The Black List

The homecoming royalty of Hollywood has been announced.  Ladies and gentlemen, The Black List.

The Black list (est. 2004) is essentially a "favorites" list of screenplays compiled by executives. Three hundred and eleven film executives submit their 10 favorite scripts that were written, but not released, in 2009; in order to make the list, a script must receive at least five mentions.  The List is often credited with "catapult[ing] dozens of scripts into production and screenwriters out of oblivion."  Past "winners" included Diablo Cody's Juno, Nancy Oliver's Lars And The Real Girl, and Scott Neustader's and Michael Weber's 500 Days Of Summer.

For the full roster (and a more in-depth overview) visit Nikki Finke's Deadline.com.