‘Nomadland’ and ‘Queen’s Gambit’ Win USC Scripter Awards

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NEW YORK -- Chloé Zhao's “Nomadland" cemented its Oscar front-runner status Wednesday, winning the top award at the 32nd annual Producers Guild of America Awards.“Nomadland," Zhao's recession-era portrait of itinerant people in the American West, is only the second film directed by a woman to win the producers' Darryl F. Zanuck award for outstanding producer of a motion picture.

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Last night, the 33rd Annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards were held (virtually, and on my birthday, no less). There, the film Nomadland and the limited series The Queen’s Gambit were honored.

“Nomadland” was named the best screen adaptation of a printed work at the 33rd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards, which took place in an online ceremony on Saturday night in lieu of the usual black-tie ceremony on the USC campus.“The Queen’s Gambit” won the award for best TV adaptation.The Scripter Award goes to the author of the original work on which a film or television show is based, and the screenwriter responsible for the adaptation.

Chloé Zhao won top honors Saturday night at the 33rd annual USC Libraries Scripter Awards for Nomadland, her adaptation of Jessica Bruder’s nonfiction book, Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century. “This is so beautiful,” Zhao said, holding up the trophy, and thanking Bruder for her book and for her “love of the road and the American people.” Then she said, “I feel so lucky to be able to tell stories for a living.”

Traditionally, the USC Scripter Awards take place on USC’s campus with an elegant dinner and tributes to each of the 10 nominees in the film and TV categories. This year, was markedly different with a pre-taped ceremony.

Editors on films ranging from Amazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm to Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 have been nominated for the 71st annual ACE Eddie Awards, presented by the American Cinema Editors to recognize the year’s best in picture editing in 14 film, TV and documentary categories.

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The American Society of Cinematographers on Wednesday set its nominees for the 35th ASC Outstanding Achievement Awards, recognizing the best in feature film, documentary and television cinematography over the past 14 months. Winners will be revealed April 18 in a virtual ceremony from the ASC Clubhouse in Hollywood.

Lynzee Klingman and Sidney Wolinsky will receive Career Achievement Awards for their outstanding contributions to film editing at the 71st annual American Cinema Editors’ Eddie Awards on April 17. This year’s show will be held virtually due to the pandemic.

Nomadland and Rocks lead the pack of nominees for the BAFTA 2021 awards in the most diverse nominations list ever seen in the British Academy’s history, and coming just a year after it was embroiled in the #BaftaSoWhite controversy, sparking a 7-month review and overhaul of the voting rules and regulations.

acclaimed drama “Minari,” but it was his adorable acceptance speech that stole the show — at one point asking himself “Is this a dream?”Kim stars opposite Steven Yeun in the film about a South Korean family in the 1980s who moves to the rural US. On Sunday night, the youngster broke down in tears upon receiving the award.