Allison Schroeder

Allison Schroeder is an American screenwriter.[1] She co-wrote the film Hidden Figures with Theodore Melfi, earning a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.[2][3][4]

Allison Schroeder

Early and personal life

Schroeder graduated from Melbourne High School in Florida in 1997.[5] While in high school, she interned at NASA, where her grandparents worked.[6] She read economics at Stanford University,[6] and after working as a consultant for two years, she went to University of Southern California for her MFA in the Film Production Program.[7]

In 2016, Schroeder married writer Aaron Brownstein. They have a daughter, Emily, born in 2016.[8]

Filmography

The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show (show coordinator)
Pineapple Express (production assistant)
Smallville (production assistant)
Jay and Seth versus the Apocalypse
Hidden Figures (co-writer)
Christopher Robin (co-writer)
Mean Girls 2 (writer)
Side Effects (producer, writer)
Frozen II (additional screenplay material)
Minecraft (writer)

Awards and nominations

For - Hidden Figures (with Theodore Melfi)

Nominated: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated: BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated: USC Scripter Award
Nominated: Satellite Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated: Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Winner: [Humanitas Prize for Feature Film] tied with Hacksaw Ridge

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References

"From Melbourne High to Academy Awards: Allison Schroeder". Florida Today. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
"Oscar Nominations 2017: See the Full List". Vanity Fair. January 24, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
"Oscar Nominations 2017: Best Writing Adapted Screenplay". Oscars.com. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
"Oscar Nominations 2017: The Complete List - 89th Academy Awards". Oscars.com. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
Sangalang, Jennifer. "Melbourne High grad Allison Schroeder is up for Oscar". Florida Today.
Kaufman, Amy. "Meet Allison Schroeder, the NASA-loving writer of 'Hidden Figures' who was just nominated for an Oscar". LA Times.
"Juggling paid work and specs". John August.
Hill, Libby. "Screenwriter Allison Schroeder on the 'Hidden Figures' nominations: 'We need a happy ending right now'". LA Times.
https://deadline.com/2017/02/2017-humanitas-prize-winners-hidden-figures-hacksaw-ridge-full-list-1201941954/

External links

Allison Schroeder on IMDb

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