In more, and seemingly endless, news on the awards “Slumdog Millionaire” has been winning, the screenwriter for the film, Simon Beaufoy, took home the Scripter Award this season. He beat out the writers of “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” “The Reader,” “Revolutionary Road” and “Iron Man,” the latter of which marked the first time a comic book movie had ever been nominated.
In case you’re wondering, the Scripter only recognize the author of pre-existing and produced literary work-to-film adaptation.
The Scripter is as good of a precursor award as any for a writer to win, but the real sign will come next Saturday when the winner of the Writers Guild is announced (and then we’ll get the Best Original Screenplay winners as well). But don’t be alarmed if you’re suddenly overcome with a feeling of deja vu. It’ll happen more and more. – Jonathan Helm