Emma Donoghue

Born: 1969-10-01

Emma Donoghue (born October 1969) is an Irish-Canadian playwright, literary historian, novelist, and screenwriter. Her 2010 novel Room was a finalist for the Booker Prize and an international best-seller. Donoghue's 1995 novel Hood won the Stonewall Book Award and Slammerkin (2000) won the Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction. She is a 2011 recipient of the Alex Awards. Room was adapted by Donoghue into a film of the same name. For this, she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.

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A24 : The American New Wave

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Released: 2025-01-27

The history of the A24 Independent Studio from the beginnings to glory

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Making “Room”

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Released: 2016-03-01

The cast and crew, as well as novelist and screenwriter Emma Donoghue, weigh in on the...

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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

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First aired: 2015-08-02

Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of...

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