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black list
noun as in black book
Weak match
noun as in disapproval
Strong matches
Weak matches
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Tributes were also given to Franklin Leonard, founder of the screenplay platform Black List; the “Maria” star Angelina Jolie; and the casts of “The Piano Lesson” and “Sing Sing.”
In March, she received the Keith Alexander award from the Football Black List in recognition of her achievements as a pioneer and just two months later was given a lifetime achievement award at the 2024 Women's Football Awards.
Established in 2005 as an annual list of the most-liked screenplays that hadn’t found homes, the Black List has since expanded from its humble beginnings into a Hollywood institution with more than 7,000 registered industry members.
Adding fiction to the Black List’s purview allows the site to address the growing overlap among the film, television, theater and publishing industries, said Leonard, the firm’s founder and chief executive, in an interview.
Randy Winston, former director of writing programs at the Center for Fiction, a Brooklyn, N.Y.-based nonprofit, who will serve as the Black List’s creative director of fiction, said he is excited about “romantasy” submissions, a popular genre that combines romance and fantasy elements.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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