Diablo Cody Meditates on ‘Juno’ and Its Critics 15 Years Later

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The award-winning screenwriter looks back on her story about a

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teen's unplanned pregnancy in the wake of anti-abortion legislation

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and why she "stayed out of the discourse" around its anti-choice

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interpretation until now. Juno, a spec script by a then-relatively

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unknown writer Diablo Cody, quickly became a 2007 breakout hit,

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winning the Academy Award, BAFTA and Writers Guild of America

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Awards for best original screenplay, along with Oscar nominations for

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the film and a then-20-year-old Elliot Page, who played the titular

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the film and a then-20-year-old Elliot Page, who played the titular

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Diablo Cody Meditates on ‘Juno’ and Its Critics 15 Years Later

The award-winning screenwriter looks back on her story about a

teen's unplanned pregnancy in the wake of anti-abortion legislation

and why she "stayed out of the discourse" around its anti-choice

interpretation until now. Juno, a spec script by a then-relatively

unknown writer Diablo Cody, quickly became a 2007 breakout hit,

winning the Academy Award, BAFTA and Writers Guild of America

Awards for best original screenplay, along with Oscar nominations for

the film and a then-20-year-old Elliot Page, who played the titular

the film and a then-20-year-old Elliot Page, who played the titular

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