Other finalists for the 17th annual Scripter Award were “The Bourne Supremacy,” “The Door in the Floor,” “Friday Night Lights” and “Sideways.”
The movie stars Clint Eastwood (who also served as producer and director), Hilary Swank and Morgan Freeman. In addition to the Scripter Award, “Million Dollar Baby” has been nominated for seven Academy Awards, including nominations for best picture of the year and best adapted screenplay. “By joining us tonight, you are helping us preserve this library so that generations to come will never be at a loss for words � or for the dreams those words convey.” “ ‘Million Dollar Baby’ inspires and moves us because it is about daring to dream big and making the personal sacrifices necessary to achieve our dreams,” Campbell said. Campbell, USC’s chief information officer and dean of the USC Libraries, spoke to the crowd of more than 400 people about the significance of the Scripter Award to the USC Libraries.
Proceeds from the Scripter event � sponsored by the Friends of the USC Libraries � benefit the Doheny Library Preservation Fund.
He wanted it to be real, to have the stink of the gym.” He didn’t want to make just another Hollywood boxing movie. “Throughout the process of writing this script, what I really wanted to do was protect the beauty of Jerry Boyd’s deeply felt stories,” Haggis said. While accepting his Tiffany & Co.-designed “Crystal Book,” Haggis � who adapted two of Toole’s short stories into the screenplay � praised the author for his commitment to turning out a substantive piece of literature from which he could draw inspiration. In 2002, two years after “Rope Burns: Stories From the Corner” was published, Toole died. He published his first short story at 69, his first book of stories at 70, and then Hollywood came knocking on his tiny apartment door.” “But in 1988 he had his first heart surgery, and afterward he became reunited with his faith. The thorn dug deeper as he endured two failed marriages and decades of rejection slips,” Boyd said. “My father told me once that writing a story for his children had helped him take a thorn out of his heart. In an emotional acceptance speech, Boyd recounted her father’s path to publication. With Hal Kanter serving as grand master of ceremonies, emcee Henry Winkler presented the author award to Erin Patricia Boyd, daughter of the late Toole (the pen name of Jerry Boyd), while screenwriter and cochair of the selection committee Nicholas Kazan presented the screenwriter award to Haggis. “The USC Scripter Award has become one of the entertainment industry’s and the university’s most eagerly anticipated and highly regarded events,” said Toni Miller, producer of the USC Scripter Award ceremony. The Scripter Award recognizes both the author and screenwriter of the year’s best film adaptation of a book while raising visibility and support for the USC Libraries.
20 to honor the winners of the 17th annual USC Scripter� Award.ĭry inside the Los Angeles Times Reference Room of Doheny Memorial Library, attendees forgot about the inclement weather and celebrated the contributions of the duo responsible for the film “Million Dollar Baby,” author F.X. Torrential rain did not dampen the excitement as celebrities, film industry executives and friends and supporters of the university gathered Feb. Toole, receive the 17th annual USC Scripter Award. Screenwriter Paul Haggis and Erin Patricia Boyd, daughter of late author F.X.