SCREEN NOMINEES
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Burn After Reading, Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, Focus Features
Milk, Written by Dustin Lance Black, Focus Features
Vicky Cristina Barcelona, Written by Woody Allen, The Weinstein Company
The Visitor, Written by Tom McCarthy, Overture Films
The Wrestler, Written by Robert Siegel, Fox Searchlight Pictures
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Screenplay by Eric Roth; Screen Story by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord; Based on the Short Story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures
The Dark Knight, Screenplay by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan; Story by Christopher Nolan & David S. Goyer; Based on Characters Appearing in Comic Books Published by DC Comics; Batman Created by Bob Kane, Warner Bros. Pictures
Doubt, Screenplay by John Patrick Shanley, Based on his Stage Play, Miramax Films
Frost/Nixon, Screenplay by Peter Morgan, Based on his Stage Play, Universal Pictures
Slumdog Millionaire, Screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, Based on the Novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup, Fox Searchlight Pictures
DOCUMENTARY SCREENPLAY
Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, Written by Stefan Forbes and Noland Walker, InterPositive Media
Chicago 10, Written by Brett Morgen, Roadside Attractions
Fuel, Written by Johnny O'Hara, Greenlight Theatrical / Intention Media
Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, Screenplay by Alex Gibney, From the Words of Hunter S. Thompson, Magnolia Pictures
Waltz with Bashir, Written by Ari Folman, Sony Pictures Classics
09.01.2009 | Editor's blog
Cat. : Academy Award for Best Writing Alex Gibney American film directors Ari Folman Batman in film Bob Kane Brett Morgen CDATA Christopher Nolan Christopher Nolan Cinema of the United States Coen brothers Cristina Barcelona David S. Goyer David S. Goyer Dustin Lance Black Entertainment Entertainment Eric Roth Ethan Coen F. Scott Fitzgerald Film Greenlight Joel Coen John Patrick Shanley Johnny O'Hara Jonathan Nolan Jonathan Nolan Knight Magnolia PicturesWaltz Noland Walker Paramount Pictures Peter Morgan Reading Robert Siegel Robin Swicord Robin Swicord S. Thompson Simon Beaufoy Sony Stefan Forbes The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Life and Work Tom McCarthy Warner Bros. Woody Allen