I'd like to see Little Children get a nod. Of course I haven't seen the film yet, but I hear its great.
I'm assuming Dreamgirls has a fairly good chance at getting a nod, as well as The Departed.
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| Author: | A. G. [ Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:37 am ] |
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Here's a few possibilities to start discussion, post your list if you have one. Adapted: Departed Dreamgirls Little Children Letters from Iwo Jima Original: Little Miss Sunshine United 93 The Queen Brick What about Rocky Balboa? |
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| Author: | Libs [ Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:47 am ] |
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Not sure about adapted yet, but I would think Little Miss Sunshine and The Queen are frontrunners for Best Original so far. |
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| Author: | Christian [ Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:51 am ] |
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I think Notes on a Scandal is a contender for Adapted. Yeah, I absolutely have no clue as to who the frontrunner is for Adapted. |
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| Author: | Jeff [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 1:21 am ] |
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I'd like to see Little Children get a nod. Of course I haven't seen the film yet, but I hear its great.
I'm assuming Dreamgirls has a fairly good chance at getting a nod, as well as The Departed. |
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| Author: | Dkmuto [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:48 am ] |
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Christian wrote: I think Notes on a Scandal is a contender for Adapted. Yeah, I absolutely have no clue as to who the frontrunner is for Adapted. Why, The Departed, of course. |
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| Author: | Jeff [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:52 am ] |
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Dkmuto wrote: Christian wrote: I think Notes on a Scandal is a contender for Adapted. Yeah, I absolutely have no clue as to who the frontrunner is for Adapted. Why, The Departed, of course. Yeah. Don't forget about that. |
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| Author: | A. G. [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 7:35 am ] |
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Children of Men might also be up for adapted. |
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| Author: | android [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 8:18 am ] |
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Adapted: The Departed Dreamgirls Little Children Notes on a Scandal Children of Men alt: The Devil Wears Prada Original: Little Miss Sunshine Volver Letters from Iwo Jima The Queen Babel alt: Pan's Labyrinth |
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| Author: | Jeff [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 12:34 pm ] |
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I haven't heard any buzz on Pan's Labryrinth as far as its screenplay goes. The fact that it is a foreign film won't help its chances either so I'd say that is a real long shot. |
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| Author: | Christian [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:56 pm ] |
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If the buzz goes anywhere, The Painted Veil should be a contender for adapted. |
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| Author: | android [ Sun Dec 31, 2006 4:16 pm ] |
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Katie wrote: I haven't heard any buzz on Pan's Labryrinth as far as its screenplay goes. The fact that it is a foreign film won't help its chances either so I'd say that is a real long shot. I know... but just look at the scores 
If it does make in, it should replace Volver, and I don't see that one failing to get a nom here, so I agree.
The race looks between those 5 plus Labyrinth and Borat (Brick = Kiss Kiss Bang Bang imo). I don't see both Labyrinth and Borat getting in either, so I'm picking the former for now as an alternate. It makes sense somehow 
And yes, I guess I forgot The Painted Veil, Christian... |
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| Author: | Jeff [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:02 am ] |
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Borat a contender for best screenplay? Really? I don't think so. Not at all. Yeah, some parts were semi-scripted, but the film is really a screenplay-less film, so I don't think that it even has a chance at a nod even remotely. I hope not anyway. I loved the film and all...but no. |
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| Author: | Christian [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 4:27 am ] |
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Katie wrote: Borat a contender for best screenplay? Really? I don't think so. Not at all. Yeah, some parts were semi-scripted, but the film is really a screenplay-less film, so I don't think that it even has a chance at a nod even remotely. I hope not anyway. I loved the film and all...but no. Mike Leigh films also don't have "traditional screenplays." The dialogue in his films are mostly improvised by the actors with his guidance, through his story outline and rehearsals. Then again, it's Mike Leigh.. he's had a good track record for getting a screenplay nomination in recent times (Secret and Lies, Topsy Turvy, Vera Drake). They're campaigning Borat for a screenplay award and is well-received so yes, it is at least in contention for a nomination (they'll have to recognize it somehow whether here or Best Actor). It's a dark horse though. I think it has a bigger chance at a WGA nom. |
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| Author: | android [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 9:15 am ] |
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I also think Sacha has a much bigger shot. But don't discard the screenplay yet.
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| Author: | Bradley Witherberry [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:25 am ] |
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Archie Gates wrote: Here's a few possibilities to start discussion, post your list if you have one. Adapted: Departed Dreamgirls Little Children Original: Little Miss Sunshine United 93 Letters from Iwo Jima The Queen Brick What about Rocky Balboa? Interesting that you would put U93 in the "original" screenplay category -- but upon reflection, I do think that is an accurate placement. (Though I'm sure some will argue that it was "adapted" from reality...) |
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| Author: | roo [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 10:48 am ] |
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Under the rules of the Academy, U93 would be considered an original screenplay unless it's directly based off of an existing film, book, TV show, whatever. Letters to Iwo Jima is based off of the book Picture Letters from Commander in Chief according to IMDB. Why is this considered an original screenplay? From Wikipedia: Quote: It was based on the books Picture Letters from Commander in Chief [1] by Gen Tadamichi Kuribayashi who is portrayed on screen by Ken Watanabe and Sadness in Dying Gracefully [2] by Kumiko Kakehashi. It is a complementary film to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima |
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| Author: | A. G. [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:23 pm ] |
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andaroo.temp wrote: Under the rules of the Academy, U93 would be considered an original screenplay unless it's directly based off of an existing film, book, TV show, whatever. Letters to Iwo Jima is based off of the book Picture Letters from Commander in Chief according to IMDB. Why is this considered an original screenplay? From Wikipedia: Quote: It was based on the books Picture Letters from Commander in Chief [1] by Gen Tadamichi Kuribayashi who is portrayed on screen by Ken Watanabe and Sadness in Dying Gracefully [2] by Kumiko Kakehashi. It is a complementary film to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima Because I didn't do research to make this thread, I just slapped it together and listed some as possibilities to help discussion. I'll change the original post. |
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| Author: | Jeff [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:45 pm ] |
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I was wondering if Letters from Iwo Jima had an original book that it was adapted from. |
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| Author: | roo [ Mon Jan 01, 2007 5:03 pm ] |
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Archie Gates wrote: andaroo.temp wrote: Under the rules of the Academy, U93 would be considered an original screenplay unless it's directly based off of an existing film, book, TV show, whatever. Letters to Iwo Jima is based off of the book Picture Letters from Commander in Chief according to IMDB. Why is this considered an original screenplay? From Wikipedia: Quote: It was based on the books Picture Letters from Commander in Chief [1] by Gen Tadamichi Kuribayashi who is portrayed on screen by Ken Watanabe and Sadness in Dying Gracefully [2] by Kumiko Kakehashi. It is a complementary film to Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_from_Iwo_Jima Because I didn't do research to make this thread, I just slapped it together and listed some as possibilities to help discussion. I'll change the original post. Yeah, but Sasha Stone also has it as Original, so it's not only you 
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| Author: | Shack [ Tue Jan 02, 2007 7:01 pm ] |
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Brick is definitley not getting a nomination. Original should be a tight competition between The Queen, LMS, Babel, and I guess Letters judging from the posts above. I'm guessing The Queen will follow Good Night's path by not taking it, after that it depends if Letters is powerful enough, or if it is fading as a 4th-5th nominee like xiayun is notioning too. |
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