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. Turner will be writing the live action Splinter Cell film.^[2]

Awards

Up in the Air's script won:

• The BAFTA Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay^[3][4][5][6]
• The Golden Globe Awards for Best Screenplay^[7][8][9]
• The Writers Guild award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[10][11][12]

• The Broadcast Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^{[13][14][15][16]}
• The Chicago Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[17][18]
• The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics for Best Screenplay^[19][20][21]
• The Denver Film Critics Society award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[22][23][24]
• The Florida Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[25][26]
• The Houston Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[27][28]
• The Indiana Film Critics award for Best Screenplay^[29]
• The Kansas City Film Critics award for Screenplay^[30][31]
• The Los Angeles Film Critics award for Screenplay^[32][33]
• The National Board of Review award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[34]
• The Oklahoma Film Critics award for Best Screenplay - Adaptated^[35][36]
• The Southeastern Film Critics award for Best Adapted Screenplay^[37]
• The Toronto Film Critics award for Best Screenplay (tie)^[38]
• The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics award for Best Screenplay, Adapted^[39][40][41]

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