Kenneth Lonergan
![Lonergan at the [[Vienna International Film Festival]] in 2016.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Kenneth_Lonergan_Viennale_2016_opening_4_%28cropped%29.jpg)
Lonergan won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''Manchester by the Sea'', for which he was also nominated for Best Director; he also earned Academy Award nominations for his screenplays for ''You Can Count on Me'' and ''Gangs of New York.'' He also won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for ''Manchester by the Sea'' at the 70th British Academy Film Awards. Provided by Wikipedia