USC Scripter Award

USC Libraries Name Finalists for 35th-Annual Scripter Awards

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Wednesday, January 18, 2023

The USC Libraries named the finalists for the 35th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the writers of the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the writers of the works on which they are based.

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  • The USC Libraries named the finalists for the 35th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the writers of the year’s most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the writers of the works on which they are based.
  • Howard Rodman, USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, chairs the 2023 committee.
  • The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Mar.
  • In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for episodic series adaptation.

“The Lost Daughter,” “Dopesick” Win USC Libraries Scripter Awards

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Sunday, February 27, 2022

The writers behind the feature film The Lost Daughter and series Dopesick won the 34th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards at an online ceremony on the evening of Feb. 26, 2022.

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  • The writers behind the feature film The Lost Daughter and series Dopesick won the 34th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards at an online ceremony on the evening of Feb. 26, 2022.
  • The Scripter Awards honor each years most accomplished adaptations of the written word for the screen and, uniquely, recognize the screenwriters and the authors of the source material.
  • The Scripter Awards are usually presented at a black-tie gala in USCs Doheny Memorial Library.
  • The 2022 Scripter Award was presented by the USC Libraries Board of Councilors, with sponsorship support from Apple Original Films, Amazon, Disney+, HBO, Hulu, Netflix, and Warner Bros.
    For more information about Scripter, visit scripter.usc.edu.

USC Libraries to Livestream 34th-Annual Scripter Award Ceremony

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Saturday, February 26, 2022

On Saturday, Feb. 26, the USC Libraries will honor the years most accomplished adaptations of the written wordand everyone can follow along at home.

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  • On Saturday, Feb. 26, the USC Libraries will honor the years most accomplished adaptations of the written wordand everyone can follow along at home.
  • The 34th-annual Scripter Award ceremony, held online this year, will stream live at scripter.usc.edu beginning at 7:30 p.m. PST.
  • Jenkins, a nominee this year for The Underground Railroad, previously won the 2017 Scripter for Moonlight and was a finalist in 2019 for If Beale Street Could Talk.
  • For more information about the Scripter Awards, email [email protected] or visit scripter.usc.edu.

USC Libraries Name Finalists for 34th-Annual Scripter Awards

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Wednesday, January 19, 2022

The USC Libraries named the finalists for the 34th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the years most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.

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  • The USC Libraries named the finalists for the 34th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the years most accomplished film and episodic series adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
  • The 2022 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 69 film and 42 television adaptations.
  • Howard Rodman, USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, chairs the 2022 committee.
  • In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for episodic series adaptation.

USC Libraries Scripter Honors “Leave No Trace” and “A Very English Scandal”

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Sunday, February 10, 2019

The authors and screenwriters behind the film Leave No Trace, and the television miniseries A Very English Scandal received the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award at the Feb. 9 ceremony at USCs Doheny Memorial Library.

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  • The authors and screenwriters behind the film Leave No Trace, and the television miniseries A Very English Scandal received the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award at the Feb. 9 ceremony at USCs Doheny Memorial Library.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190210005023/en/
    2019 USC Libraries Scripter Award winner Peter Rock, Dean Catherine Quinlan, Leave No Trace producer Anne Harrison, and Scripter Selection Committee Chair Howard Rodman.
  • (Photo: Sarah Golonka)
    The Scripter Award recognizes the years best adaptation of the written word for the screen, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
  • Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord.