USC Scripter Awards: ‘Wild Robot’ a Film Adaptation Finalist, ‘Say Nothing’ a TV Nominee

USC Scripter Awards: ‘Wild Robot’ a Film Adaptation Finalist, ‘Say Nothing’ a TV Nominee

The screenplays of A Complete Unknown, Conclave, Nickel Boys, Sing Sing and The Wild Robot, as well as the source material from which they were drawn, are nominated for the USC Scripter Award for best film adaptation, and the teleplays for episodes of Baby Reindeer, Ripley, Say Nothing, Shōgun and Slow Horses, as well as the source material from which they were drawn, are nominated for the USC Scripter Award for best TV adaptation, the USC Libraries revealed on Wednesday.

The winners — which will be determined by a jury chaired by USC professor and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences vice president Howard Rodman, as were the nominations — will be announced at the 37th annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards ceremony, a black-tie affair in the Town & Gown ballroom on the campus of USC, on Saturday, Feb. 22.

Here is a full list of the film adaptation finalists:

The Wild Robot is only the second animated film ever nominated for the film adaptation award. The first was Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio two years ago.

Here is a full list of the TV adaptation finalists:

The Slow Horses nomination could yield the show’s third consecutive win in the TV adaptation category for Smith and the show. No other show has ever won more than once.