19th-Annual USC Libraries Scripter(R) 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 author-screenwriter teams behind "Children of Men," "The Devil Wears Prada," "The Illusionist," "The Last King of Scotland," and "Notes on a Scandal" have been named finalists for the 19th USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Libraries Scripter Award. Scripter is awarded annually by the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission Libraries to honor writers for the best achievement in adaptation among English-language films released during the previous year and based on a book, 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. , or short story. Scripter is unique among entertainment and literary awards in that it recognizes both the authors and the screenwriters of a produced book-to-film adaptation and has maintained the tradition for nearly two decades. This year's finalists, in alphabetical order by film title, are: screenwriters Alfonso Cuaron & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby for "Children of Men," based on the book by P.D. James; screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna Aline Brosh McKenna (born 2 August 1967 in New Jersey) is an American screenwriter. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, and went to New York City to seek a job in publishing. While there, she did some freelance writing work. and author Lauren Weisberger Lauren Weisberger (born March 28, 1977 in Scranton, Pennsylvania) is a Jewish American novelist and author of the 2003 bestseller The Devil Wears Prada, a speculated roman à clef of her time as a put-upon assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. for "The Devil Wears Prada"; screenwriter Neil Berger for "The Illusionist," based on the story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser; screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock for "The Last King of Scotland," based on the book by Giles Foden; and screenwriter Patrick Marber and author Zoe Heller for "Notes on a Scandal." The selection committee voted to determine these five finalists from among the year's 45 eligible films. The studios distributing the Scripter finalist films and the publishing houses that published the books on which they're based are: Universal Pictures for "Children of Men," published by Warner Vision; 20th Century Fox for "The Devil Wears Prada," published by Broadway Books, a division of Random House; Yari Film Group for "The Illusionist," published by Dalkey Archive Press Dalkey Archive Press is a small publisher of fiction, poetry, and literary criticism, specializing in the publication or republication of obscure and out-of-print works, particularly contemporary literature. ; Fox Searchlight Pictures for "The Last King of Scotland," published by Vintage International; and Fox Searchlight Pictures for "Notes on a Scandal," published by Penguin Books. Screenwriter, journalist, novelist, and educator Howard A. Rodman chairs the Scripter 19 selection committee. Among other achievements, Rodman wrote the screenplay for the upcoming 2007 film "Savage Grace," starring Julianne Moore, based on the book by Steven M.L. Aronson and Natalie Robins. The selection committee comprises 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, USC faculty, the dean of the USC Libraries, and selected members of the Friends of the USC Libraries. Rodman announced the finalists Jan. 5 on behalf of the Friends, who sponsor the award. The annual black-tie gala honoring the winning collaboration will be held on Sunday, Feb. 18, in USC's 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. Henry Winkler will make his third appearance as emcee, with Hal Kanter returning as grand emcee for the seventh time. Past Scripter winners include the authors and screenwriters of "Capote," "Million Dollar Baby," "The Hours," "A Beautiful Mind," "L.A. Confidential," "The English Patient," and "Schindler's List." The selection committee will announce the winners of the 19th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award on Jan. 12. |
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