ita, even if that's true, I could probably find you a more deserving screenplay by throwing a rock. That's not an Oscar-worthy narrative.
No, it's shiny! I like to meet new people. They've all got stories...
Kaylee ,'Serenity'
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Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2007 6:17:55 am PST #7118 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2007 6:19:24 am PST #7119 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
That's not an Oscar-worthy narrative.
Oh, I totally agree. I thought it had a weak as hell narrative.
megan walker - Jan 23, 2007 6:22:06 am PST #7120 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
At least the Best Picture noms provide interesting menu opportunities for Oscar parties.
Jon B. - Jan 23, 2007 6:24:14 am PST #7121 of 10001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
No, but there was Da Ali G Show.
By that logic, if someone wrote an original Sherlock Holmes film (with a plot not based on any existing book), it could only be considered for adapted. Is that how it works?
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2007 6:26:36 am PST #7122 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Probably, since it's based on a character you did not come up with.
bon bon - Jan 23, 2007 6:28:52 am PST #7123 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Probably, since it's based on a character you did not come up with.
Presumably this would put The Queen in Adapted.
Polter-Cow - Jan 23, 2007 6:31:38 am PST #7124 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Aha, but the ACTUAL definition of the category involves the words "Material Previously Published."
Dana - Jan 23, 2007 6:38:02 am PST #7125 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
From CNN:
The film was nominated for adapted screenplay, an odd designation for a largely improvised film, but perhaps the best the academy could come up with. (The film was "adapted" because Baron Cohen had played the character before, on his television show.)
Tom Scola - Jan 23, 2007 6:39:22 am PST #7126 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Wouldn't "Best Documentary" be a better category?
SailAweigh - Jan 23, 2007 6:42:04 am PST #7127 of 10001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Or, perhaps, best Mockumentary. He'd be sure to win.