Emily Halpern
Born
Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma materHarvard College
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer, director
Years active2006–present

Emily Halpern is an American film and television screenwriter[1][2] and singer/songwriter. She is best known for co-writing the screenplay of Booksmart and was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 2020.[3] She released her debut album, Carry Me Home, in 2022.

Life and career

Halpern was born in Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard College.[1] She began her career writing for the CBS television series The Unit and the ABC television series Private Practice.[4] In 2019, she co-wrote the screenplay for her debut feature film Booksmart, along with Sarah Haskins.[5] Most recently, she co-wrote the film 80 for Brady, along with Sarah Haskins.[6]

In 2022, Halpern released her debut album Carry Me Home.[citation needed]

Filmography

Year Title Contribution Note
2006-2007 The Unit Staff writer TV series
2007-2008 Private Practice Writer TV series
2010 Dilf Writer Short film
2013 Family Tools : Terry by Design Staff writer TV series
2013-2014 Trophy Wife Creator and writer TV series
2017 Black-ish : Manternity Writer TV series
2017 Imaginary Mary : The Mom Seal Writer TV series
2017 The Mayor Writer TV series
2019 Booksmart Writer Feature film
2019 Good Girls Writer TV series
2019-2020 Carol's Second Act Creator and writer TV series
2023 80 for Brady Writer Feature film

Awards and nominations

Year Result Award Category Work Ref.
2017 Nominated Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Black-ish [7]
2019 Won Hollywood Critics Association Midseason Awards Best Original Screenplay Booksmart [8]
Nominated Women Film Critics Circle Best Woman Storyteller [9]
Nominated St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay [10]
Nominated Dublin Film Critics' Circle Best Screenplay [11]
2020 Nominated Writers Guild of America Original Screenplay [12]
Nominated Hollywood Critics Association Best Original Screenplay [13]
Nominated Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Woman Screenwriter [14]
Nominated British Academy Film Awards Best Original Screenplay [3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Emily Halpern '02 & Sarah Haskins '01". harvardwood.org. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  2. ^ "Brit Bennett and Emily Halpern on Screenwriting's Tips for Fiction". lithub.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  3. ^ a b "2020 EE British Academy Film Awards: The Winners". bafta.org. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  4. ^ "Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins". variety.com. 29 July 2009. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  5. ^ "'Booksmart': Read The Script From Emily Halpern & Sarah Haskins, Susanna Fogel And Katie Silberman". deadline.com. 27 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  6. ^ "How Tom Brady Coming Out of Retirement Affects '80 for Brady' Movie (Exclusive)". cbs8.com. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  7. ^ "Emily Halpern". emmys.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  8. ^ "The Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society 2nd Annual Midseason Award Winners". hollywoodcriticsassociation.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  9. ^ "The 2019 Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Nominations". nextbestpicture.com. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  10. ^ "2019 StLFCA Annual Award Winners". stlfilmcritics.org. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  11. ^ "Dublin Film Critics Circle Awards Announced". hotpress.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  12. ^ "Writers Guild Awards: '1917,' 'Parasite,' 'Little Women' Among Film Nominees". hollywoodreporter.com. 6 January 2020. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  13. ^ "The 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Nominations". hollywoodcriticsassociation.com. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
  14. ^ "2019 EDA Award Nominees". awfj.org. Retrieved 2022-08-21.

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