Screenwriter, director and producer Walter Hill will obtain the 2024 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement from the Writers Guild of America West.

Per the guild, the award is bestowed upon members who’ve “superior the literature of movement footage and made excellent contributions to the career of the screenwriter.” A couple of of Hill’s writing and co-writing credit embrace “The Getaway,” “48 Hrs.,” “Final Man Standing” and “Lifeless For A Greenback.”

“Walter Hill’s affect on our trade is plain,” mentioned WGAW president Meredith Stiehm. “His distinctive fashion influenced and educated generations of screenwriters who adopted. He has had a permanent, famend profession, and the Guild is honored to current him with the Display Laurel Award.”

Within the early Seventies, Hill kicked off his writing profession with “Hickey and Boggs,” “The Getaway,” “The Waterproof coat” and “The Drowning Pool.” He stepped within the director’s chair for the primary time with the 1975 Despair-era movie “Exhausting Instances.” He later co-wrote and directed “The Warriors” in 1979, which developed a cult following. Hill went on to co-produce “Alien” and co-wrote “Aliens” and “Alien 3.”

Hill has additionally explored the Western style, starting with Cannes choice “The Lengthy Riders,” which he wrote and directed. He subsequently directed “Geronimo” and served as author and directed on “Wild Invoice.”

Hill’s extra writing credit embrace his directorial initiatives “Streets of Fireplace,” “The Driver,” “Purple Warmth” and “The Task.”

Amongst different accolades, Hill was the recipient of the Cartier Glory to the Filmmaker Award on the Venice Worldwide Movie Competition in 2022 for his movie “Lifeless for a Greenback.”