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Stage and screen scribe Aaron Sorkin won the 83rd Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Social Network. Read his ontage speech and the transcript from his backstage interview below!
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 27, 2011 - Sunday, February 27, 2011.
BroadwayWorld was reporting LIVE throughout Oscar night, February 27. The fun began at 7pm EST when the starts take to the red carpet. The ceremony was broadcast live from the Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland Center on ABC. The Oscar presentation was also televised live in more than 200 countries worldwide.
The 83rd Academy Awards® nominations were announced live on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
The Community Theatre of Little Rock presents Aaron Sorkin's military courtroom drama 'A Few Good Men," directed by Frank O. Butler, on February 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, March 4th, and 5th, at 7:30pm, and February 20th, 27th and March 6th at 2pm, at the Public Theatre, located at 616 Center Street , next to Horn's in downtown Little Rock .
According to EW.com, Aaron Sorkin is set to guest star as himself in an episode of NBC's 30 ROCK this spring.
In the heart of awards season, between the Golden Globes and The Academy Awards, the Orange British Academy Film Awards sees the biggest movie stars in Britain and Hollywood come together to honor this year's best in film. Hosted by Jonathan Ross, the 2011 Awards were broadcast on February 13, 2011 from London's Royal Opera House.
In the heart of awards season, between the Golden Globes and The Academy Awards, the Orange British Academy Film Awards sees the biggest movie stars in Britain and Hollywood come together to honor this year's best in film. Hosted by Jonathan Ross, the 2011 Awards were broadcast from London's Royal Opera House.
Hottest Articles on BroadwayWorld.com from this weekend Sunday, February 6, 2011 - Sunday, February 6, 2011.
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) announced the winners of the 2011 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen, television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing at simultaneous ceremonies at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel-Grand Ballroom in Los Angeles and the AXA Equitable Center in New York City. BroadwayWorld TV was there!
In the following video, Golden Globe winner Aaron Sorkin discusses his latest movie, THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Click below to hear what he has to say about the real Mark Zuckerberg.
Executive Artistic Director Carson Kievman has announced that SoBe Institute of the Arts (SoBe Arts) will present staged readings of promising new plays, beginning with Acapulco by New York writer Jacquelyn Reingold (HBO's In Treatment, Law and Order, and produced off-Broadway) and featuring L.A.-based Evan Handler ('Sex and the City,' 'Californication,' and films by Ron Howard and Oliver Stone) in addition to local artists.
Originally produced off-Broadway in 2006, Keith Bunin's complex THE BUSY WORLD IS HUSHED is now enjoying an excellent regional revival courtesy of Theatre Out, Orange County's Gay and Lesbian Theatre company, with performances playing through February 5 at the Empire Theatre in Santa Ana. Theatre Out's intimate setting, coupled with a trio of great performances from its cast, serve this intelligent, engaging drama quite well.
Executive Artistic Director Carson Kievman has announced that NY-based actress, Nadia Dajani and South Florida performers Amy McKenna, Elayne Wilks, Ryan George, Glen Lawrence and Brian McCormack have joined Evan Handler, completing the cast for SoBe Arts upcoming staged readings of ACAPULCO by New York writer Jacquelyn Reingold and directed by Michael Leeds.
HBO has just greenlit Aaron Sorkin's long-developing drama, set behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show. 'Social Network' producer Scott Rudin will reunite with Sorkin for the project which will be executive produced by both. Filming on the pilot will not begin until later in the year.
Executive Artistic Director Carson Kievman has announced that NY-based actress, Nadia Dajani and South Florida performers Amy McKenna, Elayne Wilks, Ryan George, Glen Lawrence and Brian McCormack have joined Evan Handler, completing the cast for SoBe Arts upcoming staged readings of ACAPULCO by New York writer Jacquelyn Reingold and directed by Michael Leeds.
The 83rd Academy Awards® nominations were announced live on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
For the past few months, HBO has been talking to Aaron Sorkin about his long-developing drama, set behind the scenes at a nightly cable news show. However, with the awards show season and his latest film, 'The Social Network,', negotiations have been slow as Sorkin makes rewrites.
TimeLine Theatre Company, dedicated to presenting plays inspired by history that connect to today's social and political issues, has finalized its four-play 2010-11 season. The Chicago premiere of In Darfur by Winter Miller, directed by Nick Bowling, joins three previously released titles: The Chicago premiere of Frost/Nixon by Peter Morgan, the world premiere of Mastering the Art by William Brown and Doug Frew, and The Front Page by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur.
The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association today announced winners for the group's second annual Dorian Awards, which honor their picks for the best in film and television of all kinds.
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