The Lost Daughter Wins the USC Scripter

The winner:

The Lost Daughter (screenwriter Maggie Gyllenhaal), based on the novel of the same name (author Elena Ferrante)

Here were the nominees:

• Dune (screenwriters Eric Roth, Jon Spaihts and Denis Villeneuve), based on the novel of the same name (author Frank Herbert)
• Passing (screenwriter Rebecca Hall), based on the novel of the same name (author Nella Larsen)
• The Power of the Dog (screenwriter Jane Campion), based on the novel of the same name (author Thomas Savage)
• The Tragedy of Macbeth (screenwriter Joel Coen), based on the play Macbeth(playwright William Shakespeare)