| USC Scripter Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Writing achievements infilm adaptation |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | University of Southern California (USC) |
| First award | 1988; 38 years ago (1988) |
| Website | libraries |
TheUSC Scripter Award (Scripter) is the name given to an award presented annually by theUniversity of Southern California (USC) to honor bothauthors andscreenwriters. Starting in 1988, theUSC Libraries Board of Councilors award the year's bestfilm adaptation of a printed work, recognizing the original author and the screenwriter.
In 2016, a second Scripter award, for episodic series adaption, was added. The Literary Achievement Award honors significant contributions tostorytelling across form, genre, and medium. The Ex Libris Award recognizes long-time supporters of the USC Libraries. The latter two awards are presented on an occasional basis. Per the Scripter Awards website, "Scripter celebrates writers and writing, collaboration, and the profound results of transforming one artistic medium into another. It stands as an emblem of libraries’ ability to inspire creative and scholarly achievement."[1]
| Year | Film | Nominees | Source Material |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 84 Charing Cross Road | Hugh Whitemore | Thememoir byHelene Hanff |
| The Dead | Tony Huston | Theshort story byJames Joyce | |
| Housekeeping | Bill Forsyth | Thenovel byMarilynne Robinson | |
| The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne | Peter Nelson | The novelJudith Hearne byBrian Moore | |
| The Princess Bride | William Goldman | Thenovel by Goldman | |
| 1989 | The Accidental Tourist | Frank Galati andLawrence Kasdan | Thenovel byAnne Tyler |
| Eight Men Out | John Sayles | The bookEight Men Out: The Black Sox and the 1919 World Series byEliot Asinof | |
| Everybody's All-American | Thomas Rickman | Thebook byFrank Deford | |
| Madame Sousatzka | Ruth Prawler Jhabvala andJohn Schlesinger | The book byBernice Rubens |