WEEK IN WOMEN: Writers Guild Honors Nancy Meyers – Brandy McDonnell reports

January 15, 2020January 20, 2020 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments diane keaton, nancy meyers, writers guild of america

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Trailblazing screenwriter, director and producer Nancy Meyers, who has created such memorable hit films as Private Benjamin, Something’s Gotta Give, It’s Complicated and The Holiday has been named the recipient of the Writers Guild of America West’s 2020 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement.

The Guild’s lifetime achievement award is presented to members who have “advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter,” according to a news release.

Something’s Gotta Give star Diane Keaton is slated to present the Screen Laurel Award to Meyers at the WGAW’s 2020 Writers Guild Awards Feb. 1 ceremony. Read more on THE WEEK IN WOMEN.

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Brandy McDonnell

Brandy McDonnell is the longtime features writer covering arts and entertainment for The Oklahoman and Oklahoman.com, part of the USA Today Network. In 2025, she garnered a Rabkin Prize, which recognizes the nation’s top visual arts writers. An approved critic for RottenTomatoes.com, she is a member of the Oklahoma Film Critics Circle and of the Alliance of Wome\n Film Journalists, for which she writes The Week in Women news blog.