 2019.
57. ^ Super Into - Diablo Cody Is Super Into Roller Coasters, 30 November 2015, archived from the original on 2021-12-17, retrieved 2021-06-04
58. ^ Lovece, Frank (November 30, 2011). "High School Disunion: Charlize Theron, Diablo Cody & Jason Reitman on 'Young Adult'". Film Journal International. Archived from the original on November 30, 2011. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
59. ^ Calfas, Jennifer (August 7, 2013). "Diablo Cody Celebrates 'Paradise,' Her Directorial Debut, With Hollywood Premiere". The Hollywood Reporter.
60. ^ McIntyre, Gina (July 13, 2011). "'Evil Dead' remake: Diablo Cody polishing script for first-time director". Los Angeles Times.
61. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (January 21, 2018). "Charlize Theron, Jason Reitman & Diablo Cody Reteam 'Tully' Is Sundance Secret Screening". Deadline Hollywood. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
62. ^ Kroll, Justin (June 29, 2022). "Cole Sprouse And Kathryn Newton To Star In Diablo Cody-Scripted 'Lisa Frankenstein' For Focus Features". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
63. ^ Bergeson, Samantha (January 30, 2025). "'I Love You Forever' Trailer: Sofia Black-D'Elia Falls for an Abusive Ray Nicholson in Hilarious Yet Poignant Anti-Rom-Com". IndieWire. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
64. ^ Cody, Diablo (May 25, 2011). "Diablo Cody on United States of Tara's Cancellation: 'If I Do TV Again, I Would Do It Differently'". Vulture (Interview). Interviewed by Patti Greco. Retrieved February 5, 2020.
65. ^ Schwindt, Oriana (November 14, 2016). "Diablo Cody-Tig Notaro Comedy 'One Mississippi' Renewed at Amazon". Variety. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
66. ^ "Moulin Rouge! Tops 2020 Outer Critics Circle Award Honors". May 11, 2020.
67. ^ "2020 Tony Award Nominations: Jagged Little Pill, Moulin Rouge!, Slave Play Lead the Pack". October 15, 2020.

Sources

* Interview with Diablo Cody  about JUNO at the Telluride Film Festival, September 10, 2007
* Reitman and Cody, Consorting with 'Juno' \- interviewed on NPR's Fresh Air, December 6, 2007
* Diablo Cody for Jennifer's Body, SuicideGirls interview, September 15, 2009
* City Pages interview with Diablo Cody, December 26, 2007
* Off the Stripper Pole and Into the Movies, The New York Times, December 2, 2007
* Overexposed \- Salon.com

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Diablo Cody.

* Diablo Cody at IMDb

* v
* t
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Works by Diablo Cody

Films written|

* Juno (2007)
* Jennifer's Body (2009)
* Burlesque (2010, uncredited)
* Young Adult (2011)
* Paradise (2013, also directed)
* Ricki and the Flash (2015)
* Tully (2018)
* Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

Television|

* United States of Tara (2009–2011)
* One Mississippi (2015–2017)

Book|

* Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper (2005)

Stage|

* Jagged Little Pill (2018)

Awards for Diablo Cody

* v
* t
* e

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay

1940–1975|

* Preston Sturges (1940)
* Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles (1941)
* Michael Kanin and Ring Lardner Jr. (1942)
* Norman Krasna (1943)
* Lamar Trotti (1944)
* Richard Schweizer (1945)
* Muriel Box and Sydney Box (1946)
* Sidney Sheldon (1947)
* No award (1948)
* Robert Pirosh (1949)
* Charles Brackett, D. M. Marshman Jr., and Billy Wilder (1950)
* Alan Jay Lerner (1951)
* T. E. B. Clarke (1952)
* Charles Brackett, Richard L. Breen, and Walter Reisch (1953)
* Budd Schulberg (1954)
* Sonya Levien and William Ludwig (1955)
* Albert Lamorisse (1956)
* George Wells (1957)
* Nathan E. Douglas and Harold Jacob Smith (1958)
* Clarence Greene, Maurice Richlin, Russell Rouse, and Stanley Shapiro (1959)
* I. A. L. Diamond and Billy Wilder (1960)
* William Inge (1961)
* Ennio De Concini, Pietro Germi, and Alfredo Giannetti (1962)
* James Webb (1963)
* S. H. Barnett, Peter Stone and Frank Tarloff (1964)
* Frederic Raphael (1965)
* Claude Lelouch and Pierre Uytterhoeven (1966)
* William Rose (1967)
* Mel Brooks (1968)
* William Goldman (1969)
* Francis Ford Coppola and Edmund H. North (1970)
* Paddy Chayefsky (1971)
* Jeremy Larner (1972)
* David S. Ward (1973)
* Robert Towne (1974)
* Frank Pierson (1975)

1976–2000|

* Paddy Chayefsky (1976)
* Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman (1977)
* Robert C. Jones, Waldo Salt, and Nancy Dowd (1978)
* Steve Tesich (1979)
* Bo Goldman (1980)
* Colin Welland (1981)
* John Briley (1982)
* Horton Foote (1983)
* Robert Benton (1984)
* William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W. Wallace (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* John Patrick Shanley (1987)
* Ronald Bass and Barry Morrow (1988)
* Tom Schulman (1989)
* Bruce Joel Rubin (1990)
* Callie Khouri (1991)
* Neil Jordan (1992)
* Jane Campion (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (1997)
* Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)

2001–present|

* Julian Fellowes (2001)
* Pedro Almodóvar (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry and Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Mark Boal (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* Woody Allen (2011)
* Quentin Tarantino (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bo (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Nick Vallelonga, Brian Currie and Peter Farrelly (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Kenneth Branagh (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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Austin Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay

* Noah Baumbach (2005)
* Guillermo del Toro (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Charlie Kaufman (2008)
* Quentin Tarantino (2009)
* Mark Heyman, Andres Heinz, and John McLaughlin (2010)
* Woody Allen (2011)
* Rian Johnson (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Dan Gilroy (2014)
* Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, and Josh Cooley (2015)
* Barry Jenkins (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Boots Riley (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Lee Isaac Chung (2020)
* Vanessa Block and Michael Sarnoski (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Celine Song (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay

1983–2000|

* Paul D. Zimmerman (1983)
* Woody Allen (1984)
* Woody Allen (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* David Leland (1987)
* Shawn Slovo (1988)
* Nora Ephron (1989)
* Giuseppe Tornatore (1990)
* Anthony Minghella (1991)
* Woody Allen (1992)
* Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Mike Leigh (1996)
* Gary Oldman (1997)
* Andrew Niccol (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)

2001–present|

* Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant (2001)
* Pedro Almodóvar (2002)
* Tom McCarthy (2003)
* Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Martin McDonagh (2008)
* Mark Boal (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Quentin Tarantino (2012)
* Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (2013)
* Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Martin McDonagh (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Justine Triet and Arthur Harari (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay

* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Andrew Stanton and Jim Reardon (2008)
* Mark Boal (2009)
* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Mark Boal (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Wes Anderson (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Paul Schrader (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Eliza Hittman (2020)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Samy Burch (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Screenplay

Best Screenplay
(1995–1996, 2001)|

* Emma Thompson (1995)
* Anthony Minghella (1996)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)

Best Writer
(2002–2008)|

* Charlie Kaufman (2002)
* Jim Sheridan, Naomi Sheridan, and Kirsten Sheridan (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)

Best Original Screenplay
(1997–2000, 2009–present)|

* Ben Affleck and Matt Damon (1997)
* Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)
* Quentin Tarantino (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* Woody Allen (2011)
* Quentin Tarantino (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Damien Chazelle / Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Paul Schrader (2018)
* Quentin Tarantino (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Kenneth Branagh (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach (2023)
* Coralie Fargeat (2024)

Best Adapted Screenplay
(1997–2000, 2009–present)|

* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Scott Smith (1998)
* Frank Darabont (1999)
* Stephen Gaghan / Steve Kloves (2000)
* Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin, and Stan Chervin (2011)
* Tony Kushner (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Gillian Flynn (2014)
* Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015)
* Eric Heisserer (2016)
* James Ivory (2017)
* Barry Jenkins (2018)
* Greta Gerwig (2019)
* Chloé Zhao (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)
* Peter Straughan (2024)

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Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

* Michael Blake (1990)
* Callie Khouri (1991)
* David Webb Peoples (1992)
* Steven Zaillian (1993)
* Quentin Tarantino and Roger Avary (1994)
* Christopher McQuarrie (1995)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Brian Helgeland and Curtis Hanson (1997)
* Andrew Niccol (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)
* Akiva Goldsman (2001)
* Charlie Kaufman and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, and Peter Jackson (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash (2011)
* Mark Boal (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr., and Armando Bó (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Greta Gerwig (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* David Hemingson (2023)
* Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold (2024)

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Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screenplay

Screenplay
(1996–2009)|

* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (1996)
* Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (1997)
* Marc Norman and Tom Stoppard (1998)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (1999)
* David Mamet (2000)
* Christopher Nolan (2001)
* Charlie and Donald Kaufman (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (2005)
* William Monahan (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2009)

Original Screenplay
(2010–present)|

* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* Michel Hazanavicius (2011)
* Rian Johnson (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Wes Anderson and Hugo Guinness (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Efthymis Filippou and Yorgos Lanthimos (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Boots Riley (2018)
* Ronald Bronstein and Benny and Josh Safdie (2019)
* Lee Isaac Chung (2020)
* Wes Anderson (2021)
* Park Chan-wook and Jeong Seo-Gyeong (2022)
* Celine Song (2023)
* Jane Schoenbrun (2024)

Adapted Screenplay
(2010–present)|

* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash (2011)
* Chris Terrio (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Gillian Flynn (2014)
* Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (2015)
* Whit Stillman (2016)
* James Ivory (2017)
* Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty (2018)
* Greta Gerwig (2019)
* Charlie Kaufman (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Sarah Polley (2022)
* Tony McNamara (2023)
* Justin Kuritzkes (2024)

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Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Screenplay

* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Simon Beaufoy (2008)
* Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (2009)
* Aaron Sorkin (2010)
* Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon, and Jim Rash (2011)
* Tony Kushner (2012)
* John Ridley (2013)
* Richard Linklater (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Taylor Sheridan (2016)
* Greta Gerwig (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Rian Johnson (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Jane Campion (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Cord Jefferson (2023)

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Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay

1990s|

* David O. Russell (1994)
* Paul Auster (1995)
* Joseph Tropiano and Stanley Tucci (1996)
* Neil LaBute (1997)
* Darren Aronofsky (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)

2000s|

* Gina Prince-Bythewood (2000)
* Daniel Clowes (2001)
* Erin Cressida Wilson (2002)
* Tom McCarthy (2003)
* Joshua Marston (2004)
* Duncan Tucker (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Geoffrey S. Fletcher (2009)

2010s|

* Lena Dunham (2010)
* Will Reiser (2011)
* Derek Connolly (2012)
* Bob Nelson (2013)
* Justin Simien (2014)
* Emma Donoghue (2015)
* Robert Eggers (2016)
* Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani (2017)
* Bo Burnham (2018)
* Fredrica Bailey and Stefon Bristol (2019)

2020s|

* Andy Siara (2020)
* Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block (2021)
* John Patton Ford (2022)
* Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik (2023)
* Sean Wang (2024)

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National Board of Review Award for Best Original Screenplay

* Charlie Kaufman (2002)
* Jim Sheridan, Kirsten Sheridan and Naomi Sheridan (2003)
* Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Noah Baumbach (2005)
* Zach Helm (2006)
* Diablo Cody / Nancy Oliver (2007)
* Nick Schenk (2008)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2009)
* Chris Sparling (2010)
* Will Reiser (2011)
* Rian Johnson (2012)
* Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (2013)
* Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (2014)
* Quentin Tarantino (2015)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2016)
* Paul Thomas Anderson (2017)
* Paul Schrader (2018)
* Ronald Bronstein, Josh Safdie and Benny Safdie (2019)
* Lee Isaac Chung (2020)
* Asghar Farhadi (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* David Hemingson (2023)
* Mike Leigh (2024)

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Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay

* Paul Thomas Anderson (1997)
* Andrew Niccol (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman (1999)
* Cameron Crowe (2000)
* Alejandro Amenábar / David Lynch (2001)
* Todd Haynes (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* George Clooney and Grant Heslov (2005)
* Guillermo del Toro (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Jim Reardon and Andrew Stanton (2008)
* Quentin Tarantino (2009)
* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* Woody Allen (2011)
* Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Wes Anderson (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Taylor Sheridan (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Boots Riley (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Michael Sarnoski and Vanessa Block (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* David Hemingson (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Original Screenplay

* James L. Brooks for As Good as It Gets (1997)
* Peter Howitt for Sliding Doors (1998)
* Charlie Kaufman for Being John Malkovich (1999)
* Cameron Crowe for Almost Famous (2000)
* Richard Kelly for Donnie Darko (2001)
* Jill Sprecher and Karen Sprecher for Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2002)
* Peter Mullan for The Magdalene Sisters (2003)
* Mike Leigh for Vera Drake (2004)
* Shane Black for Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
* Karen Moncrieff for The Dead Girl (2006)
* Diablo Cody for Juno (2007)
* Tom McCarthy for The Visitor (2008)
* Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds (2009)
* Chris Morris, Jesse Armstrong, and Sam Bain for Four Lions (2010)
* Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2011)
* Paul Thomas Anderson for The Master (2012)
* Spike Jonze for Her (2013)
* Dan Gilroy for Nightcrawler (2014)
* Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi for What We Do in the Shadows (2015)
* Taylor Sheridan for Hell or High Water (2016)
* Jordan Peele for Get Out (2017)
* Bo Burnham for Eighth Grade (2018)
* Noah Baumbach for Marriage Story (2019)
* Lee Isaac Chung for Minari (2020)
* Fran Kranz for Mass (2021)
* Martin McDonagh for The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)
* Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach for Barbie (2023)
* Sean Baker for Anora (2024)

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Satellite Award for Best Original Screenplay

* John Sayles / Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (1996)
* Matt Damon and Ben Affleck (1997)
* Gary Ross (1998)
* M. Night Shyamalan (1999)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2000)
* Milo Addica and Will Rokos (2001)
* Pedro Almodóvar (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* James L. White (2004)
* George Clooney and Grant Heslov (2005)
* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Tom Mccarthy (2008)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2009)
* David Seidler (2010)
* Terrence Malick (2011)
* Mark Boal (2012)
* Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell (2013)
* Dan Gilroy (2014)
* Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer (2015)
* Barry Jenkins (2016)
* Martin McDonagh (2017)
* Alfonso Cuarón (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Kenneth Branagh (2021)
* Martin McDonagh (2022)
* Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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St. Louis Film Critics Association Award for Best Screenplay

* Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (2004)
* Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry (2005)
* Peter Morgan (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Peter Morgan (2008)
* Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber (2009)

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Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical

1950–1975|

* South Pacific by Oscar Hammerstein II and Joshua Logan (1950)
* Hello, Dolly! by Michael Stewart (1964)
* Fiddler on the Roof by Joseph Stein (1965)
* Company by George Furth (1971)
* Two Gentlemen of Verona by John Guare and Mel Shapiro (1972)
* A Little Night Music by Hugh Wheeler (1973)
* Candide by Hugh Wheeler (1974)
* Shenandoah by James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell and Philip Rose (1975)

1976–2000|

* A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood Jr. and Nicholas Dante (1976)
* Annie by Thomas Meehan (1977)
* On the Twentieth Century by Betty Comden and Adolph Green (1978)
* Sweeney Todd by Hugh Wheeler (1979)
* Evita by Tim Rice (1980)
* Woman of the Year by Peter Stone (1981)
* Dreamgirls by Tom Eyen (1982)
* Cats by T. S. Eliot (1983)
* La Cage aux Folles by Harvey Fierstein (1984)
* Big River by William Hauptman (1985)
* The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Rupert Holmes (1986)
* Les Misérables by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (1987)
* Into the Woods by James Lapine (1988)
* No Award (1989)
* City of Angels by Larry Gelbart (1990)
* The Secret Garden by Marsha Norman (1991)
* Falsettos by William Finn and James Lapine (1992)
* Kiss of the Spider Woman by Terrence McNally (1993)
* Passion by James Lapine (1994)
* Sunset Boulevard by Don Black and Christopher Hampton (1995)
* Rent by Jonathan Larson (1996)
* Titanic by Peter Stone (1997)
* Ragtime by Terrence McNally (1998)
* Parade by Alfred Uhry (1999)
* James Joyce's The Dead by Richard Nelson (2000)

2001–present|

* The Producers by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan (2001)
* Urinetown by Greg Kotis (2002)
* Hairspray by Thomas Meehan and Mark O'Donnell (2003)
* Avenue Q by Jeff Whitty (2004)
* The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee by Rachel Sheinkin (2005)
* The Drowsy Chaperone by Bob Martin and Don McKellar (2006)
* Spring Awakening by Steven Sater (2007)
* Passing Strange by Stew (2008)
* Billy Elliot the Musical by Lee Hall (2009)
* Memphis by Joe DiPietro (2010)
* The Book of Mormon by Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone (2011)
* Once by Enda Walsh (2012)
* Matilda the Musical by Dennis Kelly (2013)
* A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder by Robert L. Freedman (2014)
* Fun Home by Lisa Kron (2015)
* Hamilton by Lin-Manuel Miranda (2016)
* Dear Evan Hansen by Steven Levenson (2017)
* The Band's Visit by Itamar Moses (2018)
* Tootsie by Robert Horn (2019)
* Jagged Little Pill by Diablo Cody (2020/21)
* A Strange Loop by Michael R. Jackson (2022)
* Kimberly Akimbo by David Lindsay-Abaire (2023)
* Suffs by Shaina Taub (2024)
* Maybe Happy Ending by Will Aronson and Hue Park (2025)

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Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay

* Nia Vardalos (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Jenny Lumet (2008)
* Quentin Tarantino (2009)
* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* Will Reiser (2011)
* Rian Johnson (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo (2014)
* Pete Docter, Meg LeFauve, Josh Cooley and Ronnie del Carmen (2015)
* Damien Chazelle (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara (2018)
* Noah Baumbach (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Kenneth Branagh (2021)
* Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* Celine Song (2023)
* Jesse Eisenberg (2024)

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Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay

Original Drama
(1969–1983)|

* William Goldman (1969)
* Francis Ford Coppola & Edmund H. North (1970)
* Penelope Gilliatt (1971)
* Jeremy Larner (1972)
* Steve Shagan (1973)
* Robert Towne (1974)
* Frank Pierson (1975)
* Paddy Chayefsky (1976)
* Arthur Laurents (1977)
* Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones & Waldo Salt (1978)
* Mike Gray, T. S. Cook & James Bridges (1979)
* Bo Goldman (1980)
* Warren Beatty & Trevor Griffiths (1981)
* Melissa Mathison (1982)
* Horton Foote (1983)

Original Comedy
(1969–1983)|

* Paul Mazursky & Larry Tucker (1969)
* Neil Simon (1970)
* Paddy Chayefsky (1971)
* Peter Bogdanovich, Buck Henry, David Newman & Robert Benton (1972)
* Melvin Frank & Jack Rose (1973)
* Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor & Alan Uger (1974)
* Robert Towne & Warren Beatty (1975)
* Bill Lancaster (1976)
* Woody Allen & Marshall Brickman (1977)
* Larry Gelbart & Sheldon Keller (1978)
* Steve Tesich (1979)
* Nancy Meyers, Harvey Miller & Charles Shyer (1980)
* Steve Gordon (1981)
* Don McGuire, Larry Gelbart & Murray Schisgal (1982)
* Lawrence Kasdan & Barbara Benedek (1983)

Original Screenplay
(1984–present)|

* Woody Allen (1984)
* William Kelley & Earl W. Wallace (1985)
* Woody Allen (1986)
* John Patrick Shanley (1987)
* Ron Shelton (1988)
* Woody Allen (1989)
* Barry Levinson (1990)
* Callie Khouri (1991)
* Neil Jordan (1992)
* Jane Campion (1993)
* Richard Curtis (1994)
* Randall Wallace (1995)
* Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (1996)
* James L. Brooks & Mark Andrus (1997)
* Marc Norman & Tom Stoppard (1998)
* Alan Ball (1999)
* Kenneth Lonergan (2000)
* Julian Fellowes (2001)
* Michael Moore (2002)
* Sofia Coppola (2003)
* Pierre Bismuth, Michel Gondry, & Charlie Kaufman (2004)
* Paul Haggis & Bobby Moresco (2005)
* Michael Arndt (2006)
* Diablo Cody (2007)
* Dustin Lance Black (2008)
* Mark Boal (2009)
* Christopher Nolan (2010)
* Woody Allen (2011)
* Mark Boal (2012)
* Spike Jonze (2013)
* Wes Anderson & Hugo Guinness (2014)
* Tom McCarthy & Josh Singer (2015)
* Barry Jenkins & Tarell Alvin McCraney (2016)
* Jordan Peele (2017)
* Bo Burnham (2018)
* Bong Joon-ho & Han Jin-won (2019)
* Emerald Fennell (2020)
* Adam McKay & David Sirota (2021)
* Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert (2022)
* David Hemingson (2023)
* Sean Baker (2024)

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