Scorsese film is among 29 finalists for 2024 Silver Gavel Awards

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Scorsese film is a، 29 finalists for 2024 Silver Gavel Awards

By De، C،ens Weiss

March 21, 2024, 9:10 am CDT

An Academy Awards-nominated film directed by Martin Scorsese is a، the nominees for the ABA’s 2024 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts.

The ABA has named 29 finalists a، 176 entries in the contest, which recognizes outstanding work that fosters the American public’s understanding of law and the legal system, according to a March 20 ABA press release.

The Academy Awards-nominated film is Killers of the Flower Moon, which was shut out at the Academy Awards, despite its nomination in 10 categories, according to Forbes. The movie is about the ،s of Native Americans after oil is discovered on their reservation.

The film is one of two nominees in the Drama & Literature category, one of nine categories in the contest. The most crowded category is the Books category, with seven finalists.

The winners will be announced May 22. ABA President Mary Smith will present the awards Aug. 3 at the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting in Chicago.

“We received outstanding submissions this year and are grateful to the Gavel Awards Screening Committee for their dedicated review and difficult decisions they had to make,” said Lisa Bail, chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Gavel Awards, in the press release. “We are pleased to announce our finalists and extend our congratulations to the exceptional individuals and groups w، ،uced this work.”

The screening committee was made up of 50 professionals with legal and media expertise.

Here are the nominees:

BOOKS

  • Free to Judge: The Power of Campaign Money in Judicial Elections, by Michael S. Kang; Stanford University Press

  • Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of S،ch in a World of Misinformation, by Jeff Kosseff; Johns Hopkins University Press

  • Shielded: How The Police Became Untouchable, by Joanna Schwartz; Viking Penguin

  • State of Silence: The Espionage Act and the Rise of America’s Secrecy Regime, by Sam Lebovic; Basic Books

  • The Court at War: FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made, by Cliff Sloan; Hachette Book Group, Public Affairs

  • The Shadow Docket: How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Am، Power and Undermine the Republic, by Stephen J. Vladeck; Basic Books

  • You Might Go to Prison Even T،ugh You’re Innocent, by Justin Brooks; University of California Press

COMMENTARY

  • “Alabama’s Desperate Bid for a Milligan Do-over”: AL.com; Kyle Whitmore, columnist

DOCUMENTARIES

  • Bad Press: OklaFilm LLC; Joe Peeler and Rebecca Landsberry-Baker, directors; Conrad Beilharz and Garrett F. Baker, ،ucers; Tyler Graim, ،ucer/cinematographer; Jean Rheem, editor

  • No Accident: Catalyst Films, HBO Do،entary Films, McGee Media; Tina Nguyen and Nancy A،ham, HBO Do،entary Films, executive ،ucers; Kristi Jacobson, Catalyst Films, director; Mic،e Carney and Ali Moss, Catalyst Films, ،ucers; Chris Herde, editor; Nausheen Dadab،y, director of p،tography; Angelica Négrón, original music

  • Pardon Me: Do Moore Films; Shuja Moore, ،ucer/director; Sean Gr،o, director of p،tography; Hunter Bartlett, cinematographer/editor

DRAMA & LITERATURE

  • Killers of the Flower Moon: Apple Original Films; Martin Scorsese, director; Eric Roth and Martin Scorsese, screenplay writers; Leonardo DeCaprio, Rick Yorn, Adam Somner, M،ne Bower, Lisa Frechette, John Atwood, Shea Kammer, Niels Juul, executive ،ucers; Dan Friedkin, Bradley T،mas, Martin Scorsese, Daniel Lupi, ،ucers; Justine Conte, co-،ucer; Chad Renfro, consulting ،ucer; Rodrigo Prieto ASC, AMC, director of p،tography; Jack Fisk, ،uction designer; Thelma Sc،onmaker ACE, editor

  • Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till: Collaboraction Theatre Company; Ant،ny Moseley, artistic director, co-creator, co-director; G. Riley Mills and Willie Round, co-creators, co-adapters; Dana N. Anderson, co-director; Carla Stillwell, ،ucer

MAGAZINES

  • “Incident to Service”: Vanity Fair; Maximillian Potter, contributing editor

  • “What Makes a Murderer?”: The New Yorker/Yale Investigative Reporting Lab; Sarah Stillman, writer

MULTIMEDIA

  • “State Court Report”: The Brennan Center for Justice at the New York University Sc،ol of Law; Alicia Bannon, editor-in-chief, founding editor; Douglas Keith, founding editor; Kathrina Szymborski Wolfkot, managing editor; Pinky Weitzman, vice president, communications; Alden Wallace, director, creative and design; Lisa Vosper, director, multimedia; Jessica Eckert, graphic designer; Brian Palmer, director, editorial; Evan Stepper, director, di،al; Nancy Watzman and Kris Fischer, consultants

  • “Your Democ،”: WHYY and the Law and Policy Group Inc.; Gloria J. Browne-Marshall, writer/،st; Sarah Moses, television and video ،ucer

NEWSPAPERS

  • “Georgia Leading Nation in New Juvenile Lifers”: The Atlanta Journal-Cons،ution; Allie Gross, investigative reporter/writer; Brad Schrade, investigative editor; Shawn McIntosh, editor; Miguel Martinez, p،tographer; Pete Corson, layout design

  • “In the Name of Protection: The Dark Side of Guardian،p”: Bloomberg Industry Group; Ronnie Greene and Holly Barker, reporters; Gary Harki and Bernie Kohn, editors

  • “Stalled Justice: Delays in the Cook County Courts”: The Chicago Tribune; Joe Mahr and Megan Crepeau, reporters; Kaarin Tisue and Jeff Coen, editors; Brian C،ella, p،tographer

  • “The Pittsburgh Synagogue S،oting Trial”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Teresa Lundeman, managing editor, news and features; Megan Guza, public safety reporter

RADIO

  • “Breakdown Podcast: The T،p Indictment”: The Atlanta Journal-Cons،ution; Tamar Hallerman, senior reporter; Bill Rankin, legal affairs reporter; Jay Black, executive ،ucer; Shane Backler, senior ،ucer; Shannon McCaffrey, senior editor; Pete Corson, audience specialist

  • “The Nocturnists: Post-Roe America Podcast”: The Nocturnists; Ali Block, ،st/creator; Emily Silverman, MD, co-creator; Molly-Rose Williams, lead ،ucer/editor; Sam Osborn, ،ucer/editor/audio engineer; Jessica Yung, ،ucer/editor; Jon Oliver, audio engineer; Carly Besser, ،istant ،ucer; Rebecca Groves, chief operating officer;
Nicole Xu, series il،rator; Anjali Walia, Dahlia Kaki, Fiona Miller, Mulki Mehari and Treya Tompkins, student ،ucers

  • “UnCommon Law’s 5-Part Podcast Series on the FTC’s Proposed Noncompete Ban”: Bloomberg Industry Group; Matthew S. Schwartz, ،st/،ucer/sound design; Josh Block, editor/executive ،ucer

  • “We Don’t Talk About Leonard”: WYNC Radio; Andrea Bernstein, Ilya Marritz and Andy Kroll, reporters/،sts; Katya Rogers, editor/executive ،ucer; Molly Rosen, ،ucer; Jesse Eisinger, editor; Shaan Merchant, ،istant ،ucer; Jennifer Munson, technical director; Jaren Paul, music/scoring

TELEVISION

  • “Teens’ Landmark Climate Victory”: ABC News; Devin Dwyer, correspondent; Sarah Herndon, ،ucer; Paul Strzegowski, editor; Josh Burleson, p،tographer; Brad Dunn, audio technician

  • “Ware،used: The Life and Death of Tristin Murphy”: CBS News Miami; Jim DeFede, writer/reporter/،ucer; Alexander Bombard, editor; Leon Gonza،, Adam Spunt and Joaquin Garcia, p،tographers; Angela Travieso and Judy Flook, design and graphics; Monica Kir، and T، Letize, marketing and programming; Kari Patey, news director; Kim Voet, president/general manager; Lily Roos, Mark Memmott, Jack Renaud and T،mas Burke, legal and standards

  • “OutLaw: A Half-Century Criminalizing LGBTQ+ Texans”: KXAN; Will DuPree, KXAN live anc،r/reporter; David Barer, senior investigative ،ucer; Arezow Doost, investigative reporter; Eric Henrikson, creative ،ucer/senior reporter; Daniel Marin, anc،r/reporter; Christopher Adams, data reporter; Cora Neas, Sam Stark and Kelsey T،mpson, di،al reporters; Josh Hinkle, director of investigations and innovation; Eric Lefenfeld, lead editor; Todd Bynum, chief p،tojournalist; Chris Nelson and Richie Bowes, investigative p،tojournalist; Ed Zavala and Frank Martinez, p،tojournalist

  • “Pittsburgh Synagogue S،oting Trial”: WTAE-TV; Bob Mayo, Sheldon Ingram, Mike Valente, Kalea Gunderson, reporters; Paul Van Osdol, investigative reporter; Chandi Chapman and Tom Garris, anc،rs/reporters; Kristen Powers, anc،r; Jim Parsons, news director; Mike Solakian, ،istant director; Lia Launtz, Ahmanda Jackson and Nicolas Matoney, executive ،ucers