The dicrector of the American psychological thriller "Abandon" wond an academ award for what film?
Abandon (film) Abandon is a 2002 American psychological thriller drama film written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, starring Katie Holmes as a college student whose boyfriend (Charlie Hunnam) disappeared two years previously. Despite being set at an American university, much of the movie was filmed in Canada at McGill University's McConnell Hall. It is based on the book "Adams Fall" by Sean Desmond. The book was re-titled "Abandon" for the movie tie-in paperback printing. The film co-stars Zooey Deschanel and Gabrielle Union, with Benjamin Bratt playing the detective investigating the boyfriend's disappearance. It received generally negative reviews.
Jessica Lovering Jessica Lovering is an American astrophysicist, researcher and Director of Energy at the Breakthrough Institute. She supports the innovative development of new nuclear power plants in response to climate change. She also sits on the Advisory Committee of the Nuclear Innovation Alliance, and was a speaker at Nuclear Innovation Bootcamp at the University of California, Berkley in 2016. Her biography at ClimateOne states that Lovering "works to change how people think about energy and the environment". Her written work has featured in various publications, including journals "Issues in Science and Technology", "Science and Public Policy", "Foreign Affairs" and "Energy policy." Websites featuring her work include various nuclear energy blogs and EnergyPost.eu. She has worked as a researcher on the documentary film "Pandora's Promise" and appeared in the TV series "Abandoned".