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Ted Elliott
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Ted Elliott (born 1961) is an American screenwriter. Along with his writing partner Terry Rossio, Elliott has written some of the most successful American films of the past 15 years, including Aladdin, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean. In 2004, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America; his term on the board ended in 2006. Along with fellow former board member Craig Mazin, Elliott runs The Artful Writer, a website aimed at professional screenwriters. He is also a co-founder with Terry Rossio of Wordplay a.k.a. Wordplayer.com, one of the premier screenwriting sites on the Internet. In 2005, Elliott ran for president of the Writers Guild of America, west, but lost to animation writer and historical figurine maker Patric Verrone. Verrone received 1301 votes; Elliott received 591.
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| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | BAFTA Awards | Winner BAFTA Film Award | Best Screenplay - Adapted (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Annie Awards | Winner Annie | Outstanding Individual Achievement for Writing in an Animated Feature Production (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| Year | Category | Subcategory | Info | Movie/Tv Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Scream Awards | Nominee Scream Award | Best Scream-Play (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio) | Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest |
| 2004 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form (Gore Verbinski, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Stuart Beattie, Jay Wolpert) | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
| 2003 | Bram Stoker Awards | Nominee Bram Stoker Award | Screenplay (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio) | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl |
| 2003 | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Nominee Nebula Award | Best Script (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Academy Awards, USA | Nominee Oscar | Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA | Nominee Saturn Award | Best Writing (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 2002 | American Screenwriters Association, USA | Nominee Discover Screenwriting Award | (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Christopher Awards | Nominee Christopher Award | Film (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins, David Lipman) | Shrek |
| 2002 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman, Edmund Fong, Ken Harsha, Cody Cameron, Chris Miller, Conrad Vernon, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aron Warner, John H. Williams, Penney Finkelman Cox, Sandra Rabins) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Adapted Screenplay (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 2001 | Golden Schmoes Awards | Nominee Golden Schmoes | Best Screenplay of the Year (Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, Roger S.H. Schulman) | Shrek |
| 1993 | Hugo Awards | Nominee Hugo | Best Dramatic Presentation (Ron Clements, John Musker, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Ed Gombert, Burny Mattinson, Roger Allers, Daan Jippes, Kevin Harkey, Sue C. Nichols, Francis Glebas, Darrell Rooney, Larry Leker, James Fujii, Kirk Hanson, Kevin Lima, Rebecca Rees, David S. Smith, Chris Sanders, Brian Pimental) | Aladdin |
| 1992 | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Nominee ACCA | Best Original Screenplay (John Musker, Ron Clements, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio) | Aladdin |
