THE FIVE NOMINEES
1/25/05
CHARLIE
KAUFMAN
JOHN
LOGAN
MIKE
LEIGH
T. GEORGE &
K. PEARSON
THE AVIATOR
HOTEL
RWANDA
THE
INCREDIBLES
FOR IT
FOR IT
FOR IT
FOR IT
FOR IT
Nominated
twice before for
some brilliant
work, it now
seems like the
right time to
honor this
near-genius
screenwriter for
his efforts.
AGAINST IT
AGAINST IT
AGAINST IT
AGAINST IT
AGAINST IT
It's tough for
films that don't
make the Best
Picture lineup
to win a
screenplay
prize; he lost
for 2002's
"Adaptation" to
"The Pianist."
After a
promising
two-thirds, the
film lags in its
final act and
doesn't wrap
up in a
completely
satisfying
manner.
It's unknown
exactly how
"improvised"
the words are.  
After months
of rehearsals,
is it fair to
classify this in
the same
league?
Arguably the
film's best
attribute --
Don Cheadle's
strong turn --
has nothing to
do with its
screenplay.  
It's on very
shaky ground.  
How realistic of
a shot does
this cartoon
have at
winning?  It'll
likely win in its
own category
(Best Animated
Feature)
anyway.
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12.
BILL CONDON, Kinsey
People just really didn't like it.

JOSHUA MARSTON, Maria Full of Grace
He'd been cited by a number of critics' groups for his work.

PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Bad Education
He's won in this category before, so there was no need.

JAMES L. WHITE, Ray
Jamie Foxx overshadows all.

ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
He was nodded by the WGA, somewhat surprisingly.

A. AMENABAR & M. GIL, The Sea Inside
This film will make its best showing in the foreign film race.

D.O. RUSSELL & J. BAENA, I Heart Huckabee's
Didn't hit the cultural zeitgeist like other Russell films.
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JAN 17
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ETERNAL
SUNSHINE
It's been
widely noted
how much
research went
into Logan's
script and how
many years
passed
between start
to finish.
He's been cited
in this category
before for
"Secrets &
Lies" and
"Topsy-Turvy."  
"Vera Drake"
may be his
masterpiece,
so why not?
It now seems
like tradition
for CGI hits --
think "Shrek"
and "Finding
Nemo" -- to
land
nominations in
the screenplay
categories.
A late-breaking
surge in
support landed
"Hotel Rwanda"
in this category
despite having
no Best Picture
nod to speak
of.  You never
know.
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