David Hemingson

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David Hemingson
Born (1964-07-26) July 26, 1964 (age 60)
New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Education
Occupations
  • Producer
  • screenwriter
Spouse
Victoria Morsell
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(m. 1998)​
Children2

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.

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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 a prep school environment. Hemingson adapted the pilot script into the screenplay for Payne's 2023 film The Holdovers . [4]

In March 2024, 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. [5] Frisco producer Tom McNulty questioned the validity of Stephenson's claim. [6]

Personal life

Hemingson married writer and actress Victoria Morsell in 1998. They reside in Los Angeles with their sons. [7]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleWriterProducer
2023 The Holdovers YesYes

TV series

YearTitleWriterProducerCreatorNotes
1995-1996 The Adventures of Pete and Pete YesNoNo2 episodes
1997-1998 101 Dalmatians: The Series YesNoNo9 episodes
1997-1999 Pepper Ann YesNoNo5 episodes
1998 Hercules YesNoNo2 episodes
1998-1999 For Your Love YesNoNo4 episodes
1999-2000 Jesse YesCo-producerNoWrote 2 episodes
1999-2001 Angela Anaconda YesNoNo2 episodes
2000-2003 Just Shoot Me! YesCo-executiveNoWrote 11 episodes
2004-2006 Cracking Up YesCo-executiveNoWrote 1 episode
2005-2006 Kitchen Confidential YesExecutiveNoWrote 13 episodes
2005-2008 American Dad! YesCo-executiveNoWrote 2 episodes
2007-2008 Family Guy NoConsultingNo
2009 Lie to Me NoConsultingNo
2010 The Deep End YesExecutiveYesWrote 3 episodes
2011 Traffic Light YesExecutiveNoWrote 2 episodes
2012-2013 Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 YesExecutiveNoWrote 2 episodes
2014 Friends With Better Lives YesExecutiveNoWrote 1 episode
Bones NoConsultingNo5 episodes
2014-2015 Black-ish YesConsultingNoWrote 1 episode
2016 Uncle Buck YesConsultingNoWrote 1 episode
2016-2017 The Catch YesCo-executiveNoWrote 1 episode
2019 Whiskey Cavalier YesExecutiveYesWrote 13 episodes

TV movies

YearTitleWriterExecutive
Producer		Creator
2007Two Dreadful ChildrenYesYesYes
The CallYesYesYes
2016Chunk & BeanNoYesNo

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultReferences
2006 Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy Kitchen Confidential Nominated [8]
2023Michigan Movie Critics GuildBest Screenplay (Adapted or Original) The Holdovers Nominated [9]
National Board of Review Best Original Screenplay Won [10]
Boston Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Won [11]
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Best Original ScreenplayNominated [12]
Chicago Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [13]
Phoenix Critics Circle Best ScreenplayWon [14]
Boston Online Film Critics Association Best ScreenplayWon [lower-alpha 1] [15]
Southeastern Film Critics AssociationBest Original ScreenplayWon [16]
St. Louis Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Runner-up [17]
Indiana Film Journalists Association Best Original ScreenplayWon [18] [19]
North Texas Film Critics AssociationBest ScreenplayWon [20]
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Best Screenplay Won [21] [22]
San Diego Film Critics Society Best Original Screenplay Runner-up [23] [24]
Florida Film Critics Circle Best Original Screenplay Nominated [25]
Online Association of Female Film Critics Best Original ScreenplayNominated [26]
Nevada Film Critics Society Best Original ScreenplayWon [27]
2024 Alliance of Women Film Journalists Best Original ScreenplayNominated [28] [29]
Columbus Film Critics Association Best Original ScreenplayWon [30] [31]
Georgia Film Critics Association Best Original ScreenplayWon [32]
Astra Awards Best Original ScreenplayNominated [33] [34]
Greater Western New York Film Critics Association Best Original ScreenplayNominated [35]
National Society of Film Critics Best Screenplay Runner-up [lower-alpha 2] [36]
North Carolina Film Critics Association Best Original ScreenplayNominated [37]
Utah Film Critics Association Best Original ScreenplayNominated [38] [39]
Seattle Film Critics Society Best ScreenplayWon [40]
San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Best Original ScreenplayNominated [41] [42]
Austin Film Critics Association Best Original Screenplay Nominated [43]
Denver Film Critics Society Best Original ScreenplayNominated [44] [45]
Hawaii Film Critics Society Best ScreenplayNominated [46]
Critics' Choice Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [47]
Music City Film Critics Association Best ScreenplayWon [48]
North Dakota Film Society Best ScreenplayNominated [49]
Portland Critics Association Best ScreenplayNominated [50]
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Screenplay Nominated [51]
Satellite Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [52]
Film Independent Spirit Awards Best Screenplay Nominated [8]
Academy Awards Best Original Screenplay Nominated [8]
Writers Guild of America Awards Best Original Screenplay Won [53]

Notes

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

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