Earlier we discussed the Writer's Guild nominations and said that Borat is an odd selection because much of the script was improvised. We also said we liked Thank You For Smoking and Stranger Than Fiction but unfortunately neither of these films was nominated for an Academy Award.
Peter Morgan, the screenwriter behind The Queen, almost managed to be nominated in both Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay. If The Last King of Scotland, an adaption of Giles Foden's novel, had received a nomination Morgan would have had a chance in both categories. As is stands he still has a good chance of winning -- there is good buzz behind The Queen.
You can see a complete list of the Academy Award nominations here.
