Best Screenplay / Academy Awards ?

[Randall_Oelerich]

Any picks, guesses based on tea leaf reading or voodoo, whatever, as to what film will win best screenplay, either adapted or original (the nominations are listed below)? Academy Awards this Sunday evening! ~randall

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)

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  District 9
  
  Written by Neill Blomkamp and Terri Tatchell

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  An Education
  
  Screenplay by Nick Hornby

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  In the Loop
  
  Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci, Tony Roche

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  Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
  
  Screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher

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  Up in the Air
  
  Screenplay by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner

Writing (Original Screenplay)

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  The Hurt Locker
  
  Written by Mark Boal

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  Inglourious Basterds
  
  Written by Quentin Tarantino

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  The Messenger
  
  Written by Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman

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  A Serious Man
  
  Written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen

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  Up
  
  Screenplay by Bob Peterson, Pete Docter. Story by Pete Docter, Bob Peterson, Tom McCarthy

 

[yommytacoe]

I've seen 7 of the 10 nominated movies, so I can't give a perfect opinion, but from what I've seen I think Up in the air would be a good choice for adapted screenplay. I'd like to see Tarantino win for original screenplay, but I know a lot of people would disagree.

 

[HomerS3]

UP IN THE AIR wins for Adapted -- no question on that.

Original goes to INGLORIOUS or HURT LOCKER. My guess (and hope) is for INGLORIOUS.