As we love to do, congratulations go out to this year’s nominees in outstanding screenwriting for the 82nd annual Academy Awards — the Oscars to you and me. Never mind that the writers were last on the Academy’s list…
Original Screenplay
- “The Hurt Locker“. Written by Mark Boal.
- “Inglourious Basterds“. Written by Quentin Tarantino.
- “The Messenger“. Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman.
- “A Serious Man“. Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.
- “Up“. Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy.
Adapted Screenplay
- “District 9“. Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell.
- “An Education“. Screenplay by Nick Hornby.
- “In the Loop“. Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche.
- “Precious“. Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher.
- “Up in the Air“. Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner.
The full, printable list of Oscar nominees (useful for ballot making!)
If “A Serious Man” wins something, I will go insane. Movies that don’t have an ending doing get to win screenwriting Oscars. I saw that movie at a press screening, and someone owes me money for the time I wasted.