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Bestowed annually since 1989, the Scripter® Award honors the year's best film adaptation of a book or novella, and is given to both the author and screenwriter.
Actor, producer and author Henry Winkler - perhaps best known for his role as Fonzie on the 1970's comedy "Happy Days" - has been tapped as master of ceremonies. Hal Kanter returns for the sixth time as grand emcee.
Each January, a selection committee chooses five finalists, and then a winner, from among all English-language films based on a book, short story or novella released the prior year.
The selection committee is comprised of Writers Guild of America members - including Academy Award-winning and -nominated screenwriters - fiction and nonfiction authors, film industry executives, USC faculty and selected members of the Friends of the USC Libraries.
Past Scripter winners include the writers of such films and books as "Million Dollar Baby" (2005), "The Hours" (2003) "L.A. Confidential" (1997), "The English Patient" (1996) and "Schindler’s List" (1993).
The first award was presented to author Helene Hanff and screenwriter Hugh Whitemore for their work on "84 Charing Cross Road."
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