USC Scriptor Award

The Scriptors have spoken and the percipient this year is:

Up in the Air
written by Jason Reitman & Sheldon Turner
based on the book by Walter Kirn




Established in 1988, the USC Scriptor Awards are an award given out the Friends of the USC Libraries, an organization that supports funding for the written and digital materials at USC libraries, they honor the adaptation of films, and honor both the screenwriters and the original authors.


USC Scriptor Awards at a Glance:


2008: Slumdog Millionaire
2007: No Country for Old Men
2006: Children of Men
2005: Capote
2004: Million Dollar Baby
2003: (tie) Mystic River; Seabiscuit
2002: The Hours
2001: A Beautiful Mind
2000: Wonder Boys
1999: The Hurricane
1998: A Civil Action
1997: L.A. Confidential
1996: The English Patient
1995: Sense & Sensibility
1994: The Shawshank Redemption
1993: Schindler's List
1992: A River Runs Through It
1991: Fried Green Tomatoes
1990: Awakenings
1989: The Accidential Tourist
1988: Charing Cross Road

In bold are USC Scriptors winners that also won the best adapted screenplay Oscar...so as you can see they aren't exactly the greatest prognisticators, but with Up in the Air's bountiful boon (the Golden Globe, Critics Choice Award, and a multitude of critics prizes, it's the clear frontrunner.)