Hall of Fame Award

Each year Final Draft, Inc. gives its Hall of Fame Award to an industry leader whose body of work has been an inspiration to writers and filmmakers worldwide.

2005 Final Draft, Inc. Hall of Fame Award Recipient - Sydney Pollack
Sydney Pollack was an Academy Award-winning director, producer, actor, writer, and public figure, who directed and produced over 40 films. Pollack was best-known for directing Tootsie, Out of Africa, Three Days of the Condor, and The Way we Were. The Directors Guild of America awarded him with the John Huston Award, as a "defender of artists' rights...a warrior."