-ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
(500) Days of Summer, Written by Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber; Fox Searchlight
Avatar, Written by James Cameron; 20th Century Fox
The Hangover, Written by Jon Lucas & Scott Moore; Warner Bros.
The Hurt Locker, Written by Mark Boal; Summit Entertainment
A Serious Man, Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen; Focus Features
-ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Crazy Heart, Screenplay by Scott Cooper; Based on the novel by Thomas Cobb; Fox Searchlight
Julie & Julia, Screenplay by Nora Ephron; Based on the books Julie & Julia by Julie Powell and My Life in France by Julia Child with Alex Prud’homme; Sony Pictures
Precious: Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher; Based on the novel Push by Sapphire; Lionsgate
Star Trek, Written by Roberto Orci & Alex Kurtzman; Based upon Star Trek, Created by Gene Roddenberry; Paramount Pictures
Up in the Air, Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner; Based upon the novel by Walter Kirn; Paramount Pictures
-DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Against the Tide, Screenplay by Richard Trank; Moriah Films
Capitalism: A Love Story, Written by Michael Moore; Overture Films
The Cove, Written by Mark Monroe; Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions
Earth Days, Written by Robert Stone; Zeitgeist Films
Good Hair, Written by Chris Rock & Jeff Stilson and Lance Crouther and Chuck Sklar; Roadside Attractions
Soundtrack for a Revolution, Written by Bill Guttentag & Dan Sturman; Freedom Song Productions and Louverture Films
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interesting mix...
ReplyDeletethese arent all that important becaus eof all the disqualifications, but original looks pretty good and im scared of the avatar haters now, remember people a script isnt only dialogue, he created a world, plans, creatures, that alone is good for the nom
ReplyDeleteDONT HURT ME!
Wow. Snubs aside, I'm mainly impressed with Keith for calling the surprises. Well done sir.
ReplyDeleteAvatar for screenplay? Really? I mean did anyone from WGA actually listen to the dialogue or think about the derivative nature of the plot? Honestly...
ReplyDeleteI'm so sick of this the Avatar screenplay was excellent. Dialogue is the least important part of the screenplay. The story structure of Avatar is essential to poignancy of Cameron's visuals. Pandora alone does not make the film thrive, it needs the story and the plot structure in order to make those things matter.
ReplyDeleteNo DGA for Invictus, and now no WGA with a lot of the competition disqualified. Can Invictus be snubbed by the academy? (please let it be)
ReplyDeleteI gotta say, the lack of screeners made this race kinda retarded, at least in my opinion.
ReplyDeleteIt really shouldn't be a standard, at least in my opinion, for companies needing to campaign for awards as much as they have been recently. Guilds like the WGA should be keeping their eye out for quality rather than which studio they got screeners for.
Tarantino's snub of a nomination this year is akin to a crime, in my opinion, although I like that films like "Star Trek" and "(500) Days of Summer" ended up getting recognition.
I really thought that a nomination for 'Where The Wild Things Are' was a lock. Shows what I know. I think this was it's last chance to make a case for the Oscars. Oh well, it doesn't change how much I love the movie.
ReplyDeleteThanks Myles!
ReplyDeleteI was pulling for the Messenger. My instinct told me to pick Avatar, but I thought the Messenger was a much better script (in terms of dialogue). The Avatar script wasn't terrible. However, it wasn't the strongest part of the film. When a movie is visually stunning, you hope that the dialogue is up to par too.
I sent Keith a text congratulating him (he already knows that haha), but on the Avatar front, it's fair from my favorite script, but there are worse ones out there...
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'll venture my two cents worth (actually, with the GFC it's now only one and one quarter cents worth, but take it or leave it) . . . Star Trek???
ReplyDeleteIt's unlikely to get nominated for the Oscar, but it's an interesting pick, especially considering how much was ineligible this year...
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