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BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Writer(s) - Film
Comment
Charlie Kaufman - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
He's Kaufman... it's a brilliant script...
Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach - The Life Aquatic These guys are revered
John Logan - The Aviator The Best Picture front runnner = a nod
Michael Moore - Fahrenheit 9/11 As with a Best Picture nod, depends on who wins the election. But the power of film will be paraded if Bush loses.
Bill Condon - Kinsey A serious, connected filmmaker in a silly world
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Alejandro Amenabar, Mateo Gil - Out To Sea

Apparently, a work of genius
James L. White, Ray Another Best Picture contender...
Nicolle Kassell, Steven Fechter - The Woodsman Probably too indie in a year of small films, but...
James L. Brooks - Spanglish He's Jim Brooks, damn it!
David O. Russell, Jeff Baena - I Heart Huckabee's Another young legend with a word processor...
Hanif Kureishi - The Mother A serious, smart film... could find a way to get some traction with writers
Christopher Lyle - Alexander
Big Al needs to be a Best Picture contender

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Writer(s) - Film
Comment
Patrick Marber - Closer
Sharp dialogue with Mike Nichols at point
David Pyne - The Manchurian Candidate A smart conversion... could be one of 2 nods
Jose Rivera - The Motorcycle Diaries A consolation prize for a terrific film or part of a long list of nomination?
Tod Williams - The Door In The Floor With John Irving pushing, could be a dark horse
David Magee - Finding Neverland Nice movie... would be a comfort against other non-nominations
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Benedict Fitzgerald, Mel Gibson - The Passion Of The Christ

Okay... so we don't really know what they are saying... but the impact could have an impact
Brooks, Curtis, Davies, Fielding, Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason The wanna-nominate fun flick of December
Susannah Grant - In Her Shoes If it is released.... if it is an important film to women... if Cameron Diaz shines... if...
David Auburn, Rebecca Miller - Proof More weight... has to prove itself
Andrew Adamson, Joe Stillman, J. David Stern, David N. Weiss - Shrek 2 Big money, big jokes...
Larry Gross - We Don't Live Here Anymore The fate of the writer lies in the hand of the marketing department
Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Guillaume Laurant - A Very Long Engagement If the movie gets serious Best Picture traction, the script comes along with it...
Charles Shyer, Elaine Pope - Alfie Fluff or more? You make the call!
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Joel Schumacher - The Phantom Of The Opera If the picture soars, the screenplay may soar with it
Michael Cunningham - A Home At The End Of The World Perhaps one too many indies, a few months too early to get traction
Julian Fellowes - Vanity Fair Are you going to Vanity Fair... early date suggests it will fail

July 28, 2004

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