USC Scripter Award

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

Contents 1 Winners and nominees 1.1 1988 1.2 1989 1.3 1990 1.4 1991 1.5 1992 1.6 1993 1.7 1994 1.8 1995 1.9 1996 1.10 1997 1.10.1 Winner 1.10.2 Nominees 1.11 1998 1.11.1 Winner 1.11.2 Nominees 1.12 1999 1.12.1 Winner 1.12.2 Nominees 1.13 2000 1.13.1 Winner 1.13.2 Nominees 1.14 2001 1.14.1 Winner 1.14.2 Nominees 1.15 2002 1.15.1 Winner 1.15.2 Nominees 1.16 2003 1.16.1 Winner 1.16.2 Nominees 1.17 2004 1.17.1 Winner 1.17.2 Nominees 1.18 2005 1.18.1 Winner 1.18.2 Nominees 1.19 2006 1.19.1 Winner 1.19.2 Nominees 1.20 2007 1.20.1 Winner 1.20.2 Nominees 1.21 2008 1.21.1 Winner 1.21.2 Nominees 1.22 2009 1.22.1 Winner 1.22.2 Nominees 1.23 2010 1.23.1 Winner 1.23.2 Nominees 1.24 2011 1.24.1 Winner 1.24.2 Nominees 2 External links

Winners and nominees [edit]

1988 [edit]

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

1989 [edit]

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

1990 [edit]

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

1991 [edit]

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

1992 [edit]

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

1993 [edit]

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

1994 [edit]

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

1995 [edit]

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

1996 [edit]

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

1997 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

• 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 [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson (screenwriters); J.R.R. Tolkien (author)

• The Shipping News
  • Robert Nelson Jacobs (screenwriter); E. Annie Proulx (author)

2002 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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, Philippa Boyens, Stephen Sinclair and Peter Jackson (screenwriters); J.R.R. Tolkien (author)

• The Pianist
  • Ronald Harwood (screenwriter); Wladyslaw Szpilman (author)

2003 [edit]

Winner [edit]

• Mystic River
  • Brian Helgeland (screenwriter); Dennis Lehane (author)

• Seabiscuit
  • Gary Ross (screenwriter); Laura Hillenbrand (author)

Nominees [edit]

• Cold Mountain
  • Anthony Minghella (screenwriter); Charles Frazier (author)

• The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
  • Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson (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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• The Devil Wears Prada
  • Aline Brosh McKenna (screenwriter); Lauren Weisberger (author)

• The Illusionist
  • Neil Berger (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 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• Atonement

• Into the Wild

• There Will Be Blood

• Zodiac

2008 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

• Iron Man

• The Reader

• Revolutionary Road

2009 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• Crazy Heart

• District 9

• An Education

• Precious

2010 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• 127 Hours

• The Ghost Writer

• True Grit

• Winter's Bone

2011 [edit]

Winner [edit]

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

Nominees [edit]

• A Dangerous Method

• Jane Eyre

• Moneyball

• Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

External links [edit]

• Official website