USC Libraries Scripter Awards 2024: Finalists Announced

Awards Recognize Excellence in Film and Television Adaptations, Winners to be Revealed on March 2

Finalists for the 36th USC Libraries Scripter Awards, honoring the best film and television adaptations, have been announced. The nominations include 'American Fiction', 'Killers of the Flower Moon', 'Oppenheimer', 'Origin', and 'Poor Things' for films, and episodes from 'The Crown', 'Daisy Jones & The Six', 'The Last of Us', 'Slow Horses', and 'Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty' for television.
The Scripter Awards honor both the screenwriter of an adaptation and the author of the original work, recognizing the collaborative effort in bringing a story from page to screen.
The selection committee, chaired by USC professor Howard Rodman, selected the finalists from a field of 80 film and 56 episodic series adaptations.
The Scripter Awards are often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race. Over the first 35 years of the Scripter Awards, about 60% of its finalists have gone on to receive Oscar nominations in the Best Adapted Screenplay category.
The winners of the 2024 Scripter Awards will be announced on March 2 during a black-tie dinner at USC’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.