Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award
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 Rat Kings
- 2024 - Ornella Ohayon Each Other's Keepers
- 2023 - Omar Khan Pocket Man
- 2022 - Gina Song Miss Underworld
- 2021 - Jack Robson The Corpse That Went To War
- 2020 - Hannah Westall Mind The Gap
- 2019 - Violet MacDonald The Wolf
- 2018 - Lexi Savoy Who Killed Heather McAdams?
- 2017 - Joe Brukner Judas
- 2016 - C.S. McMullen Living Metal
- 2015 – Gabriel Bergmoser Windmills
- 2014 – Caitlin D. Fryers Fealty
- 2013 – Rosy Deacon Shards
- 2012 – Sophie Petzal Sanctioned
- 2011 – Robert Goldsbrough The Forge
- 2010 – Jason Spencer Spirits of the Past
- 2009 – Claire Tonkin Me and Mine
- 2008 – Jez Freedman The Storyteller
- 2007 – Felicity Carpenter Touching People
- 2006 – Nimer Rashed The Great McGinty
- 2005 – John Allison Distant Relatives
- 2004 – Caroline Doherty Passion Gap
- 2003 – Jo Kasch Upstream
- 2002 – Howard Hunt Lie of the Land
- 2001 – Colm Maher True Story
- 2000 – Sylke Rene Meyer Who is Anna Walentynowicz?
- 1999 – Glenn Weller Beautiful Music
- 1997 – Tatyana Murzakova ''Smile of the King''