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87th Oscars. The Oscar Contenders of 2014 - For prediction, discussion and entertainment purposes only. This is not a endorsement of quality work, especially since no one has seen the pictures yet!
Congratulations to Birdman & The Imitation Game - stay weird, guys!
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Original Screenplay
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BOYHOOD
Richard Linklater |
BIRDMAN
Alejandro Gonzáles Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Armando Bo |
FOXCATCHER |
GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL
Wes Anderson |
NIGHTCRAWLER
Dan Gilroy |
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The movie has become an indie event but will its loose 'make it up as we go along' feel hurt it in this category while helping it in direction? |
The writing branch is usually kind to this kind of stylistic meta feat. It's hard to imagine this not being nominated. |
A strange case of category (based on Mark Schultz autobiography and other documents involving the case) but the controversies didn't hurt this team that Oscar likes |
That "inspired by the writings of..." tag will gave it some leeway in campaigning but its very much an Anderson vision |
Amazing and memorable dialogue and characters |
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Omissions: I thought that Ida, as the year's big foreign hit, might slip in. Knew Pride wouldn't but feel it's a very skilled screenplay...and it's a debut no less! Should Win: You wanted to check in to the Budapest in the readers poll.
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Adapted Screenplay
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AMERICAN SNIPER
Jason Dean Hall |
IMITATION GAME
Graham Moore |
INHERENT VICE
Paul Thomas Anderson |
THEORY OF EVERYTHING
Anthony McCarten |
WHIPLASH
Damien Chazelle |
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based on the memoirs on Chris Kyle but apparently omitting the blood lust and racist bits
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Based on the nonfiction book by Andrew Hodges.
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Based on the novel by Thomas Pynchon and said to be very faithful to tone and incoherence
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Based on "“Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen,”" by Jane Wilde (formerly Jane Hawking) |
He made a short film of one of the scenes from this film first for financing so the Academy strangely decided this was adapted.
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Omissions: Gilllian Flynn's award-winning Gone Girl and Nick Horny's adaptation of Wild, both of them bestsellers, were the big misses. Not coincidentally they're both about women. Will Win: With Gone Girl out of the way, this is a battle between The Imitation Game (one of the only places it could conceivably win) and Whiplash (if its fanbase remained super passionate after the year sorted itself out) Should Win: You sided with volatile Whiplash in the Readers Poll...
See: NATHANIEL'S BALLOT IN THIS CATEGORY
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