‘Reservation Dogs’ Co-Creator Sterlin Harjo Among 2024 MacArthur Genius Grant Recipients

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Emiliana Betancourt The MacArthur Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious “Genius Grant,” a no-strings-attached award given to individuals who have demonstrated extraordinary creativity and potential in their fields.

This year’s fellowship recognizes 22 people for their contributions to the arts, sciences and social causes. One of the honorees is rising star filmmaker Sterlin Harjo, co-creator, showrunner and executive producer of FX’s Emmy-nominated comedy series “Reservation Dogs.” The MacArthur Fellows Program outlines three criteria for selection: “Exceptional creativity; promise for important future advances based on a track record of significant accomplishments; and the potential for the fellowship to facilitate subsequent creative work.” Per the foundation, “Each fellowship comes with an award of $800,000 to the recipient, paid out in equal quarterly installments over five years.” The MacArthur Foundation‘s unusual tradition of awarding grants to promising artists, writers, researchers, academics and performing artists has taken on the nickname “Genius Grants.” There’s no application or submission process.

As described by the foundation, “Nominees are brought to the program’s attention through a constantly changing pool of invited external nominators,” per the foundation.