..Gary Dretzka
..Noah Forrest
..Leonard Klady
..David Poland
..Douglas Pratt
..Ray Pride
..Kim Voynar
..Michael Wilmington

PictureX Director
xx...Actor/Supporting Actor XActress/Supporting Actress
xScreenplay/Adapted Screenplay

BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Just how much suffering can Charlie Kaufman handle? His is easily the most compelling, complex, daring, brilliant screenplay of the year. I would still contend that it's better than the movie. But it's one of the film's two lonely nods, the film skews young, and he's up against one of the serious Best Picture contenders and a feel-political movie that has no shot anywhere else. Just don't be surprised to see Susan Lucci and Paul Newman star in and Randy Newman score his next film.
Writer(s) - Film	Comment
Keir Pearson & Terry George - Hotel Rwanda (WGA)	A prize when there is no other.
Charlie Kaufman - Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (WGA)	Only nominated for three of his five produced screenplays... slacker!
John Logan - The Aviator (WGA)	Outside shot in case of sweep
Mike Leigh - Vera Drake (WGA)
The Incredibles - Brad Bird

BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
You can't really argue with the nominations, but it is hard to go more than two deep as real possibilities. If Payne & Taylor don't win WGA, tongues will wag. But most likely, all that will wag here are Sideways tails of glee.
Writer(s) - Film	Comment
Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor - Sideways (GG win - BFCA win - WGA)	Write a speech, guys...
Paul Haggis - Million Dollar Baby (WGA)	... but if Haggis upsets in a M$B sweep, his screenplay has already suggested an out
David Magee - Finding Neverland
Jose Rivera - The Motorcycle Diaries (WGA)
Richard Linklater, Kim Krizan, Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke - Before Sunset (WGA)

 

20 Weeks To Oscar Charts: Last Week
Picture|.|||.Director|x| |Screenplay/Adapted Screenplay
xActor/Supporting Actor ||.|Actress/Supporting Actress
x
Earlier Charts
January 20, 2005 | January 13, 2005 | December 30, 2004
December 23, 2004 | December 16, 2004 | December 9, 2004
December 2, 2004 | November 25, 2004 | November 18, 2004 | November 11, 2004
November 4, 2004 | October 28, 2004 | October 21, 2004
October 14, 2004 | September 22, 2004 | August 4, 2004

February 3, 2005
- David Poland