David Hemingson

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David Hemingson
Born (1964-07-26) July 26, 1964 (age 59)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Education
Occupation
  • Producer
  • screenwriter
Spouse(s) Victoria Morsell (m. 1998)
Children 2

David Hemingson (born July 26, 1964) is an American writer and producer for film and television. He is best known for writing the critically acclaimed film The Holdovers, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.

Early life and education

Hemingson was born on July 26, 1964, in New Haven, Connecticut. His father worked both as a teacher and a merchant marine, while his mother was a nurse at Mount Sinai Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. His parents divorced in 1969.[1]

In 1982, Hemingson graduated from Watkinson School, a prep school in Hartford. His experiences in prep school, along with life lessons acquired from an uncle during his youth, informed Hemingson's screenplay for the 2023 Alexander Payne film The Holdovers.[2][1]

Hemingson earned a bachelor's degree at Yale University and graduated from Columbia Law School in 1990. After graduation, he worked in the entertainment division of the Loeb & Loeb law firm in Los Angeles before deciding to pursue a writing career.[3]

Career

Hemingson's first role after leaving the legal field was as an assistant writer on Nickelodeon's The Adventures of Pete & Pete.[4] In addition to his television writing career, Hemingson served as a producer on series such as Just Shoot Me!, Kitchen Confidential, The Deep End, Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23, and Whiskey Cavalier. Hemigson is credited with creating The Deep End and Whiskey Cavalier. He adapted Kitchen Confidential from Anthony Bourdain's book.

In 2017, Hemingson wrote a pilot for a series set at a New England boarding school based on his own experiences at the Watkinson School. He was later contacted by director Alexander Payne, who wanted his next film to be set in the prep school environment. Hemingson adapted the pilot script into the screenplay for Payne's 2023 film The Holdovers.[4]

The Holdovers controversy

On March 9, 2024, the day before the 96th Academy Awards, Variety reported that screenwriter Simon Stephenson had contacted the Writers Guild of America alleging similarities between The Holdovers and Frisco, Stephenson's own unproduced screenplay. The report confirmed that Alexander Payne was aware of Stephenson’s screenplay as early as 2013. While Hemingson is the sole writer credited for the film, Payne had previously acknowledged his own involvement in developing the film's story.[5]

However, "Frisco" producer Tom McNulty questioned Stephenson's claims, telling The Puck[6] that he saw "The Holdovers" twice and it "didn't even cross [his] mind" that it had been plagiarized from his project. He also noted that Payne came to speak to his class at Loyola Marymount film school just as he was going into production on "The Holdovers." “If Alexander was truly ‘plagiarizing’ my old script Frisco, I don’t think he would have been willing to Zoom into a class of 85 students and talk ad nauseam about The Holdovers," McNulty said. "It just doesn’t make sense.”

Other outlets, including The Wrap,[7] World of Reel,[8] and Plagiarism Today,[9] also doubted the accusation, calling it "flimsy"[10] and saying "when you look at the specifics of the complaint, the wheels begin to come off."[11] Prominent screenwriters came to Hemingson's defense on social media, including The Good Wife creator Robert King, who said the two scripts are "radically different",[12] and Suits creator Aaron Korsh, who said he personally witnessed Hemingson work on the screenplay for Holdovers "for years."[13]

Personal life

Hemingson married writer and actress Victoria Morsell in 1998. They reside in Los Angeles with their sons.[14]

Filmography

Television

Year Title Writer Producer Episodes
1995-1996 The Adventures of Pete and Pete Yes No 2 episodes
1997-1998 101 Dalmatians: The Series Yes No 9 episodes
1997-1999 Pepper Ann Yes No 5 episodes
1998 Hercules Yes No 2 episodes
1998-1999 For Your Love Yes No 4 episodes
1999-2000 Jesse Yes Yes
 Co-producer of 20 episodes, writer of 2 episodes
1999-2001 Angela Anaconda Yes No 2 episodes
2000-2003 Just Shoot Me! Yes Yes Co-executive producer of 67 episodes, writer of 11 episodes
2004-2006 Cracking Up Yes Yes Co-executive producer of 5 episodes, writer of 1 episode
2005-2006 Kitchen Confidential Yes Yes Executive producer and writer of 13 episodes
2005-2008 American Dad! Yes Yes Co-executive producer of 22 episodes, writer of 2 episodes
2007 Two Dreadful Children Yes Yes Executive producer and creator of TV movie
The Call Yes Yes Executive producer and writer of TV movie
2007-2008 Family Guy No Yes Consulting producer of 13 episodes
2009 Lie to Me No Yes Consulting producer of 10 episodes
2010 The Deep End Yes Yes Creator, executive producer of 7 episodes, writer of 3 episodes
2011 Traffic Light Yes Yes Executive producer of 12 episodes, writer of 2 episodes
2012-2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 Yes Yes Executive producer of 25 episodes, writer of 2 episodes
2014 Friends With Better Lives Yes Yes Executive producer of 11 episodes, writer of 1 episode
Bones No Yes Consulting producer of 5 episodes
2014-2015 Black-ish Yes Yes Consulting producer of 4 episodes, writer of 1 episode
2016 Uncle Buck Yes Yes Consulting producer of 7 episodes, writer of 1 episode
Chunk & Bean No Yes Executive producer of TV movie
2016-2017 The Catch Yes Yes Co-executive producer of 20 episodes, writer of 1 episode
2019 Whiskey Cavalier Yes Yes Creator, executive producer, and writer of 13 episodes

Film

Year Title Writer Producer
2023 The Holdovers Yes Yes

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result References
2006 Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy Kitchen Confidential Nominated [15]
2023 Michigan Movie Critics Guild Best Screenplay (Adapted or Original) The Holdovers Nominated [16]
National Board of Review Best Original Screenplay Won [17]
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Won [18]
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [19]
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [20]
Phoenix Critics Circle Best Screenplay Won [21]
Boston Online Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won [lower-alpha 1] [22]
Southeastern Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Won [23]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Runner-up [24]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Original Screenplay Won [25][26]
North Texas Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won [27]
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won [28][29]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Runner-up [30][31]
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Original Screenplay Nominated [32]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Original Screenplay Nominated [33]
Nevada Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Won [34]
2024 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Original Screenplay Nominated [35][36]
Columbus Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Won [37][38]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Won [39]
Astra Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [40][41]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [42]
National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Runner-up[lower-alpha 2] [43]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [44]
Utah Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [45][46]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Screenplay Won [47]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Original Screenplay Nominated [48][49]
Austin Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [50]
Denver Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Nominated [51][52]
Hawaii Film Critics Society Best Screenplay Nominated [53]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [54]
Music City Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won [55]
North Dakota Film Society Best Screenplay Nominated [56]
Portland Critics Association Best Screenplay Nominated [57]
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay Nominated [58]
Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [59]
Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay Nominated [15]
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [15]
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay Pending [60]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tied with Samy Burch for May December
  2. ↑ Tied with Celine Song for Past Lives.

References

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