USC Libraries to Livestream 34th-Annual Scripter Award Ceremony
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On Saturday, Feb. 26, the USC Libraries will honor the year’s most accomplished adaptations of the written word—and 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.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
- Screenwriters Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts, and Denis Villeneuve, for “Dune” based on the novel by Frank Herbert
- Maggie Gyllenhaal for “The Lost Daughter” based on the novel by Elena Ferrante
- Rebecca Hall for “Passing” based on the novel by Nella Larsen
- Screenwriter Jane Campion and author Thomas Savage for “The Power of the Dog”
- Screenwriter Joel Coen and playwright William Shakespeare for “The Tragedy of Macbeth”
The finalist writers for episodic series are, in alphabetical order by series title:
- Danny Strong, for the episode “The People vs. Purdue Pharma,” from “Dopesick,” based on the nonfiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” by Beth Macy
- Molly Smith Metzler for the episode “Dollar Store,” from “Maid,” based on the memoir “Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay and a Mother’s Will to Survive” by Stephanie Land
- Patrick Somerville for the episode “Wheel of Fire,” from “Station Eleven,” based on the novel by Emily St. John Mandel
- Barry Jenkins for the episode “Indiana Winter” from “The Underground Railroad,” based on the novel by Colson Whitehead
- Jac Schaeffer for the episode “Filmed Before a Live Studio Audience,” from “WandaVision” based on Marvel Comics characters created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
The winners will be announced at the ceremony, which will also honor writer-director Barry Jenkins with the presentation of the Literary Achievement Award. 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.
Contacts
Tyson Gaskill
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