The Oscars are quickly approaching (Sunday, March 5th baby!)..
.. so now's the time for me to shed some light on this year's Academy Award nominees.
I usually try to predict and give my opinion on what I call the Big Eight: Adapted Screenplay, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress, Lead Actor, Director, and Picture. I know all of you are clamoring to find out who I think will win Best Editing or Documentary Short Subject etc..
., but I just don't have the time people.
I've decided to devote one blog per category.
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so here's my thoughts on this year's nominees for Adapted Screenplay ( ). I will utilize the customary Q A format for these topics.
Who are the nominees for Adapted Screenplay?
Brokeback Mountain - Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Osanna (based on short story by Annie Proulx)
Capote - Screenplay by Dan Futterman (based on Capote biography by Gerald Clark)
The Constant Gardener - Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine (based on novel by John le Carre)
A History of Violence - Screenplay by Josh Olson (based on graphic novel by John Wagner and Vince Locke)
Munich - Screenplay by Tony Kushner and Eric Roth (based on non-fiction novel by George Jonas)
Pam, have you seen all the nominated films in this category?
Why of course!
What do you think of the above list of nominees?
Was anybody snubbed?
I'm pleased. You can't go wrong with these nominees.
However, it would have been nice to have seen Deborah Moggah recognized for her excellent work in adapting Jane Austen's Pride Prejudice. Everybody loves the 1995 BBC version starring Colin Firth as Darcy, but I enjoyed this version more, and that's saying alot (since I watch the BBC version at least once a year).
Okay.
So who do you think SHOULD win?
I'm pretty impartial with this category, since the writing for each film was superb. It's hard to judge if one hasn't read the original source from which each movie is based (which I haven't), but I'll try.
I'm gonna go with Dan Futterman for Capote, simply because he played Amy Brenneman's brother on Judging Amy (he's probably more widely known as Robin Williams' son in The Birdcage). I never knew he had it in him! Just shows you the tremendous talent hidden in Hollywood.
I mean, who would have thought an actor from Judging Amy would be nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting. It's just plain lunacy! Anyway, the film Capote was brilliant and probably pretty difficult to convert to the big screen from its original literary source.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman's portrayal of Capote aided in the overall excellence of the film, but Futterman certainly gave Hoffman the proper ammunition.
But who is going to win?
I'm gonna go with the Brokeback Mountain team of Larry McMurtry and Diana Osanna only because they've won the Golden Globe and Writer's Guild of America Award for Adapted Screenplay.
But...
. I think Josh Olson might pull an upset for his work on A History of Violence, only because some voters might feel the film got shafted in other categories. It was a well reviewed film, yet only garnered two noms (this category and then Supporting Actor), so some might decide to reward the film with a win here, thinking that Brokeback will be honored in other categories.
So I say watch for that. You've been warned.
Let's SUMMARIZE!
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