Field narrows for Scripter Award

January 06, 2007 The author-screenwriter teams behind "Children of Men," "The Devil Wears Prada," "The Illusionist," "The Last King of Scotland" and "Notes on a Scandal" have been selected as finalists for the 19th USC Libraries Scripter Award. The Scripter, awarded annually by the USC Libraries, honors writers for the best achievement in adaptation among English-language films released during the previous year and based on a book, novella or short story. The finalists include screenwriters Alfonso Cuaron & Timothy J. Sexton and David Arata and Mark Fergus & Hawk Ostby for "Children," based on the book by P.D. James; screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna and author Lauren Weisberger for "Prada"; screenwriter Neil Berger for "Illusionist," based on the story "Eisenheim the Illusionist" by Steven Millhauser; screenwriters Peter Morgan and Jeremy Brock for "Scotland," based on the book by Giles Foden; and screenwriter Patrick Marber and author Zoe Heller for "Notes."

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