He's won two Best Original
Screenplay awards so far, while Oscar has also honored Christoph Waltz twice in Best Supporting Actor for working with him.
Not exact matches
The performances are
so good, that both Steve Carell and Christian Bale have been nominated for Golden Globe
Awards for «Best Actor in a Comedy» and McCay and Charles Randolph, who co-wrote the movie, were nominated for «Best
Screenplay.»
So far Silver Linings has placed Lawrence and Cooper in privileged positions for Academy
Award nominations and not unlikely is the possibility of the film getting recognition in the Best Picture, Best Adapted
Screenplay, and of course Best Director categories.
Yet, the plot feels truthful and really connected with audiences;
so much
so, that it won Russell the Audience
Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival, and an Independent Spirit
Award for Best First
Screenplay.
Coming up next in the
awards race, we have the Writers Guild Awards happening on Sunday, February 11th, which should help us narrow down the two Screenplay categories at the Oscars (though Original Screenplay will still be up in the air thanks to the WGA's silly rules that «disqualified» «Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri»), so be sure to check back to see who
awards race, we have the Writers Guild
Awards happening on Sunday, February 11th, which should help us narrow down the two Screenplay categories at the Oscars (though Original Screenplay will still be up in the air thanks to the WGA's silly rules that «disqualified» «Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri»), so be sure to check back to see who
Awards happening on Sunday, February 11th, which should help us narrow down the two
Screenplay categories at the Oscars (though Original
Screenplay will still be up in the air thanks to the WGA's silly rules that «disqualified» «Three Billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri»),
so be sure to check back to see who wins.
So too should we be thankful for this thought - provoking, poignant, deceptively effortless comedy that would garner 7 Academy
Award nominations, including Best Picture, scoring three for its
screenplay and the supporting performances of Caine (is he really a supporting actor in this?)
* 1/2 / **** Image A Sound A - Extras B + starring Chow Yun - Fat, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rooker, Jurgen Prochnow
screenplay by Ken Sanzel directed by Antoine Fuqua by Bill Chambers Chow Yun - Fat, the Asian Cary Grant (even their jawlines are similar), is
so suave that he wore a white tuxedo to last year's Hong Kong
Awards, a black - jacket affair akin to the Oscars.
Credit screenwriter Steve Barancik, who has written a multi-layered story
so intricate it reminds me of Robert Towne's
award - winning
screenplay for «Chinatown.»
It's been nominated for Adapted
Screenplay, Supporting Actress and Best Actress as well as several technical
awards,
so can we really say that «Carol» should have had more?
Moonlight, from Barry Jenkins and Tarell Alvin McCraney, won the WGA Original
Screenplay award last night, a coup of sorts since the film was moved over to Adapted by the Academy (where it's Oscar - nominated)
so most felt the WGA race was between La La Land and Manchester by the Sea.
There's not many original works this
awards season,
so the category I'm most comfortable predicting Her for is «Best Original
Screenplay.»
Having said that, it's foolish to start counting films out before the
awards race has even kicked into first gear,
so I'll just say that Sicario is certainly worthy of consideration for Best Picture, Director, and Original
Screenplay for Taylor Sheridan, among others.
Best Picture winner Spotlight becomes the 6th film to win BP and only one other
award and the first to do
so since 1952's The Greatest Show on Earth, which also just won
Screenplay.
So when I got that
screenplay, I was concerned,» Smith said in accepting his Creative Impact
Award from Omalu.
Though, the H.F.P.A. has given its
screenplay award to Aaron Sorkin twice in the last eight years,
so maybe we shouldn't count out Molly's Game, either.
So once again, I have created my imaginary
awards nominations in the following categories: best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best documentary and best
screenplay.
Coogan and Jeff Pope's adapted
screenplay recently surprised by winning the scripting
award at the Venice Film Festival,
so it's an Oscar possibility as well.
Comedy film «In Bruges» won the
award for Best Original
Screenplay, while «I've Loved You
So Long» was
awarded the prize for Best Non-English language film.
Earlier in the evening, the men were accepting the Best British Film gong, with screenwriter McDonagh - who took home another
award for the movie, this time for Best Original
Screenplay - joking that he's half Irish
so he's not allowed to make the speech.
So much so that they gave it their Best Film, Supporting Actor (Ben Foster), Director and Original Screenplay awards toda
So much
so that they gave it their Best Film, Supporting Actor (Ben Foster), Director and Original Screenplay awards toda
so that they gave it their Best Film, Supporting Actor (Ben Foster), Director and Original
Screenplay awards today.
Get Out also won LA's
screenplay award but has not really broken through outside of that category
so far.