The Oscar Nominees Scroll down for ADAPTED
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
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| THE KING'S SPEECH David Seidler 1st nomination! |
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT Lisa Cholodenko & Stuart Blumberg 1st nomination! |
INCEPTION Chris Nolan 2nd nomination (in this category) |
THE FIGHTER Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, Eric Johnson, Keith Dorrington 1st nomination (for all!) |
ANOTHER YEAR Mike Leigh 5th nomination (in this category) |
| David Seidler's screenplay has been winning precursors and will likely triumph on Oscar night. Here's a fun piece by the screenwriter on his journey to Oscar |
Lisa Cholodenko cowrote with Stuart Blumberg Julianne Moore was involved during development but doesn't believe in influencing the writing. (our Julianne interview) |
Chris Nolan has famously yet to be recognized for direction but his work on this conceptual sci-fi thriller was recognized. | The Fighter had a rocky development to the screen but you wouldn't know it given how unique it feels, like it was always meant to be exactly this version of the events. Written by Scott Silver, Paul Tamasy, and Eric Johnso |
Mike Leigh's highly unique process involves months with the actors during which they rehearse, develop character profiles and organically create the story through the characterizations. The movies sure do reflect this humanistic approach. |
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SNUBBED (according to precursor awards): BLACK SWAN |
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Adapted Screenplay Predictions
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| THE SOCIAL NETWORK Aaron Sorkin 1st nomination! |
TRUE GRIT Joel & Ethan Coen 5 noms and 2 wins (in this category) |
Toy Story 3 Michael Arndt (2 noms / 1 win), John Lassetter (2 noms in this category), Andrew Stanton (4 noms in this category), Lee Unkrich (1st nomination in this category) |
Winter's Bone Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini 1st nomination! |
127 Hours Simon Beaufoy (3 noms / 1 win in this category) , Danny Boyle (1st nom in this category) |
| Aaron Sorkin's much lauded screenplay is a master class in characterization and razor sharp dialogue |
The Coen Bros adapted the novel by Charles Portis. It's previously been adapted for a film which won John Wayne his Oscar. |
It's "adapted" only in the sense that it's a sequel. Which is a weird criteria but it does beautifully come full circle with the path laid down by the first film. |
Debra Granik and Anne Rosellini adapted this novel into a hit indie with staying power. |
Simon Beautoy won the Oscar for writing Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire . This time Danny Boyle takes co-credit adapting Aron Ralston's memoirs. |
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SNUBBED (according to precursor awards): Nothing really. |
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