Samy Burch

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Samy Burch
Born Los Angeles, California
Education New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Occupation Screenwriter
Spouse(s) Alex Mechanik
(m. 2023)
Relatives Molly Burch (sister)

Samy Burch is an American screenwriter. She is known for writing May December (2023), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Early life and education

Burch was raised in West Los Angeles and attended the Archer School for Girls.[1][2] She was exposed to the film industry at an early age through her parents; her mother worked in film casting while her father worked in film development.[3] Her sister is singer Molly Burch.[4]

In 2009, Burch graduated from the New York University Tisch School of the Arts with a bachelor's degree in Dramatic Writing.[5]

Career

Early in her career, Burch worked in casting, writing audition materials for actors.[6] She also wrote and directed a series of short films with her now-husband, Alex Mechanik.[7]

Burch completed the screenplay for May December, her first feature film, in 2019. The script was inspired by recollections of the 1990s tabloid culture of her youth, particularly the case of Mary Kay Letourneau. Director Todd Haynes first read the script in 2020 and the completed film premiered on May 20, 2023, at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.[3]

Burch wrote the screenplay for the Warner Bros. family comedy movie Coyote vs. Acme, based on a 1990 Ian Frazier humor piece that first appeared in The New Yorker. It was shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery in November 2023, who reversed its decision a week later after public backlash, but in February 2024, was expected to be deleted and claimed as a tax write-off.[8][9] On March 10, 2024, Burch told IndieWire at the 2024 Academy Awards that the film may still be released and conversations are still ongoing.[10]

Personal life

In 2023, Burch married Alex Mechanik, with whom she developed the story for May December. The pair met while studying film at NYU and currently reside in Los Angeles.[1][11]

Filmography

Year Title Notes
2013 All You Can Eat Short film;
Co-directed with Alex Mechanik
2016 Bev
2017 Crown Prince
2023 May December N/A
TBA Coyote vs. Acme N/A

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result Ref.
2023 New York Film Critics Circle Best Screenplay May December Won [6][12]
Gotham Awards Best Screenplay Nominated [13]
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Runner-up[lower-alpha 1] [14]
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Runner-up [15]
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Won [16]
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Nominated [17][18]
Boston Online Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won[lower-alpha 2] [19]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Original Screenplay Runner-up[lower-alpha 3] [20][21]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Nominated [22] [23]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Original Screenplay Runner-up[lower-alpha 3] [24]
2024 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Original Screenplay Nominated [25]
Best Female Screenwriter Nominated [25][26]
Columbus Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated[lower-alpha 3] [27][28]
Georgia Film Critics Association Nominated [29]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Nominated [30]
DiscussingFilm Critic Awards Won [31]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Nominated [32]
National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Won [33]
Utah Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [34][35]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best Screenplay Nominated [36][37]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Original Screenplay Nominated [38][39]
Austin Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated[lower-alpha 3] [40]
Denver Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Nominated [41][42]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [43]
North Dakota Film Society Best Screenplay Nominated[lower-alpha 3] [44]
Portland Critics Association Nominated [45]
Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [46]
Independent Spirit Awards Best First Screenplay Won[lower-alpha 3] [47]
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [48]
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay Pending [49]

Notes

  1. ↑ Tied with Nicole Holofcener for You Hurt My Feelings.
  2. ↑ Tied with David Hemingson for The Holdovers.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Shared with cowriter Alex Mechanik

References

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