On Sunday, March 2, the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences broadcast the 86th Annual Oscar winners. On Saturday, March 1, Film Independant’s Spirit Awards were presented. Here are the writing winners, along with some of the top prizes, as the film-award season wraps.
Academy Award Winners
Best Picture: 12 Years a Slave
Original Screenplay: Her, written by Spike Jonze
Adapted Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave, screenplay by John Ridley
Best Feature: 12 Years a Slave
Best First Feature: Fruitvale Station
Best Screenplay: 12 Years a Slave, screenplay by John Ridley
Best First Screenplay: Nebraska, by Bob Nelson
The Writers Guild of America writing awards are posted here.
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Going through awards withdrawal already? Check out Matt Lohr’s take on the nominees in the the February Write On Meeting on Blog Talk Radio.Lohr is co-author of Dan O’Bannon’s Guide to Screenplay Structure. Read the recap and and listen to the replay.
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Congrats to all of this year’s winners. Looking forward to another fabulous year of movies.
Which of this year’s award winners was your favorite?
Tags: Academy Awards Screenplay Spirit Awards WGA