USC Scripter Award

The USC Scripter Award is the name given to an award presented annually by the University of Southern California to honor screenwriters.

Winners and nominees

1988

• 84 Charing Cross Road
  • Hugh Whitemore (screenwriter); Helene Hanff (original author)

1989

• The Accidental Tourist
  • Anne Tyler (author); Frank Galati and Lawrence Kasdan (screenwriters)

1990

• Awakenings
  • Oliver Sacks (author and screenwriter); Steven Zaillian (screenwriter)

1991

• Fried Green Tomatoes
  • Fannie Flagg (author and screenwriter); Carol Sobieski (screenwriter)

1992

• A River Runs Through It
  • Norman Maclean (author); Richard Friedenberg (screenwriter)

1993

• Schindler's List
  • Thomas Keneally (author); Steven Zaillian (screenwriter)

1994

• The Shawshank Redemption
  • Stephen King (author); Frank Darabont (screenwriter)

1995

• Sense and Sensibility
  • Jane Austen (author); Emma Thompson (screenwriter)

1996

• The English Patient
  • Michael Ondaatje (author and screenwriter); Anthony Minghella (screenwriter)

1997

Winner

• L.A. Confidential
  • Curtis Hanson and Brian Helgeland (screenwriters); James Ellroy (author)

Nominees

• Donnie Brasco
  • Paul Attanasio (screenwriter); Joseph D. Pistone and Richard Woodley (authors)
• The Rainmaker
  • Francis Ford Coppola (screenwriter); John Grisham (author)
• The Sweet Hereafter
  • Atom Egoyan (screenplay); Russell Banks (author)
• The Wings of the Dove
  • Hossein Amini (screenwriter); Henry James (author)

1998

Winner

• A Civil Action
  • Jonathan Harr (author); Steven Zaillian (screenwriter)

Nominees

• Gods and Monsters
  • Christopher Bram (author); Bill Condon (screenwriter)
• Primary Colors
  • Joe Klein (author); Elaine May (screenwriter)
• A Simple Plan
  • Scott B. Smith (author and screenwriter)
• The Thin Red Line
  • James Jones (author); Terrence Malick (screenwriter)

1999

Winner

• The Hurricane
  • Rubin Carter (author: The 16th Round); Sam Chaiton (author: Lazarus and the Hurricane); Terry Swinton (author: Lazarus and the Hurricane); Armyan Bernstein and Dan Gordon (screenwriters)

Nominees

• The Cider House Rules
  • John Irving (author and screenwriter)
• The End of the Affair
  • Graham Greene (author); Neil Jordan (screenwriter)
• The Green Mile
  • Stephen King (author); Frank Darabont (screenwriter)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Patricia Highsmith (author); Anthony Minghella (screenwriter)

2000

Winner

• Wonder Boys
  • Steve Kloves (screenwriter); Michael Chabon (author)

Nominees

• All the Pretty Horses
  • Cormac McCarthy (author); Ted Tally (screenwriter)
• Chocolat
  • Joanne Harris (author); Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenwriter)
• High Fidelity
  • Nick Hornby (author); D. V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg (screenwriters)
• The House of Mirth
  • Edith Wharton (author); Terence Davies (screenwriter)

2001

Winner

• A Beautiful Mind
  • Akiva Goldsman (screenwriter); Sylvia Nasar (author)

Nominees

• Bridget Jones's Diary
  • Helen Fielding (screenwriter/author); Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis (screenwriters)
• In the Bedroom
  • Robert Festinger and Todd Field (screenwriters); Andre Dubus (author)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, and Philippa Boyens (screenwriters); J. R. R. Tolkien (author)
• The Shipping News
  • Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenwriter); E. Annie Proulx (author)

2002

Winner

• The Hours
  • David Hare (screenwriter); Michael Cunningham (author)

Nominees

• About Schmidt
  • Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor (screenwriters); Louis Begley (author)
• Adaptation.
  • Charlie Kaufman (screenwriter); Susan Orlean (author)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
  • Fran Walsh, Stephen Sinclair, Peter Jackson, and Philippa Boyens (screenwriters); J. R. R. Tolkien (author)
• The Pianist
  • Ronald Harwood (screenwriter); Władysław Szpilman (author)

2003

Winner

• Mystic River
  • Brian Helgeland (screenwriter); Dennis Lehane (author)
• Seabiscuit
  • Gary Ross (screenwriter); Laura Hillenbrand (author)

Nominees

• Cold Mountain
  • Anthony Minghella (screenwriter); Charles Frazier (author)
• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Fran Walsh, Peter Jackson, and Philippa Boyens (screenwriters); J. R. R. Tolkien (author)
• Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
  • Peter Weir and John Collee (screenwriters); Patrick O'Brian (author)

2004

Winner

• Million Dollar Baby
  • F.X. Toole (author); Paul Haggis (screenplay)

Nominees

• The Bourne Supremacy
  • Robert Ludlum (author); Tony Gilroy (screenplay)
• The Door in the Floor
  • John Irving (author); Tod Williams (screenplay)
• Friday Night Lights
  • H. G. Bissinger (author); Peter Berg, Buzz Bissinger, and David Aaron Cohen (screenplay)

2005

Winner

• Capote
  • Dan Futterman (screenwriter); Gerald Clarke (author)

Nominees

• Brokeback Mountain
  • Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana (screenwriters); E. Annie Proulx (author)
• The Constant Gardener
  • Jeffrey Caine (screenwriter); John le Carré (author)
• A History of Violence
  • Josh Olson (screenwriter); John Wagner and Vince Locke (authors)
• Syriana
  • Stephen Gaghan (screenwriter); Robert Baer (author)

2006

Winner

• Children of Men
  • David Arata, Alfonso Cuarón, Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, and Timothy J. Sexton (screenwriters); P. D. James (author)

Nominees

• The Devil Wears Prada
  • Aline Brosh McKenna (screenwriter); Lauren Weisberger (author)
• The Illusionist
  • Neil Burger (screenwriter); Steven Millhauser (author)
• The Last King of Scotland
  • Jeremy Brock and Peter Morgan (screenwriters); Giles Foden (author)
• Notes on a Scandal
  • Patrick Marber (screenwriter); Zoë Heller (author)

2007

Winner

• No Country for Old Men
  • Joel Coen and Ethan Coen (screenwriters); Cormac McCarthy (author)

Nominees

• Atonement
• Into the Wild
• There Will Be Blood
• Zodiac

2008

Winner

• Slumdog Millionaire
  • Simon Beaufoy (screenwriter); Vikas Swarup (author)

Nominees

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Iron Man
• The Reader
• Revolutionary Road

2009

Winner

• Up in the Air
  • Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner (screenwriters); Walter Kirn (author)

Nominees

• Crazy Heart
• District 9
• An Education
• Precious

2010

Winner

• The Social Network
  • Aaron Sorkin (screenwriter); Ben Mezrich (author)

Nominees

• 127 Hours
• The Ghost Writer
• True Grit
• Winter's Bone

2011

Winner

• The Descendants
  • Alexander Payne, Jim Rash, and Nat Faxon (screenwriters); Kaui Hart Hemmings (author)

Nominees

• A Dangerous Method
• Jane Eyre
• Moneyball
• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

2012

Winner

• Argo
  • Chris Terrio (screenwriter); Antonio J. Mendez, Joshuah Bearman (authors)

Nominees

• Beasts of the Southern Wild
• Life of Pi
• Lincoln
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower
• Silver Linings Playbook

2013

Winner

• 12 Years a Slave
  • John Ridley (screenwriter); Solomon Northup (author)

Nominees

• Captain Phillips
• Philomena
• The Spectacular Now
• What Maisie Knew

2014

Winner

• The Imitation Game
  • Graham Moore (screenwriter); Andrew Hodges (author)

Nominees

• Gone Girl
• Inherent Vice
• The Theory of Everything
• Wild

2015

Winner – Film

• The Big Short
  • Adam McKay and Charles Randolph (screenwriters); Michael Lewis (author)

Nominees – Film

• Brooklyn
• The End of the Tour
• The Martian
• Room

Winner – TV

• Show Me a Hero
  • David Simon and William F. Zorzi (screenwriters); Lisa Belkin (author)

Nominees – TV

• "Hardhome" (Game of Thrones)
• "Axis Mundi" (The Leftovers)
• "The New World" (The Man in the High Castle)
• "Full Ten Count" (Masters of Sex)

2016

Winner – Film

• Moonlight
  • Barry Jenkins (screenwriter); Tarell Alvin McCraney (author)

Nominees – Film

• Arrival
• Fences
• Hidden Figures
• Lion

Winners – TV (TIE)

• The Night Manager
  • David Farr (screenwriter); John le Carré (author)
• The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story
  • Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski (screenwriters); Jeffrey Toobin (author)

Nominees – TV

• "The Winds of Winter" (Game of Thrones)
• "Fallout" (The Man in the High Castle)
• "Toast Can't Never Be Bread Again" (Orange Is the New Black)

External links

• Official website