Nancy Meyers

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Nancy Meyers is one of the most successful female filmmakers in Hollywood, with films grossing over $1.5 billion worldwide. She earned an Academy Award nomination for her first screenplay, Private Benjamin, and won the WGA Award for it. Her film Baby Boom was nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Picture. She received the WGA West Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement in 2020, honoring her body of work. Meyers is recognized for creating a distinct aesthetic and for proving that films centered on women can be both critically and commercially successful.

AwardsMeyers won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen for Private Benjamin in 1981. In 2020, she received the WGA West Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement, a lifetime honor. She has been nominated for an Academy Award, multiple Golden Globes, and other industry accolades.

Honours & Distinctions

Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

Writers Guild of America West·2020

Lifetime achievement award recognizing her screenwriting career.

Records & Feats

First woman to receive the WGA Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

Career Milestone·2020

Meyers was the first female screenwriter to receive the WGA West Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement in 2020.