‘Children of Men’ writers honored

The screenwriters of “Children of Men” and the author of the source novel about a grim, childless near-future in which global infertility has doomed humans to extinction, have won USC Libraries Scripter Award.

Screenwriters Alfonso Cuaron (who also directed the movie), Timothy J. Sexton, David Arata, Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby adapted the screenplay based on British writer P.D. James’ novel.

Other finalists for the yearly award for the best English-language adaptation of a book, novella or short story were “The Devil Wears Prada,” “The Illusionist,” “The Last King of Scotland” and “Notes on a Scandal.”