"No Country" crew tapped for writing prize
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Oscar favorite "No Country for Old Men" added another feather to its cap Wednesday, when the scribes associated with the grim Texan thriller won the 20th annual USC Libraries Scripter Award.
The honor goes to both the screenwriters, in this case, Ethan and Joel Coen, and the novelist behind the underlying book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Cormac McCarthy.
They were chosen over the screenwriters and authors behind "Atonement," "Into the Wild," "There Will Be Blood" and "Zodiac." The latter starred Jake Gyllenhaal whose mother, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal, led the selection committee.
The most recent Scripter honorees were "Children of Men," "Capote," Million Dollar Baby," "Seabiscuit" and "The Hours." All were nominated for the adapted screenplay Oscar, but none took the big prize. The last film to win the double was "A Beautiful Mind" in 2002.
"No Country for Old Men," which the Coens also directed, won three Critics' Choice Awards on Monday, including best picture and director. It will compete for four Golden Globes at the downsized ceremony on Sunday.
The Scripters will be handed out at a gala ceremony February 2 at the University of Souther California's Edward L. Doheny Jr. Memorial Library. Jason Alexander will host.
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
