#420 Oscar Nominated Screenwriter Alec Sokolow

Alec Sokolow has worn many hats in his career as a professional wordsmith. From late night TV comedy to penning tent pole studio films, storylines for video games, children’s books, Huffpost blogs, documentaries, film shorts and teaching creative writing at Penn, Loyola Marymount and Stony Brook.

His credited film work includes:
-- “TOY STORY” (1995, Disney Animation, Pixar) for which he received an ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATION and won an ANNIE AWARD for Outstanding Achievement in Writing.
-- “CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN” (2003, Fox)
-- “GARFIELD” (2004, Fox)
-- “GARFIELD’S A TAIL OF TWO KITTIES” (2006, Fox)
-- “EVAN ALMIGHTY” (2006, Universal)
— “GOODBYE LOVER” (1998, Warner Brothers)
-- “DADDY DAY CAMP” (2006)
-- “MONEY TALKS” (1996, New Line)
— “I AM JANE DOE” (2017, Co-Producer)
— “ROCK DOG: THE BATTLE FOR ROCK PARK” (2020, Lions Gate)
He also co-authored the meta-mythology and storyline for the Skylander’s video game series (Activision).