The writers behind the characteristic movie Conclave and TV collection Say Nothing took house high honors on the USC Scripter Awards, which had been handed out Saturday night time.
The Scripter Awards honor one of the best tailored tasks of the yr. Each the unique authors and the screenwriters share the award.
Conclave was tailored by Peter Straughan from the novel by Robert Harris.
Say Nothing was honored for the episode “The Individuals within the Grime,” written by Joshua Zetumer. The present relies on the nonfiction ebook Say Nothing: A True Story of Homicide and Reminiscence in Northern Eire by Patrick Radden Keefe.
The finalists and winners had been decided by a jury chaired by USC professor and Academy of Movement Image Arts and Sciences vp Howard Rodman. The awards had been introduced on the thirty seventh annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards ceremony, a black-tie affair held on the City & Robe ballroom on the campus of USC.
A full record of the Scripter Awards’ movie adaptation finalists:
- James Mangold and Jay Cocks for A Full Unknown based mostly on the nonfiction ebook Dylan Goes Electrical! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night time That Break up the Sixties by Elijah Wald.
- Peter Straughan for Conclave based mostly on the novel by Robert Harris.
- RaMell Ross and Joslyn Barnes for Nickel Boys based mostly on the ebook The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead.
- Clint Bentley and Greg Kwedar (screenplay and story) and Clarence Maclin and John “Divine G” Whitfield (story) for Sing Sing based mostly on the Esquire journal article The Sing Sing Follies by John H. Richardson.
- Screenwriter Chris Sanders and novelist Peter Brown for The Wild Robotic.
Of these finalists, A Full Unknown, Conclave, Nickel Boys and Sing Sing are additionally nominated for one of the best tailored screenplay at this yr’s Oscars. The fifth Oscar nom is for Emilia Pérez. The Wild Robotic is up for greatest animated characteristic movie on the Oscars.
A full record of the Scripter Awards’ TV adaptation finalists:
- Richard Gadd for the sixth episode of Child Reindeer based on his stage play of the identical title.
- Steven Zaillian for “V Lucio,” the fifth episode of Ripley, based mostly on The Gifted Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith.
- Joshua Zetumer for the episode “The Individuals within the Grime” from Say Nothing, based mostly on the nonfiction ebook Say Nothing: A True Story of Homicide and Reminiscence in Northern Eire by Patrick Radden Keefe.
- Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks for “Anjin,” the primary episode of Shogun, based mostly on the novel by James Clavell.
- Will Smith for the episode “Hey Goodbye,” from Sluggish Horses, based mostly on the novel Spook Avenue by Mick Herron.
Final yr, American Fiction and Sluggish Horses took high honors. American Fiction went on to win the Oscar for greatest tailored screenplay, whereas Sluggish Horses received the 2024 Emmy for greatest drama collection writing.
Scott Feinberg contributed to this report.