GONE GIRL, IMITATION GAME Among USC Libraries Scripter Award Nominees; Full List

The USC Libraries have announced the nominees for the 27th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award, which recognizes "the best adaptation of the printed word into film, and is given to both the author and screenwriter.

The winners will be announced at a ceremony being held on Saturday, Jan. 31 at USC's historical Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library. Academy Award winners Helen Mirren and Taylor Hackford will serve as honorary chairs of the event.

The nominees are as follows:

Gone Girl, adapted by Gillian Flynn from her novel of the same name

The Imitation Game, adapted by Graham Moore from Andrew Hodges' book Alan Turing: The Enigma

Inherent Vice, adapted by Paul Thomas Anderson from Thomas Pynchon's novel of the same name

The Theory of Everything, adapted by Andrew McCarten from Jane Hawking's Traveling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen

Wild, adapted by Nick Hornby from Cheryl Strayed's memoir of the same name

About the USC Libraries Scripter Award:

Established in 1988, the USC Libraries Scripter Award is an honor bestowed annually by the Friends of the USC Libraries in recognition of the best adaptation of the printed word into film, and is given to both the author and screenwriter. By honoring the literary artistry and collaborative process of turning a book into a screenplay and ultimately into a film, this unique award acknowledges the full spectrum of the writers' creative process.

The award is presented at a black-tie gala each spring on the University of Southern California campus in the beautiful Los Angeles Times Reference Room of Edward L. Doheny Memorial Library. The Scripter ceremony provides visibility and support for the USC Libraries. Dozens of cinematic adaptations are eligible each calendar year for the Scripter Award.

Foreign-language releases are not eligible for the USC Libraries Scripter Award. Eligible works are reviewed by a committee comprised of Writers Guild of America Members, Academy Award-winning and -nominated screenwriters, authors, film industry executives, faculty, and select members of the Friends of the USC Libraries. This selection committee narrows down the year's eligible films to five nominees and then chooses that year's best adaptation of the printed word into film.

Scripter's proceeds support the USC Libraries' services, collections, and programs that inspire and inform the achievements of our faculty, students, and staff.

Source: USC.edu