Tue, Jan 5 2010 | Published in Robert W. Welkos' Blog

USC’s Scripter Award Finalists Announced

“Crazy Heart” and “Precious” are among the finalists for USC’s 22nd annual Scripter Award honoring screenplays that have been adapted from books or novellas.

The finalists include:

Crazy Heart – Fox Searchlight Pictures
Scott Cooper, screenwriter
Thomas Cobb, author

District 9 – Tri-Star Pictures
Neill Blomkamp, screenwriter and author
Terri Tatchell, screenwriter

An Education – Sony Pictures Classics
Nick Hornby, screenwriter
Lynn Barber, author

Precious: Based on the Novel ?Push? by Sapphire – Lionsgate
Geoffrey Fletcher, screenwriter
Sapphire, author

Up in the Air – Paramount Pictures
Jason Reitman, screenwriter
Sheldon Turner, screenwriter
Walter Kirn, author

Established in 1988, the Scripter Award is an honor bestowed annually by the Friends of the USC Libraries and is given to both the author and screenwriter.

Previous winners include Slumdog Millionaire, No Country for Old Men, Children of Men, Capote and Million Dollar Baby.

The winner will be announced at a black-tie gale Feb. 6 at USC.

About Robert W. Welkos

Executive Editor: Robert W. Welkos is an award-winning journalist who covered the entertainment industry for 15 years as a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. During this span, he wrote extensively about the movie industry from turmoil in the executive suites, the Academy Awards and Golden Globes, and box office hits and bombs to visits to movie sets as well as profiles of top stars and A-list directors, cutting edge features on the newest indie films and visits to famous film festivals like Sundance and Cannes. Prior to entertainment, Welkos worked as a reporter and assistant city editor in The Times’ Metro section where he undertook major investigations for the paper as well as covering breaking news and writing in-depth features. Before joining The Times, he worked for the Associated Press in Reno, Nevada, and City News Service in Los Angeles.

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