The Daniels — a hilarious duo known as Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert nabbed an Oscar for Original Screenplay as they navigate an IRS audit of their laundromat, family relationships and interdependent time travel in support of the story of a Chinese immigrant family Took the prize In Everything together everywhere.
Scheinert thanked his grade school teachers who “educated me and inspired me and taught me to be less of a butt-head.”
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“I never really thought of myself as a storyteller or a screenwriter,” Quan said, acknowledging that his “impostor syndrome is at an all-time high,” and thanked his collaborator Scheinert “who told me I was a I was a storyteller before I could even say it myself.”
It was a truly competitive year with writer/directors Kwan and Scheinert considered the leaders for the aggressive originality of their writing and award-winning pace but facing a uniquely talented field with Martin McDonagh. Banshee of Inishrinto Todd Field Tarand for Stephen Spielberg and Tony Kushner the fabelmans,
A24’s film, which had its worldwide premiere a year ago at the currently-running SXSW — with a total of 11 nominations including Best Director for Kwan and Scheinert, Best Picture for stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke Hui Kwan, Stephanie Hsu and The acting nominations included. Jamie Lee Curtis, Costume Design, Film Editing, Score and Lyrics.
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