The Black List is an annual list compiled by Leonard’s firm of Hollywood’s most-liked unproduced screenplays, as voted on by over 300 studio executives, major financiers, and production companies. Starting out as simply a way for Leonard to share information about scripts with other studio executives, The Black List has evolved into a key determinant of the future viability of a screenplay. As described by Leonard during an interview with The Harbus, being on the list “makes [a script] a lot easier to sell . . Everyone knows they’re in demand.”
The results of The Black List speak for themselves. Of the 500 scripts which have been included on The Black List, 125 movies have been made. These movies have collectively grossed over $10 billion in worldwide box office sales, and have won twenty Academy Awards from over 80 nominations.
SEE: The Harbus
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