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Kumail Nanjiani, The Big Sick
Category: Best Original Screenplay
Pakistan-born Nanjiani has taken roles on the big and small screens since 2008, with series including "Franklin & Bash" and "Silicon Valley." But it is his screenplay for The Big Sick, written with his wife Emily V. Gordon that has garnered him Oscar attention. It has been a long road. The movie first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 where it was acquired by Lionsgate and Amazon for $12 million – the second biggest deal of the festival that year.
Category: Best Original Screenplay
Pakistan-born Nanjiani has taken roles on the big and small screens since 2008, with series including "Franklin & Bash" and "Silicon Valley." But it is his screenplay for The Big Sick, written with his wife Emily V. Gordon that has garnered him Oscar attention. It has been a long road. The movie first screened at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2017 where it was acquired by Lionsgate and Amazon for $12 million – the second biggest deal of the festival that year.
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