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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...
John Logan - The Aviator	The Best Picture front runner = 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
Alejandro Amenabar, Mateo Gil - Out To Sea	Apparently, a work of genius
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Wes Anderson, Noah Baumbach - The Life Aquatic	These guys are revered
James L. Brooks, Spanglish	He's Jim Brooks, damn it!
Frank Cotrell Boyce, Millions	A new, gentle Danny Boyle film
Steve Conrad, The Weatherman	Buzz is good... we shall see
Dylan Kidd, P.S. I Love You	Big success with lighter film or sophomore slump?
Mike Leigh, Vera Drake	Leigh is well respected... abortion is a hot issue
Christopher Lyle - Alexander	Big Al needs to be a Best Picture contender
David O. Russell, Jeff Baena, I Heart Huckabee's	Another young legend with a word processor...
Paul Weitz, Synergy	Strong script... good writer...
James L. White, Ray	Another Best Picture contender...

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Writer(s) - Film	Comment
Patrick Marber - Closer	Sharp dialogue with Mike Nichols at point
Daniel 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 nominations?
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
Robert Gordon, Lemony Snicket	Big movie... is the verbal as strong as the visual?
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

 

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August 4, 2004

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