17th USC Scripter Award Finalists Announced.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- The writers of "Million Dollar Baby," "Sideways," "The Door in the Floor," "The Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. Supremacy" and "Friday Night Lights" have been nominated for the University of Southern California's 17th Scripter(R) Award, the only honor that recognizes both author and screenwriter for a film adaptation. Finalists for this year's award are (in alphabetical order by film title): --"The Bourne Supremacy" -- Robert Ludlum, author; Tony Gilroy, screenwriter --"The Door in the Floor" -- John Irving ("A Widow for One Year"), author; Tod Williams, screenwriter --"Friday Night Lights" -- H. G. Bissinger H. G. "Buzz" Bissinger (born November 1, 1954, in New York City) is an American journalist. In 1987, while writing for The Philadelphia Inquirer he won the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his story on corruption in the Philadelphia court system. ("Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, and A Dream"); Peter Berg, Buzz Bissinger, David Aaron Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , screenwriters --"Million Dollar Baby" -- F. X. Toole ("Ropeburns: Stories from the Corner"), author; Paul Haggis, screenwriter --"Sideways" -- Rex Pickett, author; Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor, screenwriters Academy Award(R) nominee Nicholas Kazan ("Reversal of Fortune") and screenwriter Robin Swicord, co-chairs of this year's Scripter selection committee, announced the finalists today on behalf of the Friends of the USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Libraries, which sponsors the award. The selection committee is comprised of 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, Academy Award(R)-winning and -nominated screenwriters, authors, film industry executives, faculty and selected members of the Friends of the USC Libraries. The committee narrowed down the year's 30 eligible films to five finalists, and next week will choose the year's best film adaptation. Winners of this year's award will be announced on January 14th at 9 a.m. The annual black-tie gala dinner honoring the winning collaboration will be held on Sunday, February 20th, in the historic 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. Henry Winkler will serve as emcee, with Hal Kanter returning as grand emcee. The Scripter Award is given annually to honor writers for the best achievement in adaptation among English-language films based on a book or short story that were released the previous year. Past Scripter winners include the authors and screenwriters of "Mystic River," "Seabiscuit," "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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