The writers behind the feature film Conclave and TV series Say Nothing took home top honors at the USC Scripter Awards, which were handed out Saturday night.
The Scripter Awards honor the best adapted projects of the year. Both the original authors and the screenwriters share the award.
Conclave was adapted by Peter Straughan from the novel by Robert Harris.
Say Nothing was honored for the episode “The People in the Dirt,” written by Joshua Zetumer. The show is based on the nonfiction book Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe.
The finalists and winners were determined by a jury chaired by USC professor and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vp Howard Rodman. The awards were presented at the 37th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards ceremony, a black-tie affair held at the Town & Gown ballroom on the campus of USC.
A full list of the Scripter Awards’ film adaptation finalists:
- James Mangold and Jay Cocks for A Complete Unknown based on the nonfiction book Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the Night That Split the Sixties by Elijah Wald.
- Peter Straughan for Conclave based on the novel by Robert Harris.
- RaMell Ro