37th Annual USC Scripter AwardS
Saturday, February 22, 2025
Town and Gown @ USC Campus, Los Angeles, California

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY SCRIPTER AWARD

“A Complete Unknown” • Searchlight Pictures | Dey Street Books
WRITTEN BY Jay Cocks & James Mangold
Based on “Dylan Goes Electric!” by Elijah Wald
James Mangold | Director
Fred Berger, Bob Bookman, Timothée Chalamet, Alan Gasmer, Alex Heineman, Peter Jaysen, James Mangold, Jeff Rosen | Producers

“Conclave” • Focus Features | Vintage Books
WRITTEN BY Peter Straughan
Based on “Conclave” by Robert Harris
Edward Berger | Director
Tessa Ross, Juliette Howell, Michael A. Jackman, Robert Harris, Alice Dawson | Producers

“NICKEL BOYS” • Amazon MGM Studios | Vintage Books
WRITTEN BY RaMell Ross & Joslyn Barnes
Based on “The Nickel Boys” by Colson Whitehead
RaMell Ross | Director
Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, David Levine, Joslyn Barnes | Producers

“Sing Sing” • A24 | Esquire
WRITTEN BY Clint Bentley & Greg Kwedar
Based on “The Sing Sing Follies” by John H. Richardson &
“Breakin’ the Mummy’s Code” by Brent Buell
Greg Kwedar | Director
Monique Walton, Clint Bentley, Greg Kwedar | Producers

“THE WILD ROBOT” • Universal Pictures | Little, Brown and Company
WRITTEN BY Chris Sanders
Based on “The Wild Robot” by Peter Brown
Chris Sanders | Director
Jeff Hermann | Producers

ADAPTED EPISODIC SERIES SCRIPTER AWARD

“BABY REINDEER” | EPISODE: “EPISODE 6” (ep. 106) • Netflix | Methuen Drama
WRITTEN BY Richard Gadd
Based on stage play “Baby Reindeer” by Richard Gadd
Richard Gadd, Petra Fried, Ed McDonald, Matt Jarvis | Executive Producers

“RIPLEY” | EPISODE: “V LUCIO” (ep. 105) • Netflix | Vintage Books
WRITTEN BY Steven Zaillian
Based on “The Talented Mr. Ripley” by Patricia Highsmith
Steven Zaillian, Garrett Basch, Clayton Townsend, Guymon Casady, Benjamin Forkner, Sharon Levy, Philipp Keel | Executive Producers

“Say Nothing” | EPISODE: “The People in the Dirt“ (ep. 109) • FX/Hulu | Vintage Books
WRITTEN BY Joshua Zetumer
Based on the nonfiction book “Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland” by Patrick Radden Keefe
Joshua Zetumer, Edward L. McDonnell, Monica Levinson, Michael Lennox | Executive Producers

“Shōgun” | EPISODE: “ANJIN” (ep. 101) • FX/Hulu | Blackstone Publishing
WRITTEN BY Rachel Kondo
Based on the novel “Shōgun” by James Clavell
Rachel Kondo, Justin Marks, Edward L. McDonnell, Michael De Luca | Executive Producers

“Slow Horses” | EPISODE: “HELLO GOODBYE (ep. 406) • Apple TV+ | Soho Crime
WRITTEN BY Will Smith
Based on the novel “Spook Street” by Mick Herron
Graham Yost, James Hawes, Will Smith, Douglas Urbanski, Gail Mutrux, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman, Jamie Laurenson, Hakan Kousetta | Executive Producers