Capote Wins Scripter Award

by Andre Soares

 

Capote (2005) directed by Bennett Miller, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Clifton Collins Jr., Chris Cooper, Bruce Greenwood, written by Dan Futterman from Gerald Clarke's book

Capote, directed by Bennett Miller and adapted to the screen by Dan Futterman, has won the University of Southern California’s 18th annual Scripter Award, which is given to the year’s best film adaptation of a book, novella, or short story, in this case Gerald Clarke’s 1988 biography of the flamboyant writer Truman Capote (Breakfast at Tiffany’s, In Cold Blood). Both screenwriter and author will share the award.

Capote, by the way, won after a run-off vote, for it had initially tied with Stephen Gaghan’s Syriana. Via Reuters/The Hollywood Reporter.

18th Scripter Award Nominees

Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2005 Golden Globe Award nominations

 

 

by Andre Soares | January 20, 2006 | Filed Under American Cinema / Hollywood, Film, Film Awards, Gay & Lesbian 

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