The Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award is a prestigious television writing award bestowed annually by the International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences upon non-American novice writers under the age of 30.
Sir Peter Ustinov gave his name to the International Academy for its Foundation's television scriptwriting award. The competition is designed to motivate novice writers worldwide, and offer them the recognition and encouragement that might lead to a successful career in television scriptwriting.
The successful screenwriter is presented with the award in November at the International Emmy Awards Gala in New York City. The award winner also receives US $2,500, is given a staged reading of their script by professional actors, and is offered the opportunity to work with an established writer as a mentor.
Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award Winners 2025 - Indigo Hinton (United Kingdom) Rat Kings 2024 - Ornella Ohayon (France) Each Other's Keepers 2023 - Omar Khan (United Kingdom) Pocket Man 2022 - Gina Song (Australia) Miss Underworld 2021 - Jack Robson (United Kingdom) The Corpse That Went To War 2020 - Hannah Westall (United Kingdom) Mind The Gap 2019 - Violet MacDonald (United Kingdom) The Wolf 2018 - Lexi Savoy (Canada) Who Killed Heather McAdams? 2017 - Joe Brukner (Australia) Judas 2016 - C.S. McMullen (Australia) Living Metal 2015 – Gabriel Bergmoser (Australia) Windmills 2014 – Caitlin D. Fryers (Canada) Fealty 2013 – Rosy Deacon (United Kingdom) Shards 2012 – Sophie Petzal (United Kingdom) Sanctioned 2011 – Robert Goldsbrough (United Kingdom) The Forge 2010 – Jason Spencer (Australia) Spirits of the Past 2009 – Claire Tonkin (Australia) Me and Mine 2008 – Jez Freedman (United Kingdom) The Storyteller 2007 – Felicity Carpenter (Australia) Touching People 2006 – Nimer Rashed (United Kingdom) The Great McGinty 2005 – John Allison (United Kingdom) Distant Relatives 2004 – Caroline Doherty (South Africa) Passion Gap 2003 – Jo Kasch (Australia) Upstream 2002 – Howard Hunt (United Kingdom) Lie of the Land 2001 – Colm Maher (Ireland) True Story 2000 – Sylke Rene Meyer (Germany) Who is Anna Walentynowicz? 1999 – Glenn Weller (Australia) Beautiful Music 1997 – Tatyana Murzakova (Russia) Smile of the King
External links Official site of the Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award