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In Praise of André Benjamin and Awards Season’s Surprises (Guest Blog)
By John Ridley | December 7, 2014 @ 10:22 AM

An Oscar-winning screenwriter and director celebrates those who look beyond the FYC ads

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John Ridley

Novelist and screenwriter John Ridley won numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, for his screenplay of "12 Years a Slave." The Emmy-winning writer is in production on “American Crime,” a drama series he created, that will premiere on ABC next spring. He wrote and directed the Jimi Hendrix biopic “All Is by My Side.”