USC Scripter Awards: ‘Women Talking’ & ‘Slow Horses’ Take Prizes For Adapted Screenplay
deadline.comSarah Polley and Miriam Toewswon the USC Libraries’ Scripter Award on Saturday for their adaptation of Orion/MGM’s Women Talking, based on Toews’ novel.
The Scripter for best episodic TV adaptation went to Will Smith – the writer, not the actor – for his adaption of the“Failure’s Contagious” episode of Apple TV+’s Slow Horses, based on the novel by Mick Herron.
The 35th annual awards show, which honors the authors of printed works alongside the screenwriters who adapt their stories, was held in-person at the school’s palatial Doheny Memorial Library for the first time since 2020 due to the Covid pandemic.
The previous two events were held virtually. Beginning in 2011, the Scripters had proven to be a remarkable bellwether for the Academy Awards in the category, syncing up eight years in a row.
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