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black list
A list of persons or things considered undesirable or deserving punishment, as in Japanese beetles are on my black list of garden pests. The practice of making such lists is quite old. Notorious examples include the late 19th-century black lists of union members whom employers would not hire and the black lists of persons suspected of being Communists as a result of the hearings held by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy in the early 1950s. Today the term is also used more loosely, as in the example. [Early 1600s] Also see black book, def. 1.
Example Sentences
"Incredibly sad news about the passing of Uriah Rennie. A Black pioneering referee and leader in the game," said Leon Mann, co-founder of the Football Black List.
After it topped the Black List of industry-favorite unproduced screenplays over a decade ago, the film entered production in 2013 before falling apart and sitting in purgatory for years after.
Tributes were also given to Franklin Leonard, founder of the screenplay platform Black List; the “Maria” star Angelina Jolie; and the casts of “The Piano Lesson” and “Sing Sing.”
In March, she received the Keith Alexander award from the Football Black List in recognition of her achievements as a pioneer and just two months later was given a lifetime achievement award at the 2024 Women's Football Awards.
Established in 2005 as an annual list of the most-liked screenplays that hadn’t found homes, the Black List has since expanded from its humble beginnings into a Hollywood institution with more than 7,000 registered industry members.
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