``Mystic River'' and ``Seabiscuit'' Tie in 16th Annual USC Scripter Balloting; Runoff Vote Will Determine Winners.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2004 For the first time in the 16-year history of the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Scripter(R) Award, two films have tied for the best film adaptation of a book or novella novella: see novel. novella Story with a compact and pointed plot, often realistic and satiric in tone. Originating in Italy during the Middle Ages, it was often based on local events; individual tales often were gathered into collections. . The writers of "Mystic River" and "Seabiscuit" received an equal number of votes in the Scripter selection committee balloting. A runoff vote will determine this year's winning film, with the final results to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. on Thursday, January 22. "It's not surprising that the Scripter voting was close in a year that featured so many great film adaptations," said Academy Award(R)-winning screenwriter Robert Towne, who chairs this year's selection committee. The 47-member panel includes Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is a term often referring to the joint efforts of the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America, west. Jointly, the two guilds act as the collective bargaining representative, or labor union, for writers in the motion picture and members, authors, film industry executives, faculty, and selected members of the Friends of the USC Libraries. "Mystic River" is based on the novel by Dennis Lehane and the screenplay by Brian Helgeland, a previous Scripter and Oscar winner for "L.A. Confidential." "Seabiscuit" is based on Laura Hillenbrand's book "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" and the screenplay by Gary Ross, who also directed the film. This year's other finalists for the 16th Scripter Awards were: author Charles Frazier and screenwriter Anthony Minghella for "Cold Mountain"; author J.R.R. Tolkien and screenwriters Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens & Peter Jackson for "Lord of the Rings: Return of the King"; and author Patrick O'Brian and screenwriters Peter Weir & John Collee for "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World." The annual black-tie dinner honoring the winning collaboration will be held on Sunday, February 15, in the Edward L. Doheny Edward Laurence Doheny (August 10, 1856 - September 8, 1935) was an American oil tycoon. Doheny was born in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. His family history reaches back to Ireland when his family fled in the wake of the Great Famine. Jr. Memorial Library on the USC campus. Actress Sharon Gless will serve as master of ceremonies and Hal Kanter will return as grand master of ceremonies The Grand Master of Ceremonies of France or Grand maître des cérémonies de France was one of the Great Offciers of the Maison du Roi ("King's Household") during the Ancien Régime and Bourbon Restoration. His function was to organize all public ceremonies of the crown. . The Scripter Award is given annually to honor the best adaptation among English-language films based on books or novellas that were released the previous year. Past Scripter winners include the authors and screenwriters of "The Hours," "A Beautiful Mind," "Wonder Boys," "A Civil Action," "L.A. Confidential," "The English Patient," "Sense and Sensibility Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". ," "The Shawshank Redemption" and "Schindler's List." For more information, visit http://scripter.usc.edu or call 213-740-2328. |
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