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USC Scripter Awards Winners: ‘One Battle After Another’ Wins for Film, ‘Death by Lightning’ Takes Home TV Prize

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another won the film adaptation prize at the 2026 USC Scripter Awards.
Death by Lightning took home the episodic series prize at the USC event.
Anderson accepted the award virtually for adapting Vineland, sharing the honor with Thomas Pynchon.
The ceremony honored crime novelist Michael Connelly with the Scripter Literary Achievement Award.
USC trustees and Scripter organizers highlighted the event as a bridge between film and literature.
The ceremony referenced past Scripter winners who later won Oscars, framing the award as a predictor for success.
The event took place at USC’s Town and Gown, with remarks from Howard Rodman and Glenn Sonnenberg.
The night opened with a moment of acknowledgment for nurse Alex Jeffrey Pretti.
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards are a fundraising event supporting student resources and library modernization.

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