The 36th annual USC Libraries Screenplay Awards on Saturday were named for Cord Jefferson American fantasy It’s a wonderful adaptation, giving the Oscar-nominated screenplay a boost leading into next weekend’s Oscars.
Apple TV+ Slow horses It won the Episodic Series category for the second year in a row during the ceremony held tonight at the University of Southern California’s Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library.
The Writers honors the writers of the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the writers of the works they were based on.
american fantasy, Written by Jefferson based on the novel by Percival Everett EraseTonight’s finalists are joined by two other Oscar nominees, Christopher Nolan Oppenheimer And Tony McNamara Bad things. Also nominated tonight is Ava DuVernay Origin Martin Scorsese and Eric Roth Moonflower Killers.
Barbie And Area of interest They are the other two adapted screenplays in Oscar competition this year.
Last year, Sarah Polley and Miriam Toys He won the screenplay award for Polley’s film adaptation Women talking, based on the Toys novel. It went on to win an Academy Award for Adapted Screenplay.
Slow horses Writer Will Smith and creator Mick Herron won again in the series category after being nominated again this year alongside Peter Morgan for his film. the crown; Scott Neustadter L Daisy Jones and the Six; Craig Mazin L The last of us; Max Borenstein, Rodney Barnes, and Jim Hecht Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.
The 2024 Screenplay Selection Committee selected finalists from 80 films and 56 series adaptations.