Sheldon Turner

Sheldon Turner is a screenwriter and producer. His produced credits as a screenwriter include The Longest Yard (2005), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning (2006), Up in the Air (2009) and X-Men: First Class (2011).

Turner was featured in The Dialogue interview series.^[1] In this 90-minute interview with producer Mike DeLuca, Turner charts his detour from law school to screenwriting.

Awards

Up in the Air's script won:

• The BAFTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay^[2][3][4][5]

• The Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay^[6][7][8]

• The Richard Attenborough Award Screenwriter Prize^[9]

• The USC Scripter 2009 Award for Best Script^{[10][11][12][13]}

• The Writers Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[14][15][16]

• The Broadcast Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^{[17][18][19][20]}

• The Central Ohio Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[21][22]

• The Chicago Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[23][24]

• The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics for Best Screenplay^[25][26][27]

• The Denver Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[28][29][30]

• The Florida Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[31][32]

• The Houston Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[33][34]

• The Indiana Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[35]

• The Kansas City Film Critics award for Screenplay^[36][37]

• The Los Angeles Film Critics award for Screenplay^[38][39]

• The National Board of Review award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[40]

• The Oklahoma Film Critics award for Best Screenplay - Adaptated^[41][42]

• The Southeastern Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[43]

• The Toronto Film Critics award for Best Screenplay (tie)^[44]

• The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics award for Best Screenplay, Adapted^[45][46][47]

References

External links

• Sheldon Turner at the Internet Movie Database
• Dialogue: Learn from the Masters Interview
• Variety article on Rick James deal
• Variety article on Up In The Air spec sale