On tap today THE IMITATION GAME takes home the prestigious USC Script Awards, along with the controversy surrounding the WHIPLASH screenplay is an adaptation of an original? And also, AMERICAN SNIPER screenwriting talks about how he"bled" over writing the story...

‘The Imitation Game’ Outplays Competition to Win USC Libraries Scripter Award

Screenwriter Graham Moore and author Andrew Hodges received the 27th-annual USC Libraries Scripter Award for “The Imitation Game.” Selection committee chair Howard Rodman announced the winners at the black-tie event on Saturday, Jan....

American Sniper Screenwriter Jason Hall: ‘I Bled For This Thing’

Hall talks to TIME about the movie's controversial politics, fighting a Navy SEAL and why he and Clint Eastwood decided not to show Chris Kyle's death...

Screenwriter Salim Khan declines Padma Shri Award

Noted screenwriter and Bollywood actor Salman Khan's father has denied the Padma Shri Award. The reason Khan cited is that the government is quite late in realising his contribution to the industry....

CORRECTING and REPLACING USC Libraries Name Finalists for 27th-Annual Scripter Award

Second paragraph, fifth bullet point should read: Screenwriter Nick Hornby for Wild, adapted from Cheryl Strayed’s memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (inste......

Screenwriter honored with WGA Award for ‘The Good Lie’

The screenwriter of “The Good Lie,” the Reese Witherspoon film telling the story of a woman who assists four Sudanese refugees who relocate to the United States, will be honored by the Writers Guild of America for shining a light on constitutional and civil ri...