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So welcome to the heat of the 2018-2019 movie award season that will culminate on Sunday, February 24, 2019 with the 91st Academy Awards ceremony, which will be broadcast on the ABC Television Network. The nominations for the 91st Academy Awards will be announced Tuesday, January 22, 2019.
On this page, I will include links to the announcement of 2018-19 award nominations and winners from various film critics groups, film societies, trade unions and guilds, and media organizations, that name their best of the year film lists annually, some having done so for decades.
ACADEMY AWARDS:
From Oscars: The winners of the 2019 / 91st Academy Awards have been announced. "Green Book" was named the "Best Pictures of the Year" (2018).
African-American Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 African-American Film Critics Association Awards announced. "Black Panther" was named "Best Film of 2018."
Black Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 BFCC Awards were announced. "Black Panther" named "Best Picture of 2018."
Black Reel Awards:
From AwardsWatch: The nominations for the 19th annual Black Reel Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced Thursday, Feb. 7th, 2019.
From Wikipedia: The winners for the 19th annual Black Reel Awards have been announced. "Black Panther" named "Best Film of 2018,"
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AARP:
From Deadline: The nominations for the 2019 / 18th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards have been announced. Winners will be announced on February 15, 2019 during a ceremony to air on PBS.
From AARP: The winners of the 2019 / 18th Annual AARP Movies for Grownups Awards have been announced. "Green Book" named "Best Movie for Grownups 2018."
Alliance of Women Film Journalists:
From AwardsWatch: The AWFJ announces the nominees for its 2018 EDA Awards.
From AwardsWatch: The AWFJ announces the winners of the 2018 EDA Awards. "Roma" is named "Best Film of 2018."
Annie Awards:
From Variety: 46th annual Annie Awards nominations - for achievements in animation in film, television, video games, VR productions, and on the web. Winners announced Saturday, Feb. 2nd, 2019 by ASIFA-Hollywood.
From CartoonBrew: 46th annual Annie Awards winners have been announced. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" named "Best Animated Feature of 2018."
Atlanta Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: 2019 Atlanta Film Critics Circle Awards winners announced. "The Favourite" named best film of 2018.
Austin Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 AACA Awards nominations were announced. The winners will be announced on Monday, January 7, 2019.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 AACA Award winners have been announced. "If Beale Street Could Talk" named "Best Picture of 2018.
BAFTAs:
From BAFTA: The EE British Academy Film Awards have announced the nominations for their 2019 / 72nd annual awards.
From BAFTA: 2019 / 72nd The British Academy Film Awards were announced. "Roma" was named "Best Film of 2018."
Boston Online Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 BOFCA Awards were announced. "You Were Never Really Here" was named "Best Picture" of 2018.
Boston Society of Film Critics:
From AwardsWatch: The winners of the 2018 BSFC Awards were announced. "If Beale Street Could Talk" was named "Best Film" of 2018.
British Independent Film Awards:
From BIFA: 2018 British Film Awards nominations announced. Winners announced Sunday, December 2, 2018.
From BIFA: 2018 BIFA Award winners announced Sunday, December 2, 2018. "The Favorite" named "Best British Independent Film."
Chicago Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 CFCA Awards nominations announced. Winners will be announced Saturday night, December 8th.
From AwardsWatch: 2018 CFCA Awards winners announced. "Roma" was named "Best Picture of 2018."
Cinema Eye Awards:
From AwardsWatch: 2019 Cinema Eye Awards nominations announced for achievement in nonfiction film. Winners announced Jan. 10th, 2019.
Columbus Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The CFCA Awards were announced. "If Beale Street Could Talk" was named "Best Film of 2018."
Critics' Choice Awards:
From THR: 2019 Critics' Choice Awards (from the Broadcast Film Critics Association) nominations were announced. Winners will be announced Sunday, January 13, 2019.
From Variety: 2019/ 24th Critics Choice Awards winner have been announced. "Roma" named "Best Picture of 2018."
Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association Awards were announced. "A Star is Born" was named "Best Picture" of 2018.
Denver Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The Denver Film Critics Society has named the nominees for its 2019 awards. The winners will be announced Monday, January 14, 2019.
From AwardsCircuit: 2019 Denver Film Critics Society Awards were announced. "Roma" named "Best Picture of 2018."
Detroit Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards nominations announced.
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Detroit Film Critics Society Awards winners announced, Monday, December 3rd, 2018. "Eighth Grade" named "Best Film."
Directors Guild of America:
From Deadline: The 2019 / 71st annual Director Guild Awards nominations in feature film director and first-time feature film director were announced. The winners will be announced February 2, 2019.
From Deadline: The 2019 / 71st annual Directors Guild Awards nominations in the TV, documentary, and commercial categories were announced. The winners will be announced February 2, 2019.
From DGA: The winners of the 2019 / 71st Annual Directors Guild Awards winners have been announced. Alfonso Cuaron wins the top award for his film, "Roma."
Dorian Awards:
From AwardsWatch: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics has announced the nominees for the 10th annual Dorian Awards. The winners will be announced Saturday, January 12, 2019.
From AwardsWatch: The 10 annual Dorian Awards winners were announced. "The Favourite" named "Film of the Year" (2018).
European Film Awards:
From AwardsWatch: 31st European Film Award nominations announced. Winners announced Saturday, December 15th, 2018.
From TheWrap: The winners at the 31st European Film Awards have been announced. Pawel Pawlikowski's "Cold War" has won "Best European Film of 2018."
Film Independent Spirit Awards:
From AwardsWatch: 34th
annual Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations announced - formerly
known as the "Independent Spirit Awards" Winners will be announced Saturday,
February 23, 2019.
From FilmIndependent: The winners of the 2019 / 34th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards were announces. "If Beale Street Could Talk" was named "Best Feature of 2018."
Florida Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 FFCC Awards nominations were announced. Winners to be announced Friday, December 21, 2018.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 FFCC Awards announced. "The Favourite" wins "Best Picture of 2018."
Georgia Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The nominations for the 2019 GFCA Awards were announced. The winners will be announced Friday, January 11, 2019.
From AwardsWatch: The 2019 GFCA Awards winners were announced. "A Star is Born" was named "Best Picture of 2018."
GOLDEN GLOBES:
From Variety: The winners at the 2019 / 76th Golden Globes awards were announced. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was named "Best Motion Picture-Drama of 2018" and "Green Book" won "Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical of 2018."
Gotham Awards:
From IFP: Nominations announced for the 28th Annual IFP Gotham Awards on October 19, 2018.
From IFP: Winners announced for the 28th annual "IFP Gotham Awards" on November 26, 2018. "The Rider" named "Best Feature of 2018."
Hollywood Music in Media Awards:
From Variety: 9th annual Hollywood Music in Media Awards winners announced November 14, 2018. The HMMAs honor internationally produced music in film, TV, video games, commercials and trailers released between Oct. 1 of the prior year and Dec. 31 of the current year.
Houston Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 HFCS Awards nominations were announced. Winners will be announced, Thursday, January 3, 2018.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 HFCS Awards were announced. "The Favourite" was named "Best Picture of 2018."
Indiana Film Journalists Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 IFJA Awards were announced. "The Hate U Give" was named "Best Film" of 2018.
International Documentary Association:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 IDA Awards announced. "Minding the Gap" named "Best Feature" winner.
Iowa Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 IFCA Awards announced. "The Favourite" was named "Best Film of 2018."
Kansas City Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 KCFCC Awards were announced. "Roma" and "The Favorite" tied for "Best Picture" of 2018.
Las Vegas Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 LVFCS Awards have been announced. "Roma" was named "Best Picture of 2018."
London Critics Circle:
From THR: The nominations for the 2019 London Critics Circle Film Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced January 20, 2019.
From CriticsCircle: The winners of the 2019 / 39th London Critics Circle Film Awards have been announced. "Roma" was named "Film of the Year" (2018).
Los Angeles Film Critics Association:
From LAFCA: The winners of the 2018 LAFCA Awards have been announced. "Roma" was named Picture of 2018."
Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 LAOFCS Awards were announced. "The Hate U Give" was named "Best Picture of 2018."
National Board of Review:
From NBR: National Board of Review 2018 award winners announced. "Green Book" named "Best Film."
National Society of Film Critics:
From TheWrap: The NSFC has named its 53rd annual film awards. The group named "The Rider" the "Best Picture of 2018."
Nevada Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The NFCS Awards have been announced. "Green Book" named "Best Film of 2018."
New York Film Critics Circle:
From THR: The New York Film Critics Circle Awards for the year 2018 have been announced. "Roma" named "Best Picture of 2018."
New York Film Critics Online:
From Deadline: The New York Film Critics Online have announced their 2018 awards. "Roma" named "Best Picture" of 2018.
North Carolina Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 NCFCA Awards nominations were announced. Winners will be announced Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 NCFCA awards were announced. "Roma" was named "Best Narrative Film"
North Texas Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 NTFCA Awards were announced. "Green Book" was named "Best Picture" of 2018.
Oklahoma Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 OFCC Awards winners were announced. "Roma" was named "Best Film of 2018."
Online Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The 22nd OFCS Awards nominations were announced. Winners will be announced Wednesday, January 2, 2019.
From FilmPulse: The 22nd OFCS Awards winners were announced. "Roma" was named "Best Picture of 2018."
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 Philadelphia Film Critics Circle Awards were announced. "Roma" was named "Best Movie of 2018."
Phoenix Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 PCC Awards nominations have been announced. The winners will be announced Saturday, December 15, 2018.
From AwardsWatch: 2018 PCC Awards winners were announced. "The Favourite" was named "Big Picture" of 2018.
Phoenix Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 PFCS Awards were announced. "Green Book" named "Best Picture" of 2018.
Producers Guild of America:
From Deadline: The Producers Guild announced the nominations for its 30th annual PGA Awards, listing nominees for the year’s best-produced works in motion pictures, television and short-form categories. The awards will be presented January 19, 2019 at the Beverly Hilton.
From AwardsWatch: The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced seven finalists for the PGA award for "Documentary Feature." 2019 Producers Guild Awards winners announced January 19, 2019.
From PGA: The winners of the 2019 / 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards. "Green Book" named "The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures."
St. Louis Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 SLFCA Awards nominations have been announced. Winners will be named December 17, 2018.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 SLFCA Awards winners were announced. "A Star is Born" named "Best Film" of 2018.
San Diego Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 San Diego Film Critics Society Awards were announced. "Leave No Trace" named "Best Picture of 2018."
San Francisco Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: 2019 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards nominations announced. Winners announced Sunday, Dec. 9th.
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 SFFCC Awards were announced. "Roma" named "Best Picture of 2018."
Satellite Awards:
From AwardsWatch: 23rd Annual Satellite Awards (presented by International Press Academy) were announced.
Screen Actors Guild:
From THR: The winners at the 2019 / 25th Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced. This link also lists the nominees. "Black Panther" won the top award, "Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
Seattle Film Critics Society:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards nominations announced. Winners to be announced Monday, December 17, 2018.
From AwardsWatch: 2018 SFCS Awards were announced. "Roma" was named "Best Picture of the Year" for 2018.
Southeastern Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 SEFCA Awards were announced. "Roma" named "Best Film" of 2018.
Toronto Film Critics Association:
From AwardsWatch: The 2018 TFCA Awards were announced. "Roma" named "Best Picture of 2018."
USC Scripter Awards:
From Negromancer: USC Libraries announced the nominees for the 2019 / 31st Annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards. The winners will be announced Saturday, February 9, 2019.
Utah Film Critics:
From AwardsWatch: The Utah Film Critics announced their 2018 film awards. "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" was named "Best Picture" of 2018.
Vancouver Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: Nominations for the 2018 VFCC Awards were announced. Winners will be announced Monday, December 17, 2018.
From THR: 2018 Vancouver Film Critics Circle Awards announced. "Roma" is named "Best Picture of 2018."
Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association:
From AwardsDaily: 2019 Washington D.C. Area Films Critics Association Awards nominees announced.
From AwardsWatch: 2019 WDCAFCA Awards winner announced. "Roma" named best film of 2018.
Women Film Critics Circle:
From AwardsWatch: 2018 Women Film Critics Circle Awards nominations have been announced.
From ShockYa: 2018 Women Film Critics Circle Award winners announced. "The Favourite" was named "Best Movie About Women."
Writers Guild of America:
From TheWrap: The Writers Guild of America (WGA) announces the nominees for its 2019 Writers Guild Awards in the film, documentary, and video game categories. The Writers Guild Awards ceremony will be held February 17, 2019.
From AwardsWatch: Nominations for the 2019 WGA Awards for achievement in television have been announced. Nominees for film will be announced January 7, 2019.
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Best Picture of 2018 win count:
Black Panther - 4 wins (African-American Film Critics Association; Black Film Critics Circle; Black Reel Awards, Screen Actors Guild)
Bohemian Rhapsody - 1 win (Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture-Drama)
Cold War - 1 win (European Film Awards)
Eighth Grade - 1 win (Detroit Film Critics Society)
The Favourite - 9 wins (Atlanta Film Critics Circle; British Independent Film Awards; Florida Film Critics Society; Houston Film Critics Society; Iowa Film Critics Association; Kansas City Film Critics Circle(tie); Phoenix Critics Circle; The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics; Women Film Critics Circle)
Green Book - 8 wins (Academy Awards; AARP; Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture-Comedy or Musical; National Board of Review; Nevada Film Critics Society; North Texas Film Critics Association; Phoenix Film Critics Society; Producers Guild)
The Hate U Give - 2 wins (Indiana Film Journalists Association; Los Angeles Online Film Critics Society)
If Beale Street Could Talk - 4 wins (Austin Film Critics Association; Boston Society of Film Critics; Columbus Film Critics Association; Film Independent Spirit Awards)
Leave No Trace - 1 win (San Diego Film Critics Society)
The Rider - 2 wins (Gotham Awards; National Society of Film Critics)
ROMA - 21 wins (Alliance of Women Film Journalists; Austin Film Critics Circle; British Academy Film Awards-BAFTAs; Chicago Film Critics Association; Critics Choice Awards; Denver Film Critics Society; Kansas City Film Critics Circle (tie); London Critics Circle; Las Vegas Film Critics Circle; Los Angeles Film Critics Association; New York Film Critics Circle; New York Film Critics Online; North Carolina Film Critics Association; Online Film Critics Society; Philadelphia Film Critics Circle; San Francisco Film Critics Circle; Southeastern Film Critics Association; Seattle Film Critics Society; Toronto Film Critics Association; Vancouver Film Critics Circle; Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - 2 wins (Annie Awards; Utah Film Critics)
A Star is Born - 3 wins (Dallas-Ft. Worth Film Critics Association; Georgia Film Critics Associaiton; St. Louis Film Critics Association)
You Were Never Really Here - 1 win (Boston Online Film Critics Association)
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From TheNewYorker: Critic Richard Brody's "best films of 2018" list.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2019
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
"Leave No Trace," "A Very English Scandal" Top 31st Scripter Awards
USC Libraries Scripter Honors “Leave No Trace” and “A Very English Scandal”
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Leave No Trace,” and the television miniseries “A Very English Scandal” received the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award at the Feb. 9, 2019 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
“This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best adaptation of the written word for the screen, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan said, “This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
In the television category, the selection committee chose “A Very English Scandal,” written for the screen by Russell T Davies for the streaming network Amazon Prime. It is based on John Preston’s 2016 nonfiction book of the same name, which details the 1970s scandal involving British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and his wayward attempts to silence a former lover.
Davies thanked Preston for “providing such a brilliant source book for me to work from” as well as Thorpe and Norman Scott, for being “so mad, so fascinating, and I hope so forgiven by all of us now by the passing of time.”
Due to a tie in the nominating round, six television shows were eligible this year. The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (distributed by FX), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “The Looming Tower” (Hulu), “Patrick Melrose” (Showtime), and “Sharp Objects” (HBO).
In the film category, the winners were writer Peter Rock, author of the novel “My Abandonment,” and screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, who adapted for the screen Rock’s work, itself an adaptation of a 2004 local news report about a Vietnam veteran and his young daughter found living off the grid in the forest near Portland, Oregon. “Leave No Trace” was released by Bleecker Street.
In accepting the award, Rock paid tribute to the screenwriters. “Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and I walked through Forest Park in Portland, Oregon, and talked about possibilities, so I want to deeply thank them for the heart and inspiration they brought into making a great film.”
The other finalist films were “Black Panther” (distributed by Disney), “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Fox Searchlight), “The Death of Stalin” (IFC Films), and “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored Dr. George Isaacs as the 2019 Ex Libris Award winner for his extraordinary support of the USC Libraries, which resulted in the creation of the George E. Isaacs Dean’s Suite in Doheny Memorial Library. Accepting the award on his behalf was his son Mark Isaacs, who said, “My father, George Isaacs, is a long-time and enthusiastic supporter of the University of Southern California, including the Libraries. Why the Libraries? Books deliver knowledge, joy and understanding. Very few products in the world today can make that claim.”
In-kind donors to the event included Mariner Books, Other Press, and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Leave No Trace,” and the television miniseries “A Very English Scandal” received the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award at the Feb. 9, 2019 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
“This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best adaptation of the written word for the screen, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan said, “This is our 31st year celebrating the coming together of the literary and cinematic arts and of honoring the USC Libraries’ essential place in the intellectual, cultural and creative life of the Trojan Family.”
In the television category, the selection committee chose “A Very English Scandal,” written for the screen by Russell T Davies for the streaming network Amazon Prime. It is based on John Preston’s 2016 nonfiction book of the same name, which details the 1970s scandal involving British Liberal Party leader Jeremy Thorpe and his wayward attempts to silence a former lover.
Davies thanked Preston for “providing such a brilliant source book for me to work from” as well as Thorpe and Norman Scott, for being “so mad, so fascinating, and I hope so forgiven by all of us now by the passing of time.”
Due to a tie in the nominating round, six television shows were eligible this year. The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (distributed by FX), “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Hulu), “The Looming Tower” (Hulu), “Patrick Melrose” (Showtime), and “Sharp Objects” (HBO).
In the film category, the winners were writer Peter Rock, author of the novel “My Abandonment,” and screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini, who adapted for the screen Rock’s work, itself an adaptation of a 2004 local news report about a Vietnam veteran and his young daughter found living off the grid in the forest near Portland, Oregon. “Leave No Trace” was released by Bleecker Street.
In accepting the award, Rock paid tribute to the screenwriters. “Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini and I walked through Forest Park in Portland, Oregon, and talked about possibilities, so I want to deeply thank them for the heart and inspiration they brought into making a great film.”
The other finalist films were “Black Panther” (distributed by Disney), “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” (Fox Searchlight), “The Death of Stalin” (IFC Films), and “If Beale Street Could Talk” (Annapurna Pictures).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored Dr. George Isaacs as the 2019 Ex Libris Award winner for his extraordinary support of the USC Libraries, which resulted in the creation of the George E. Isaacs Dean’s Suite in Doheny Memorial Library. Accepting the award on his behalf was his son Mark Isaacs, who said, “My father, George Isaacs, is a long-time and enthusiastic supporter of the University of Southern California, including the Libraries. Why the Libraries? Books deliver knowledge, joy and understanding. Very few products in the world today can make that claim.”
In-kind donors to the event included Mariner Books, Other Press, and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
USC Libraries Reveals 31st Annual Scripter Award Nominations
USC Libraries Name Finalists for 31st-Annual Scripter Awards
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Due to a tie in the nominating round, the writers of six television shows and their printed source material will vie for the Scripter Award this year. The finalist writers for television are, in alphabetical order by series title:
Chaired by USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2019 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 90 film and 55 television adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Nalo Hopkinson and Michael Ondaatje; screenwriters Mark Fergus, Larry Karaszewski and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Brad Simspon and Jennifer Todd; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and current publishers of the printed works are:
“Black Panther”—Disney and Marvel Comics
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”—Fox Searchlight and Simon & Schuster
“The Death of Stalin”—IFC Films and Titan Comics
“If Beale Street Could Talk”—Annapurna Pictures and Vintage International
“Leave No Trace”—Bleecker Street and Mariner Books
The networks and streaming platforms broadcasting the finalist television series and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”—FX and Bantam Books
“The Handmaid’s Tale”—Hulu and Anchor
“The Looming Tower”—Hulu and Penguin Random House
“Patrick Melrose”—Showtime and Picador
“Sharp Objects”—HBO and Broadway Books
“A Very English Scandal”—Amazon Studios and Other Press
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California. Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories. In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation. Television and film finalists compete in separate categories.
For more information about Scripter—including ticket availability, additional sponsorship opportunities, and an up-to-date list of sponsors—please email scripter@usc.edu or visit scripter.usc.edu.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 31st-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which honors the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based.
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
- Screenwriters Ryan Coogler and Joe Robert Cole for “Black Panther,” based on the character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
- Screenwriters Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty and author Lee Israel for “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”
- Screenwriters Armando Iannucci, Ian Martin, and David Schneider for “The Death of Stalin,” based on the graphic novel by Fabien Nury and Thierry Robin
- Screenwriter Barry Jenkins and author James Baldwin for “If Beale Street Could Talk”
- Screenwriters Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini for “Leave No Trace” based on the novel “My Abandonment” by Peter Rock
Due to a tie in the nominating round, the writers of six television shows and their printed source material will vie for the Scripter Award this year. The finalist writers for television are, in alphabetical order by series title:
- Tom Rob Smith, for the episode “The Man Who Would Be Vogue” from “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story,” and author Maureen Orth for the nonfiction book “Vulgar Favors: Andrew Cunanan, Gianni Versace, and the Largest Failed Manhunt in U.S. History”
- Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder, for the episode “Holly” from “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and author Margaret Atwood
- Dan Futterman and Ali Selim, for the episode “9/11” from “The Looming Tower,” and author Lawrence Wright
- David Nicholls for the episode “Bad News,” from “Patrick Melrose,” based on the series of novels by Edward St. Aubyn
- Marti Noxon for the episode “Vanish,” from “Sharp Objects,” and author Gillian Flynn
- Russell T Davies, for “A Very English Scandal,” and author John Preston
Chaired by USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2019 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 90 film and 55 television adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Nalo Hopkinson and Michael Ondaatje; screenwriters Mark Fergus, Larry Karaszewski and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Brad Simspon and Jennifer Todd; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and current publishers of the printed works are:
“Black Panther”—Disney and Marvel Comics
“Can You Ever Forgive Me?”—Fox Searchlight and Simon & Schuster
“The Death of Stalin”—IFC Films and Titan Comics
“If Beale Street Could Talk”—Annapurna Pictures and Vintage International
“Leave No Trace”—Bleecker Street and Mariner Books
The networks and streaming platforms broadcasting the finalist television series and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace”—FX and Bantam Books
“The Handmaid’s Tale”—Hulu and Anchor
“The Looming Tower”—Hulu and Penguin Random House
“Patrick Melrose”—Showtime and Picador
“Sharp Objects”—HBO and Broadway Books
“A Very English Scandal”—Amazon Studios and Other Press
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2019 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California. Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories. In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation. Television and film finalists compete in separate categories.
For more information about Scripter—including ticket availability, additional sponsorship opportunities, and an up-to-date list of sponsors—please email scripter@usc.edu or visit scripter.usc.edu.
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Sunday, March 4, 2018
2018 Oscars "Best Original Screenplay" - "Get Out"
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Get Out - Written by Jordan Peele - WINNER
Nominees
The Big Sick - Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
Lady Bird - Written by Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water - Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri - Written by Martin McDonagh
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Get Out - Written by Jordan Peele - WINNER
Nominees
The Big Sick - Written by Emily V. Gordon & Kumail Nanjiani
Lady Bird - Written by Greta Gerwig
The Shape of Water - Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor; Story by Guillermo del Toro
Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri - Written by Martin McDonagh
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2018 Oscars "Best Adapted Screenplay" - "Call Me by Your Name"
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Call Me by Your Name - Screenplay by James Ivory - WINNER
Nominees
The Disaster Artist - Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
Logan - Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold
Molly's Game - Written for the screen by Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound - Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
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Call Me by Your Name - Screenplay by James Ivory - WINNER
Nominees
The Disaster Artist - Screenplay by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
Logan - Screenplay by Scott Frank & James Mangold and Michael Green; Story by James Mangold
Molly's Game - Written for the screen by Aaron Sorkin
Mudbound - Screenplay by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
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Friday, February 16, 2018
"Call Me by Your Name," "The Handmaid's Tale" Top 2018 USC Libraries Scripter Award
USC Libraries Scripter Honors “Call Me by Your Name” and “Handmaid’s Tale”
Francis Ford Coppola received the libraries’ Literary Achievement Award at the 30th-annual celebration
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Call Me by Your Name,” and the television series “The Handmaid’s Tale” received the 30th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award in the Feb. 10, 2018 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best cinematic adaptation of the written word, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan paid tribute to the legacy of the Scripter Awards, “Scripter is celebrating its 30th birthday, and whether it’s your first Scripter or your thirtieth, I am grateful to everyone who has supported this fine, enduring Trojan tradition.”
USC Provost Michael Quick hailed the importance of libraries. “More than places where students have a space to learn and faculty have collections from which to launch their scholarship, libraries are the core for what we stand for in higher education,” he said.
In the television category, the selection committee chose “Offred,” the first episode of the “The Handmaid’s Tale,” written for the screen by creator and executive producer Bruce Miller. The series, streaming on Hulu, is based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood.
Miller acknowledged Doheny Library, which hosted the ceremony. “The Handmaid’s Tale has been very wonderfully and generously feted over the last few months, but there’s something about getting an award in a library that is particularly wonderful.”
The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “Alias Grace” (distributed by Netflix), “Big Little Lies” (HBO), “Genius” (National Geographic), “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO), and “Mindhunter” (Netflix).
In the film category, the winners were writer André Aciman, author of “Call Me by Your Name,” and screenwriter-director James Ivory, who adapted Aciman’s work for the screen.
Ivory, a USC alumnus, noted that he had been to Doheny Library before. “I left this building exactly 60 years ago when I graduated from the USC film school and they had the ceremony out in front of the library, and I haven’t been back since—not to this building. It’s amazing to come back,” Ivory said. “I’m glad to be back for an adaptation of a very good book. As you know, I’ve made my career and name through adaptations.”
Due to a three-way tie in the nominating round, seven films were eligible this year. The other finalist films were “The Disaster Artist” (distributed by A24), “Logan” (20th Century Fox), “The Lost City of Z” (Amazon Studios), “Molly’s Game” (STX Entertainment), “Mudbound” (Netflix), and “Wonder Woman” (Warner Bros.).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored USC trustees and longtime USC Libraries supporters Ronald and Valerie Sugar as the 2018 Ex Libris Award winners. In receiving the award, Ronald Sugar said, “The libraries are an essential underpinning of the mission of this university. And as the university grows and evolves to meet a world of social and technological change, so must its libraries. Catherine, you and your team have provided more than a decade of innovative leadership to advance and expand the reach of this precious academic resource.”
Legendary writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola received the 2018 Literary Achievement Award. Coppola noted that his films based on earlier written works gave possessive credit to the original author. The 1972 classic “The Godfather,” for example, which Coppola directed and adapted for the screen, was marketed as “Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’”—not “Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Godfather.’” “Anyone who’s adapted screenplays,” Coppola explained, “knows the author did the heavy lifting.”
In-kind donors to the event included A24 Films, Amazon Studios, Hulu, Netflix, Picador USA, and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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Francis Ford Coppola received the libraries’ Literary Achievement Award at the 30th-annual celebration
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Call Me by Your Name,” and the television series “The Handmaid’s Tale” received the 30th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award in the Feb. 10, 2018 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best cinematic adaptation of the written word, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan paid tribute to the legacy of the Scripter Awards, “Scripter is celebrating its 30th birthday, and whether it’s your first Scripter or your thirtieth, I am grateful to everyone who has supported this fine, enduring Trojan tradition.”
USC Provost Michael Quick hailed the importance of libraries. “More than places where students have a space to learn and faculty have collections from which to launch their scholarship, libraries are the core for what we stand for in higher education,” he said.
In the television category, the selection committee chose “Offred,” the first episode of the “The Handmaid’s Tale,” written for the screen by creator and executive producer Bruce Miller. The series, streaming on Hulu, is based on the 1985 novel by Margaret Atwood.
Miller acknowledged Doheny Library, which hosted the ceremony. “The Handmaid’s Tale has been very wonderfully and generously feted over the last few months, but there’s something about getting an award in a library that is particularly wonderful.”
The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “Alias Grace” (distributed by Netflix), “Big Little Lies” (HBO), “Genius” (National Geographic), “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks” (HBO), and “Mindhunter” (Netflix).
In the film category, the winners were writer André Aciman, author of “Call Me by Your Name,” and screenwriter-director James Ivory, who adapted Aciman’s work for the screen.
Ivory, a USC alumnus, noted that he had been to Doheny Library before. “I left this building exactly 60 years ago when I graduated from the USC film school and they had the ceremony out in front of the library, and I haven’t been back since—not to this building. It’s amazing to come back,” Ivory said. “I’m glad to be back for an adaptation of a very good book. As you know, I’ve made my career and name through adaptations.”
Due to a three-way tie in the nominating round, seven films were eligible this year. The other finalist films were “The Disaster Artist” (distributed by A24), “Logan” (20th Century Fox), “The Lost City of Z” (Amazon Studios), “Molly’s Game” (STX Entertainment), “Mudbound” (Netflix), and “Wonder Woman” (Warner Bros.).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored USC trustees and longtime USC Libraries supporters Ronald and Valerie Sugar as the 2018 Ex Libris Award winners. In receiving the award, Ronald Sugar said, “The libraries are an essential underpinning of the mission of this university. And as the university grows and evolves to meet a world of social and technological change, so must its libraries. Catherine, you and your team have provided more than a decade of innovative leadership to advance and expand the reach of this precious academic resource.”
Legendary writer-director-producer Francis Ford Coppola received the 2018 Literary Achievement Award. Coppola noted that his films based on earlier written works gave possessive credit to the original author. The 1972 classic “The Godfather,” for example, which Coppola directed and adapted for the screen, was marketed as “Mario Puzo’s ‘The Godfather’”—not “Francis Ford Coppola’s ‘The Godfather.’” “Anyone who’s adapted screenplays,” Coppola explained, “knows the author did the heavy lifting.”
In-kind donors to the event included A24 Films, Amazon Studios, Hulu, Netflix, Picador USA, and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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Friday, January 19, 2018
30th Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award Nominees Announced
USC Libraries Name Finalists for 30th-Annual Scripter Awards
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 30th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. In this particularly competitive year, voting resulted in ties for the film and television categories.
USC Libraries release finalists for the 30th-annual Scripter Awards, honoring the best adapted film and TV show.
Due to a three-way tie in the nomination round, the writers of seven films and the works on which the films are based will compete for the honors this year. The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
--Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name”
--Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist,” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,’ the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”
--Screenwriters Scott Frank, Michael Green, and James Mangold, and authors Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Romita, Sr., for “Logan”
- Screenwriter James Gray and author David Grann for “The Lost City of Z”
--Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and author Molly Bloom for “Molly’s Game”
--Screenwriters Dee Rees and Virgil Williams and author Hillary Jordan for “Mudbound”
--Screenwriter Allan Heinberg and author William Moulton Marston for “Wonder Woman”
Writers of six television shows and their printed source material will vie for the Scripter Award this year. The finalist writers—including for the first time a single author with nominations for two series in a single year—for television are, in alphabetical order by series title:
--Screenwriter Sarah Polley and author Margaret Atwood for “Alias Grace”
--David E. Kelley, for the episode “You Get What You Need” from “Big Little Lies,” and author Liane Moriarty
--Noah Pink and Ken Biller for the episode “Einstein: Chapter One” from “Genius,” and author Walter Isaacson for his book “Einstein: His Life and Word”
--Bruce Miller for the episode “Offred” from “The Handmaid’s Tale” and author Margaret Atwood
--Peter Landesman, George C. Wolfe, and Alexander Woo for the television film “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” and author Rebecca Skloot
--Joe Penhall and Jennifer Haley for “Episode 10” of “Mindhunter” and authors John Douglas and Mark Olshaker for their nonfiction book “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit”
Chaired by USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2018 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 91 film and 28 television adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Michael Chabon and Michael Ondaatje; screenwriters Geoffrey Fletcher and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Suzanne Todd and Mike Medavoy; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and current publishers of the printed works are:
“Call Me By Your Name”—Sony Pictures Classics and Picador
“The Disaster Artist”—A24 and Simon & Schuster
“Logan”—20th Century Fox and Marvel Comics
“The Lost City of Z”—Amazon Studios and Simon & Schuster
“Molly’s Game”—STX Entertainment and Dey Street Books
“Mudbound”—Netflix and Algonquin Books
“Wonder Woman”—Warner Bros. and DC Comics
The networks airing the finalist television series and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“Alias Grace”—Netflix and Anchor
“Big Little Lies”—HBO and Berkley
“Genius”—National Geographic and Simon & Schuster
“The Handmaid’s Tale”—Hulu and Anchor
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”— HBO and Broadway Books
“Mindhunter”—Netflix and Gallery Books
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California. Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories. In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation. Television and film finalists compete in separate categories.
For more information about Scripter—including ticket availability, additional sponsorship opportunities, and an up-to-date list of sponsors—please email scripter@usc.edu or visit scripter.usc.edu.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 30th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. In this particularly competitive year, voting resulted in ties for the film and television categories.
USC Libraries release finalists for the 30th-annual Scripter Awards, honoring the best adapted film and TV show.
Due to a three-way tie in the nomination round, the writers of seven films and the works on which the films are based will compete for the honors this year. The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
--Author André Aciman and screenwriter James Ivory for “Call Me By Your Name”
--Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber for “The Disaster Artist,” and authors Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell for their nonfiction book “The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside ‘The Room,’ the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made”
--Screenwriters Scott Frank, Michael Green, and James Mangold, and authors Roy Thomas, Len Wein, and John Romita, Sr., for “Logan”
- Screenwriter James Gray and author David Grann for “The Lost City of Z”
--Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin and author Molly Bloom for “Molly’s Game”
--Screenwriters Dee Rees and Virgil Williams and author Hillary Jordan for “Mudbound”
--Screenwriter Allan Heinberg and author William Moulton Marston for “Wonder Woman”
Writers of six television shows and their printed source material will vie for the Scripter Award this year. The finalist writers—including for the first time a single author with nominations for two series in a single year—for television are, in alphabetical order by series title:
--Screenwriter Sarah Polley and author Margaret Atwood for “Alias Grace”
--David E. Kelley, for the episode “You Get What You Need” from “Big Little Lies,” and author Liane Moriarty
--Noah Pink and Ken Biller for the episode “Einstein: Chapter One” from “Genius,” and author Walter Isaacson for his book “Einstein: His Life and Word”
--Bruce Miller for the episode “Offred” from “The Handmaid’s Tale” and author Margaret Atwood
--Peter Landesman, George C. Wolfe, and Alexander Woo for the television film “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” and author Rebecca Skloot
--Joe Penhall and Jennifer Haley for “Episode 10” of “Mindhunter” and authors John Douglas and Mark Olshaker for their nonfiction book “Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit”
Chaired by USC professor and past president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2018 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 91 film and 28 television adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Michael Chabon and Michael Ondaatje; screenwriters Geoffrey Fletcher and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Suzanne Todd and Mike Medavoy; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and current publishers of the printed works are:
“Call Me By Your Name”—Sony Pictures Classics and Picador
“The Disaster Artist”—A24 and Simon & Schuster
“Logan”—20th Century Fox and Marvel Comics
“The Lost City of Z”—Amazon Studios and Simon & Schuster
“Molly’s Game”—STX Entertainment and Dey Street Books
“Mudbound”—Netflix and Algonquin Books
“Wonder Woman”—Warner Bros. and DC Comics
The networks airing the finalist television series and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“Alias Grace”—Netflix and Anchor
“Big Little Lies”—HBO and Berkley
“Genius”—National Geographic and Simon & Schuster
“The Handmaid’s Tale”—Hulu and Anchor
“The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks”— HBO and Broadway Books
“Mindhunter”—Netflix and Gallery Books
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California. Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories. In 2016, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation. Television and film finalists compete in separate categories.
For more information about Scripter—including ticket availability, additional sponsorship opportunities, and an up-to-date list of sponsors—please email scripter@usc.edu or visit scripter.usc.edu.
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Monday, February 27, 2017
2017 / 89th Academy Awards Announced; "Moonlight" Named Best Picture... for Reals
The Academy Awards is an American film accolade. It is best known as the “Oscars,” and is an annual awards ceremony honoring cinematic achievements primarily in the American film industry. The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette that is officially called the “Academy Award of Merit,” but has become commonly known by its nickname, the “Oscar.” The awards were first presented in 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. The Academy Awards are overseen by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
The 89th Oscars nominations were announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2016 were presented on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center. The ceremony was televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
2017 / 89th Academy Award winners (for film achievements in 2016):
Best Picture
Moonlight - Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Directing
La La Land - Damien Chazelle
Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Stone - La La Land
Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis – Fences
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Moonlight - Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Manchester by the Sea - Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Animated Feature Film
Zootopia - Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Cinematography
La La Land - Linus Sandgren
Costume Design
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Colleen Atwood
Documentary (Feature)
O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
Documentary (Short Subject)
The White Helmets - Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Film Editing
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert
Foreign Language Film
The Salesman - Iran
Makeup and Hairstyling
Suicide Squad - Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson
Music (Original Score)
La La Land - Justin Hurwitz
Music (Original Song)
City of Stars from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Production Design
La La Land - Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Short Film (Animated)
Piper - Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Short Film (Live Action)
Sing - Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy
Sound Editing
Arrival - Sylvain Bellemare
Sound Mixing
Hacksaw Ridge - Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
Visual Effects
The Jungle Book - Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
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The 89th Oscars nominations were announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2017. Oscars for outstanding film achievements of 2016 were presented on Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Dolby Theatre® at Hollywood & Highland Center. The ceremony was televised live on the ABC Television Network at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT and was hosted by Jimmy Kimmel.
2017 / 89th Academy Award winners (for film achievements in 2016):
Best Picture
Moonlight - Adele Romanski, Dede Gardner and Jeremy Kleiner, Producers
Directing
La La Land - Damien Chazelle
Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck - Manchester by the Sea
Actress in a Leading Role
Emma Stone - La La Land
Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali - Moonlight
Actress in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis – Fences
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Moonlight - Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Manchester by the Sea - Written by Kenneth Lonergan
Animated Feature Film
Zootopia - Byron Howard, Rich Moore and Clark Spencer
Cinematography
La La Land - Linus Sandgren
Costume Design
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them - Colleen Atwood
Documentary (Feature)
O.J.: Made in America - Ezra Edelman and Caroline Waterlow
Documentary (Short Subject)
The White Helmets - Orlando von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara
Film Editing
Hacksaw Ridge - John Gilbert
Foreign Language Film
The Salesman - Iran
Makeup and Hairstyling
Suicide Squad - Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini and Christopher Nelson
Music (Original Score)
La La Land - Justin Hurwitz
Music (Original Song)
City of Stars from La La Land; Music by Justin Hurwitz; Lyric by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
Production Design
La La Land - Production Design: David Wasco; Set Decoration: Sandy Reynolds-Wasco
Short Film (Animated)
Piper - Alan Barillaro and Marc Sondheimer
Short Film (Live Action)
Sing - Kristof Deák and Anna Udvardy
Sound Editing
Arrival - Sylvain Bellemare
Sound Mixing
Hacksaw Ridge - Kevin O’Connell, Andy Wright, Robert Mackenzie and Peter Grace
Visual Effects
The Jungle Book - Robert Legato, Adam Valdez, Andrew R. Jones and Dan Lemmon
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Sunday, February 26, 2017
"Moonlight" Wins "Best Adapted Screenpaly" Oscar
Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
Nominees
Arrival - Screenplay by Eric Heisserer
Fences - Screenplay by August Wilson
Hidden Figures - Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
Lion - Screenplay by Luke Davies
Moonlight - Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney - WINNER
Nominees
Arrival - Screenplay by Eric Heisserer
Fences - Screenplay by August Wilson
Hidden Figures - Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi
Lion - Screenplay by Luke Davies
Moonlight - Screenplay by Barry Jenkins; Story by Tarell Alvin McCraney - WINNER
"Manchester by the Sea" Wins "Best Original Screenplay" Oscar
Writing (Original Screenplay)
Nominees
Hell or High Water - Written by Taylor Sheridan
La La Land - Written by Damien Chazelle
The Lobster - Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Manchester by the Sea - Written by Kenneth Lonergan - WINNER
20th Century Women - Written by Mike Mills
Nominees
Hell or High Water - Written by Taylor Sheridan
La La Land - Written by Damien Chazelle
The Lobster - Written by Yorgos Lanthimos, Efthimis Filippou
Manchester by the Sea - Written by Kenneth Lonergan - WINNER
20th Century Women - Written by Mike Mills
Monday, February 20, 2017
2017 Writers Guild Awards Announced; "Moonlight," "Arrival" Top Screenplay Winners
The Writers Guild of America is a labor
union representing film, television, radio, video game, and new media
writers. The Writers Guild of America Award acknowledges outstanding
achievements in film, television, and radio and has been presented
annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of
America, West since 1949.
The Writers Guild Awards honor
outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news,
radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. 2017 / 69th
Writers Guild Awards nominations were announced Wednesday, January 4,
2017. The awards were presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday,
February 19, 2017, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and in New
York City at the Edison Ballroom. For more information about the
2017 Writers Guild Awards, please visit www.wga.org or
.www.wgaeast.org
2017 / 69th Writers Guild Award winners
(for the film year 2016):
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Moonlight, Written by Barry Jenkins,
Story by Tarell McCraney; A24
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer;
Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount
Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
Command and Control, Telescript by
Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim
Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser;
American Experience Films
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans, Written by Peter
Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff,
Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX
COMEDY SERIES:
Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover,
Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
NEW SERIES:
Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover,
Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
LONG FORM ORIGINAL:
Confirmation, Written by Susannah
Grant; HBO
LONG FORM ADAPTED:
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American
Crime Story, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V.
DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based
on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL:
“The Party” (The Commute), Written
by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; youtube.com
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ADAPTED:
“Passage” Part 4 (Fear the Walking
Dead), Written by Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic; amc.com
ANIMATION:
“Stop the Presses” (BoJack
Horseman), Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix
EPISODIC DRAMA:
“The Trip” (This Is Us), Written by
Vera Herbert; NBC
EPISODIC COMEDY:
“Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!”
(Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) –
SERIES:
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,
Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch,
Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy,
Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO
COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES:
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Rob
Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy
Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim
Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve
Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul
Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels,
Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider,
Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew
Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS,
TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
Triumph The Primary Election Special
2016, Written by Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, David
Feldman, R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch,
Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, Robert
Smigel, Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andrew Weinberg; Additional
Materials by Ray James, Jesse Joyce, Jason Reich, Alex Scordelis;
Hulu
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer:
Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter,
Dwight D. Smith; NBC
DAYTIME DRAMA:
General Hospital, Writers: Shelly
Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn,
Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean
Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van
Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND
SPECIALS
“Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal
Street” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street), Written by
Laurie Parres; Amazon Studios
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR
SPECIAL:
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas,
Written by Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough; HBO
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
(TIE)
- “The Choice 2016” (Frontline); Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
- “Inside Assad's Syria” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN
CURRENT EVENTS:
“Jackie Robinson, Part One,”
Written by David McMahon & Sarah Burns; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED,
BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend”
(48 Hours), Written by Jerry Cipriano, John Craig Wilson; CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR
COMMENTARY:
“CBS Sunday Morning Almanac” June
12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Thomas A. Harris; CBS
RADIO NOMINEES
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
“Chernobyl: 30 Years Later,”
Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY
SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“World News This Week” August 26,
2016, Written by Tara Gimbel Tanis; ABC News Radio
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS,
FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY:
“Morley Safer: A Journalist’s
Life,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES - ON-AIR
PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO):
“CBS On-Air Reel,” Written by Brian
Retchless; CBS On-Air Promotion
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION:
“The Real History of Cinco de Mayo,”
(Gawker Media Group), Graphic Animation by Elisa Solinas; youtube.com
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
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OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN VIDEOGAME WRITING
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017
USC Libraries Announces Scripter 2017 Winners; "Moonlight" Wins Film Award
USC Libraries Scripter 2017 Honors “Moonlight,” “The Night Manager,” and “The People V. O.J. Simpson”
29th-annual award recognizes adaptation of the written word to the screen, includes this year a tie in the television category
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Moonlight,” and the television series “The Night Manager” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” received the 29th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award in a Feb. 11, 2017 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
“the work of artists who find inspiration in the stories that surround us in a great library like ours.”
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best cinematic adaptation of the written word, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan described the genesis of Scripter, founded by the libraries’ board of councilors in order to “celebrate the art of transforming the written word into visual stories” and to honor “the work of artists who find inspiration in the stories that surround us in a great library like ours.”
USC Provost Michael Quick spoke of the key role libraries play in the academic life of the university, “They are the core of what we stand for in higher education. The unfettered search for truth, the accumulation over time of the knowledge that allows us to progress as humans, our launching point for future leaders. The libraries represent the absolute best of what it means to be human, of what it means to revere the truth, of what it means to make a difference in the world.”
In the television category, the selection committee deadlocked in voting between “The Night Manager,” adapted by David Farr into a six-part miniseries for AMC, based on the 1993 novel by John le Carré, and FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” adapted by USC School of Cinematic Arts alums Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski from the nonfiction book “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” by Jeffrey Toobin.
In accepting the award, Larry Karaszewski said “libraries saved my life, they were literally a sanctuary for me.”
Accepting on behalf of “The Night Manager” was executive producer, and son of author John le Carré, Stephen Cornwell, who spoke of his father and his story, “Nothing would have existed without his mind and his imagination. The Night Manager is a character and a story of strange brilliance, a morality tale wrapped in a thriller.”
The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “Game of Thrones” (distributed by HBO), “The Man in the High Castle” (Amazon), and “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix).
In the film category, the winners were playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, author of “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” and screenwriter-director Barry Jenkins, who adapted McCraney’s work into the screenplay for A24s’ “Moonlight.”
Accepting the award via video from the U.K. on behalf of himself and McCraney, Jenkins said that he’s often described the experience of first reading McCraney’s original piece as it being “halfway between the stage and the screen. I love that this award is for the adaptation because I feel like blending Tarell’s voice with mine . . . has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.”
The other finalist films were “Arrival” (distributed by Paramount Pictures), “Fences” (Paramount Pictures), “Hidden Figures” (Twentieth Century Fox), and “Lion” (The Weinstein Company).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored USC trustee and longtime USC Libraries supporter Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan as the 2017 Ex Libris Award winner. In receiving the award, Kostlan said, “Above all, I wish to remember my wonderful parents, Tom and Dorothy Leavey. In addition to passing down their philanthropic spirit, they instilled in my sister and myself a passion for learning and respect for the printed word.”
Comedic writer-director Carl Reiner received the 2017 Literary Achievement Award and accepted the honor via video. Reiner joked that the award is one of two similarly exciting honors, the other being his donation of a toupee to the Smithsonian.
In presenting the award to Reiner, Quinlan described the privilege of “honoring a single person who has contributed so immeasurably to our shared culture.”
In-kind donors to the event included A24 Films, Bogart’s Spirits, Bridget Gless Keller and Paul Keller, Catalina View Wines, Christina Kenney Sarno & Russ Sarno, Hartley & Marks, James and Martha Childs, John Paul Mitchell Systems, Merle Norman, ONE Archives Foundation, OPI Products, Paramount Studios, Penguin Random House and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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29th-annual award recognizes adaptation of the written word to the screen, includes this year a tie in the television category
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The authors and screenwriters behind the film “Moonlight,” and the television series “The Night Manager” and “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story” received the 29th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award in a Feb. 11, 2017 ceremony at USC’s Doheny Memorial Library.
“the work of artists who find inspiration in the stories that surround us in a great library like ours.”
The Scripter Award recognizes the year’s best cinematic adaptation of the written word, and includes feature film and television adaptations.
In her welcoming remarks, USC Libraries Dean Catherine Quinlan described the genesis of Scripter, founded by the libraries’ board of councilors in order to “celebrate the art of transforming the written word into visual stories” and to honor “the work of artists who find inspiration in the stories that surround us in a great library like ours.”
USC Provost Michael Quick spoke of the key role libraries play in the academic life of the university, “They are the core of what we stand for in higher education. The unfettered search for truth, the accumulation over time of the knowledge that allows us to progress as humans, our launching point for future leaders. The libraries represent the absolute best of what it means to be human, of what it means to revere the truth, of what it means to make a difference in the world.”
In the television category, the selection committee deadlocked in voting between “The Night Manager,” adapted by David Farr into a six-part miniseries for AMC, based on the 1993 novel by John le Carré, and FX’s “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” adapted by USC School of Cinematic Arts alums Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski from the nonfiction book “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” by Jeffrey Toobin.
In accepting the award, Larry Karaszewski said “libraries saved my life, they were literally a sanctuary for me.”
Accepting on behalf of “The Night Manager” was executive producer, and son of author John le Carré, Stephen Cornwell, who spoke of his father and his story, “Nothing would have existed without his mind and his imagination. The Night Manager is a character and a story of strange brilliance, a morality tale wrapped in a thriller.”
The other finalists were the writers behind episodes of “Game of Thrones” (distributed by HBO), “The Man in the High Castle” (Amazon), and “Orange is the New Black” (Netflix).
In the film category, the winners were playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney, author of “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” and screenwriter-director Barry Jenkins, who adapted McCraney’s work into the screenplay for A24s’ “Moonlight.”
Accepting the award via video from the U.K. on behalf of himself and McCraney, Jenkins said that he’s often described the experience of first reading McCraney’s original piece as it being “halfway between the stage and the screen. I love that this award is for the adaptation because I feel like blending Tarell’s voice with mine . . . has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life.”
The other finalist films were “Arrival” (distributed by Paramount Pictures), “Fences” (Paramount Pictures), “Hidden Figures” (Twentieth Century Fox), and “Lion” (The Weinstein Company).
Earlier in the evening, Quinlan honored USC trustee and longtime USC Libraries supporter Kathleen McCarthy Kostlan as the 2017 Ex Libris Award winner. In receiving the award, Kostlan said, “Above all, I wish to remember my wonderful parents, Tom and Dorothy Leavey. In addition to passing down their philanthropic spirit, they instilled in my sister and myself a passion for learning and respect for the printed word.”
Comedic writer-director Carl Reiner received the 2017 Literary Achievement Award and accepted the honor via video. Reiner joked that the award is one of two similarly exciting honors, the other being his donation of a toupee to the Smithsonian.
In presenting the award to Reiner, Quinlan described the privilege of “honoring a single person who has contributed so immeasurably to our shared culture.”
In-kind donors to the event included A24 Films, Bogart’s Spirits, Bridget Gless Keller and Paul Keller, Catalina View Wines, Christina Kenney Sarno & Russ Sarno, Hartley & Marks, James and Martha Childs, John Paul Mitchell Systems, Merle Norman, ONE Archives Foundation, OPI Products, Paramount Studios, Penguin Random House and Urth Caffé.
Scripter began in 1988, co-founded by USC Libraries board members Glenn Sonnenberg and Marjorie Lord. For more information about Scripter—including additional images from the ceremony—visit scripter.usc.edu.
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Saturday, January 21, 2017
2017 USC Scripter Award Nominations Announced
USC Libraries Name Finalists for 29th-Annual Scripter Award
LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 29th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories. Last year, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation. Television and film finalists compete in separate categories.
USC Libraries Name Finalists for 29th-Annual Scripter Award, honoring best adapted film and TV show
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Screenwriter Eric Heisserer for “Arrival,” adapted from the novella “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang
August Wilson for the play and screenplay of “Fences”
Screenwriters Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi for “Hidden Figures,” based on the nonfiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly
Luke Davies for the screenplay for “Lion,” adapted from the nonfiction book “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley
Barry Jenkins for “Moonlight,” adapted from “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” by Tarell Alvin McCraney
The finalist writers for television episodes are, in alphabetical order by series title:
Screenwriters David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, for the episode “The Winds of Winter” from “Game of Thrones,” adapted from the series “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin
Frank Spotnitz, Erik Oleson, and Joe Kawasaki for the episode “Fallout” from “The Man in the High Castle,” based on the novel by Philip K. Dick
David Farr for the miniseries “The Night Manager,” based on the novel by John le Carré
Tara Herrmann and Jenji Kohan for the episode “Toast Can’t Never Be Bread Again” from “Orange is the New Black,” based on the memoir by Piper Kerman, “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison”
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski for the episode “Manna From Heaven” from “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” based on the nonfiction book “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” by Jeffrey Toobin
Chaired by USC professor and president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2017 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 80 film and 45 television adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Michael Ondaatje and Mona Simpson; screenwriters Geoffrey Fletcher and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Lawrence Kasdan and Paula Wagner; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“Arrival”—Paramount Pictures and Vintage
“Fences”— Paramount Pictures and Plume
“Hidden Figures”— Twentieth Century Fox and HarperCollins
“Lion”—The Weinstein Company and Penguin
“Moonlight”—A24
The networks airing the finalist television series and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“Game of Thrones”—HBO and Bantam
“The Man in the High Castle”—Amazon and Putnam
“The Night Manager”— AMC and Knopf
“Orange is the New Black”—Netflix and Random House
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”—FX and Random House
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California.
For more information about Scripter—including ticket availability, additional sponsorship opportunities, and an up-to-date list of sponsors—please email scripter@usc.edu or visit scripter.usc.edu.
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The USC Libraries have named the finalists for the 29th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award. Since 1988, Scripter has honored the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories. Last year, the USC Libraries inaugurated a new Scripter award, for television adaptation. Television and film finalists compete in separate categories.
USC Libraries Name Finalists for 29th-Annual Scripter Award, honoring best adapted film and TV show
The finalist writers for film adaptation are, in alphabetical order by film title:
Screenwriter Eric Heisserer for “Arrival,” adapted from the novella “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang
August Wilson for the play and screenplay of “Fences”
Screenwriters Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi for “Hidden Figures,” based on the nonfiction book by Margot Lee Shetterly
Luke Davies for the screenplay for “Lion,” adapted from the nonfiction book “A Long Way Home” by Saroo Brierley
Barry Jenkins for “Moonlight,” adapted from “In Moonlight Black Boys Look Blue,” by Tarell Alvin McCraney
The finalist writers for television episodes are, in alphabetical order by series title:
Screenwriters David Benioff and D. B. Weiss, for the episode “The Winds of Winter” from “Game of Thrones,” adapted from the series “A Song of Ice and Fire” by George R. R. Martin
Frank Spotnitz, Erik Oleson, and Joe Kawasaki for the episode “Fallout” from “The Man in the High Castle,” based on the novel by Philip K. Dick
David Farr for the miniseries “The Night Manager,” based on the novel by John le Carré
Tara Herrmann and Jenji Kohan for the episode “Toast Can’t Never Be Bread Again” from “Orange is the New Black,” based on the memoir by Piper Kerman, “Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison”
Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski for the episode “Manna From Heaven” from “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story,” based on the nonfiction book “The Run of His Life: The People v. O.J. Simpson,” by Jeffrey Toobin
Chaired by USC professor and president of the Writers Guild of America, West, Howard Rodman, the 2017 Scripter selection committee selected the finalists from a field of 80 film and 45 television adaptations.
Serving on the selection committee, among many others, are film critics Leonard Maltin, Anne Thompson and Kenneth Turan; authors Lisa Belkin, Michael Ondaatje and Mona Simpson; screenwriters Geoffrey Fletcher and Erin Cressida Wilson; producers Lawrence Kasdan and Paula Wagner; and USC deans Elizabeth Daley of the School of Cinematic Arts and Catherine Quinlan of the USC Libraries.
The studios distributing the finalist films and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“Arrival”—Paramount Pictures and Vintage
“Fences”— Paramount Pictures and Plume
“Hidden Figures”— Twentieth Century Fox and HarperCollins
“Lion”—The Weinstein Company and Penguin
“Moonlight”—A24
The networks airing the finalist television series and current publishers of the original printed works are:
“Game of Thrones”—HBO and Bantam
“The Man in the High Castle”—Amazon and Putnam
“The Night Manager”— AMC and Knopf
“Orange is the New Black”—Netflix and Random House
“The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story”—FX and Random House
The USC Libraries will announce the winning authors and screenwriters at a black-tie ceremony on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017 in the historic Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library on the University Park campus of the University of Southern California.
For more information about Scripter—including ticket availability, additional sponsorship opportunities, and an up-to-date list of sponsors—please email scripter@usc.edu or visit scripter.usc.edu.
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2017 Austin Film Festival Introduces Two New Contests
Austin Film Festival Announces New Competitions for 2017 Festival
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Austin Film Festival (AFF) introduces two new contests to its slate of competitions for its 24th season, which takes place October 26 - November 2, 2017. The Playwriting Competition will be open to full-length stage plays and will provide aspiring playwrights exposure and access to a wide array of professionals within theater, film, and television. The Fiction Podcast Competition will accept scripts for an ongoing series intended for a purely acoustic medium with no visual component.
“We are thrilled to further expand our mission of championing storytellers by assisting writers for the stage and new media”
“We are thrilled to further expand our mission of championing storytellers by assisting writers for the stage and new media,” said Barbara Morgan, AFF Co-Founder and Executive Director. “The principles of drama began on the stage and evolved into the old school radio plays of the 1920s. Those forms of storytelling could not be more relevant today, especially with the rising popularity of fiction podcasts. We are proud to embrace the tradition of the stage and the reinvention of the radio drama.”
Regarded as the “Writers Festival,” AFF is the first festival to recognize the writer as the creator and has a long history of inclusiveness for all types of storytellers. Notable playwrights at AFF include Horton Foote, John Patrick Shanley, Beau Willimon, Melanie Marnich, and José Rivera, among others. AFF now adds stage plays and fiction podcasts to a variety of competitions that already accept screenplays, teleplays, digital series, and films in various categories.
Three finalists from the Playwriting Competition will have staged readings during the festival which will be performed in front of an audience including industry professionals already in attendance at the Conference. AFF will also program panels, roundtables, workshops, and networking events where attendees can refine their craft and make connections.
The winner of each competition will receive a $1000 cash prize, AFF’s Bronze Typewriter Award, and reimbursements of up to $500 for travel and up to $500 for lodging. AFF will announce judges and partnerships for the Playwriting and Fiction Podcast Competitions in the coming months.
To apply, please visit https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/.
About Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft, and business of filmmakers and screenwriters. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Austin Film Festival (AFF) introduces two new contests to its slate of competitions for its 24th season, which takes place October 26 - November 2, 2017. The Playwriting Competition will be open to full-length stage plays and will provide aspiring playwrights exposure and access to a wide array of professionals within theater, film, and television. The Fiction Podcast Competition will accept scripts for an ongoing series intended for a purely acoustic medium with no visual component.
“We are thrilled to further expand our mission of championing storytellers by assisting writers for the stage and new media”
“We are thrilled to further expand our mission of championing storytellers by assisting writers for the stage and new media,” said Barbara Morgan, AFF Co-Founder and Executive Director. “The principles of drama began on the stage and evolved into the old school radio plays of the 1920s. Those forms of storytelling could not be more relevant today, especially with the rising popularity of fiction podcasts. We are proud to embrace the tradition of the stage and the reinvention of the radio drama.”
Regarded as the “Writers Festival,” AFF is the first festival to recognize the writer as the creator and has a long history of inclusiveness for all types of storytellers. Notable playwrights at AFF include Horton Foote, John Patrick Shanley, Beau Willimon, Melanie Marnich, and José Rivera, among others. AFF now adds stage plays and fiction podcasts to a variety of competitions that already accept screenplays, teleplays, digital series, and films in various categories.
Three finalists from the Playwriting Competition will have staged readings during the festival which will be performed in front of an audience including industry professionals already in attendance at the Conference. AFF will also program panels, roundtables, workshops, and networking events where attendees can refine their craft and make connections.
The winner of each competition will receive a $1000 cash prize, AFF’s Bronze Typewriter Award, and reimbursements of up to $500 for travel and up to $500 for lodging. AFF will announce judges and partnerships for the Playwriting and Fiction Podcast Competitions in the coming months.
To apply, please visit https://austinfilmfestival.com/submit/.
About Austin Film Festival
Austin Film Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the art, craft, and business of filmmakers and screenwriters. This project is supported in part by the Cultural Arts Division of the City of Austin Economic Development Department and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
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Saturday, January 7, 2017
Oliver Stone to Receive the "Laurel Award" from the Writers Guild of America
Oliver Stone photo image by Michael Segal
Oliver Stone to Receive WGAW’s 2017 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement
LOS ANGELES – Legendary screenwriter-director Oliver Stone, whose films include Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, JFK, and Wall Street, is set to receive the Writers Guild of America, West’s 2017 Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement in recognition of his extraordinary career and body of work. He will be honored at the Guild’s awards show on Sunday, February 19, 2017 at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.
“Oliver Stone may be our most committed screenwriter, using an unparalleled sense of conflict and drama to define the past half century,” said WGAW President Howard A. Rodman. “Stone's Vietnam trilogy – Platoon, Born on the Fourth of July, Heaven & Earth – not only illuminated the war, but made us face its consequences. His unofficial and extraordinary history of the 1960s and 1970s – from JFK and The Doors through Nixon and Wall Street – wove a coherent narrative from incoherent facts. His dialogue is always memorable: think of Gordon Gekko's ‘greed is good,’ or Tony Manero's 182 ‘fucks’ in Scarface. But even Stone's most amoral characters are, in the end, like us: all too human. Stone has held a mirror up to our times, and dares us again and again to look at our nation – and ourselves – without turning away.”
“As a young screenwriter I remember seeing so many I admired graced with the Laurel Award, and I never expected I'd be considered their peer. I am most honored to accept this great award,” commented Stone.
Academy Award winner Stone has written and directed nearly two dozen feature films over the course of his career, including some of the most influential and iconic movies of the last several decades.
His trio of acclaimed Vietnam war-era films are informed by his own real-life experience serving in the U.S. Army Infantry in Vietnam in 1967-68, having been wounded twice in combat and ultimately earning the Bronze Star for Valor, Purple Heart, and other medals of honor during his military career. 1987’s Platoon, written and directed by Stone, earned him Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture, and an Oscar nomination for Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen, in addition to a Golden Globe for Best Director, a BAFTA Award for Best Direction, and WGA and Golden Globes screenplays noms.
1989’s Born on the Fourth of July (Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Ron Kovic, Based on the Book by Ron Kovic) memorably chronicled Vietnam vet turned anti-war activist Ron Kovic’s personal post-combat struggle as a paraplegic, exploring what it means to be American along the journey. The acclaimed Tom Cruise-starring film earned Stone a pair of Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director, as well as an Oscar nom for Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium), Golden Globe Awards for Best Director and Best Screenplay, and a WGA adapted screenplay nomination.
The final movie in Stone’s powerful Vietnam trilogy, 1993’s Heaven & Earth (Based on the Books When Heaven and Earth Changed Places by Le Ly Hayslip with Jay Wurts and Child of War, Woman of Peace by Le Ly Hayslip with James Hayslip), follows the harrowing true story of a Vietnamese village girl who survives a life of suffering and hardship during and after the Vietnam war – her own tumultuous relationships with the men in her life providing a potent metaphor for U.S.-Vietnamese political relations.
Stone’s canon of complex and challenging films, often exploring specific eras and controversial topics, include such thought-provoking movies as 1991’s JFK (Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Zachary Sklar, Based on the Books The Trail of the Assassins by Jim Garrison and Crossfire: The Plot That Killed Kennedy by Jim Marrs), Stone’s effort to both unravel and illuminate the labyrinth of conspiracy theories surrounding 1963’s Kennedy assassination, earning Oscar noms for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Writing (Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published), as well as a Golden Globe Award for Best Director, a Golden Globe screenplay nom, and a WGA adapted screenplay nom; 1995’s penetrating Presidential biopic Nixon (Written by Stephen J. Rivele & Christopher Wilkinson & Oliver Stone), for which he shared an Oscar screenplay nomination; Natural Born Killers (Screenplay by David Veloz & Richard Rutowski & Oliver Stone, Story by Quentin Tarantino), a dark satire our culture’s fixation on media and violence, which earned Stone a Golden Globe Best Director nom; 1991 rock biopic The Doors (Written by J. Randal Johnson and Oliver Stone), a lyrical look at the ’60s filtered through the prism of Jim Morrison’s seminal band; 1986’s explosive political indictment, Salvador (Written by Oliver Stone & Richard D. Boyle), deeply critical of the U.S. government’s involvement in Central America, for which he shared an Academy Award nomination (Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen); 1987’s Wall Street (Written by Stanley Weiser & Oliver Stone), his bold expose of ’80s excess and America’s new brand of capitalism, and 1988’s dark “shock jock” true-life tale, Talk Radio (Screenplay by Eric Bogosian & Oliver Stone, Based on the Play “Talk Radio” Created by Eric Bogosian & Tad Savinar, Written by Eric Bogosian, and the Book Talked to Death: The Life and Murder of Alan Berg by Stephen Singular).
Stone’s films also include his unconventional view of professional sports, Any Given Sunday (1999, Screenplay by John Logan and Oliver Stone, Screen Story by Daniel Pyne and John Logan), epic historical drama Alexander (2004, Written by Oliver W. Stone and Laeta E. Kalogridis and Christopher Kyle), the timely sequel Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Written by Allan Loeb and Stephen Schiff, Based on Characters Created by Stanley Weiser & Oliver Stone), which chronicled the 2008 stock market crash and Gordon Gekko’s fate after prison; the drug cartel dark comedy Savages (2012, Screenplay by Shane Salerno & Don Winslow & Oliver Stone, Based on the Novel by Don Winslow), and most recently real-life political thriller Snowden (Screenplay Kieran Fitzgerald & Oliver Stone, Based on the Book The Time of the Octopus by Anatoli Kucherena; Based on The Guardian Book by Luke Harding), in which Stone explores timely issues of privacy and surveillance through the case of military whistleblower Lt. Edward Snowden, accused of leaking millions of U.S. government documents and now in Russian exile.
His other screenplay credits include such diverse movies as comic book blockbuster Conan the Barbarian (1986, Written by John Milius and Oliver Stone, Based on the Character Created by Robert E. Howard), iconic gangster drama Scarface (1983, Screenplay by Oliver Stone, Based on Book by Armitage Trail), crime thriller Year of the Dragon (1985, Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Michael Cimino, Based on the Novel by Robert Daley), Eight Million Ways to Die (1986, Screenplay by David Lee Henry and Oliver Stone, Based on the Book by Lawrence Block), and the Madonna-starring, Broadway-to-screen musical Evita (Screenplay by Alan Parker and Oliver Stone, Based on the Musical Play “Evita,” Lyrics by Tim Rice, Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber).
While still in his ’20s, Stone made his feature film screenwriting and directing debut with 1975’s horror yarn Seizure (Screenplay by Oliver Stone & Edward Asher Mann, Story by Oliver Stone) – and would later revisit the horror genre with the 1981 thriller The Hand (Screenplay by Oliver Stone, Based Upon the Book The Lizard’s Tail by Marc Brandel).
A WGAW member since 1977, Stone first received industry accolades for his acclaimed screenplay for the 1978 Turkish prison drama Midnight Express (Screenplay by Oliver Stone, Based on the Book by William Hayes with William Hoffer), earning him an Academy Award (Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium), a Writers Guild Award (Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium), and a Golden Globe Award (Best Screenplay – Motion Picture) for his screenplay.
Stone’s additional directing credits include World Trade Center (2006), depicting the true story of our nation’s few 9/11 survivors; 2008’s no-holds-barred political biopic W., his satirical skewering of former U.S. President George Bush; and pitch-black thriller U-Turn (1997). He has also produced or co-produced a dozen films, including The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), The Joy Luck Club (1993), and Reversal of Fortune (1990). On the small screen, Stone shared a 1995 Primetime Emmy Award (Outstanding Made for Television Movie) for executive producing the telefilm Indictment: The McMartin Trial.
His documentaries include a trio of films focusing on late Cuban leader Fidel Castro (2003’s Comandante, 2004’s Looking for Fidel, and 2012’s Castro in Winter), as well as 2009’s South of the Border, featuring Hugo Chavez and six other Presidents in a continent undergoing seismic social changes, and Stone’s tribute to the late Venezuelan leader and personal friend, Mi Amigo Hugo (2014). He also made 2003’s Persona Non Grata, examining Israel-Palestine relations. Stone’s latest work includes the ambitious Showtime doc series, The Untold History of the United States, a monumental, 12-hour interrogation of the conventional “triumphalist” narrative of U.S. history.
Born on September 15, 1946, in New York City, Stone launched his writing career early on, penning his first novel – A Child’s Night Dream – when he was only 19. The book, ultimately published in 1997 by St. Martin’s Press, is set to be adapted and directed by Stone’s own son, Sean. After returning from Vietnam, he completed his undergraduate studies at New York University Film School in 1971. His early jobs included such diverse stints as a taxi driver, merchant marine, messenger, advertising salesman, and, finally, production assistant, which provided a segue to his prolific, celebrated filmmaking career.
Awarded to a Writers Guild member who has advanced the literature of motion pictures and made outstanding contributions to the profession of the screenwriter, past recipients of the WGAW’s Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement include Elaine May, Harold Ramis, David Mamet, Tom Stoppard, Paul Mazursky, Lawrence Kasdan, Robert Benton, Barry Levinson, Steven Zaillian, and Eric Roth.
The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. The awards will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday, February 19, 2017, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom. For more information about the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, please visit www.wga.org or www.wgaeast.org.
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) are labor unions representing writers in motion pictures, television, cable, digital media, and broadcast news. The Guilds negotiate and administer contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of their members; conduct programs, seminars, and events on issues of interest to writers; and present writers’ views to various bodies of government. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, West, visit www.wga.org. For more information on the Writers Guild of America, East, visit www.wgaeast.org.
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Thursday, January 5, 2017
2017 Writers Guild Awards Nominations Announced
The Writers Guild of America is a labor union representing film, television, radio, video game, and new media writers. The Writers Guild of America Award acknowledges outstanding achievements in film, television, and radio and has been presented annually by the Writers Guild of America, East and Writers Guild of America, West since 1949.
The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. 2017 / 69th Writers Guild Award nominations were announced Wednesday, January 4, 2017. The awards will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday, February 19, 2017, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom. For more information about the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, please visit www.wga.org or .www.wgaeast.org
2017 / 69th Writers Guild Award nominations (for the film year 2016):
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Hell or High Water, Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films
La La Land, Written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate
Loving, Written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features
Manchester by the Sea, Written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions
Moonlight, Written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Deadpool, Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick; Based on the X-Men Comic Books; Twentieth Century Fox Film
Fences, Screenplay by August Wilson; Based on his Play; Paramount Pictures
Hidden Figures, Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Twentieth Century Fox Film
Nocturnal Animals, Screenplay by Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Focus Features
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Written by Jeff Feuerzeig; Amazon Studios
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Zero Days, Written by Alex Gibney; Magnolia Pictures
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX
Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC
Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D.B. Weiss; HBO
Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Karl Gajdusek, Halley Gross; Lisa Joy; Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO
COMEDY SERIES:
Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
Silicon Valley, Written by Megan Amram, Alec Berg, Donick Cary, Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner; HBO
Transparent, Written by Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Written by Emily Altman, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, Allison Silverman, Leila Strachan; Netflix
Veep, Written by Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO
NEW SERIES:
Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
Better Things, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore; FX
Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
This Is Us, Written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC
Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Karl Gajdusek, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO
LONG FORM ORIGINAL:
American Crime, Written by Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son; ABC
Confirmation, Written by Susannah Grant; HBO
Harley and the Davidsons, Written by Seth Fisher, Nick Schenk, Evan Wright; Discovery Channel
Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, Written by Dianne Houston; Lifetime
LONG FORM ADAPTED:
11.22.63, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX
Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC
The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO
Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL:
“Episode 101” (Now We're Talking), Written by Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey; go90.com
“Escape the Room” (Life Ends at 30), Written by Michael Field; vimeo.com
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” Episode 1 (Thug Passion), Written by Motrya Tomycz; vimeo.com
“The Party” (The Commute), Written by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; youtube.com
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ADAPTED:
“Passage” Part 4 (Fear the Walking Dead), Written by Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic; amc.com
"Under Siege" (The Strain), Written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, Based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; fxnetworks.com
ANIMATION:
“Barthood” (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Greaney; Fox
“First Day of Rule” (Elena of Avalor), Written by Craig Gerber; Disney Channel
“Fish Out of Water” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron & Jordan Young; Netflix
“A Princess on Lothal” (Star Wars Rebels), Written by Steven Melching; Disney XD
“Stop the Presses” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix
EPISODIC DRAMA:
“Gloves Off” (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC
“I Am a Storm” (Shameless), Written by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime
“Klick” (Better Call Saul), Written by Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC
“Switch” (Better Call Saul), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
“The Trip” (This Is Us), Written by Vera Herbert; NBC
“The Winds of Winter” (Game of Thrones), Written for Television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO
EPISODIC COMEDY:
“Kimmy Finds Her Mom!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Tina Fey & Sam Means; Netflix
“Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix
“Pilot” (One Mississippi), Written by Diablo Cody & Tig Notaro; Amazon Studios
“R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation” (Speechless), Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland; ABC
“Streets on Lock” (Atlanta), Written by Stephen Glover; FX
“A Taste of Zephyria” (Son of Zorn), Written by Dan Mintz; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES:
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Steve Bodow, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Lauren Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Radosh, Michelle Wolf; Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO
Late Night with Seth Meyers, Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner O’Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack; CBS
COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES:
Documentary Now!, Writers: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Erik Kenward, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers; IFC
Inside Amy Schumer, Writers: Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central
Maya & Marty, Head Writers: Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, Maya Rudolph, Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, Streeter Seidell, Martin Short; Emily Spivey, Steve Young; NBC
Nathan For You, Written by Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
68th Primetime Emmy Awards, Written by Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Robert Cohen, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Jeff Stilson, Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson; ABC
73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material Written by Dave Boone, Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Matthew Robinson; NBC
88th Annual Academy Awards, Written by Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Special Material Written by Scott Aukerman, Rodney Barnes, Neil Campbell, Matthew Claybrooks, Lance Crouther, Mike Ferrucci, Langston Kerman, Jon Macks, Steve O’Donnell, Nimesh Patel, Vanessa Ramos, Chris Rock, Frank Sebastiano, Chuck Sklar, Jeff Stilson, Richard Vos, Michelle Wolf; CBS
Triumph The Primary Election Special 2016, Written by Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, David Feldman, R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, Robert Smigel, Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andrew Weinberg; Additional Materials by Ray James, Jesse Joyce, Jason Reich, Alex Scordelis; Hulu
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC
Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA:
General Hospital, Writers: Shelly Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
“Girl Meets Commonism” (Girl Meets World), Written by Joshua Jacobs & Michael Jacobs; Disney Channel
“Just Add Mom” (Just Add Magic), Written by John-Paul Nickel; Amazon Studios
“Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal Street” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street), Written by Laurie Parres; Amazon Studios
“Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer” (Sesame Street), Written by Belinda Ward; HBO
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL:
Dance Camp, Teleplay by Nick Turner & Rex New and Cameron Fay, Story by Nick Turner & Rex New; youtube.com
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas, Written by Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough; HBO
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet Of Souls, Written by Billy Brown & Dan Angel; Freeform
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Chasing Heroin” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS
“The Choice 2016” (Frontline); Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
“Inside Assad's Syria” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS:
“American Reds,” Written by Richard Wormser; WPTS Dayton
“Jackie Robinson, Part One,” Written by David McMahon & Sarah Burns; PBS
“Netanyahu at War” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“Ambush In Dallas” (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News
“Brussels Under Attack” (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News
“Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend” (48 Hours), Written by Jerry Cipriano, John Craig Wilson; CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY:
“CBS Sunday Morning Almanac” June 12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Thomas A. Harris; CBS
RADIO NOMINEES
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
“Chernobyl: 30 Years Later,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio
“Summer of 2016,” Written by David Shapiro; CBS News Radio
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“6:40am News” November 13, 2015, Written by Philip Pilato; CBS News Radio
“Legends of the Game,” Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS News Radio
“Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to Greatness,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
“World News This Week” August 26, 2016, Written by Tara Gimbel Tanis; ABC News Radio
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY:
“Dishin Digital on WCBS-AM,” Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM Radio
“Morley Safer: A Journalist’s Life,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
"Vin Scully", Written by Jerry Edling; KNX
“Vin Scully Hangs Up The Mic,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES - ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO):
“Big Brother Over The Top Launch & NCIS: Special Agent Tony Dinozzo’s Top Moments,” Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS
“CBS On-Air Reel,” Written by Brian Retchless; CBS On-Air Promotion
“The Dollmaker, Halloween,” Written by Jennifer H. Kaas; NBC
“Limitless Promos 15/16” (CBS), Written by Jessica Katzenstein; CBS On-Air Promotion
“Mom,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION:
“The Real History of Cinco de Mayo,” (Gawker Media Group), Graphic Animation by Elisa Solinas; youtube.com
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The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. 2017 / 69th Writers Guild Award nominations were announced Wednesday, January 4, 2017. The awards will be presented at concurrent ceremonies on Sunday, February 19, 2017, in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom. For more information about the 2017 Writers Guild Awards, please visit www.wga.org or .www.wgaeast.org
2017 / 69th Writers Guild Award nominations (for the film year 2016):
SCREENPLAY NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY:
Hell or High Water, Written by Taylor Sheridan; CBS Films
La La Land, Written by Damien Chazelle; Lionsgate
Loving, Written by Jeff Nichols; Focus Features
Manchester by the Sea, Written by Kenneth Lonergan; Amazon Studios/Roadside Attractions
Moonlight, Written by Barry Jenkins, Story by Tarell McCraney; A24
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY:
Arrival, Screenplay by Eric Heisserer; Based on the Story “Story of Your Life” by Ted Chiang; Paramount Pictures
Deadpool, Written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick; Based on the X-Men Comic Books; Twentieth Century Fox Film
Fences, Screenplay by August Wilson; Based on his Play; Paramount Pictures
Hidden Figures, Screenplay by Allison Schroeder and Theodore Melfi; Based on the Book by Margot Lee Shetterly; Twentieth Century Fox Film
Nocturnal Animals, Screenplay by Tom Ford; Based on the Novel Tony and Susan by Austin Wright; Focus Features
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY:
Author: The JT LeRoy Story, Written by Jeff Feuerzeig; Amazon Studios
Command and Control, Telescript by Robert Kenner and Eric Schlosser, Story by Brian Pearle and Kim Roberts; Based on the book Command and Control by Eric Schlosser; American Experience Films
Zero Days, Written by Alex Gibney; Magnolia Pictures
TELEVISION AND NEW MEDIA NOMINEES
DRAMA SERIES:
The Americans, Written by Peter Ackerman, Tanya Barfield, Joshua Brand, Joel Fields, Stephen Schiff, Joe Weisberg, Tracey Scott Wilson; FX
Better Call Saul, Written by Ann Cherkis, Vince Gilligan, Jonathan Glatzer, Peter Gould, Gennifer Hutchison, Heather Marion, Thomas Schnauz, Gordon Smith; AMC
Game of Thrones, Written by David Benioff, Bryan Cogman, Dave Hill, D.B. Weiss; HBO
Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter; Dan Dietz, Karl Gajdusek, Halley Gross; Lisa Joy; Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO
COMEDY SERIES:
Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
Silicon Valley, Written by Megan Amram, Alec Berg, Donick Cary, Adam Countee, Jonathan Dotan, Mike Judge, Carrie Kemper, John Levenstein, Dan Lyons, Carson Mell, Dan O’Keefe, Clay Tarver, Ron Weiner; HBO
Transparent, Written by Arabella Anderson, Bridget Bedard, Micah Fitzerman-Blue, Noah Harpster, Jessi Klein, Stephanie Kornick, Ethan Kuperberg, Ali Liebegott, Our Lady J, Faith Soloway, Jill Soloway; Amazon Studios
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Written by Emily Altman, Robert Carlock, Azie Mira Dungey, Tina Fey, Lauren Gurganous, Sam Means, Dylan Morgan, Marlena Rodriguez, Dan Rubin, Meredith Scardino, Josh Siegal, Allison Silverman, Leila Strachan; Netflix
Veep, Written by Rachel Axler, Sean Gray, Alex Gregory, Peter Huyck, Erik Kenward, Billy Kimball, Steve Koren, David Mandel, Jim Margolis, Lew Morton, Georgia Pritchett, Will Smith, Alexis Wilkinson; HBO
NEW SERIES:
Atlanta, Written by Donald Glover, Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms; FX
Better Things, Written by Pamela Adlon, Louis C.K., Cindy Chupack, Gina Fattore; FX
Stranger Things, Written by Paul Dichter, Justin Doble, The Duffer Brothers, Karl Gajdusek, Jessica Mecklenburg, Jessie Nickson-Lopez, Alison Tatlock; Netflix
This Is Us, Written by Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Bekah Brunstetter, Dan Fogelman, Vera Herbert, Joe Lawson, Kay Oyegun, Aurin Squire, K.J. Steinberg, Donald Todd; NBC
Westworld, Written by Ed Brubaker, Bridget Carpenter, Dan Dietz, Karl Gajdusek, Halley Gross, Lisa Joy, Katherine Lingenfelter, Dominic Mitchell, Jonathan Nolan, Roberto Patino, Daniel T. Thomsen, Charles Yu; HBO
LONG FORM ORIGINAL:
American Crime, Written by Julie Hébert, Sonay Hoffman, Keith Huff, Stacy A. Littlejohn, Kirk A. Moore, Davy Perez, Diana Son; ABC
Confirmation, Written by Susannah Grant; HBO
Harley and the Davidsons, Written by Seth Fisher, Nick Schenk, Evan Wright; Discovery Channel
Surviving Compton: Dre, Suge & Michel’le, Written by Dianne Houston; Lifetime
LONG FORM ADAPTED:
11.22.63, Written by Bridget Carpenter, Brigitte Hales, Joe Henderson, Brian Nelson, Quinton Peeples, Based on the novel by Stephen King; Hulu
The People vs. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Written by Scott Alexander, Joe Robert Cole, D.V. DeVincentis, Maya Forbes, Larry Karaszewski, Wally Wolodarsky, Based on the book The Run of His Life by Jeffrey Toobin; FX
Madoff, Written by Ben Robbins, Inspired by the Book The Madoff Chronicles: Inside the Secret World of Bernie and Ruth by Brian Ross; ABC
The Night Of, Written by Richard Price, Steve Zaillian, Based on the BBC Series Criminal Justice Created by Peter Moffat; HBO
Roots, Written by Lawrence Konner, Alison McDonald, Charles Murray, Mark Rosenthal, Based upon the Book by Alex Haley; History Channel
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ORIGINAL:
“Episode 101” (Now We're Talking), Written by Tug Coker, Tommy Dewey; go90.com
“Escape the Room” (Life Ends at 30), Written by Michael Field; vimeo.com
“Itsy Bitsy Spider” Episode 1 (Thug Passion), Written by Motrya Tomycz; vimeo.com
“The Party” (The Commute), Written by Linsey Stewart & Dane Clark; youtube.com
SHORT FORM NEW MEDIA – ADAPTED:
“Passage” Part 4 (Fear the Walking Dead), Written by Lauren Signorino & Mike Zunic; amc.com
"Under Siege" (The Strain), Written by Bradley Thompson & David Weddle, Based on the novels by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan; fxnetworks.com
ANIMATION:
“Barthood” (The Simpsons), Written by Dan Greaney; Fox
“First Day of Rule” (Elena of Avalor), Written by Craig Gerber; Disney Channel
“Fish Out of Water” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Elijah Aron & Jordan Young; Netflix
“A Princess on Lothal” (Star Wars Rebels), Written by Steven Melching; Disney XD
“Stop the Presses” (BoJack Horseman), Written by Joe Lawson; Netflix
EPISODIC DRAMA:
“Gloves Off” (Better Call Saul), Written by Gordon Smith; AMC
“I Am a Storm” (Shameless), Written by Sheila Callaghan; Showtime
“Klick” (Better Call Saul), Written by Heather Marion & Vince Gilligan; AMC
“Switch” (Better Call Saul), Written by Thomas Schnauz; AMC
“The Trip” (This Is Us), Written by Vera Herbert; NBC
“The Winds of Winter” (Game of Thrones), Written for Television by David Benioff & D.B. Weiss; HBO
EPISODIC COMEDY:
“Kimmy Finds Her Mom!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Tina Fey & Sam Means; Netflix
“Kimmy Goes on a Playdate!” (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Written by Robert Carlock; Netflix
“Pilot” (One Mississippi), Written by Diablo Cody & Tig Notaro; Amazon Studios
“R-A-Y-C-Ray-Cation” (Speechless), Written by Carrie Rosen & Seth Kurland; ABC
“Streets on Lock” (Atlanta), Written by Stephen Glover; FX
“A Taste of Zephyria” (Son of Zorn), Written by Dan Mintz; Fox
COMEDY / VARIETY (INCLUDING TALK) – SERIES:
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, Writers: Dan Amira, David Angelo, Steve Bodow, Devin Delliquanti, Zach DiLanzo, Travon Free, Hallie Haglund, David Kibuuka, Matt Koff, Adam Lowitt, Dan McCoy, Lauren Sarver Means, Trevor Noah, Joe Opio, Zhubin Parang, Owen Parson, Daniel Radosh, Michelle Wolf; Comedy Central
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Writers: Kevin Avery, Tim Carvell, Josh Gondelman, Dan Gurewitch, Geoff Haggerty, Jeff Maurer, John Oliver, Scott Sherman, Will Tracy, Jill Twiss, Juli Weiner; HBO
Late Night with Seth Meyers, Writers: Jermaine Affonso, Alex Baze, Bryan Donaldson, Sal Gentile, Matt Goldich, Jenny Hagel, Allison Hord, Mike Karnell, Andrew Law, John Lutz, Aparna Nancherla, Chioke Nassor, Seth Meyers, Ian Morgan, Conner O’Malley, Seth Reiss, Amber Ruffin, Mike Scollins, Mike Shoemaker, Ben Warheit, Michelle Wolf; NBC
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Writers: Mike Brumm, Nate Charny, Aaron Cohen, Stephen Colbert, Cullen Crawford, Paul Dinello, Eric Drysdale, Rob Dubbin, Ariel Dumas, Glenn Eichler, Gabe Gronli, Barry Julien, Jay Katsir, Daniel Kibblesmith, Matt Lappin, Opus Moreschi, Tom Purcell, Jen Spyra, Brian Stack; CBS
COMEDY / VARIETY – SKETCH SERIES:
Documentary Now!, Writers: Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Erik Kenward, John Mulaney, Seth Meyers; IFC
Inside Amy Schumer, Writers: Kim Caramele, Kyle Dunnigan, Jessi Klein, Michael Lawrence, Kurt Metzger, Christine Nangle, Claudia O'Doherty, Dan Powell, Tami Sagher, Amy Schumer; Comedy Central
Maya & Marty, Head Writers: Mikey Day, Matt Roberts, Bryan Tucker Writers: Eli Bauman, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Hallie Cantor, David Feldman, R J Fried, Melissa Hunter, Paul Masella, Tim McAuliffe, John Mulaney, Diallo Riddle, Maya Rudolph, Bashir Salahuddin, Marika Sawyer, Streeter Seidell, Martin Short; Emily Spivey, Steve Young; NBC
Nathan For You, Written by Leo Allen, Nathan Fielder, Adam Locke-Norton, Eric Notarnicola; Comedy Central
Saturday Night Live, Head Writers: Rob Klein, Bryan Tucker Writers: James Anderson, Fred Armisen, Jeremy Beiler, Chris Belair, Megan Callahan, Michael Che, Mikey Day, Jim Downey, Tina Fey, Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, Tim Herlihy, Steve Higgins, Colin Jost, Zach Kanin, Chris Kelly, Erik Kenward, Paul Masella, Dave McCary, Dennis McNicholas, Seth Meyers, Lorne Michaels, Josh Patten, Paula Pell, Katie Rich, Tim Robinson, Sarah Schneider, Pete Schultz, Streeter Seidell, Dave Sirus, Emily Spivey, Andrew Steele, Will Stephen, Kent Sublette; NBC
COMEDY / VARIETY – MUSIC, AWARDS, TRIBUTES – SPECIALS
68th Primetime Emmy Awards, Written by Jack Allison, Tony Barbieri, Jonathan Bines, Joelle Boucai, Robert Cohen, Gary Greenberg, Josh Halloway, Sal Iacono, Eric Immerman, Jimmy Kimmel, Bess Kalb, Jeff Loveness, Jon Macks, Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Jeff Stilson, Joe Strazzullo, Alexis Wilkinson; ABC
73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards, Written by Barry Adelman; Special Material Written by Dave Boone, Ricky Gervais, Jon Macks, Matthew Robinson; NBC
88th Annual Academy Awards, Written by Dave Boone, Billy Kimball; Special Material Written by Scott Aukerman, Rodney Barnes, Neil Campbell, Matthew Claybrooks, Lance Crouther, Mike Ferrucci, Langston Kerman, Jon Macks, Steve O’Donnell, Nimesh Patel, Vanessa Ramos, Chris Rock, Frank Sebastiano, Chuck Sklar, Jeff Stilson, Richard Vos, Michelle Wolf; CBS
Triumph The Primary Election Special 2016, Written by Andy Breckman, Josh Comers, Raj Desai, David Feldman, R J Fried, Jarrett Grode, Ben Joseph, Matthew Kirsch, Michael Koman, Mike Lawrence, Brian Reich, Craig Rowin, Robert Smigel, Zach Smilovitz, David Taylor, Andrew Weinberg; Additional Materials by Ray James, Jesse Joyce, Jason Reich, Alex Scordelis; Hulu
QUIZ AND AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION:
Hollywood Game Night, Head Writer: Grant Taylor; Writers: Michael Agbabian, Alex Chauvin, Ann Slichter, Dwight D. Smith; NBC
Jeopardy!, Written by John Duarte, Harry Friedman, Mark Gaberman, Deborah Griffin, Michele Loud, Robert McClenaghan, Jim Rhine, Steve D. Tamerius, Billy Wisse; ABC
DAYTIME DRAMA:
General Hospital, Writers: Shelly Altman, Anna Theresa Cascio, Andrea Archer Compton, Suzanne Flynn, Janet Iacobuzio, Elizabeth Korte, Daniel James O'Connor, Jean Passanante, Dave Rupel, Katherine Schock, Scott Sickles, Chris Van Etten, Christopher Whitesell; ABC
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – EPISODIC AND SPECIALS
“Girl Meets Commonism” (Girl Meets World), Written by Joshua Jacobs & Michael Jacobs; Disney Channel
“Just Add Mom” (Just Add Magic), Written by John-Paul Nickel; Amazon Studios
“Mel vs. The Night Mare of Normal Street” (Gortimer Gibbon’s Life on Normal Street), Written by Laurie Parres; Amazon Studios
“Mucko Polo, Grouch Explorer” (Sesame Street), Written by Belinda Ward; HBO
CHILDREN’S SCRIPT – LONG FORM OR SPECIAL:
Dance Camp, Teleplay by Nick Turner & Rex New and Cameron Fay, Story by Nick Turner & Rex New; youtube.com
Once Upon a Sesame Street Christmas, Written by Geri Cole & Ken Scarborough; HBO
R.L. Stine's Monsterville: Cabinet Of Souls, Written by Billy Brown & Dan Angel; Freeform
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – CURRENT EVENTS
“Chasing Heroin” (Frontline), Written by Marcela Gaviria; PBS
“The Choice 2016” (Frontline); Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
“Inside Assad's Syria” (Frontline), Written by Martin Smith; PBS
DOCUMENTARY SCRIPT – OTHER THAN CURRENT EVENTS:
“American Reds,” Written by Richard Wormser; WPTS Dayton
“Jackie Robinson, Part One,” Written by David McMahon & Sarah Burns; PBS
“Netanyahu at War” (Frontline), Written by Michael Kirk & Mike Wiser; PBS
NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“Ambush In Dallas” (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News
“Brussels Under Attack” (World News Tonight With David Muir), Written by David Bloch, Karen Mooney, David Muir, David Schoetz; ABC News
“Muhammad Ali: Remembering A Legend” (48 Hours), Written by Jerry Cipriano, John Craig Wilson; CBS News
NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY:
“CBS Sunday Morning Almanac” June 12, 2016 (CBS Sunday Morning), Written by Thomas A. Harris; CBS
RADIO NOMINEES
RADIO DOCUMENTARY
“Chernobyl: 30 Years Later,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio
“Summer of 2016,” Written by David Shapiro; CBS News Radio
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – REGULARLY SCHEDULED, BULLETIN, OR BREAKING REPORT:
“6:40am News” November 13, 2015, Written by Philip Pilato; CBS News Radio
“Legends of the Game,” Written by Thomas A. Sabella; CBS News Radio
“Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to Greatness,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
“World News This Week” August 26, 2016, Written by Tara Gimbel Tanis; ABC News Radio
RADIO NEWS SCRIPT – ANALYSIS, FEATURE, OR COMMENTARY:
“Dishin Digital on WCBS-AM,” Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM Radio
“Morley Safer: A Journalist’s Life,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS News Radio
"Vin Scully", Written by Jerry Edling; KNX
“Vin Scully Hangs Up The Mic,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio
PROMOTIONAL WRITING NOMINEES - ON-AIR PROMOTION (TELEVISION, NEW MEDIA OR RADIO):
“Big Brother Over The Top Launch & NCIS: Special Agent Tony Dinozzo’s Top Moments,” Written by Erial Tompkins; CBS
“CBS On-Air Reel,” Written by Brian Retchless; CBS On-Air Promotion
“The Dollmaker, Halloween,” Written by Jennifer H. Kaas; NBC
“Limitless Promos 15/16” (CBS), Written by Jessica Katzenstein; CBS On-Air Promotion
“Mom,” Written by Dan Greenberger; CBS
TELEVISION GRAPHIC ART AND ANIMATION:
“The Real History of Cinco de Mayo,” (Gawker Media Group), Graphic Animation by Elisa Solinas; youtube.com
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