'Up in the Air' Screenwriters Land 2010 Scripter Award

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Screenwriters Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner have won Scripter prize at the 22nd Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award in Los Angeles.

February 8, 2010

AceShowbiz - Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner appear to have cemented a Best Screenplay Oscar for "Up in the Air" after picking up the 2010 Scripter Award in Los Angeles. The Oscar-nominated screenwriters and book author Walter Kirn claimed the the 22nd Annual USC Libraries Scripter Award for the hit film.

The Scripters recognize the author and writers of a produced literary work-to-film adaptation. Reitman and Turner have already won a string of awards and are favorites to land gold at the Oscars in March.

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Also honored at the Scripters was Eric Roth, the writer behind adaptations like "Forrest Gump". He was presented with a Scripter Literary Achievement Award.

The honors were handed out at a gala ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday, February 7.

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