Among the other nominations for Best Adapted Screenplay are The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Doubt, Frost/Nixon and Slumdog Millionaire. In the category of Best Original Screenplay, the nominated films are Burn After Reading, Milk, Vicky Cristina Barcelona, The Visitor and The Wrestler. Finally, in the category of Best Documentary Screenplay, the nominees are Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story, Chicago 10, Fuel, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson and Waltz with Bashir.
The 2009 WGA Awards will be handed out on February 7, 2009.
To read the full press release about the 2009 WGA Awards
In other awards news for The Dark Knight, the latest Batman film received the People's Choice Award for Favorite Movie, Favorite Action Movie, Favorite Superhero (Christian Bale) and Favorite Onscreen Matchup (Christian Bale and Heath Ledger) at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards, Wednesday January 7, 2009.
The Dark Knight was released July 18th, 2008 and stars Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Caine, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Monique Gabriela Curnen. The film is directed by Christopher Nolan.
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Dark enV
I think this could be a winner for The Dark Knight, Christopher Nolan and David S. Goyer both wrote the screenplay and Nolan and his brother wrote the story, I think it was a very well thought out story and a good screenplay but Button and Frost/Nixon will be hard to beat as well.
3 years agoby @dark-envFlag
Diaigma
Woohoo!
3 years agoby @diaigmaFlag
J.A.Ottley.Writer / Director
Best Adapted Screen play....hmmmm i'd put tje money on FROST / NIXON
Original one i haven't seen any of them except Burn After Reading.
Best Doc*mentry screenplay.... HANDS DOWN 'WALTZ WITH BASHIR'
3 years agoby @chronicFlag
GK
The Dark Knight or Benjamin Button could win....
3 years agoby @indianajonesFlag