'Crazy Rich Asians' among finalists for Humanitas Prize
LOS ANGELES: Crazy Rich Asians has been named among the finalists for the 44th annual Humanitas Prize.
According to Humanitas executive director Cathleen Young and president Ali LeRoi, the other finalists are box office blockbuster Black Panther and TV series including The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, One Day at a Time and This Is Us.
“It’s always an honor and a privilege to lift up writers who are passionate about telling stories that entertain us, but also deeply explore what it means to be a human in a way that promotes peace and love,” Young said.
A total of 58 writers are nominated for their work in the 30-minute comedy, 60-minute drama, children’s teleplay, independent feature film, drama feature film, comedy feature film, family feature film and documentary categories. The prize was created to celebrate writers “whose work inspires compassion, hope, and understanding in the human family.”
“Humanitas enjoyed an embarrassment of riches this year,” LeRoi said. “There were so many incredible submissions from such gifted writers.”
Six college students have also been named as finalists for the David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Fellowship and
I don’t know much about the production side of things. But I know that (director) Jon wants to direct the next one, and all next year he’s directing In The Heights. Constance Wu, star of ‘Crazy Rich Asians’
the Carol Mendelsohn College Drama Fellowship. The winning writers in each category will receive US$20,000 in prize money.
Humanitas will also honour Friends and Grace and Frankie co-creator Marta Kauffman with the Kieser Award, and Black-ish creator Kenya Barris with the Voice for Change Award.
Meanwhile, China Rich Girlfriend, the sequel to Crazy Rich Asians, has been greenlighted for production.
But because of the heavy schedule of director Jon M. Chu, the sequel shall take some time to produce.
Said Crazy Rich Asians star Constance Wu: “I don’t know much about the production side of things. But I know that Jon wants to direct the next one, and all next year he’s directing In The Heights.”