Ansel Elgort & Jack O'Connell Lose The Declaration of Independence During Nicholl Fellowship Awards

Ansel Elgort and Jack O’Connell pose for pictures ahead of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences’ 2014 Academy Nicholl Fellowships In Screenwriting Awards & Live Read held at Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences on Thursday night (November 13) in Los Angeles.

The two actors were joined by Clancy Brown and Tessa Thompson for the event, which aims at promoting emerging voices and helping new artists break into the industry and launch their careers as screenwriters.

In one skit, called “United States of F*****’ Awesome”, Ansel voiced third President Thomas Jefferson, who finishes drafting the Declaration of Independence and heads out for a night of celebration with fellow founding fathers George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. But during their outing, the three realize that the Declaration of Independence has gone missing.