Michael Arndt, the screenwriter for LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, won the Oscar® for "Best Original Screenplay."
As he walked to the stage the announcer (at least on TV - don't know if it was live) said Michael had quit his job as assistant to Matthew Broderick to write the LMS script. Wow. A little inspiration for all you struggling writers out there who aren't currently working your dream jobs.
The last thing he did in his acceptance speech was talk about a 600-mile journey by van across the United States with a broken clutch -- and that it made for some of the best moments he's ever had with his family, who he thanked.
Congrats from Fox Searchlight Michael!
Michael's competitors:
Guillermo Arriaga, “Babel”
Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, “Letters From Iwo Jima”
Guillermo del Toro, “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Peter Morgan, “The Queen”
"Best Original Screenplay."
As he walked to the stage the announcer (at least on TV - don't know if it was live) said Michael had quit his job as assistant to Matthew Broderick to write the LMS script. Wow. A little inspiration for all you struggling writers out there who aren't currently working your dream jobs.
The last thing he did in his acceptance speech was talk about a 600-mile journey by van across the United States with a broken clutch -- and that it made for some of the best moments he's ever had with his family, who he thanked.
Congrats from Fox Searchlight Michael!
Michael's competitors:
Guillermo Arriaga, “Babel”
Iris Yamashita and Paul Haggis, “Letters From Iwo Jima”
Guillermo del Toro, “Pan’s Labyrinth”
Peter Morgan, “The Queen”