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USC Scripter Award Goes to ‘American Fiction’
For those looking for hints about the competitive Best Adapted Screenplay race at the Academy Awards, could this be something? Saturday evening brought the annual USC Scripter Awards, where the film victory went to Cord Jefferson and American Fiction. Now, only two Oscar opponents were in the running, with Christopher Nolan and Oppenheimer, as well […] More
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USC Names Finalists for 36th Annual Scripter Awards
American Fiction, Oppenheimer, Origin, and Killers of the Flower Moon are among the finalists for this year’s awards. More
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‘Women Talking’ Takes the Scripter Award!
Just a few hours ago, the 35th Annual USC Scripter Awards were held. There, the film prize went to Women Talking, over Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Living, She Said, and Top Gun: Maverick. As for the series prize, that went to Slow Horses, over The Crown, Fleishman is in Trouble, Tokyo Vice, and Under the […] More
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USC Scripter Awards Announce Their Nomiinees
The nominees for the 35th USC Scripter Awards have been announced. Seen as a precursor to Best Adapted Screenplay at the Oscars, this year, the film nominees here are Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio, Living, She Said, Top Gun: Maverick, and Women Talking. The latter seems like the frontrunner here and at Oscar for Sarah Polley, […] More
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USC Scripter Prize Goes To ‘The Lost Daughter’
Earlier tonight, the 34th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards were held, which always marks an interesting point in the Best Adapted Screenplay race. This time around, a bit of an upset occurred, with Maggie Gyllenhaal‘s script for The Lost Daughter beating Jane Campion‘s one for The Power of the Dog. Does this mean anything for […] More
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USC Scripter Award Nominations Announced
The USC Libraries announced their nominees for the 34th annual USC Scripter Awards. The awards honor the best adapted screenplays of the year in both film and TV. Netflix was able to grab 4 nominations, three in film alone. Television had 5 different networks streamers receiving a nomination a piece. Barry Jenkins, on top of […] More
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‘Nomadland’ and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Win USC Scripter Awards
The USC Libraries Board of Conductors gave out their Scripter awards yesterday, honoring the best achievements in film and television adaptations. Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland, based on the book “Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century” by Jessica Bruder won the film award, whereas Scott Frank’s “Openings” episode of Netflix’s The Queen’s Gambit, based on the […] More
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USC Scripter Nominations Revealed!
The USC Scripter nominations have been announced, and it comes with some expected heavy hitters and one potential surprise. After picking up a surprise nomination earlier today from the Independent Spirit Awards, Bad Education pulled in another nod from the Scripters, with Mike Makowsky getting nominated for his adaptation of Robert Kolker’s New York magazine article “The Bad Superintendent”. The […] More
